If anyone has any idea how to fix the main issue- seen at 10:50- definitely want to hear from you. discord.io/91tech Join the discord, whether or not you know! Hope to see you there :)
I recently had this issue on a 5S with iOS 9.3, what solved it for me was just installing an active SIM card (device was unlocked). I saw a comment saying this might be an A9 chip issue, I recently set up an SE1 and didn’t have the issue when nothing was in the SIM slot. Maybe it’s because I was on iOS 15, and it’s possible this issue is specific to A9 running iOS 9.
You might be able to update it in iTunes to connect to a computer with iTunes if you’re fine with the phone being updated if you’re not then I don’t know what to do or say
I can’t believe Just seeing all the accessories that are in these old IPhone boxes is now already very nostalgic. I miss the days of getting a new iPhone and just getting free EarPods with the phone.
And just having multiple pairs laying around the house. I guess on the bright side, it makes us want to take better care of our earphones since we know we have to pay for a replacement instead of just raid the pile.
@@ceebee23 I'm looking to replace my galaxy a32 5g with something to replace it I'm looking between $160-$200. That isn't to small or isn't to big preferably a iphone
The iPhone 6s was a great phone, I got it for my birthday when it first came out. It was one of my favorite iPhone model designs ever. also, I really miss the physical click of the home button.
@@emilsecker7881 Who said I was using it as my main phone? Lol, nah it’s just a device for my collection. Of course I don’t use a almost decade old phone
Hi! I’ve read a lot of posts and comments about this issue with ios 9 activation error on reddit. Basically the 6S(+) and SE (2016) model would not activate on ios 9 since 2018, because there was an issue with the amount of signals the antenna chip would emmit. This would not be regulatory. This was discovered later on (2018) and was only effective on ios 9 A9 phones. Thus on why this specific ios was killed off by Apple. So if you have one of those devices on ios 9 that were already activated, there’s a high chance that it will get deactivated. My advice, keep the phone off the internet. Don’t put any sim in it. If you have more knowledge about jailbreaking: jailbreak the phone while u still can and save the Activation tickets. If one day u have this deactivation problem, you’ll be able to activate it manually. Anyway, i hope this helps!
@@Bendaak it’s mostly out of nostalgia purposes that people would get a hold of ios 9. If you use it as a primary device than yes, it’s better to be on a newer version. If it’s not, than it doesn’t really matter. My iPhone SE is still on ios 13, planning on keeping it there.
@@emmanueldernoncourt8593 I don’t get it. There is little to no nostalgia past iOS 6. iOS 9 isn’t too much different in appearance from iOS 16. I would advise you update for security proposes and additional app support if your SE is your main phone. 15.7 runs extremely well on this device and I expect a further 2 years of app support and security updates.
@@Bendaak no worries i know about the security updates. The iPhone SE is one of the many iPhones i have in my collection, so it’s not my main device. Thanks for the advice, cs you are surely right about that. If you don’t get the nostalgia, that’s fine. But other people feel nolstalgic for other reasons than yours. I feel nostalgic about ios 9, because that is the iOS i started off with. Nostalgia is a personal feeling, not a factual thing.
I remember the day the iPhone 6s was released, I was so excited because of the 3D Touch… good memories, kinda sad what iPhones have evolved into nowadays as they were previously sooo much better… great video btw, been watching for years and your content never fails to entertain me :)
The 6s was not a huge thing. Been following Apple for a very long time and I can say that the 4, the 5s and the X were the most amazing phones when they were presented, because they actually brought a LOT of innovation at once. The 6s brought the 3D touch (useless for 99% of people) and a mega CPU (people dont usually value that). Since the X we’ve have solid phones, but nothing crazy
imo the 6s+ isn't outdated since it's still getting updates frequently (although i keep mine on lower version to jailbreak since it's not my main anymore)
I believe in some way you need to jailbreak/exploit the phone to delete the Setup Assistant, or maybe trying to use a 3rd party app like iMazing or 3utools to try skipping the Setup Assistant. This has been something I have consistently heard of throughout legacy iOS communities but I personally have no experience with this problem. I hope I can at least point you in the right direction with this, though.
