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Apple iOS 7.0.6 Update Bricks iPads, iPhones

posted by LaminatorX on Sunday February 23 2014, @10:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't dept.

l3g0la5 writes:

"Apple released iOS 7.0.6 to patch a vulnerability which, if unpatched, could allow attackers to capture or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/TLS. However, quite a few users have reported that the upgrade didn't go as planned and their iDevices have been bricked after the update or during the update process. Users have flocked to Twitter as well as Apple support forums voicing their concerns and frustrations as quite a few users have tried updating their iOS 7 devices while on the move and once bricked, their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch requires a connection to iTunes to restart."

 
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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 23 2014, @11:33PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 23 2014, @11:33PM (#5369)

    > On android that would be soft-bricked, so it's still bricked.

    What is "soft-bricked"?

    I thought the term "bricked" meant "irreparably corrupted/damaged" so that the device is no longer useful as anything but a paperweight. I don't think it matters whether that's due to a hardware or software failure.

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  • (Score: 1) by Acabatag on Sunday February 23 2014, @11:41PM

    by Acabatag (2885) on Sunday February 23 2014, @11:41PM (#5374)

    I think there is some level below which a device can be truly called "bricked." But this isn't that. A device that can only be recovered by opening it and soldering in a jtag connector or some sort of debug terminal is would qualify as "bricked." Hardware that just requires some special sequence on the touchscreen or physical buttons? Not so bricked.
     

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2014, @12:47AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2014, @12:47AM (#5404)

      Yeah, I supposed "bricked" could just as easily mean "made to act like a brick." :)