More iOS 10 woes: Some users can’t sync music between devices

from thenextweb.com

This morning has basically been a disaster for Apple. First its highly-anticipated roll-out of iOS 10 welcomed users with a bricked device. Now, following the release of iOS 12.5.1, users report they can no longer connect to iCloud Music Library — the lynchpin required to sync music across supported devices.

iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or Windows (and Linux) PC users are all susceptible to whatever is causing the issue and many are finding their content inaccessible while the service is down.

When attempting to access the feature after today’s update, users are met with the following error message. After clicking ‘OK’ the message disappears, only to reappear seconds later.

We’ve reached out to Apple for comment and we’ll update if necessary.

Warning: iOS 10 is reportedly screwing up people’s phones

from thenextweb.com

After releasing iOS 10 earlier today, some users are reporting ‘bricked’ devices after attempting to update to the new operating system. Most of the issues seem to come from over-the-air (OTA) updates, meaning a device that attempts to download and install the update without plugging it in — something Apple used to require.

The issues seem fairly widespread. The OTA update begins and leaves users staring at a ‘Connect to iTunes’ screen that forces a complete firmware re-install. If you forego the wiping and re-installation of iOS from your iPhone or iPad, you’re left with a bricked and completely useless device.

Not all users are having the issue though. I updated from the last beta version of iOS 10 to the launch version this morning without incident.

A Twitter search for iOS 10-related keywords show the problem could be affecting a significant portion of those upgrading. In fact, nearly all of the iOS 10-related update problems appear to be the same issue, a bricked device after a prompt to connect to iTunes.

For what it’s worth, Apple claims the problem has since been fixed, according to a 9to5 Mac tweet.

Users, however, are still reporting the problem, so maybe Apple isn’t quite done remedying the issue just yet. Still, if you absolutely have to have iOS 10 today, it’s never a bad idea to do a fresh backup before you make the upgrade.

iOS8 Update Recalled Following Rampant Problems

from billboard.com

Apple has stopped providing an update to its new iOS 8 mobile operating software, following complaints that the update interferes with users' ability to make phone calls.

The iOS 8.0.1 update released Wednesday morning was intended to fix some earlier glitches in the new software for iPhones and iPads that Apple released last week.

But along with blocking calls, some users have also complained the update interferes with Apple's Touch ID system, which lets people unlock their phones with their fingerprint.

Apple says it's pulling back the update as it investigates the reports. The company says it plans to issue advice to users "as quickly as we can."

Meantime, users are still able to the upgrade older phones to last week's version of iOS 8.

New Apple TV Update Bricks Some Systems

from TFTS

[Just Six Days After The 4.4 Update, Apple Releases 4.4.1 With Several Problems Reported From Those Installing It, Leads To Apple Pulling The Update]

If you’re shaking your head right now and wondering why I’m talking about an Apple TV update when I just put up a story about an Apple TV update, your observant nature has shown that something is up. I assure you there are two good reasons to do this: one, this is update 4.4.1, and two, it seems to be having some adverse effects for users that install it.


Apple’s 4.4.1 update for Apple TV was geared toward fixing bugs in the 4.4 update, but as it turned out, it caused more problems than it solved, the biggest of which was reducing your Apple TV box to a paperweight. While in many cases the bricking didn’t seem permanent–many reported that they could fix it with relative ease by plugging it into a USB port and reverting to the 4.4 update, though it does seem a lot easier here just to not install 4.4.1 in the first place and let them fix the update that was set to fix the update.


The problems, however, don’t seem to be universal, with more than a few folks reporting that 4.4.1 went on their system without incident and improved 4.4 nicely. Though at last report, Apple seems to have pulled the 4.4.1 update entirely, so the reports of bricking must have ultimately outweighed the reports that nothing went wrong while having this installed. Either way, it’s part of a strange set of recent failings for Apple–between the reports of poor battery life and yellowing screens on the iPhone 4S and now this, things have been going oddly wrong of late for them.


But what about you guys? Anyone out there install the 4.4.1 update on their systems? Are you finding it’s improved your Apple TV system, or has it made things worse? The more user stories we can hear about this one the better, especially when it comes to making sure our home theater products work as well as they might. So help your fellow Apple TV users out and head on down to the comments section to tell us what you think!