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Old 29-10-2014, 01:20
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iOS 8.0.1 caused a few problems including iPhones no longer connecting to a mobile network and was pulled within an hour but why did things go so wrong?


Apparently, there was nothing wrong with the update itself, and it was Apple's distribution methods or how the update was "wrapped" that broke devices. At Recode's Code/Mobile conference earlier, Apple product marketing executive Greg "Joz" Joswiak said the issue resulted from "the way the software was being sent over servers," though he didn't go into specifics. He also defended his company, claiming that mistakes are inevitable when you're pushing software and that Apple always tries to fix them quickly.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/28/i...bug-explained/

http://recode.net/2014/10/28/apples-...k-code-mobile/

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/apple-re...-ios-8-launch/
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Old 29-10-2014, 08:47
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Such a load of bollocks.
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Old 29-10-2014, 11:14
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I expect people were installing it wrong
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Old 29-10-2014, 11:26
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This thread is nothing if not constructive.
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Old 29-10-2014, 11:52
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And this comments helps the thread how ??

(This one doesn't either obviously !)
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Old 29-10-2014, 14:35
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iOS 8.0.1 caused a few problems including iPhones no longer connecting to a mobile network and was pulled within an hour but why did things go so wrong?


Apparently, there was nothing wrong with the update itself, and it was Apple's distribution methods or how the update was "wrapped" that broke devices. At Recode's Code/Mobile conference earlier, Apple product marketing executive Greg "Joz" Joswiak said the issue resulted from "the way the software was being sent over servers," though he didn't go into specifics. He also defended his company, claiming that mistakes are inevitable when you're pushing software and that Apple always tries to fix them quickly.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/28/i...bug-explained/

http://recode.net/2014/10/28/apples-...k-code-mobile/

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/apple-re...-ios-8-launch/
I know it does sound like bollocks, but it might explain why some users did the update via iTunes and it worked better.
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Old 29-10-2014, 15:01
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Mistakes or messes do happen, no Technology company can be completely free of bugs and errors. Lets be honest though, this was a mistake and a fairly large one at that. It could've been worse, they may have done a Google or Microsoft and buried their heads in the stands, that said prior to iOS 8.1 the new release was exceptionally bug ridden. Sometimes I wonder if Apple's QA department must be laughing over how quickly people laud and lap up all the hyperbole they are fed.

That being said, as aforementioned it does go some way to explaining those users using iTunes to upgrade didn't suffer these issues.

The one good thing that has come from this, Apple will now probably spend a lot more time ensuring mistakes like this don't happen again.
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Old 29-10-2014, 19:01
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True I suppose not like they never learn,

"We don't make many of them, when we do make them we recover very quickly," said Joswiak on during an on-stage interview at the Code/Mobile conference.
Hows that apple maps then all fixed now? not like that led to any further software errors. Not like phones unable to make a call led to peeling phones or bendy ones either.

God bless apple spin
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Old 29-10-2014, 19:15
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True I suppose not like they never learn,



Hows that apple maps then all fixed now? not like that led to any further software errors. Not like phones unable to make a call led to peeling phones or bendy ones either.

God bless apple spin
Apple spin or your spin
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