iOS 10 - NICE BRICK!!!

[anon(9132077)]

After restore to 9.3.5 and the first error, I tried again with my iPhone 6S Plus and it worked great.

 

[SkydiverTilt]

Temporarily...

I hope so, stressed with wife out of town, running the kids all over, teaching a class tonight and having to use a Jabra/VOIP on my work computer to compensate. Just not the best time for Apple to start trying to be more like Samsung.

 

[midnighte13]

Had the same issue with my 6s and iPad Pro 9.7". Ran update through iTunes, both are back up and running. Interesting though that iTunes updates to 10.0.1. I'm wondering if OTA is a 10.0 and is the issue.

 

[zog1977]

quick question: i have never used itunes to back up. When i plug into itunes with the update finish? will it erase my phone?

can i then back up from icloud?

 

[kch50428]

From Apple:

"We experienced a brief issue with the software update process, affecting a small number of users during the first hour of availability. The problem was quickly resolved and we apologize to those customers. Anyone who was affected should connect to iTunes to complete the update or contact AppleCare for help.

 

[Chuck_IV]

Looking on 9to5Mac.com, Apple released a statement that said the supposed issues causing the bricking has been fixed.

If they really fixed it, I dunno.

 

[Craig]

My iPhone 6S+ is now a brick...thanks! Probably spend the rest of the afternoon trying to get it back. What a POS!

Bricked = phone being dead, unable to use and/or turn on.. What you have is a failed iOS installation, not a brick. Your phone can and most likely will recover with a drop of time / effort. Bricked = Need a new phone, or you now have a fancy paperweight.

 

[cobra302]

i'm trying to download again, my problem now is that the app store wont connect on my mac to allow me to download the latest version of itunes. FML

 

[cobra302]

Sorry you find the truth told succinctly to be aggressive.

I dont think its the truth that is seen as aggressive, its the fact that as we all well know, until this actually happens to you, you dont need someone playing semantics with words. What did the post actually solve?

 

[cobra302]

Bricked = phone being dead, unable to use and/or turn on.. What you have is a failed iOS installation, not a brick. Your phone can and most likely will recover with a drop of time / effort. Bricked = Need a new phone, or you now have a fancy paperweight.

This again, as the last post explaining the proper terminology, is missing the complete point of this thread.

 

[afctee]

I dispute this. I work in IT Support, and deal with stressed users all the time. It is all about the bloody delivery!

Sorry you find the truth told succinctly to be aggressive.

 

[afctee]

In other news...

Yep, connect to iTunes for me, too. So, no phone till later tonight. Priceless.
Confirmed with Apple support, too. Reload the OS via iTunes, and then preform your restore via iTunes or iCloud.

 

[John Yester]

The device is not a brick. In technical terms the title of the thread is misleading to general users. If this were the true case the device is never able to be used again, ever....

But having a bad iOS install does not meet the above criteria. Even if said user does not have iTunes available right now, it only means it's not usable at the present time, but still can be recovered at a later time.

It's a iOS install issue that Apple has already addressed publicly stating to use iTunes if this happens to the user..

People were jumping the gun on calling "Bricked" which is not true. There has been true cases where the device in turn was a true brick with a result of something on Apples end which required users to call Apple or go into the store to have the issue resolved.

Apple screwed up. I can't apologize for them..

 

[anon(52425)]

Borrowed a friends computer and I am getting nowhere. iTunes says I have to update and then it seems to download before erroring out and saying I have to restore. That to does the same thing. Constant loop.

Any suggestions. Both my iPad and iPhone are out now. My wife started the iPad update before I could warn her.

 

[John Yester]

Borrowed a friends computer and I am getting nowhere. iTunes says I have to update and then it seems to download before erroring out and saying I have to restore. That to does the same thing. Constant loop.

Any suggestions. Both my iPad and iPhone are out now. My wife started the iPad update before I could warn her.

iTunes up to date?

 

[pamsegel]

Mine has taken 3 hours with iTunes, finally restoring. I backed up this morning in iTunes.
I went through the error update many times. Patience. I restarted my computer and finally. iTunes is updated.

 

[Peligro911]

Its not a brick just because you do not know how to fix it.
If you can still access Recovery mode or DFU mode and reload the OS then its not a brick.

If you do not have access to Itunes then go to an apple store and they can reload the OS for you.

 

[SkydiverTilt]

I have an very old version of iTunes and a Mac that is just barely clinging to life...with that said it got 9.5.3 back into the phone. Updating to 10 now...hopefully get this BRICK back.

 

[Phill_UK]

...hopefully get this BRICK back.

Have you ever owned a BlackBerry?

 

[07GD SFD]

That's what I get for being anxious and wanting the shiniest, newest thing ASAP. I just hope the rest of my updates tonight (Watch, ATV, Mac and iPad Pro) go smoother.