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iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

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

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Post by taspeotis »

misiti3780 wrote: post #38
mortenjorck wrote: post #36

There are lots of comments here that rightly point out that you have no reasonable expectation of uninterrupted functionality using beta software. But to me, there's a bigger, more interesting picture here: There's clearly a demand for pre-release Apple software among people who don't really have any need for it. I'm sure I'm not alone in having seen people this summer running iOS 7 betas on their personal phones, ev…

I agree - they should change the registration process so each developer account only install firmware on a single phone

You should be able to answer this one for yourself: why is this a bad idea?

Hint: there is more than one type of iPhone.

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

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Post by objclxt »

misiti3780 wrote: post #38
mortenjorck wrote: post #36

There are lots of comments here that rightly point out that you have no reasonable expectation of uninterrupted functionality using beta software. But to me, there's a bigger, more interesting picture here: There's clearly a demand for pre-release Apple software among people who don't really have any need for it. I'm sure I'm not alone in having seen people this summer running iOS 7 betas on their personal phones, ev…

I agree - they should change the registration process so each developer account only install firmware on a single phone

That's a terrible idea that assumes each developer only needs one phone. But someone who is making a full-time living off iOS development probably has several devices: a 5/5x for the taller screen, a 4/4S, until recently maybe a non-retina model...

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

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Post by tpurves »

onats wrote: post #11
RMacy wrote: post #8

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

I have Find My Phone turned on. Can I just upgrade / restore the iPhone?

If you have find my phone turned on:

0. Go to iCloud and disable find my phone for your device 1. Download the GM final OS7 build 2. Restart in recovery mode: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808#sthash.qByAjn0z.dpuf 3. Do NOT click ok when prompted to restore your phone 4. Click the secret command/alt combination with the restore button. 5. Select the downloaded OS7 file. your phone will fix itself

Real asshole move of Apple to suddenly brick your phone then provide no instruction for how to do this instead of... you know just allowing the phone to automatically update or activate. Hope that you didn't have anything better to do with your life for the last hour.

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

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Post by objclxt »

bookface wrote: post #5
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…

This really screwed me over this time. My developer account expired a few weeks ago and I got worried because I still had the beta installed. I tried upgrading via iTunes, but it said I was up to date, and I assumed that meant that the phone had updated itself to the release version over the air automatically or that I'd forgotten that I already updated manually. And now that phone is bricked until I get back to my c…

Not to come off as uncaring, but I think you screwed yourself over if you installed the iOS 7 beta and didn't read the release notes.

iOS betas have always expired, going back years, and this has always been documented in the release notes. It's also made clear in the release notes that you can't upgrade via iTunes to the public release from a beta - you have to manually download the IPSW and update it yourself.

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

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Post by objclxt »

sausman wrote: post #14

I was able to update my 4S by downloading the official release and updating it in iTunes by option+clicking "Check for Update" and selecting the file. If you have a 4S: http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/8936924/iPhone_4S_iOS_7.0_(11...

You can also just download the IPSW directly from developer.apple.com, if you have a paid-up developer account. And if you don't you probably shouldn't be using iOS betas on your device.

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

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Post by jasonlotito »

nonchalance wrote: post #24
chucknelson wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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)

I'd rather people just flag false articles like this so it gets removed.

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

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Post by bookface »

objclxt wrote: post #44
bookface wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This really screwed me over this time. My developer account expired a few weeks ago and I got worried because I still had the beta installed. I tried upgrading via iTunes, but it said I was up to date, and I assumed that meant that the phone had updated itself to the release version over the air automatically or that I'd forgotten that I already updated manually. And now that phone is bricked until I get back to my c…

Not to come off as uncaring, but I think you screwed yourself over if you installed the iOS 7 beta and didn't read the release notes. iOS betas have always expired, going back years, and this has always been documented in the release notes. It's also made clear in the release notes that you can't upgrade via iTunes to the public release from a beta - you have to manually download the IPSW and update it yourself.

I was going to add a line at the end of my post saying that this was all, of course, my fault, but figured it went without saying. Lesson learned.

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

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Post by yeldarb »

far33d wrote: post #35

For everyone saying "you should have read the release notes" - yes I agree. However, there are two things that made this very opaque and should have been better. 1) all sources indicate everywhere that the software is "up to date". I realize that as a developer I should be keeping better tabs on things but I usually trust things not to just lie to me. It's pretty opaque. 2) The error you get when the beta expires mak…

So much this. And since it happened with no warning on a weekend evening I was not at home and wasn't able to even look it up since my phone all of the sudden self destructed AS I WAS USING IT. It just rebooted and all of the sudden was non-functional.

As the responsible DD for tonight this put me in a tough spot where the drunkies I was responsible for were unable to contact their driver.

This was a ridiculous way to handle this. I had even tried to manually update to the public release manually via iTunes last week and since it said "Up to Date" I thought it had worked.. but apparently not.

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

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Post by ctdonath »

far33d wrote: post #35

For everyone saying "you should have read the release notes" - yes I agree. However, there are two things that made this very opaque and should have been better. 1) all sources indicate everywhere that the software is "up to date". I realize that as a developer I should be keeping better tabs on things but I usually trust things not to just lie to me. It's pretty opaque. 2) The error you get when the beta expires mak…

Yes, this. No hint that anything would happen or when. No apparent means of updating, or to what. No ability to back up when it hit. I was at a confluence of development needs & tools & deadlines which delayed a sensible update sequence.

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

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Post by gibwell »

far33d wrote: post #35

For everyone saying "you should have read the release notes" - yes I agree. However, there are two things that made this very opaque and should have been better. 1) all sources indicate everywhere that the software is "up to date". I realize that as a developer I should be keeping better tabs on things but I usually trust things not to just lie to me. It's pretty opaque. 2) The error you get when the beta expires mak…

So you're saying you didn't know the GM had been released?
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