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Apple Yanks iOS 8 Update

Posted by samzenpus on from the our-bad dept.

alphadogg writes Within hours of releasing an iOS 8 update to address assorted bugs in the new iPhone and iPad operating system Apple has been forced to pull the patch, which itself was causing iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users grief. Reports filled Apple support forums that the iOS 8 update was cutting off users' cell service and making Touch ID inoperable. The Wall Street Journal received this statement from Apple: "We have received reports of an issue with the iOS 8.0.1 update. We are actively investigating these reports and will provide information as quickly as we can. In the meantime we have pulled back the iOS 8.0.1 update."

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  1. Just don't update it that way. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sent from my iPhone 6, now with FlexScreen Technology

    1. Re:Just don't update it that way. by _xeno_ · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I'm not standing up for Apple... this was a stupid mistake. Didn't any of their beta-testers wear skinny jeans and keep it in the pocket? They should have realized the potential issue.

      You know what, based on previous Apple stories, probably not.

      Apparently Apple is so stupidly secretive about their new phones that when they beta test the new hardware, they require them to be in special "camouflage cases" to prevent outsiders from getting a sneak peak at the new phone.

      So it's entirely possible that they literally never tested having the phone in a pants pocket the entire day without it also being in a rigid case that prevented the problem from happening.

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    2. Re: Just don't update it that way. by jackspenn · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is not rocket science

      Nope, this is pocketscience.

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  2. it's a new feature by alen · · Score: 5, Funny

    to make sure you don't use up your mobile data quota

  3. So iOS 8.0.1 blocks histers from their phones? by _xeno_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait, so iOS 8.0.1 prevents hipsters from unlocking their phones and from making calls?

    And Apple is calling that a bug and pulling the update over that?

    This sounds like the best version of iOS Apple has ever created! Why would they want to stop people from upgrading? Get iOS 8.0.1 out to everyone as fast as possible!

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  4. Not a bug but a feature! by dysmal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple got sick of people complaining about data and battery usage so they released this update.

  5. Re:ha ha by enjar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Denial is a river in Egypt, but good luck finding it with Apple Maps.