“Manually changing the date to May 1970 or earlier can prevent your iOS device from turning on after a restart,” the document states. When the bug was originally made public, it was believed that users had to rewind iOS’ date all the way back to Jan. 1, 1970.
The company is promising to fix the issue in an “upcoming software update,” but without offering any other specifics. Apple also isn’t offering any temporary solutions for salvaging a device.
Any 64-bit hardware running iOS 8 or 9 is believed to be susceptible to the glitch, which will most frequently leave it stuck at the Apple logo, unable to finish booting. Even the full complement of restore options won’t work.
What makes this bug so deadly is that some with a sick sense of humor are trying to trick iOS device owners who are not familiar with the bug, into setting the date back which makes the device unusable. Until Apple sends out the update to fix this issue, we would suggest not fooling around by manually changing the date on your 64-bit iOS device to May 1970 or earlier.
Source : Phonearena | appleinsider
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