Apple re-issues iOS 9.3 after crippling older devices, confusing customers

From ComputerWorld: Apple today replaced the iOS 9.3 update with a new version after the original crippled some older devices last week, and confused large numbers of unaffected customers when their iPhones and iPads told them that they weren't connected to the Internet when in truth they were.

The initial version of iOS 9.3, which Apple issued a week ago, threw owners of older hardware -- iPhone 5S and earlier, and iPad Air and earlier -- for a loop when it asked them for their Apple ID and password, normally not a step in the iOS update process.

Apple published a support document that acknowledged the problem and provided solutions.

Last week, Apple pulled iOS 9.3 from its servers in an effort to prevent more people from seeing the demand for an ID and password. Today, the Cupertino, Calif. company re-released iOS 9.3.

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