News: Upcoming iOS 9.3 will fix the bricked iPhones caused by "January 1, 1970" bug


In the mid-February, a weird bug just occur in many iPhones and other iOS device that results in bricking or unusable smartphone. The bug is “January 1, 1970” date setting, when user change it to the correct date, the iOS device will automatically reboot, without entering the main system. Base on the speculations, a reboot loop is the result when integer underflow that causes many iOS device to reset the date at the maximum and many of it, can’t handle the process.

But, a good news came out, the recent beta of iOS 9.3, provides developer and beta tester earlier on this week, fix the recent weird “January 1, 1970 bug” resulting on many iPhones and other iOS device to brick.


The iOS 9.3 beta 4, the date setting have maximum date of December 7, 2000 at 7:00 Pm E.T, which means that it will not reach a beyond the maximum date, and this will fix the weird “January 1, 1970” bug, even though they are brick now.

According to MacRumors forums, those iOS devices that are struck on boot loops can now be restored into fully working condition using this iOS 9.3 beta 4.

“This update fixed the 1970 date bug. Had two retail units stuck in boot loops do to some pricks setting the date to 1970 and restoring in DFU mode did not help. But restorting to this BETA update made both devices go back to normal.”

Many attempts are being made to repair this problem, still on that time no specific repair had been release, but a video being released, involving on repairing this problem by removing the battery which require a screw and doing it in a risky self-repair. But Apple, address this problem and promised to fix in the update of iOS 9.3.


Apple’s iOS 9.3 is currently in beta 4, only available to developer and public beta tester; on the other, it’s nearing the end of beta testing period. The iOS 9.3 will debut on the spring following the launch of the new iOS device such, new iPhone 5se, new iPad Air 3 and other Apple smartwatch on March 15, according to Apple. 
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