iOS 8.0.1 Pulled Down After ‘No Service,’ Touch-ID Problems

iOS 8.0.1 Pulled Down After ‘No Service,’ Touch-ID Problems
It’s currently not possible to jailbreak an iOS 8.2 beta device (unless you want to get malware), but TaiG says it has a jailbreaking tool ready for when iOS 8.2 is finally released in its non-beta form. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Jack Phillips
9/24/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Users on Wednesday are saying that the iOS 8.0.1 update, released Wednesday, is causing problems with the touch ID as they’re downloading the update.

UPDATE: BGR reports that Apple has pulled iOS 8.0.1 down at around 2:30 p.m. ET due to the litany a problems users are experiencing.

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“Yep, my TouchID isn’t working either. ”@othood: TouchID seems broken too,” one person wrote on Twitter.

Other users said that cellular reception is having issues after downloading the update. Users were getting a “no service” problem.

Per The Verge, here’s the leak on what the update is supposed to fix:

“Fixes a bug so HealthKit apps can now be made available on the App Store
Addresses an issue where 3rd party keyboards could become deselected when a user enters their passcode
Fixes an issue that prevented some apps from accessing photos from the Photo Library
Improves the reliability of the Reachability feature on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Fixes an issue that could cause unexpected cellular data usage when receiving SMS/MMS messages
Better support of Ask To Buy for Family Sharing for In-App Purchases
Fixes an issue where ringtones were sometimes not restored from iCloud backups
Fixes a bug that prevented uploading photos and videos from Safari”

Gotta be Mobile notes that the touch ID problems appear to be centered on the iPhone 5s.

 

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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