Don't set the date to 1 Jan 1970 on 64 bit devices.

[anon.guy]

Here is an advise for the OP and others trying to warn people, telling them "don t set the date to 1 jan 1970 on 64 bit devices" will actually make people set the date to 1 jan 1970 on 64 bit devices.

 

[vertsix]

LOL

I frankly believed Apple was better than allowing a simple integer underflow issue brick the phone by letting it crash the kernel.

That was my logic when I did it.

But nope. Stupid stupid.

 

[AppleGroundZero]

Just a note for some people here , we at apple have been getting increasing amounts of calls regarding iPhone's being "Bricked" after setting the dates to January 1st , 1970.

First off , DO NOT DO THIS!



As of yet I have not gotten any solid word on the cause of this , but if I had to guess its a unicode error code in the software , some of you may remember a similar issue with the text messages containing arabic characters the crashed messages apps across the iOS spectrum.



As of now it looks like restoring the software is a hit and miss for fixing this issue.



From what me and some co workers have found , this appears to affect iPhone 6 and up running the iOS 9 software.



I will post more later if if I get more info.

 

[I7guy]

I frankly believed Apple was better than allowing a simple integer underflow issue brick the phone by letting it crash the kernel.

That was my logic when I did it.

But nope. Stupid stupid.

As Microsoft can attest to an operating without bugs, even "simple" ones is impossible.

 

[chrfr]

I will post more later if if I get more info.

Already lots of info here: Don't set the date to 1 Jan 1970 on 64 bit devices.

 

[AppleGroundZero]

Already lots of info here: Don't set the date to 1 Jan 1970 on 64 bit devices.

When I refer to post more info later , I mean info from our iOS specialist , the ones who code the program.

 

[Jayson A]

As Microsoft can attest to an operating without bugs, even "simple" ones is impossible.

*are possible

 

[C DM]

*are possible

What do you mean?

 

[I7guy]

*are possible

Agreed. Every operating system has "simple" bugs.
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What do you mean?

Backhanded ding on Apple.

 

[Zirel]

If you discover this bug, that's one thing. But making a video about it is irresponsible. The steps to reproduce it are so random that there's no need to warn people about it, and it couldn't happen by accident. Unless you actually want people to try it...

Doesn't matter, get views, make money on YouTube.

 

[I7guy]

When I refer to post more info later , I mean info from our iOS specialist , the ones who code the program.

What more can possibly be added? Don't do it; when and if Apple has an official fix it will be in the release notes.

 

[Jayson A]

Agreed. Every operating system has "simple" bugs.
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Backhanded ding on Apple.

No, you said "simple ones is possible" but, that doesn't make sense grammatically.

 

[garyleecn]

So, have anyone gone to Apple Store with this issue? How they fix this issue?

Don't tell me they ask you to pay and replace your phone... This is NOT a fix.

 

[Radon87000]

As Microsoft can attest to an operating without bugs, even "simple" ones is impossible.

What Microsoft bug rendered a device possibly permanently bricked?

 

[I7guy]

What Microsoft bug rendered a device possibly permanently bricked?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/121517

Plus the iPhone isn't bricked....remove the battery.

 

[nightcap965]

Also, don't stick a fork in the electrical outlet.

 

[stevemiller]

What more can possibly be added? Don't do it; when and if Apple has an official fix it will be in the release notes.

Or at least add thoughts to the main discussion thread so information is centralized.

 

[CTHarrryH]

Gee the 3409809908 thread on this

 

[Zirel]

When I refer to post more info later , I mean info from our iOS specialist , the ones who code the program.

Quit dreaming dude.

 

[nightcap965]

Epoch, man. Just epoch.

 

[C DM]

No, you said "simple ones is possible" but, that doesn't make sense grammatically.

The "is" was in reference to OS, which is singular (and I believe it was "impossible").

 

[Paddle1]

The "is" was in reference to OS, which is singular (and I believe it was "impossible").

In that case shouldn't it be "are" not "is"? I don't fully understand the sentence though.

@Jayson A

Edit: It's the lack of commas (and some missing words) that were a bit confusing, fixed: As Microsoft can attest to, making an operating system without bugs, even "simple" ones, is impossible.

 

[dannyyankou]

Haha, nothing funnier than seeing someone falsely points out grammar errors.

 

[I7guy]

In that case shouldn't it be "are" not "is"? I don't fully understand the sentence though.

@Jayson A

Edit: It's the lack of commas (and some missing words) that were a bit confusing, fixed: As Microsoft can attest to, making an operating system without bugs, even "simple" ones, is impossible.

Since the "grammar police" are out, instead of "making", the correct word is "coding" or "programming".

 

[lagwagon]

Anyway I just tried it on a iPhone 6s in a far away Apple store.Phone isn't booting.I tiptoed out before anyone could notice lol

I did it because I was curious exactly how it looked

so blame Apple engineers for not being competent enough to not see this in QA testing

Why am I not surprised that you would do something like that. And you even laugh about it.

So instead of watching one of the many videos on YouTube, you decided to just do it to a stores display phone. Again, not surprised coming from you.

The bug affects even your precious "PERFECT" 8.4.1.