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on Sunday February 23 2014, @10:00PM
from the damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't dept.
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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Apple iOS 7.0.6 Update Bricks iPads, iPhones
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If bankers can count, how come they have eight windows and only four tellers?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by frojack on Monday February 24 2014, @01:06AM
But why should you need a computer to manage a phone?
People with iPhones simply take this for granted. People with Android often NEVER connect their phone to a computer for the entire life of the the phone. (Unless they are Apple refugees unable to break the habit).
When you follow the linked article to the actual postings, these people are having to factory reset their devices, and re-install their latest backup. If you are traveling, or away from your computer this is for all intents and purposes bricked till you get home.
Anything that can't be fixed with a simple reboot is bricked by my definition.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 1) by MachineShedFred on Monday February 24 2014, @02:23AM
That's funny, because everyone I know with an iOS device hasn't cabled up since iOS 5, when over-the-air updating was introduced. Backups and music is all done over network.
The only time you need to cable up is if something happened to the OS image, or if you actually want to.
Oh, and if "your definition" doesn't match with the generally accepted definition, then we call your definition "wrong." Something that is bricked is only as useful as it's mass, and is completely unrecoverable without warranty repair or outright replacement.