Mobile
How to fix your iPhone from the dreaded iOS 8 update
If you’re one of the users who were affected by Wednesday’s iOS 8.0.1 update, Apple has a fix for you.
If you’re one of the users who were affected by Wednesday’s iOS 8.0.1 update, Apple has a fix for you.
If you have an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and you lost cellular service and Touch ID functionality today after updating to iOS 8.0.1, here’s the fix:
Follow these steps to reinstall iOS 8.0.
- Make sure that you’re using the latest version of iTunes.
- Connect your iPhone to iTunes.
- Back up your iPhone in iTunes on your Mac or PC. iCloud backups won’t restore to earlier versions, including iOS 8.0.
- Download the file below that corresponds to your device:
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- Select the file you just downloaded by doing one of these in iTunes:
- Mac: Press the Option key and click Check for Update.
- Windows: Press the Shift key and click Check for Update.
- Press Update to install iOS 8 on your iPhone.
The Health app won’t work in iOS 8 after these steps. It will be fixed in our upcoming iOS 8.0.2 software update.