March 8, 2014
apple ios problems
my ipad (ios 5.1.1) had spinning wheel of death boot-loop (without apple, just SWOD) after battery depletion. I had lost all apps data and notes.
WTF? passcode lock is the f%%%%%g problem.
while being in SWOD ipad detected by itunes, i could even backup photos using OS methods, not sync (without even passcode authentication, which is strange!).
I could even make transfer purchases to itunes. but no backup/restore is available because "unlock device with passcode" is needed. I know f%%%ng passcode, I WANT to enter it, why the HELL it's impossible to enter passcode in itunes while ipad is connected?!
restoring from the previous backup did not work with the same reason, device is locked with passcode. "unlock please...".
so I had to upgrade to ios 7 from recovery mode (recovery mode is really the only way in this case!).
the most ugly thing is even after it's initialized, and I make restore from backup, the ipad shows "welcome" screen. it's clean and new.
I don't rely on itunes backups anymore. that's sad.
Seems like i'm more interested in having android device than ios. These are android vs ios screen after new device init.