3u can’t bypass this kind of activation error. People have been trying to fix this issue for years and ive only seen one dev actually pull off activating these activation bricked devices but no tool has been released yet
The iPhone 6s Plus is an awesome iPhone I’ve been using it since 2017 The reason I chose the 6s plus was because I didn't like the fact I had to use a dongle just to use headphones with the 3.5m jack Another one was because if I had to charge my phone I had to stop listening to music and charge the phone So these two are my reasons I still prefer to have the headphone jack but it's fine Anyway the iPhone 6s plus is an amazing phone 10/10 Have a nice day ✌️
@LuLuTheCat • I went with the 6s plus only because it had a more powerful processor than the 6 and it was the last one with the headphone jack That's all, I have the 6s plus I know my phone and I hate the 7 plus so 🤷
@LuLuTheCat • I bought my iPhone 6s plus In 2017 when apple kept selling older iPhones In the store anyway I know my model Anyway I wish you a nice day ✌️
@@blackmuffin8287 oh, the way you worded your first comment made it seem like you bought a 7 and couldn't stand the lack of a headphone jack but you're now used to it
@@luluthecat1570 I got the 6s plus but now I've switched to the s22 ultra Now I just use my iPhone for editing music or videos if I have to I said I couldn't bare the lack because I didn't like the idea of using a dongle just to use headphones with the 3.5mm jack and another reason I chose the 6s plus it's because I could listen to music with headphones using the 3.5m port while I charge my phone 😅 I'm sorry if my wording was incorrect 😅 Anyway I will you'll have a nice day ✌️
From September 2015 to as I type this comment I am the owner and daily user of an iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Silver model running 15.7 and with 1.1GB space available. The A9 in my unit is from TSMC. I have the original display with minor scratches and I’ve dropped my 6s Plus countless times with only a Apple OEM leather case protecting it. I have the original battery with battery health maximum capacity showing 72%. Sadly I don’t use my headphone jack having AirPods Pro for years that work well with my 6s Plus. I use my 6s Plus for CarPlay daily. Both of my vehicles are newer model years than my iPhone haha. I also use my 6s Plus for Apple Pay everywhere I can in store or online. I enjoy taking photos using the 12MP main camera with optical image stabilization and on/off/auto HDR. I love 3D Touch for cursor selection. I love my physical second gen Touch ID home button. I love double touching Touch ID for reachability feature dropping down the display. Per the iPhone 6 bend gate issue and 6s fixing that with 7000 series aluminum I am happy to say my 6s Plus is not bending! My 5.5” display with squared off corners and No Face ID obstruction makes for a great viewing experience. Needless to say I’m a holdout for the iPhone we all dream of but never get. My iPhone keeps giving and I don’t want to replace it with what we’ve seen just yet. What I want in a dream iPhone: USB-C, iPad Air style Touch ID, the dynamic island reimagined more so a dynamic beach along top of display meeting a slim array of hardware under the top black bezel, MagSafe with CarPlay data transfer, Made in the USA.
@@emilsecker7881 why do I need the brand new iPhone 14 when my 6S Plus plays everything I need and gets security updates. You might be rich but we aren’t. Don’t be dumb.
i think the activation error is because at one point apple accidentally signed every ios version in existense and a lot of people downgraded their iphone 6s to ios 9 on mass. This was back in 2018 but because of that it is now impossible to setup an iphone 6s on ios 9 without activation error to this day
This was my second iPhone I bought, I got the iPhone 6s back in 2017 to try apple out and it was only 99 dollars brand new so I figured what the heck I’ll try it. I absolutely loved it but it was a little small for me and for 50 dollars more I quickly switched to the 6s plus. Over the years I switched to the 7 plus then a 11, and after that went to a 13 then last month got the iphone 14 pro. Absolutely love the apple ecosystem and have switched all my devices to all apple except for one windows 11 laptop for games
I hate Apple for this. I have some new iPhones 6 (not 6S) on iOS 9 and im facing this same issue. Why Apple, why. I'm not updating it NEVER and f**k you Apple, I will wait for some bypass that should be "Easy" for some devs to make, because this device is checkm8 compatible..
just jump start the original battery. cut off one end of usb cable and stick + to + and - to minus and hold it like that for a few seconds. your battery should start charing after that like brand new one.
