Apple’s iOS 9.3 update is powerful enough to fix your poor sleeping habits with its new Night Shift feature, but it’s also destructive enough to brick your older iPad, especially the iPad 2.
The good news is that the Cupertino company has already issued a fix for this iOS 9.3 problem, which has left eager updaters stalled at the password screen after failing to authenticate the software.
Since Monday, users have reported seeing a message: “Cannot activate because the activation server is temporarily not available.”
Trying again later or updating via iTunes through as hardwired connection were solutions that worked fine for some, but not all. Now, with the new update in place, it should be fixed for everyone.
More iOS 9.3 fixes on the way
iOS 9.3 the first major mid-cycle firmware updates for iPhones and iPads in several years, with notable front-facing features and design tweaks.
However, this authentication issue isn’t the only troubleshooting people have experienced with the new operating system version. Expect an iOS 9.3.1 eventually with more patches rolled into it.
Rare cases like the inability to install iOS 9.3, experiencing reduced battery life and all-out software freezes are among the problems we have heard from users trying to update.
Despite these frustrations, most users have updated without a problem. That may be because Apple gave public beta testers early access iOS 9.3 in January. Look for the same with iOS 10 in June.
Source: techradar.com
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I have an iPad 2 and it updated fine.
plus we deprecate developer tools so that new apps run only on the new OS version, forcing you to update because otherwise your bank apps stops working.
Why are you even using an iPad 2? It's aincient, I can understand if you were using the original iPad Air but an iPad 2?
Thank you for forwarding Apple's statement.
The problem is that nothing works. My once functional iPad is now bricked.
Thank you Apple!
I posted a discussion on the Apple Community forum and they posted the same "info".
After that I said that it did not work and they censored my post.
This guy is the one who censored my post:
https://discussions.apple.com/…
He said that he does not work for Apple.
Which is hard to believe…
I did some research and found out that he works in that college:
http://www2.ivcc.edu/jauch/
I called him and he did not respond.
So are those methods from Apple loyal towards a full paying customer?
Yes yes your old ipad 2 worked great for years.
That's why we keep putting out updates that make your ipad suck a little more each time.
If we didn't do this you would still be enjoying the ipad 2 s excellent original perfromance.
We are apple 😉
Now go to the store and buy a full priced $400 tablet that will do exactly what your ipad 2 can do if we didn't shove updates on it.
Because of course you need business class specs to watch kittens on youtube
Try a jailbreak, you can install whatever IOS you want and remove yourself from the upgrade rat race
Plus your iPad will run at it's original speed, if you go back far enough.