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Warning: iOS 17.3 Beta 2 Bricking Some iPhones
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With people who installed a dev beta and had this happen? Okay.
No issues on 15 Pro Max, though it did feel warm on the reboot and the battery dropped quickly by 5%.
You are correct. Sloppy use of specific terminology.
What this thread really needs is people posting that they updated without a problem. Well done you 
This happened to me but there is a light at the end of the tunnel....
I installed Beta 2 then got a message that something crashed and asking to send a report...
I did that and then locked my phone...
At that point i could not swipe up anymore to unlock the phone...
I managed to turn it off though but then restarting it got me in that infinite loop or so I though it would be infinite but after several force restart and leaving the phone for a while do it's loop, it eventually got me to a nice white apple on a black background and then to the login screen...
The phone is working great now...
So for all that are affected reading this...
Don't try and wipe your phone or install an older version, there is a way back to a perfectly working phone...
It will just require to be patient...
And when you get back on your phone and don't have a back...
It will be a good time to do one just in case
I installed Beta 2 then got a message that something crashed and asking to send a report...
I did that and then locked my phone...
At that point i could not swipe up anymore to unlock the phone...
I managed to turn it off though but then restarting it got me in that infinite loop or so I though it would be infinite but after several force restart and leaving the phone for a while do it's loop, it eventually got me to a nice white apple on a black background and then to the login screen...
The phone is working great now...
So for all that are affected reading this...
Don't try and wipe your phone or install an older version, there is a way back to a perfectly working phone...
It will just require to be patient...
And when you get back on your phone and don't have a back...
It will be a good time to do one just in case
No idea why so many people are installing these. And apparently on their main devices. Unless you’re a developer or working in an IT dept I don’t see any reason, unless for it to go south and then complain about Apple losing it.
That's not an excuse, it is reality. It is not meant for production devices for a reason.
That might be because theyre trying to pull down the beta so they can bring out a fixed beta. That what Ive read online. All the apple news articles Ive read have said they expect the beta to be pulled today and that they will release a fixThis happened to me but there is a light at the end of the tunnel....
I installed Beta 2 then got a message that something crashed and asking to send a report...
I did that and then locked my phone...
At that point i could not swipe up anymore to unlock the phone...
I managed to turn it off though but then restarting it got me in that infinite loop or so I though it would be infinite but after several force restart and leaving the phone for a while do it's loop, it eventually got me to a nice white apple on a black background and then to the login screen...
The phone is working great now...
So for all that are affected reading this...
Don't try and wipe your phone or install an older version, there is a way back to a perfectly working phone...
It will just require to be patient...
And when you get back on your phone and don't have a back...
It will be a good time to do one just in case
🎶 brick it now, brick it good, brick my phone just like you should 🎶
I’d hate for that risk to happen. I think I’ll wait tbh.
I’d hate for that risk to happen. I think I’ll wait tbh.
This was only released to Developers. Most will know what to do next.
Best Buy employees wouldn't know what to do. If they don't know what a PoE Switch is, they wouldn't know how to recover a bricked iPhone.
And Apple Employees will stare at you... and maybe they will help you
What is the correct term for a situation like this?
Or do you have to use a phrase to describe it (like "stuck in boot loop")?
Nobody is at a Best Buy or an Apple store right now because of a developer beta lol.
Just updated my 15 with no problems
Was almost not going to install it after I saw this and thought "Eh, if the worst does happen, I'll just DFU", which thankfully I did not have to resort to
Was almost not going to install it after I saw this and thought "Eh, if the worst does happen, I'll just DFU", which thankfully I did not have to resort to
You went ahead even after you saw this? LOL! man you're a different kind of brave
Worked fine for me iPhone 14Plus. Really wish these authors writing this stuff could do some investigating. Is it only certain models? Clearly there is a culprit. Maybe Facebook upped their game from draining batteries on purpose to bricking devices. Normally I’d say that was needless conspiracy theory, but they actually did get caught deliberately draining batteries
9to5 says it sees to affect phones with Back Tap turned on--but my regular 15, with Back Tap on, was fine. Will try to avoid restarting though, just in case.
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PSA: iOS 17.3 beta 2 is bricking some people's iPhones, here's a fix [U] - 9to5Mac
Apple just released iOS 17.3 beta 2 to developers, but you should probably hold off on installing it. The update...
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