Wow, the other day I got an old iPad 2 for my tech collection, and I was able to activate it! It gave me one error screen, but it eventually activated and I checked the settings and it was on something like iOS 9.1.5 and I have no idea how I did it.
It's super hard to just find an iPhone 6s on iOS 9. And I remember seeing a few years back saying that they would brick your iPhone 6s if you were on iOS 9.
@@emilsecker7881 That’s Apple for you. All they want to do is make it harder for people like us who collect phones with older iOS. The most annoying thing I swear is the almost impossible downgrading. Why can’t I just use a IPSW and they be signed? I know to almost everyone it don’t matter. I just hate that I’d have to spend hundreds of dollars finding old iPhones on their original OS.
@@SWOhioSpeedtesting I've seen very few demonstrations on YT on Semi-Tethered downgrades on iPhone X and older and it looks completely outta my league...
check what version of ios 9 you are on. if you have 9.0-9.1, the error can be mitigated untethered. reply if you see results. to see the ios version, try to plug the device in normal mode into checkra1n. it will say unsupported, but will tell you the version
to fix your activation error you would have to update it to latest ios. sadly thats the thing after apple did something to their activation servers and 6s and 6s+ wont activate no more when on ios 9. you can always jailbreak and activate it by force, but you will lose signal most likely.
The activation error is because a long time ago, apple did an oopsie and made the iOS 9 install firmware file public and signed so people could downgrade, and apple realised that and made it so iPhone 6s models running iOS 9 cannot activate!
something speical about the 6s plus, such a good cpu at the time, awesome design, great camera, and honestly it deserves all the years software updates.
Man I had the 6s I was waiting for the 7 in black to be in stock to upgrade and I dropped it in the toilet. Immediately upgraded to the jet black and dealt with those micro scratches. Was pleasantly surprised the phone still worked after being submerged because I don’t think it was advertised as being water resistant.
Came here from Hugh Jeffrey’s video mentioning this. I like your unboxings of old iPhones and stuff but you have to be realistic about how this whole thing would go. Obviously you need a new battery as it’s been sitting for 7 years. Second, Apple has run the show on software updates since the beginning of their main devices like Mac, iPhone, iPad etc. In order for devices to operate and function normally, to patch major bugs and glitches etc yes you need to update to the latest software. All in all this shouldn’t be a huge shock.
I have a 6s and this is a issue that really puzzled me. It was really simple to fix, I just updated it through itunes, but what's the point you can't run ios 9 🤷🏽
I rebuilt a iPhone 6s that someone had thrown against a fence. It separated into three pieces on impact and sat In the wet grass all night. I gathered the pieces the next morning and ordered a new screen, battery and home button. Got it all back together and it’s been my most solid backup. Say what you want but they made those phones strong. Maybe not the ones today :(
I had the iPhone 6s up to iOS 11 or iOS 12 but I love that phone I’m looking for one right now lol in that same color you have. But the problem you talking about I never experienced that
Damn, after watching this I immediately went and turned off wifi on my iOS 9.3.5 iPhone 6s that I've been saving for years. I wish you the best in getting yours activated.
Oh no! Not one of those bs "high cap" batteries. Battery tech hasn't advanced meaningfully enough since the release of this device for the battery to somehow fit 4500mAh in the space of 2750mAh. House fire, incoming!
0:000:12 wnwnwnwwnwnwnwnwnwnw 10:38 ahh no I have an idea: delete the setup application by using an arduino or something like that or use some other program which lets you do that by getting into its filesystem.
