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Has this release been pulled? It's not available in the iOS dev center and the one device I tried updating (before seeing this message) has been downloading it

Has this release been pulled? It's not available in the iOS dev center and the one device I tried updating (before seeing this message) has been downloading it forever (well, 45 min so far).

prawks 12y ago
The article has been updated to reflect that it has been pulled.
- meepmorp 12y ago
  So it has. Serves me right for not refreshing the article a few times, and going to check other sources. I wonder what I do with my now-eternally-updating iPhone.
mikestew 12y ago
The update was pulled. Problem is, if you were quick on the draw and updated as soon as it came out, there's no ipsw for the iPhone 6/+ on the dev center. Though the solution is to restore to last known good, LKG is not available through the usual channels.
- saidajigumi 12y ago
  Yeah, made that same discovery. I'm going to guess that Apple ops has a "big red button" to pull a release with problems, and that doesn't discriminate between distribution methods. Unfortunate, but makes sense until they can fully triage the problem. My heart goes out to those unknown folks at Apple who are now having a really bad day. I doubt we'll get it, but I'd love to read a post-mortem of this event. I suspect it'd be educational, as I have a hard time imagining how an org like Apple could ship a release this obviously broken.
- mikestew 12y ago
  Too late to EDIT, so I'll reply to my own post. There are 8.0 images available from Apple, just not publicized on Apple's website. iPhone 6: http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS8/031-05647.20140917.b0n9s/iPhone7,2_8.0_12A365_Restore.ipsw http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS8/031-05647.20140917.b0n9s/iPho... iPhone 6 Plus: http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS8/031-05555.20140917.YWW0v/iPhone7,1_8.0_12A366_Restore.ipsw http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS8/031-05555.20140917.YWW0v/iPho... Caveat: I have not tested these myself, nor has anyone on my team. We are holding off until we deem it necessary to get the devices working again (an enthusiastic tester who was quick on the draw this morning managed to hose our only two iPhone 6 devices.)
Ethan_Mick 12y ago
From the post: "Approximately 80 minutes after releasing the update, Apple appears to have removed it from its servers. Verification steps at the start of the update process failed, and now devices running iOS 8.0 display the “Your software is up to date” phrasing that suggests iOS 8.0.1 never happened." Just happened to a friend, she can't install the update she had downloaded.
- saidajigumi 12y ago
  If the update is downloaded but not installed, it's possible to delete it: https://twitter.com/jfmartin67/status/514844404411273216 https://twitter.com/jfmartin67/status/514844404411273216
  - Ethan_Mick 12y ago
    Interesting, I had no idea! Good to know for future reference.

Has this release been pulled? It's not available in the iOS dev center and the one device I tried updating (before seeing this message) has been downloading it forever (well, 45 min so far).

prawks 12y ago

The article has been updated to reflect that it has been pulled.

meepmorp 12y ago
So it has. Serves me right for not refreshing the article a few times, and going to check other sources. I wonder what I do with my now-eternally-updating iPhone.

mikestew 12y ago

The update was pulled. Problem is, if you were quick on the draw and updated as soon as it came out, there's no ipsw for the iPhone 6/+ on the dev center. Though the solution is to restore to last known good, LKG is not available through the usual channels.

saidajigumi 12y ago
Yeah, made that same discovery. I'm going to guess that Apple ops has a "big red button" to pull a release with problems, and that doesn't discriminate between distribution methods. Unfortunate, but makes sense until they can fully triage the problem. My heart goes out to those unknown folks at Apple who are now having a really bad day. I doubt we'll get it, but I'd love to read a post-mortem of this event. I suspect it'd be educational, as I have a hard time imagining how an org like Apple could ship a release this obviously broken.
mikestew 12y ago
Too late to EDIT, so I'll reply to my own post. There are 8.0 images available from Apple, just not publicized on Apple's website. iPhone 6: http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS8/031-05647.20140917.b0n9s/iPhone7,2_8.0_12A365_Restore.ipsw http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS8/031-05647.20140917.b0n9s/iPho... iPhone 6 Plus: http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS8/031-05555.20140917.YWW0v/iPhone7,1_8.0_12A366_Restore.ipsw http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS8/031-05555.20140917.YWW0v/iPho... Caveat: I have not tested these myself, nor has anyone on my team. We are holding off until we deem it necessary to get the devices working again (an enthusiastic tester who was quick on the draw this morning managed to hose our only two iPhone 6 devices.)

Ethan_Mick 12y ago

From the post: "Approximately 80 minutes after releasing the update, Apple appears to have removed it from its servers. Verification steps at the start of the update process failed, and now devices running iOS 8.0 display the “Your software is up to date” phrasing that suggests iOS 8.0.1 never happened." Just happened to a friend, she can't install the update she had downloaded.

saidajigumi 12y ago
If the update is downloaded but not installed, it's possible to delete it: https://twitter.com/jfmartin67/status/514844404411273216 https://twitter.com/jfmartin67/status/514844404411273216
- Ethan_Mick 12y ago
  Interesting, I had no idea! Good to know for future reference.