Update: iOS 8.0.1 upgraders are reporting problems with Touch ID and cellular connectivity after installing Apple’s update. You should wait before taking the plunge. If you’ve already installed iOS 8.0.1, here’s how to downgrade to iOS 8.
Apple has pulled an iOS 8.0.1 update that fixed problems with HealthKit and various other features after iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users discovered the update broke Touch ID and blocked cellular connectivity.
The iOS 8.0.1 update was also supposed to improve Reachability on the iPhone 6, but it has already been removed while Apple addresses the nest of new bugs it unleashed.
The update came just a week after Apple released iOS 8 to the public, and although it was not a massive release, it was a significant one. Its highlight was a fix for a pesky HealthKit bug that prevented Apple from rolling out big updates for a host of popular health and fitness apps.
iOS 8.0.1 also fixed an issue that prevented some apps from accessing the Photo Library, and another that caused third-party keyboards to become deselected when a user enters their passcode. A bug that prevented users from uploading photos and videos in Safari was also quashed, as was a problem that could cause unexpected data usage when receiving messages.
For iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users, this update was supposed to improve the reliability of Apple’s new Reachability feature, which makes areas of the screen easier to reach when you’re using your phone with just one hand. There was also better support for Ask To Buy for Family Sharing in In-App Purchases.
Prior to Apple’s pulling the upgrade, you could download iOS 8.0.1 over-the-air using Software Update on your iOS device. While the upgrade weighed in at just 72.2MB, you needed 1.6GB of free space to install it. If you didn’t have that, you could update via iTunes instead.
Killian Bell is a freelance writer based in the U.K. He has an interest in all things tech and also covers Android over at CultofAndroid.com. You can follow him on Twitter via @killianbell.
38 responses to “Apple pulls iOS 8.0.1 update that fixed HealthKit but broke Touch ID, cell service”
Ok that is nice and all but where is the WiFi fix Apple????
Yup, works fine here on all my devices. Where’s your data, Marcus?
Go to the apple support forums and search “Iphone 6/6 Plus wifi slow” many users are experiencing incredibly slow wifi speeds. Some fixes are resetting network setting or changing your WEP to WPA2 but some people still have the issue……me included
I have no issues. I have the Apple AC Router. Downloads at full speed. That’s with 2 iPhone 6 plus.
Gods what tool buys an Apple router…
One who wants their iPhone to work right, obviously.
Go to the apple support forums and search “Iphone 6/6 Plus wifi slow” many users are experiencing incredibly slow wifi speeds. Some fixes are resetting network setting or changing your WEP to WPA2 but some people still have the issue……like me -____-
I bet you some people are still using a “B” or “G” router.
I bet you’re a useless apple turd
Calm down fanboy. My iphone 5, macbook pro, and ipad air all work fine on my wifi. My Iphone 6 however is incredibly slow. Many other users if you cared to look also have the same problem.
my 6 Plus will occasionally lose all WiFi SSIDs and just loop. All appear after a restart.
Might be an issue if your running on a Samsung Router.
Samsung doesn’t make wireless routers.
And ‘you are’.
strictly speaking I think he meant “you’re” ;-)
It was a *joke*
Yes they should just sell out for an Apple one. Apple fixes everything! They’ve never made a faulty product! This can’t be their fault!
Multiple users are reporting that iOS 8.0.1 causes failures with the device and/or Touch ID
Do NOT update. No cell reception and no Touch ID after install on iPhone 6+ and iPhone 5. Multiple people are reporting this.
crap…have lost service with AT&T….seriously? Touch ID is working tho…good grief…
scratch that…no touch ID either… DO NOT install this stupidity…get your shit together guys….!!!!
What the hell! It won’t activate my AT&T cell service now.
NO SERVICE!!!! also NO TOUCH ID!
8.0.1 cause may issue like no touch id,no network signal for many users
beware of this update .
Do not update if you have an iPhone 6 or Plus. You will get no carrier service and touchID will not work. This only affects the 6 and 6 Plus, and mainly with US carriers. Repeat, DO NOT UPDATE.
Thanks for the heads up. You technically can restore back to iOS 8. Just do a backup and restore with older iOS 8 file via iTunes.
No cell data with iphone 6… What now ???
It just turned into the iPod 6 and iPod 6 plus
Here’s a comment I can get behind.
Great – just when Apple was going good….No Cellular service or Touch ID
Is this “Update-Gate”, or just “Up-gate”?
Don’t update for now. Many users (myself included) losing service / touch ID.
You guys had me scared. I had already hit update OTA before reading the comments. It updated fine on my iPhone5. I guess it’s mostly the iPhone 6 and 6+ The only thing I can’t get to work is the Edit screen in the Notifications. When I click Edit that screen is blank, no widgets. This update didn’t fix that.
DO NOT UPDATE VIA OTA. Use ITunes for the update.
Looks as though Apple has pulled the update.
Yeah, I can’t get it either via iTunes or OTA. I think this is a first for Apple… to send out an update and then retract it. We’ve just seen history in the making.
Wow, glad I waited. What in the f%K is their issue lately!?
how this escapes apple baffles me
Where has Apples quality control gone, first #Bendgate or #BentGazi and now poor QC on their broken OS and its subsequent update. Glad my 6+ is at least 6 weeks out from arriving by then all the bugs will be worked out and the apps will be optimized.