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

The quick and easy way that is always free and guarantees that you will not lose your warranty is to take the phone to an Apple store. See: If you changed the date to May 1970 or earlier and can’t restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Hi, after foolishly doing the exact thing myself, (i know, brain ****), and a subsequent conversation with Apple, they've said it isn't in warranty, but they can still fix it if i pay them £200. I.m thinking, if it is out of warranty, should i not just take it to an independent repairer and let them disconnect the battery??

And i have tried the DFU restore you had suggested, it goes so far, then freezes after it downloads the software/firmware etc. the little black bar starts to restore then stops at less than 10%. it is on charge plugged into the wall, doing nothing very slowly.

Try contacting an Apple store. The reports that we have gotten is that they will disconnect the battery and not charge.

Many thanks, I will go armed with this information and see what happens.

And there you go---DFU restore does not always work.

mendonipadrehab wrote:

And there you go---DFU restore does not always work.

Where did he (or any of us) say it always worked?

mendonipadrehab wrote:

And there you go---DFU restore does not always work.

Correct. But going to an Apple store ALWAYS works, is free, and preserves the warranty status of the phone. A no-brainer.

gabegary wrote:

Right. I only have that and go to college. So hostile. I tried everything and it didn't work so I went to Apple. Case closed. I believe that everyone should try the stuff from the earlier posts, even though it didn't work for me. However, a quick trip to Apple fixed It. If nothing else works everyone can wait 2 weeks for their phone to completely die

Please point out where someone was hostile with you.

Exactly.

my iphone 6 is showing from 4-5 days the black screen where it tells me that i have to charge it. how much do I have to wait until the battery will completely drain?

#takeittoanapplestore

Hi

Make sure your PC is running the latest itunes 12.3.2

Go to itunes on your PC enter your problem in the apple support they will advice you what to do.

Cheers

Brian

Can you explain it Better for me? did you charge it up put it on reset mode then leave it on in the wrap(also what did you use for wrap) and charged it up again? After That it Turned back on?

Hi,I did this but managed to fix my phone before it got bricked.You'll need a working internet connection and a Mac with the latest version of iTunes installed.

This is how to fix it:

1. remove the battery and press the power button for 10 to 30 seconds.(you can do it yourself by following DIY guides or visit the apple store)

This resets the system clock.

2. Restore the battery,(The phone will pick date and time settings from the network operator automatically )

3. Start the iPhone and put it into recovery mode(press and hold the home and power button until iTunes detects it).

4. Restore the iPhone firmware and restore your data from previous backups

5. And your iPhone is back.

Ohh it got really hot while stuck at the apple logo so to stop it from melting(I imagined this happening),put the iPhone into recovery mode by pressing the home and power button till it.You can then follow the steps above to fix it.