@@michaelm8188 yeah but at that point it’ll be so slow laggy and unusable it’s useless Apple’s iOS updates do nothing but kill the performance of that model as it gets older
@@KawaiiGames873 it didn’t get iOS 16 but it could have. Apple supported the a9 iPads on iPadOS 16 and considering the 6s has the same a9 chipset as those iPads it could’ve probably have ran iOS 16. I think apple wanted ppl to upgrade but either way the 6s had a long run.
it only A9 ipad and iphone cant be activated on ios 9. but iPhone 6 can I know this because I have 6 on ios 9. and I had iPhone 5s on ios 7 before I update to ios 12 because it kept boot looping because of cydia progem.
I have a gold iPhone 6s Plus which is in a junk drawer with a few other apple devices and it’s my dads. Sadly I tried everything but the battery is dead so it wouldn’t turn on.
This iPhone did not need a battery, only the battery with a long period of time that was not used in it no longer had energy, you only needed to open the phone and charge the battery in a direct way by + and - for a few minutes after that it will work fine 👍🏽👍🏽
My second iphone right here and the last I ever used I'm considering switching back to iphone for Christmas I know I'll miss 3d touch it was my favorite feature but gotta change with the times I guess.
@@Lucrativecris nah I'm over the home button phones and I already want to downsize the current phone I have so the 6.1 inch phones are what ill look at
I'm looking to replace my galaxy a32 5g with something to replace it I'm looking between $160-$200. That isn't to small or isn't to big preferably a iphone
The boot loop doesn’t make sense, despite it is willingly placed by Apple. We have videos of original sealed an opened iPhone 5, which where 10 years in hypersleep without any bootloop at all…the iPhone 6S is 3 years younger…so something isn’t right here, hm?
Because the high battery and the big size screen like a iPad I watch unboxing of old iPads and they bootloop the way yo fix it put it on dfu mode for couple hours then it boots up again I wander why didn’t work
iphones bootlooping when not getting voltage from the battery, and if voltage of battery gets too low BMS cut it off = battery charging won't start and bootloop
Do not I repeat do not every claim apple making environmentally friendly packaging !! When they make more waste with all the sold separately products you have to get
You don’t need a heat gun, the trick is to use 2 suckers, one on the back and one on the front, to separate the panel from the rear chassis. I think 91Tech probably melted his screen a little as he damaged his table because he used an overpowered heat gun when a hairdryer would have been more than enough.
@@emilsecker7881 stop replying to people that have old phones saying that their phone is ancient. Who cares, they don’t have to upgrade, the 6s and 7 may not get iOS 16 but will still get security updates. If they’re happy with their phone then let them be happy
maybe deleting the app (first, backup it) (i dont remember name of it but it's available in tutorials) with checkra1n like in icloud bypasses will work?
It’s fine. I bought a new/sealed SE which was manufactured in 2016 according to the serial number 6 months ago and it works fine. The battery worked but would die around 15% so I had it replaced and the device is working perfectly.
@@Sammy36843 No, 2-3 years is probably fine for an Apple battery because Apple batteries are very good quality. If the battery has been lying for 5+ years then it may need replaced. All batteries are different though so it’s a crapshoot. You never know for sure if it needs replaced until you actually use it for yourself.
@@Bendaak reason I asked I don't like the s22 ultra and was planning to get an s21 ultra I keep seeing in some stores in my country so was thinking if I get that next year I hope I don't find issues... But am also looking out for the iPhone 15 ultra seeing how the leaks are coming
If anyone has any idea how to fix the main issue- seen at 10:50- definitely want to hear from you.
discord.io/91tech
Join the discord, whether or not you know! Hope to see you there :)
Yeah, there’s no fix other than updating.
I recently had this issue on a 5S with iOS 9.3, what solved it for me was just installing an active SIM card (device was unlocked).
