What is the deal with the iPhone 1970 date bug?
People have been reporting on the internet for approximately the past week that changing the time on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to May 1970 or before can cause the device to not power on after a reboot. This has been causing headaches for some as an iOS restore through iTunes does not fix the issue and allow the device to turn back on.
Fix Coming Soon
Apple has acknowledged the issue and has set up a support page with information regarding the issue. To visit the Apple support page, click here. Apple has noted on the webpage that a fix will be coming in software update to prevent this from happening. The support page for this issue does not say which software update will be coming out next, but Apple has been beta testing iOS 9.3 with new features. There is a possibility that iOS 9.3 will be the next available update to iOS devices. To learn more about the upcoming features in iOS 9.3, read our blog post here.
Need Help?
If your iPhone's time was set to May 1970 or before and it is unable to be powered on, we recommend visiting your local CityMac Service Center. iPhone, iPad and iPod devices under warranty can be replaced with Apple through CityMac. For out of warranty and immediate service the Service Center at CityMac can also work on your iPhone for a basic service fee of $25.00, no appointment necessary!
We also recommend contacting Apple Support for iPhone, iPod and iPad support. Apple Support can be reached at apple.com/support/contact/
We highly recommend to not set your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch’s device time to May 1970 or earlier. If you have this issue, we recommend visiting a Certified Service Center like CityMac or contacting Apple Support. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to leave a comment below.