Warning for Apple iOS 8 Users: Apple pulled out its first update to its new operating system, iOS 8, after many users reported that downloading the software disabled their phones.

Warning for Apple iOS 8 Users: Apple pulled its first update to its new operating system, iOS 8, after many users reported that downloading the software disabled their phones.

Apple earlier this week said that the iPhone 6 launch was its biggest ever, selling 10 million units around the world in its first weekend. In terms of revenue, the iPhone is the company's most important device. Despite the blockbuster debut, there have been a few things to mar the debut of the new phone. Just days before Apple chief executive Tim Cook introduced the phone onstage, hackers targeted the iCloud accounts of several celebrities, and personal photos of major stars such as Jennifer Lawrence. Shortly after that, Apple released new privacy measures and Cook said publicly that Apple could do more to let users know about privacy options.

Apple also pulled out its first update to its new operating system, iOS 8, after many users reported that downloading the software disabled their phones. Apple's newest iPhones ran into some glitches in last week of September after users complained that a new software update blocked their calls, and a video circulated to suggest that the larger of the two new models is vulnerable to bending. Apple said it would stop providing the software update, which it began distributing on Wednesday morning to fix several issues in last week's iOS 8 operating system for iPhones and iPads.

The problems with the software appear to be affecting only Apple's newest devices -- the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Users of older phones and iPads so far have not reported any problems. The Apple-dedicated Web site, Macrumors, said the problems span phones with all the major carriers, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint. Resetting the phones did not help.

Customers reported losing cell service, the ability to use Touch ID after downloading the latest update. The newest tweaks to the software were supposed to add fixes to HealthKit - the health and fitness hub that Apple had to delay the night before iOS 8 launched last week - and various changes to address some problems early users had reported. These include a problem with text messaging that leads to "unexpected cellular data usage," as well as problems accessing photos from Photo Library and changes to improve the thumb-friendly "Reachability" feature on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

After the reported problems in iOS 8, Apple has updated released the updated version called iOS 8.0.1. But the users were still facing the problems.

"We have received reports of an issue with the iOS 8.0.1 update," said an Apple spokeswoman in a statement. "We are actively investigating these reports and will provide information as quickly as we can. In the meantime we have pulled back the iOS 8.0.1 update."

 

 

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