iOS 9.3 - a dire warning

24 Mar 2016 11:09:49

Michael Corgan

Please take a moment to read the article on The Reg before trying to update your iPhone/iPad OS.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/23/ios_93_update_bricks_ipad_2s/

Re: iOS 9.3 - a dire warning

24 Mar 2016 12:02:45

Douglas Cheney

Have updated both my devices to 9.3 with no problems at all

Re: iOS 9.3 - a dire warning

24 Mar 2016 13:43:40

Mick Burrell

It only applies to an iPad 2 - everything more modern seems fine.

Re: iOS 9.3 - a dire warning

24 Mar 2016 15:02:37

Trevor Hewson

My iPad 2 has become slow and unreliable progressively since iOS8. All part of the plot to persuade me to buy the new 9.7" iPad Pro no doubt. I just might succumb!

Re: iOS 9.3 - a dire warning

25 Mar 2016 09:46:31

Euan Williams

Three useful information summaries (including possible temporary work-arounds) are here:
http://www.imore.com/apple-working-ios-93-fix-older-iphone-ipad
here:
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/24/apple-pulls-ios-9-3-older-devices/
and here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/24/ipad_reader_stories/

Re: iOS 9.3 - a dire warning

26 Mar 2016 07:54:42

Euan Williams

Some suggested fixes (until Apple revises its updater) are here.

Re: iOS 9.3 - a dire warning

28 Mar 2016 19:29:31

Douglas Cheney

A new 9.3 is out ready for download

Re: iOS 9.3 - a dire warning

28 Mar 2016 23:48:25

Euan Williams

Thanks, Douglas. OSX Daily has just posted a review of all these update builds with some advice here.

For what it's worth, my iPhone 4S had downloaded the faulty update but would not install it - it failed verification, telling me I was not connected to the internet even though I was. I have just connected it to iTunes which told me it was up-to-date with 9.2.1! However, doing the update on the phone worked as it usually does - I did not delete the previously downloaded version, the phone must have done that itself as Settings shows I have the latest build.

Re: iOS 9.3 - a dire warning

29 Mar 2016 16:34:24

Mark Ford

Just updated an iPad 2 and there seems to be an improvement in speed. At first the 'picture' was larger than the screen and I was afraid all was wrong but since a restart all has been well.

Re: iOS 9.3 - a dire warning

30 Mar 2016 00:51:15

Euan Williams

All the update installations here were trouble-free (which proves almost nothing, but included two iPads, an iPhone 4S, and oSX 10.11.4).

There seem to be quite a few users with Safari issues (known as the "iOS 9.3 link problem" and some useful advice is here.