Yesterday we passed along a rumor that iOS 8.0.1 would be released soon to patch up a number of bugs, and, sure enough, Apple released it this morning. But the word from multiple sources is that the patch is a buggy mess than causes more problems than it solves, and Apple actually pulled the patch from its download servers not long ago. On the bright side, the update reportedly fixed the issues with HealthKit, so that's something, right?
These are serious bugs we're talking about, too, although they're apparently limited to owners of the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Many users who downloaded it this morning, for instance, reported that their phones lost all cellular connectivity, and that the phone simply displayed a "No Service" message. Touch ID was widely reported to have lost all functionality.
The server outage reportedly affect a wide range of carriers, ranging from the United States's AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint to Rogers in Canada, EE in the United Kingdom, and Vodaphone users in Germany. When iPhone 6 users tried to input a new Touch ID, the update said simply that the process had "Failed" and that it was "Unable to complete Touch ID setup."
John Paczkowski of Re/code announced on Twitter that Apple is "actively investigating these reports" and that for now, it has "pulled back the iOS 8.0.1 update."iMore has also revealed a set of steps that will revert your phone back to the original iOS 8 if you're affected by the issues:
1. Download iOS 8 for iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus.
2. Option-click (Mac) or control-click (Windows) on Update.
3. Choose the iOS 8 firmware file you downloaded in step 1.
4. Let iTunes do its thing.
Alternatively, you can use these steps and download page supplied by Cult of Mac:
1. Download iOS 8.0 (Use the list here).
2. Open the iPhone page on iTunes.
3. Hold Option and click Restore iPhone.
4. Select the iOS 8 IPSW firmware you just downloaded.
5. Click Restore and wait for iTunes to work its wonders.
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