iOS 4.3 bug - Deleted All Text Messages

Huh?

Well, put yourself in the shoes of the few that you can easily dismiss because your not have their issues, the few who spent $700 for a phone that suddenly stopped working properly after an update. And no matter what tip they did, they can't get their phone to work as it was before the update. Now think some more, your warranty JUST ran out before you updated. Now Apple is telling you, you need to give them $300 more for a replacement phone. Now say you dished out another $300 for a replacement phone, only to have the new phone work (or not work) just like your other phone. Then you do all the tips all over again, with no luck. All this time your dealing with reboots, and your battery used up before half the day is through, and you haven't even been using your phone all day. You use your phone for work, your business. Clients can't get a hold of you, they get cut off while in a conversation, and you lose a couple here and there. What would you be saying then? Will you just tell yourself, you'll just have to deal with it? Hmmmm.

It's easy to be on the side where the grass is greener, and tell those on the other side of the fence to buck up, it'll get fixed eventually. Instead of just looking over and telling them you have what they don't, why not help them get it back.

Sorry, but I just think you absolutely don't know what you are talking about. You still haven't told me the problems I'm having with my iPhone 4 since upgrading to 4.2.1. What's the holdup?

You also speak as if Apple is secretly sitting on some bugs that began in 4.1 the everybody is experiencing. It is just some easily found coding error that Apple is refusing to fix and letting everyone who has an iPhone suffer.

Hogwash.

You just like to complain.

What Eric shaw says is true, as soon as someone has a problem with their phone, they are told "I dont have that problem" or they have done something wrong, it can never be the fault of Apple, There have been loads of issues where people have tried to update the firmware, only to be left with errors and the phone in a constant restore cycle only to be told by a certain number of Apple Fanboys "nothing wrong with it, my phone is fine!" this is supposed to be a forum to help others with their problems!! Then there are the people who have managed to update find bugs and cant downgrade, this is all caused by Apple trying to fight againt Jailbreaking, thats the only reason they dont allow downgrades, Take all the stupid restrictions off the phone and people wouldnt want or need to jailbreak. Apple need to lengthen the chain they keep the iphone on, or many people wont choose Apple with their next upgrade.

thats the only reason they dont allow downgrades

Apple does not disallow downgrades. A more accurate way of putting it is, Apple does not help you downgrade. You can downgrade the firmware on an iPhone.

I can downgrade my Mac OS from 10.6.6 to 10.4.2 if I want to, but Apple won't help me do it. Many people downgrade Windows 7 to Windows xp, and they get no help from Microsoft.

Apple need to lengthen the chain they keep the iphone on, or many people wont choose Apple with their next upgrade.

I would like to see the chain a little longer also, and it probably will get longer in the future. But as the chain gets longer, more people will trip over it, and get it wrapped around a tree.

They get little help from Microsoft going the other way.

You can downgrade the Mac OS X, as long as you still have your older install discs. Macs are easy. Apple provides you the means to downgrade the Mac OS. But not so with the iPhone. Once you update, you can't go back, especially the modem firmware. Apple won't do it for you, and they do suggest not to (as some tech guys say with a wink. lol). But that doesn't mean you can't downgrade the iOS, you just have to do the thing your not allowed to mention here. Using third party software, not provided or endorsed by Apple. Modem firmware is a different story though, that takes a lot more know how and elbow grease, almost to the point that's it's not even worth attempting. And some claim that the modem firmware plays a part in some issues. ie. phone rebooting on it's own.

"Lengthening the chain" would be a good direction for Apple. But I think they should take the "more flexible" approach instead.

Modem firmware is a different story though, that takes a lot more know how and elbow grease, almost to the point that's it's not even worth attempting. And some claim that the modem firmware plays a part in some issues. ie. phone rebooting on it's own.

Yes indeed. I don't know of any iOS downgrading techniques that downgrade the modem baseband. The resulting mismatch between the baseband and iOS versions can lead (not always) to more problems than those that motivated the downgrade in the first place.

I upgraded my iPhone 4 to IOS 4.3 from 4.2.1
My SMS vibrate was stuck on even when vibrate is OFF
My vibrate for CALLS no longer works even wen switched ON
My call log and SMS had some sort of bug
Made a appointment at my local apple store Australia and they swapped it within 1min for a new iPhone 4 on IOS 4.2.1 ..
Got home and found it had a defective mic/receiver and no one could here me
Took it back to apple and they again swapped it,.
Happy to say it perfect again as it was BEFORE 4.3 update

Good its sorted, Im staying with 4.2.1!!

Just remember your trade-off in staying at 4.2.1 is there is a known security issue with 4.2.1 and you won't have the fix. My upgrade went fine.

I have the same issue. I received a text message, unlocked the screen. The screen froze and when it woke up, ALL of my SMS were completely gone.

Many many thanks Apple.

No way of getting it back either, because when I plugged in my iPhone to restore, it overwrote my backup.

CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just had the exact issue! I sent a picture directly from photos app and screen went to apple logo for a few seconds and then all texts were erased!!

Same thing just happened to me sadly. Received a text, opened it and all my text messages were gone. Luckily I had a previous back up, but unfortunately it was from 20 days ago. Oh well. Hope iOS 4.3.1 is released soon with a fix.

I've upgraded to iOS 4.3.1 and no return of the missing texts. Thought it was a damaged database or similar. Am I to assume my texts are gone forever? It's pretty ridiculous that the one of the most advanced "smart-phones" in existence can wipe SMS by accident.

Is there anyway to report bugs to apple without being a developer?

So angry.

And can we keep this on topic rather than a "Apple love" v "Apple hate" discussion. I'd really like to get to the bottom of the issue and find out whether the texts are still actually on my iPhone but simply not visible.