“It’s not just you,” Tribune Media Wire reports. “Most iPhone and iPad users attempting to update to iOS 9 are seeing an error message on the first day the new operating system is available to the public. After attempting the update on the device, users are seeing, ‘Software Update Failed: An error occurred while downloading iOS 9.'”
“Users seeing the error message said they were able to successfully update their operating system by plugging the device into a computer and using iTunes to perform the download and update,” Tribune Media Wire reports. “This appears to be the only workaround at this time.”
MacDailyNews Note: That doesn’t always work, either, as users report messages that their iOS devices have been “disconnected” from iTunes and to reconnect them.
Tribune Media Wire reports, “Apple has not commented on the error message, however it’s probably safe to assume demand for the new operating system overwhelmed Apple’s servers.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Par for the course. Things should improve later today. Good luck!
SEE ALSO:
AnandTech reviews Apple’s iOS 9: ‘Offers something new and great for all iOS users’ – September 16, 2015
Apple delays release of watchOS 2 due to bug – September 16, 2015
Some are already on 9.1, as reported in blogs.
iOS 9 is going to be great, however another rush of App updates… Bleh.
It’s coming via iTunes, but veeerrry slowly. “11 hours remaining.” Maybe I should cancel it and come back later.
cancel and restart little later – I just did my 6plus and it worked perfect. took .5 hour only
I’ve been on GM for a week now.
Me too. Do you suppose there were any changes before this distribution?
There is an OTA update for iOS 9 GM available today too.
Ah, unusual, totally didn’t even check until you mentioned it.
Usually not, usually it’s the same build number and everything. 9.1 won’t be long anyway.
Updated via iTunes, worked perfect…..About :20 minutes via TWC 300/20 mb internet….!
Ditto, no issues with upgrade as soon as it was available
My iP6+ update took only a few minutes.
Great experience.
Plug your iOS device to your Mac, cue the update, eject your device and let the Mac handle it. OTA updates can be quite flaky.
Then let it install over the wire- it is faster less like to FUBAR your device and otherwise be less buggy.
Why is Apple so continually bad at anticipating download demand?
It’s not Apple, it’s the hundreds of millions of people all trying to get the update. It’s called congestion.
Seriously just wait one day.
The disconnected message is a normal part of the installation process. The devices become disconnected while they are rebooting after the firmware updates.
10 minutes on my iPad Air via wifi, iPhone 6 starting now and saying 10 minutes remaining
1:03p et, no issues downloading, took about 30mins.
No problems in South Australia. Works like a dream, too. Loving the new keyboard.
Android uses never have this problem.
Of course, that’s because they never get updates.