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Re: iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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Post by taspeotis » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:06 AM UTC

wymy wrote: post #17

MiguelHudnandez wrote: post #4

Got this on my iPad, thought "ohh shit, I should back up my phone right now, it's next..." I backed it up and within 20 minutes it had been disabled. Interestingly, it put it in a state in which it was unable to ring for incoming calls. I wish Apple would not report that your iOS version is "up to date" in iTunes if you are running a time-bombed beta build. Even if they don't want to support a direct upgrade path fro…

I too was 'told' I was up-to-date, and lost a ton of parade pictures of the family from this morning. Badly done, Apple. Badly done.

You didn't have to lose those photos. You can "update" to a particular IPSW in iTunes [1].

So just download a "production" iOS 7 IPSW and "update" to it.

That's what I did to update when the iOS 7 GM came out, and I've used it in the past when I unintentionally let an iOS 6 beta expire.

[1] http://www.jailbreaksquad.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Bro...

Re: iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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Post by 37prime » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:08 AM UTC

31reasons wrote: post #20

37prime wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There’s the part about common sense and reading the release notes. It is a beta software. Historically, iOS betas do expire.

It can always give a gentle warning before locking people out.

It is in the release notes.

Re: iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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Post by wavesounds » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:09 AM UTC

I was just in the apple store and heard someone complain about this. She was there for some other reason and it just so happened to strike her phone while she was waiting. The guy helping her was pretty puzzled and kept insisting she must have reset her phone.

Re: iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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Post by nonchalance » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:17 AM UTC

chucknelson wrote: post #3

taspeotis wrote: post #2

This seems like a non-issue (only affecting users with beta versions of iOS 7) and a generally uninformed article: > Apple seem to have pushed out an update that forces users to update to the current version of iOS 7 Previous betas have had expiration dates hard-coded into them. So the "update" that Apple "seem to have pushed out" is probably "the future". EDIT: It seems like this is the first time an iOS beta has ex…

I love how basically every headline for this event makes no mention of expiring betas. This is not that exciting, but gotta get those clicks and make it seem like iOS 7 in general is crapping out across the globe.

The main reason I like HN is because of this: one of the first few comments, in pretty much any discussion, points out that the title is sensationalized (and gives a more levelheaded discussion)

Re: iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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Post by cmelbye » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:19 AM UTC

wymy wrote: post #17

MiguelHudnandez wrote: post #4

Got this on my iPad, thought "ohh shit, I should back up my phone right now, it's next..." I backed it up and within 20 minutes it had been disabled. Interestingly, it put it in a state in which it was unable to ring for incoming calls. I wish Apple would not report that your iOS version is "up to date" in iTunes if you are running a time-bombed beta build. Even if they don't want to support a direct upgrade path fro…

I too was 'told' I was up-to-date, and lost a ton of parade pictures of the family from this morning. Badly done, Apple. Badly done.

It's not Apple's fault that you didn't understand what you were doing when you installed beta software onto a device with content of sentimental value.

Re: iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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Post by taspeotis » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:24 AM UTC

emp wrote: post #13

RMacy wrote: post #8

Good luck if you had "find my phone" turned on.

Required starting in DFU mode + restore. Didn't think to try option + update as eggbrain mentioned above. Does this mean Find My iPhone can be circumvented with a DFU mode restore?

> Does this mean Find My iPhone can be circumvented with a DFU mode restore?

I am just speculating, but perhaps iOS 7 GM and later cannot be circumvented but the beta versions could be. This might be intentional - after all, it's beta code. The circumvention might be a plan B.

Re: iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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Post by klimthn » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:29 AM UTC

I understand the misfortunate situation revolving around this "issue", but shouldn't this of been seen miles away? I mean a beta version/GM version were running on the phone. A developer would know that beta/GM development release are mean't to expire, and for good reason.

Heck this even happened to me and it was my own fault. I knew that I needed to update to the public release of iOS7. This reminds of the kids who were buying developer accounts just to get the iOS7 betas, and walking into the apple store when their phone takes a dive.

Finally, a developer or a person who reads the TOS know that shit happens, and when it does, usually they know the instructions to recover from this.

Re: iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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Post by hcal » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:34 AM UTC

taspeotis wrote: post #21

wymy wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I too was 'told' I was up-to-date, and lost a ton of parade pictures of the family from this morning. Badly done, Apple. Badly done.

You didn't have to lose those photos. You can "update" to a particular IPSW in iTunes [1]. So just download a "production" iOS 7 IPSW and "update" to it. That's what I did to update when the iOS 7 GM came out, and I've used it in the past when I unintentionally let an iOS 6 beta expire. [1] http://www.jailbreaksquad.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Bro...

Apple was also nice enough to allow the device to sync in the background while the requires authorization screen is up.

Re: iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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Post by taspeotis » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:35 AM UTC

klimthn wrote: post #27

I understand the misfortunate situation revolving around this "issue", but shouldn't this of been seen miles away? I mean a beta version/GM version were running on the phone. A developer would know that beta/GM development release are mean't to expire, and for good reason. Heck this even happened to me and it was my own fault. I knew that I needed to update to the public release of iOS7. This reminds of the kids who…

> Heck this even happened to me and it was my own fault.

You sound like the type of developer that would read the manual before asking for help.

Re: iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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Post by jrockway » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:39 AM UTC

31reasons wrote: post #10

Did anyone find this extremely rude. I was suddenly locked out of my own hardware for which I paid hundreds of dollars. I stopped receiving calls in the middle of the day. Why do they have to treat people who installed beta like they are criminals on a parole. Where is the magic Apple ?

Why did you use a test operating system on your production device? The beta is for testing compatibility with apps you're developing, not for daily use.