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iOS 10 bricks iThings

Apple's iOS 10 update has knackered some people's iPhones and iPads, requiring the devices to be completely wiped to continue working.

Affected folks found that after downloading and installing the operating system upgrade, an error message was shown instructing owners to plug their bricked iThing into a computer running iTunes to fix it.

You can find instructions on how to use iTunes to recover a crashed device here. Make sure you're running the latest version of iTunes before setting off. This operation will delete everything off the gadget, so let's hope you've made a backup at some point.

Apple has since fixed its iOS 10 download, so if you haven't already installed the new operating system, it's now safe to do so. If you downloaded an earlier iOS 10 but haven't installed, delete it and grab a fresh working version. ®

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