I saw a comment saying this might be an A9 chip issue, I recently set up an SE1 and didn’t have the issue when nothing was in the SIM slot. Maybe it’s because I was on iOS 15, and it’s possible this issue is specific to A9 running iOS 9.
there's no way out of it, and even if it did work, you can't set up a Apple ID
You might be able to update it in iTunes to connect to a computer with iTunes if you’re fine with the phone being updated if you’re not then I don’t know what to do or say
@@hega5honda it’s not activation locked as it is BRAND NEW. How are people gonna sign in without unboxing.
I can’t believe Just seeing all the accessories that are in these old IPhone boxes is now already very nostalgic. I miss the days of getting a new iPhone and just getting free EarPods with the phone.
And just having multiple pairs laying around the house. I guess on the bright side, it makes us want to take better care of our earphones since we know we have to pay for a replacement instead of just raid the pile.
@@SethCocker05 Supposedly it is for the "environment". Bogus though when they change the charger to USBC which no1 has yet!
well the earbuds were not free... you paid for them of course.... the whole no charger .. no earbuds stinks!
@@ceebee23 i totally agree, it does stink
@@ceebee23 I'm looking to replace my galaxy a32 5g with something to replace it I'm looking between $160-$200. That isn't to small or isn't to big preferably a iphone
The iPhone 6s was a great phone, I got it for my birthday when it first came out. It was one of my favorite iPhone model designs ever. also, I really miss the physical click of the home button.
I have 2 × 6s Plus ..both still working well even reasonable battery life
I miss 3D touch
Oh yeah
I have an 8, so I still have 3D touch
Haptic Touch doesn’t hit the same
Having iPhone X
@@matheust.5388 yea the 7 n 8 was a disappointment
Fixed a 6s screen months ago and gave it a battery change as well. The pull tabs are fun, but when they break, they are a pain to remove
Ahh the forbidden cheese lol
I stabbed the battery and it started smoking 😂
@@iluvtacos38 well that was dumb lol
I think the activation thing is specific to devices with the A9, which still very strange
You’re right. Does not happen with iPhone 5s iOS 9.3.2.
@@BrandonMooney_ not sure why you’re still on 9.3.2 and why you’re using. 5S lol
@@emilsecker7881 Who said I was using it as my main phone? Lol, nah it’s just a device for my collection. Of course I don’t use a almost decade old phone
@@BrandonMooney_ fair point lol
@yiladaiya what if you fucked off lmao
Hi! I’ve read a lot of posts and comments about this issue with ios 9 activation error on reddit.
Basically the 6S(+) and SE (2016) model would not activate on ios 9 since 2018, because there was an issue with the amount of signals the antenna chip would emmit. This would not be regulatory. This was discovered later on (2018) and was only effective on ios 9 A9 phones. Thus on why this specific ios was killed off by Apple.
So if you have one of those devices on ios 9 that were already activated, there’s a high chance that it will get deactivated.
My advice, keep the phone off the internet. Don’t put any sim in it. If you have more knowledge about jailbreaking: jailbreak the phone while u still can and save the Activation tickets. If one day u have this deactivation problem, you’ll be able to activate it manually.
Anyway, i hope this helps!
Oh thanks ima try it for when I get phones like these
Why keep iOS 9? It’s rubbish. I have an SE on 15.7.1 and it can do everything. Typing this message on it right now, hahahaha.
@@Bendaak it’s mostly out of nostalgia purposes that people would get a hold of ios 9. If you use it as a primary device than yes, it’s better to be on a newer version.
If it’s not, than it doesn’t really matter.
My iPhone SE is still on ios 13, planning on keeping it there.
@@emmanueldernoncourt8593 I don’t get it. There is little to no nostalgia past iOS 6. iOS 9 isn’t too much different in appearance from iOS 16. I would advise you update for security proposes and additional app support if your SE is your main phone. 15.7 runs extremely well on this device and I expect a further 2 years of app support and security updates.
@@Bendaak no worries i know about the security updates. The iPhone SE is one of the many iPhones i have in my collection, so it’s not my main device. Thanks for the advice, cs you are surely right about that.
If you don’t get the nostalgia, that’s fine. But other people feel nolstalgic for other reasons than yours. I feel nostalgic about ios 9, because that is the iOS i started off with. Nostalgia is a personal feeling, not a factual thing.
