Is there any way to fix your iPhone 6 after setting the date and time to January 1, 1970?

I saw something on the internet that said your iPhone 6 would do something cool if the date was changed to January 1, 1970. I did this, and my phone will now not turn on and is constantly rebooting. If anyone here can help me, please let me know.

Thanks!

iPhone 6, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Feb 11, 2016 3:03 PM

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Feb 14, 2016 1:51 PM in response to Aston458

Aston458 wrote:


If it still shows the battery symbol it is obviously not fully drained. But you can't actually get it fully drained. Even if it is not going to display anything it will still have enough power to keep that **** clock running

That is because it is a fail safe to prevent the full discharge of the battery and loss of the device. It is unsafe to completely drain the battery, although an extended storage of the device without a charge of at least 50% to start with could result in a full discharge. However, that can also permanently damage the battery.

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