How to solve iOS 9.3 activation problem
Thousands of users face iOS 9.3 activation problems (solution).
A good number of iPhone and iPad owners have come across a problem with iOS 9.3 release – the mobile gadgets have refused to be activated and have resembled more of bricks.
The problem has become universal, which was reported by thousands of disappointed users worldwide. A few of them have succeeded in activating their mobile gadgets under iOS 9.3 command guided by one of the instructions bellow.
Why is iOS 9.3 refuses to be activated?
Actually activation problems take place with every significant iOS update. Apple servers fail under the pressure of a great number of those who wants to update their iOS. As far as iOS is concerned, we also have one more reason in addition. It is rooted in the firmware iOS 9.3 and indicated by means of a mass character of the problem and the absence of the one and only solution to fix it. Moreover, the users of official Apple forum have come to a conclusion that a proper solution is the return to iOS 9.2.1 and temporary disregard of iOS 9.3 till the problem would be solved.
Which is the way to activate iOS 9.3?
Here we have a list of instructions that you should follow consecutively and if one of the solutions helps you then there is no need to follow the rest of them.
- Update iTunes to the latest version. Plug in your blocked device into your computer and run iTunes. Haven’t the activation begun? Reboot your device, rerun iTunes and try this instruction one more time. After trying this for several times some of the users have succeeded in activation.
- Go to iCloud.com and log in your Apple ID data. Switch off “Find your iPhone” function. When the activation is completed, switch on “Find your iPhone”.
- Update your iOS 9.3 via iTunes. Here you can download iOS 9.3 for your device.
- Downgrade to iOS 9.2.1 Here you can download iOS 9.2.1 firmware for your device. Here the link how to downgrade from one iOS version to another.
- Restore your iPhone or iPad to iOS 9.3 in the iTunes (detailed instruction is coming soon).
Following the instructions you either activate your Apple gadget under the command of iOS 9.3 or return to iOS 9.2.1 but with it your Apple device will no longer resemble a brick. That is the solution!
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Step 3:
What do you do with the update file once downloaded?
Thanks
The downloaded iOS 9.3 *.IPSW file for iPad 2 can be useful for restoring iPad 2 via iTunes.
To do so open up iTunes, ALT-click on Restore button to downgrade from chosen downloaded iOS 9.3 file.
Apple releases iOS 9.3.1 for iPhones and iPads. iOS 9.3.1 comes just over a week after the launch of iOS 9.3 and likely brings a fix for a significant web link crashing issue that has been affecting many iOS users.
iOS 9.3.1 release is available as an over-the-air update for all iOS 9 users and it can also be downloaded through iTunes.