Apple’s iOS 10, a software update CEO Tim Cook has called “the mother of all releases”, is now causing the mother of all headaches for some iPhone users.
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However, we suggest holding off on updating your devices until others report successful downloads.
Posts on Twitter from Apple customers, including tech journalists, indicated widespread problems upgrading previous models of iPhones and iPads to iOS 10.
We’ll be running down the highlights for both users and developers, and we’ll also be looking at how iOS 10 runs on a wide variety of hardware. “Anyone who was affected should connect to iTunes to complete the update or contact AppleCare for help”.
Apple’s new iOS 10 software update has many users seeing black- as in a black, blank screen, due to glitches in the system.
What’s clear about today’s update is that Apple is trying to shift how people interact with their mobile devices.
While Apple claims the issue is resolved, users may want to proceed with caution when deciding to update to iOS 10.
From there, connect your iPhone and update to iOS 10 by clicking the phone icon in iTunes and following the onscreen instructions.
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For those planning the upgrade, it is a good idea to back up the devices fully before proceeding. Mail now lets you send handwritten notes and drawings, and also offers various display effects like fireworks around the messages, an effect “invisible ink” that the party must unlock or stickers. If users will choose to wait for the OTA update, when it will be available for their devices, they will be informed via a pop-up notification. Here’s our guide to downloading it and everything you need to know: iOS 10: how to get it. However, doing this leads to another issue that says, “There is a problem with the iPhone that requires it to be updated or restored”. That flaw could be abused by an attacker in a privileged network position to stop devices from receiving updates.
