I saw it on a trustful site, so i did it. that was a horrible mistake. it really outrageous. pls someone help what should i do?
iPhone 6s, iOS 9.2.1
For a 6s--it's in warranty. I'd be hesistant to open a phone over this issue when it would be covered by in warranty service. This one is a trip to Apple.
I'm curious, what trustful site was that? The news sites have been posting all over about not doing this because of this issue.
abelgabi10 wrote:
I saw it on a trustful site, so i did it. that was a horrible mistake. it really outrageous. pls someone help what should i do?
Take it to Apple and they can reset it for you. However, odds are you will lose content, so hopefully you have been backing up regularly.
abelgabi10 wrote:
I saw it on a trustful site, so i did it. that was a horrible mistake. it really outrageous. pls someone help what should i do?
See Lawrence's instructions in this thread:
ive set the date to the 1/1/70 what do i do?
Putting the phone in DFU mode should fix it.
Many experienced posters have recommended DFU mode but I've been reluctant to follow suit. I've so far been unable to locate an Apple document that references DFU and I fear that this might be a dangerous procedure. Can you direct me accordingly?
I don't have a link to an Apple article to hand. Larry gives an excellent description of the procedure in the thread I linked to.
I've seen several descriptions like that. It's just that I need the "warm & fuzzy" of an Apple document saying that it's a good thing. With all of the flaming going on about unauthorized repairs, does that fit into that category? It seems like it's a bit more extensive than simply opening the case and looking around.
Philly_Phan wrote:
I've seen several descriptions like that. It's just that I need the "warm & fuzzy" of an Apple document saying that it's a good thing. With all of the flaming going on about unauthorized repairs, does that fit into that category? It seems like it's a bit more extensive than simply opening the case and looking around.
Larry's recommendation is sufficient for me. I don't have the time or the inclination to attempt to search the support site for documentation. Searching the support site should be classified as cruel and unusual punishment. However, as it doesn't involve opening the device or modifying it in any way, it hardly seems likely to be an issue.
Meg St._Clair wrote:
Searching the support site should be classified as cruel and unusual punishment.
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I just created a User Tip: I set my iOS device to January 1, 1970...
It's somewhere in the developer documentation. My link explains it, and what it actually is (I set my iOS device to January 1, 1970...). But basically it forces the primitive boot loader to install iOS. It was created so a new phone could have iOS installed. The normal Recovery Mode actually uses the current iOS to install a new one over itself. That clearly doesn't work if the phone has just come off the assembly line. It has other uses, such as restoring a GA version after a beta version has been installed. And apparently fixing a problem caused by setting the clock to negative Unix time.
Lawrence Finch wrote:
I just created a User Tip: I set my iOS device to January 1, 1970...
Excellent. Thank you!
Sorry, but you cannot "accidentally" do what you did. You did it on purpose and now you must deal with a bricked phone. Follow the instructions that are not only linked to in the above posts, but also you should have found by doing a simple search of the forums before posting.
Give the kid a break. We've all done stupid things when we were young... and old also!
Philly_Phan wrote:
Many experienced posters have recommended DFU mode but I've been reluctant to follow suit. I've so far been unable to locate an Apple document that references DFU and I fear that this might be a dangerous procedure. Can you direct me accordingly?
DFU mode is described if the left column of page 5 in this Apple document:
I bricked my iphone accidentaly by change time to 1970 jan 1st. What should i do to not lose anything from it?
