Tips How to Solve Bug "January 1, 1970" on the iPhone

As has been previously communicated, the iPhone turns out to have a dangerous bug that can damage the device permanently. iPhone changed the date be January 1, 1970 will automatically experience a reboot and not lit again.

Initially, this bug is only seen as a mere joke. However, after some iPhone users to try it, it turns out the bug could actually damage the iPhone. On reboot, the iPhone screen kept white and does not indicate a change to the menu screen.

For users who already tried, obviously this is a constant headache. To that end, here's how to easily overcome as the quotation from BGR, Tuesday (02/16/2016) from a video uploaded to YouTube JerryRigEverything account owner.

In the video, how to deal with it is power off your iPhone directly from the battery. Users simply remove the battery and put it back. After that, the iPhone will be forced to reset the date and the phone can get back on again.

Keep in mind, this requires special expertise and tools to unlock the iPhone battery. Apple uses special screws that can not be opened using a regular screwdriver. Additionally, before you try, the user must be very careful in order not to damage other parts of the iPhone.

On the other hand, Apple itself was already aware of the issue of this bug is quite disturbing. And, the Cupertino-based company said it would release a software update to resolve this issue.

For information, this bug was reported only attack iOS devices with 64bit processor, the iPhone 5s, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 and 4, and iPod Touch 6th generation. And, until now unknown bug that can be so fatal to the iPhone.

However, according to some analysts, it is likely this is related to Unix time used on iOS. Simply put, with a set time to date of January 1, 1970, it will be read as a value of zero (0).

Basically, it's not that be a problem. However, when the iPhone automatically tries to show the time before that, for example, a new SMS. So, indirectly be negative and cause damage to the system.


Source : Techno Liputan6