Apple iOS 9.3

IanH replied on 26/03/2016 11:03

IanH

Posted on 26/03/2016 11:03

I got a message on my iPad that iOS 9.3 was available to install, but as it needed to be connected to a pc I didn't bother at the time.

But I checked my phone and that said that the os was up to date (iOS 9.2.1) - strange!

However, having now researched it a bit, it seems that iOS 9.3 was causing a lot of problems with older iPads (iPad 2) and iPhone 5S and earlier.

So Apple withdrew the update and stopped sending messages to those devices. You can still update newer devices (if you dare!) and they are working on a special version of the update for older devices - apparantly the one for iPad 2 is now available.

One of the problems is that you cannot turn the device back on if you don't have the password and ID that the device was originally set up with - a problem if you changed it or haven't owned it from new. I believe that Apple shops are helping customers.

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SteveL replied on 31/03/2016 19:09

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Motorhomer

Posted on 31/03/2016 19:09

We don't tend to load updates until theyve been going a while, then hopefully all the wrinkles have been ironed out

ish05 replied on 31/03/2016 19:28

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Posted on 31/03/2016 19:28

Just downloaded iOS 9.3.1 and it appears to solve the problems caused by iOS 9.3

IanH replied on 31/03/2016 19:36

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Posted on 31/03/2016 19:36

Thanks ish05......just checked on iPad and it says that iOS 9.3.1 is available. Might give that a try. I did try 9.3 but it said that it would take an hour to download, so didn't bother. Especially with all the reported problems.