iOS 8.0.1 Causing No Service, Touch ID Issues on iPhone 6/6 Plus, Apple Support Recommends iTunes Restore

[macstever]

Rolled back to iOS 8 via iTunes. What a mess..........

 

[Jazper]

Oh, it is limited to the 6 and 6 Plus? Whew! Thank god no one is buying any of those yet.

Yep, just 10 million and counting, not many if you think about it.

 

[lazyrighteye]

iPhone 6 on AT&T successfully downloaded the update. Went to actually install maybe 30-min later and receive a "not connected to the Internet" message - despite having full wifi & 4/5 LTE.

Maybe Apple pulled it from their servers in my lag between download & install which is why I can't install? Which might somehow be a good thing?

*shrugs*

 

[Steve121178]

You don't need to do a full restore to fix the issue. I did the OTA update and lost service/touch ID. I then downloaded the ISPW and did an option check for update. iTunes then installed 8.0.1 again without needing to restore my data.


iPhone 6 http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS8/031-07540.20140924.b41vK/iPhone7,2_8.0.1_12A402_Restore.ipsw

iPhone 6+ http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS8/031-07519.20140924.FTHpb/iPhone7,1_8.0.1_12A402_Restore.ipsw

Hi, I have downloaded the file, but how do I actually use it? Do I need to copy it to a directory on my PC?

 

[bidwalj]

Now I'm getting an error message when I try to update through iTunes with the ispw. This keeps getting better and better.

i get that too and i can't even do a full restore. its like they have us hostage until they get their act together. this is insane.

 

[cocky jeremy]

Makes me nervous about Apple Pay. If your cell service drops, so does your wallet.

Pretty sure Apple Pay is all NFC not cell service.

 

[iWooz]

As I work in in IT, Apple has a method for testing this. They probably either released early on accident (yes automation scripts might of been triggered), or it just works...eventually.

I too work in IT and we both know, that bugs always have some magical power to escape tests.

 

[Jazper]

Apple never changed the iPhone casing for an "s" upgrade. So that's not gonna happen.

They never added touch ID either before the 5s - anything's possible.

 

[TsMkLg068426]

So Apple since you guys broke everyones iPhone are you guys going to give people free iPhone 6+ or what?

 

[iSimx]

Good.

+1

 

[Itsjustnorm]

I had to go back to 8.0, but I've got my signal back! Whew. VERY disapointed in Apple QA since Steve left. This is a disaster for a company like Apple.

 

[OrlandoTragic]

How embarrassing.

 

[chennylou]

Hope this will fix that weird emoji glitch were your recents aren't saving

 

[raynold2010]

This is the moment to strike, Samsung !

 

[HiRez]

Growing pains…...8.1 will have addressed most of them.

True, but that could take months. Meanwhile people depend on their phones daily. I don't expect everything to be absolutely perfect with a new OS, but iOS 8 is worse than most. Frankly I think Apple just had too much on their plate this year between 2 entirely new iPhones, new iPads coming, new iOS, new OS X, the Apple Watch with perhaps it's own OS, all the new iCloud stuff, plus whatever else they're working on that we don't know about yet. They bit off more than they could chew.

 

[The Bogeyman]

Oh FFS Apple. Bendy iPhones, poor software, more bugs when you fix the first bugs and the dreadful battery life on my iPhone 5. What has gone wrong at Apple??? Seriously considering other manufacturers for my next phone.

 

[Rogifan]

I never got a message on my iPhone or iPad that an update was available. If that's the case with most people hopefully there weren't that many that install this update. And hopefully Apple provides a fix ASAP.

 

[theheadguy]

Yikes. Pretty major fail.

Samsung, you've got fresh meat.

 

[SusanK]

It's not Beta software. Why should people not update?

Because Apple is infallible. Blaming the customer is the only option.

 

[FCzenit]

Best fix so far.

Download the iOS 8 ipsw from here http://www.iphonehacks.com/download-iphone-ios-firmware for either iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 plus. Then in itunes "option click" on update and select the update you just downloaded and it will UPDATE your phone back to 8.0 so no restore needed. Worked for me.

 

[SAIRUS]

I too work in IT and we both know, that bugs always have some magical power to escape tests.

Of course, thats why we test in production... ...I kid I kid.

That said, this is a bad one.

 

[Rogifan]

I had to go back to 8.0, but I've got my signal back! Whew. VERY disapointed in Apple QA since Steve left. This is a disaster for a company like Apple.

I wish people would quit throwing Steve's name around left and right. He wasn't some god. There were plenty of problems on his watch too.

 

[Steve121178]

If his out in the middle of nowhere with no computer around ,why would you update the software to your only communication device ?

Because it's not Beta software.

 

[recoil80]

That's just ridiculous.
I was downloading the ipsw from developer portal and I was at 90% when I read some tweets about Apple pulling the 8.0.1 version.
I'm still with 7.1.2 and I'm waiting for 8.0.2, hopefully is going to be a good release.

 

[macduke]

Apple never changed the iPhone casing for an "s" upgrade. So that's not gonna happen.

Nobody said they have to change the design. The materials, though, that's completely different. The 5S incorporated two new colors, and Liquidmetal can be colored however you wish. More importantly, I believe Liquidmetal can be colored in the mix itself instead of applied externally, which means you get less noticeable scratching on darker colors. I'm not saying it's likely for the 6S, but could be if there are more bending problems. More likely for the 7 or beyond.