Changing Time and Date to Jan 1, 1970 Will Brick Your iPhone

Hey fellas! You might be using an iPhone, or your friends might have one.

Some days back, a YouTube user named Zack Straley uploaded a video about a bug in the iPhone.

In this bug, if you set your phone date to Jan 1, 1970 at 1 P.M and reboot it, you can't get your iPhone back.

This issue can't be restored. Some people might tell you to try this because your iPhone will get an updated boot animation, but I suggest you don't trust them.

This bug can't be solved by restoring your iPhone, and you really can't get it back. The only way to get it back is to go to your nearest Apple Store and show them this issue, and I hope they will look at it.

Apple has invited senior engineers to look into this matter.

Some users thought it might be fake. They tried it and didn't get their iPhone back, and more than a thousand iPhones are getting bricked.

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This bug is on the iPhone 5s, 6, 6 Plus and 6S, all those iPhones that have a 64-bit processor and run iOS 8.0 and later versions. It is also on iPads and iPods.

Please, after reading this, don't try this at home, with friends, or with your colleagues.

If you want to protect your device from this error, keep your phone date set to automatic.

If you have been the victim of this bug, I suggest you visit your nearest Authorized Apple Store and show them this issue. If your iPhone is under warranty, you will get a new iPhone or else.

If you don't want to give your phone to the Apple Store, try this method to get your iPhone back.

Wait till your device battery gets drained, then plug your phone into the charger and reset your device. A blue screen will appear for 3 seconds after some minutes. This works only on some phones.