Q:I updated recently, kept the phone in my hand and just listened to a book; and I felt a double-buzz of the vibrate mode, which indicated the last boot and it came up talking soon after that.
I made a point of not touching the screen at any price once it said rebooting so it could just get on with it uninterrupted. So, is this vibrate thing new, has anybody else found it? I know I recommended such a thing for years. My old Nokias have done it for years so you know it is alive and kicking a bit even if not talking yet. BobH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2015 9:59 PM Subject: RE: Updating to IOS 9... phone is a brick!!! Help! I know this won't help you now, but that is why upgrading via iTunes is such a much more accessible process. When I upgraded my wife's iPhone 6 (I use iTunes on a Windows 10 PC with Jaws) I could see the download progress (that part is OK on the iPhone), but once it started installing (where the iPhone says it's rebooting) Jaws keeps on telling you what is going on once you put focus on that area, e.g. extracting update, Verifying update with Apple,, installing software, installing firmware and so on. In between you also hear the PC sounds of USB disconnecting and reconnecting as your iPhone reboots multiple times during the process and all in all it's just a much less uncertain process. Having said this I did decide to update my 5S over the air after I downloaded an iOS 8.4.1 firmware file which would have allowed me to downgrade again had the phone bug been really bad. I was able to follow the download progress, once my phone said it was rebooting I kept it nearby so I could be sure I would hear Voiceover when it was done. I think it's important to be patient and not to touch the screen and especially not to press the power or home buttons. Maybe I am just imagining this and it doesn't matter, but I just kept my fingers away from it and about 10 or 12 minutes later Voiceover came back and told me the update was done, I had to double tap on the "Slide to setup" message and go through a few of the setup screens and that was it. I am happy to say that the first time somebody called me and I had a headset connected my phone only vibrated and I couldn'd answer the call. Now, however, it seems to work fairly well, I can answer with the remote on the headset and also a double tap and the screen seems to be active although maybe a bit sluggish. What is more important after I hang up a call my phone and Voiceover do not freeze up so it appears I got lucky. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jenifer Barr Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2015 6:22 AM To: viphone <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Updating to IOS 9... phone is a brick!!! Help! So I decided today to install IOS 9. Bad idea!!! The last thing my phone said about a half hour ago was "phone rebooting". After about 20 minutes of waiting, I tried resetting with the power and lock button for 10 seconds or so... nothing. Now what do I do? Help!!! Thanks, Jen -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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