I fell for a scam currently floating around the Internet, this scam of changing the date and time of an IPhone to 1 Jan 1970 has rendered my IPhone to get stuck in a boot cycle. people are using the term "brick" for the bugs nature. i was inquiring if there is any fix?
iPhone 6, iOS 9.2.1
Hi Lawrance
i have iPhone 6 64gb everything works fine the problem is i cannot connect to the app store and internet because my date and time is incorrect the date is set to be 1 Jan 1970
what should i do
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i am from Fiji
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arunesh11 wrote:
Hi Lawrance
i have iPhone 6 64gb everything works fine the problem is i cannot connect to the app store and internet because my date and time is incorrect the date is set to be 1 Jan 1970
what should i do
You should start your own thread. The issue that this thread discusses was resolved last year.
Put the phone in DFU mode:
http://www.payetteforward.com/how-to-put-iphone-dfu-mode/
You will then have to reload all of your data from your back up.
The DFU mode doesn't work.
only way to fix it is to wait for the battery to completely die or take it into a genius bar and get the battery unplugged
pohley wrote:
only way to fix it is to wait for the battery to completely die or take it into a genius bar and get the battery unplugged
No, that is not the 'only' way: Lawrence Finch's tip: I set my iOS device to January 1, 1970...
DFU Mode is not advised by Apple. When the device fully drains all of its internal charge the clock will reset internally. (dead to the point of not showing the "plug in to charge," symbol and sometimes more.) This will resolve the issue. the device will likely not restore if placed into DFU mode.
The Genius Bar has a work flow for repairing this issue in store by disconnecting the battery which will reset the internal clock.
When the internal clock is reset due to full discharge the phone will boot back up unless a DFU was attempted. If DFU was attempted the device will not boot back up and will have to be restored.
Hope this helps.
codexnet wrote:
The DFU mode doesn't work.
So all those people reporting that it does are lying? How awful of them!
Westmond wrote:
DFU Mode is not advised by Apple. When the device fully drains all of its internal charge the clock will reset internally. (dead to the point of not showing the "plug in to charge," symbol and sometimes more.) This will resolve the issue. the device will likely not restore if placed into DFU mode.
The Genius Bar has a work flow for repairing this issue in store by disconnecting the battery which will reset the internal clock.
When the internal clock is reset due to full discharge the phone will boot back up unless a DFU was attempted. If DFU was attempted the device will not boot back up and will have to be restored.
Hope this helps.
Cite your source where DFU mode is not advised by Apple.
Thanks to Malcolm J. Rayfield: in I bricked my iphone accidentaly by change time to 1970 jan 1st. What should i do to not lose anything from it?
DFU mode is described if the left column of page 5 in this Apple document:
https://www.apple.com/business/docs/iOS_Security_Guide.pdf
How long does it take to get that level of dead? Ive never seen a iphone dead to where the plug in charger thing doesn't come up
i am stuck on a black loading screen
how do i get it
Look at the message above your post.
does dfu mode work
i can get it into dfu
If you read the link you will find the answer to that question.
so how much time do i have to wait to get into IST(i,e greenwich time +5:30)
Possible fix for Date and Time 1 Jan 1970 Bug?
