“Problems associated with the latest software update for the Apple TV set-top box have resulted in non-functional units for some users,” AppleInsider reports. “Details of the issues can be found in a growing thread discovered by AppleInsider at the Apple Support Communities website. There, users of the iOS-based Apple TV models indicate that upgrading the software on their device has rendered it useless.”
“Manually downgrading the Apple TV software has been discovered to work as a possible fix for those affected by the issue,” AppleInsider reports. “The process requires installing an IPSW restore file from Apple, plugging the Apple TV into a Mac or PC with a micro USB cable, and force restoring the software through iTunes.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Our AppleTVs were upgraded without incident, how ’bout yours?
No problem here with two Apple TVs.
no problem here, on second generation apple tv.
No issue for me when I updated.
Upgraded my two Apple TVs. No issues.
i’m on 5.1 but the most annoying bug is that if i use ethernet instead of wifi some of the apps don’t work. its a well documented bug too
MLB and photo stream are the ones that i tested
Without a hitch.
no problemo
No problems with a 720 and a 1080
Worked on apple tv 2 with no problems
OK here.
5.1 is the latest available in Canada right now. Mine is OK and no problems.
No problem with ATV 3.
It would be great to know which upgrade to avoid and if it is a problem on both my 1st and 2nd generation AppleTV devices.
I will check to see what the last upgrade was. It worked fine and may have been done a few weeks ago on my 2nd generation AppleTV.
I now get 1 of mine repeatedly dropping the wifi connection saying that I need to reconnect and then reconnects without me doing anything
I applied the update to my 47″ Apple TV and it turned it into a Vizio!!
That is a bug, not a feature
Holy old news, Batman. I thought the update dropped today. Because I suffer from Apple Update OCD such that I cannot peacefully co-exist with a non-updated Apple product (and so are most of you…so don’t look askance at me), I applied this update months ago to 720 and 1080p models…no issues.
I updated my black 3rd gen TV last month It worked fine until it read this article. 🙁
Ditto for me
My AppleTV is out for delivery. Keychain know when I get it set-up.
No problems here.
My wife’s getting me one for Christmas. As far as I know it has no issues. 🙂
That was good and finn!. Thanks for the laugh.
Mine still works. With the upgrade.
No problemo here either. Updated two Apple TV’s.
Since my Apple TV has a 160GB HD it was not affected. My ‘other’ Apple TV is a Mac Mini.
No really sold on the hockey puck although I have given a few as presents.
What upgrade? What version are we supposed to run? I didn’t see any notice about an upgrade or my upgrade just happened flawlessly.
I haven’t had access to iTunes Store or Match for about a week and a half now. Whenever I try to watch purchased content it says “AppleTV cannot connect to server”. Netfkix and YouTube work, just not my iTunes apps 🙁
The triangular sign on iPad, iphone4s and iMac has disappeared. Apple TV is not working either, here in Altrincham UK.
No problem with any of the seven of them.
We’re having the same problem with our AppleTV2, after the update we have a nonstop blinking light and a screen telling us to connect to iTunes. Tried connecting the mini usb cable to restore via iTunes with no luck. Tried downgrading to old version but we get an error message. Frustrating.