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03-25-2016, 08:40 PM
Apple pulls back iOS 9.3 for older devices
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Sorry iPhone 5 users, you probably won't be getting Night Shift today.
The launch of iOS 9.3, one of Apple's more significant "point" mobile OS updates, didn't go down so well for those owning older iOS devices. The latest software, in some cases, is locking users out, so Apple made the unusual decision to pull it back just for those trying to update somewhat newer Apple mobile products.
See also: iPhone SE review: Turns out, good things do come in small packages (http://mashable.com/2016/03/24/iphone-se-review/)
Mashable tried this out with one of our own older devices:
An Apple spokesperson later confirmed the decision for a hold and sent along this statement: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/25/apple-pulls-back-ios-9-3/)
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Sorry iPhone 5 users, you probably won't be getting Night Shift today.
The launch of iOS 9.3, one of Apple's more significant "point" mobile OS updates, didn't go down so well for those owning older iOS devices. The latest software, in some cases, is locking users out, so Apple made the unusual decision to pull it back just for those trying to update somewhat newer Apple mobile products.
See also: iPhone SE review: Turns out, good things do come in small packages (http://mashable.com/2016/03/24/iphone-se-review/)
Mashable tried this out with one of our own older devices:
An Apple spokesperson later confirmed the decision for a hold and sent along this statement: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/25/apple-pulls-back-ios-9-3/)
More about Apple (http://mashable.com/category/apple/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Apps Software (http://mashable.com/apps-software/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Mobile (http://mashable.com/mobile/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Ios 9.3 (http://mashable.com/category/ios-9.3/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/IRZPaSHi_gw