iOS date bug will freeze your device at startup<article>
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I can’t think of a practical reason for setting the date of your iPhone or iPad to January 1, 1970. But if you manage to find a reason, don’t do it. You’ll end up with an unusable device.</p><p>
A discussion on
Reddit and an article on
9to5Mac points out that if you set your iOS device’s date to January 1, 1970 and then restart, your device won’t boot past the Apple logo startup screen.</p><p>
This bug occurs on iOS devices with a 64-bit processor (A7, A8, A8X, A9, and A9X) and iOS 8 or later. I was able to trigger the bug on an iPad mini 4 (64-bit A8 processor) with iOS 9.2.1. In the 3-minute video below, the first 30 seconds (after the ad) are spent setting the date and restarting the iPad mini. The rest of the video shows the device stalled on the startup screen.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3032349/iphone-ipad/ios-date-bug-will-freeze-your-device-at-startup.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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iOS date bug will freeze your device at startup
