iphone 5s 9.3 update nightmare

[nox5]

I've updated my 5s to 9.3 and have used it for a day and had icloud backup done. Today I decided to do clean 9.3 install through DFU mode but itunes downgraded the iphone to 9.2.1 because apparently Apple pulled the 9.3 update for 5s. Now I can't restore my icloud backup because it requires iOS 9.3. (my last backups were done with 9.3). iPhone6,1_9.3_13E233_Restore.ipsw restore with itunes is not allowed either. So i'm stuck waiting for 9.3 to become available again.

 

[Paddle1]

Don't you have a few days older backup?

 

[nox5]

no, older ios version backups are from 2015

 

[cebixd]

no, older ios version backups are from 2015

Its okey man. Just wait for the update. Maybe couple of days. Apple is gonna fix the iOS 9.3 update for older devices or release the 9.3.1

 

[Paddle1]

If you really wanted to now, maybe you could update by installing 9.3 public beta and updating through there, if it's still available.

 

[biopig]

If you really wanted to now, maybe you could update by installing 9.3 public beta and updating through there, if it's still available.

I tried this last nite but it didn't work. No beta build is available right now.

 

[Armen]

I've updated my 5s to 9.3 and have used it for a day and had icloud backup done. Today I decided to do clean 9.3 install through DFU mode but itunes downgraded the iphone to 9.2.1 because apparently Apple pulled the 9.3 update for 5s. Now I can't restore my icloud backup because it requires iOS 9.3. (my last backups were done with 9.3). iPhone6,1_9.3_13E233_Restore.ipsw restore with itunes is not allowed either. So i'm stuck waiting for 9.3 to become available again.

What exactly do you lose if you setup your phone as NEW? Just wondering why it's a "nightmare" considering your phone works.

 

[Shirasaki]

Yeah. As Armen says, you can set up your phone as new and use it for a while.
Btw, new version of iOS 9.3 has released, with an updated build number. I would like to update to that build later today. You now can try to recover it to iOS 9.3 and restore from iCloud backup.

UPDATE: still no iOS 9.3 for older devices yet. My fault.

 

[simon lefisch]

Can't you download the sw from here?

https://ipsw.me/

 

[C DM]

Can't you download the sw from here?

https://ipsw.me/

Even if you could it won't help if Apple isn't signing it at the moment.

 

[nox5]

All my contacts, bookmarks etc. are on the backup and i can't restore them until 9.3 is up again. Right now I set it up as new and try to remember at least some contact numbers.

 

[Paddle1]

All my contacts, bookmarks etc. are on the backup and i can't restore them until 9.3 is up again. Right now I set it up as new and try to remember at least some contact numbers.

Those can be synced from iCloud.

 

[nox5]

Those can be synced from iCloud.

You're right, I was able to merge them.

 

[havrdaj]

What version itunes have? I installed ios9.3 through DFU too. Must update itunes, there only ios9.2.1 to restore.

 

[lzfxxx]

same problem, did you fix it?

 

[Tritto]

So I may have missed this. Why did Apple pull the 9.3 update for older devices? I did an OTA update for my 5S and an old 4S on the day of release and both seem to be working fine. The pulling does explain why we couldn't update my wife's 5S though.

Edit: cancel that, I see now what's been going on.

 

[nox5]

same problem, did you fix it?

Still can't restore my full backup until Apple starts signing 9.3 again.