I remember the day the iPhone 6s was released, I was so excited because of the 3D Touch… good memories, kinda sad what iPhones have evolved into nowadays as they were previously sooo much better… great video btw, been watching for years and your content never fails to entertain me :)
The 6s was not a huge thing. Been following Apple for a very long time and I can say that the 4, the 5s and the X were the most amazing phones when they were presented, because they actually brought a LOT of innovation at once. The 6s brought the 3D touch (useless for 99% of people) and a mega CPU (people dont usually value that). Since the X we’ve have solid phones, but nothing crazy
I do too! Also, nice to see you here!
@@javi3266 11 and 14 is a huge upgrades
the 4s and 6s tho were kinda underrated in terms of upgrades
@@dxtremecaliber I agree!
@@javi3266 the 6 was the most popular and brought over a lot of android users myself included to apple
Honestly Apple should sign IPSWs for ALL outdated devices
imo the 6s+ isn't outdated since it's still getting updates frequently (although i keep mine on lower version to jailbreak since it's not my main anymore)
yes please, make the updates optional for the 7 and earlier
@@squabbledOwO it doesnt have ios 16 tho
@@SOTP. no but it is still getting security patches without feature updates
@@squabbledOwO yes
I believe in some way you need to jailbreak/exploit the phone to delete the Setup Assistant, or maybe trying to use a 3rd party app like iMazing or 3utools to try skipping the Setup Assistant.
This has been something I have consistently heard of throughout legacy iOS communities but I personally have no experience with this problem. I hope I can at least point you in the right direction with this, though.
3u can’t bypass this kind of activation error. People have been trying to fix this issue for years and ive only seen one dev actually pull off activating these activation bricked devices but no tool has been released yet
@@theameoww who
That’s what I’ve been saying! Use an arduino or something like that to remove it from the phone.
The iPhone 6s Plus is an awesome iPhone
I’ve been using it since 2017
The reason I chose the 6s plus was because I didn't like the fact I had to use a dongle just to use headphones with the 3.5m jack
Another one was because if I had to charge my phone I had to stop listening to music and charge the phone
So these two are my reasons
I still prefer to have the headphone jack but it's fine
Anyway the iPhone 6s plus is an amazing phone 10/10
Have a nice day ✌️
All iPhone 6 and 6s models had headphone jacks, your phone is probably a 7 plus
@LuLuTheCat • I went with the 6s plus only because it had a more powerful processor than the 6 and it was the last one with the headphone jack
That's all, I have the 6s plus
I know my phone and I hate the 7 plus so 🤷
@LuLuTheCat • I bought my iPhone 6s plus
In 2017 when apple kept selling older iPhones In the store anyway I know my model
Anyway I wish you a nice day ✌️
@@blackmuffin8287 oh, the way you worded your first comment made it seem like you bought a 7 and couldn't stand the lack of a headphone jack but you're now used to it
@@luluthecat1570 I got the 6s plus but now I've switched to the s22 ultra
Now I just use my iPhone for editing music or videos if I have to
I said I couldn't bare the lack because I didn't like the idea of using a dongle just to use headphones with the 3.5mm jack and another reason I chose the 6s plus it's because I could listen to music with headphones using the 3.5m port while I charge my phone 😅
I'm sorry if my wording was incorrect 😅
Anyway I will you'll have a nice day ✌️
From September 2015 to as I type this comment I am the owner and daily user of an iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Silver model running 15.7 and with 1.1GB space available. The A9 in my unit is from TSMC. I have the original display with minor scratches and I’ve dropped my 6s Plus countless times with only a Apple OEM leather case protecting it. I have the original battery with battery health maximum capacity showing 72%. Sadly I don’t use my headphone jack having AirPods Pro for years that work well with my 6s Plus. I use my 6s Plus for CarPlay daily. Both of my vehicles are newer model years than my iPhone haha. I also use my 6s Plus for Apple Pay everywhere I can in store or online.
I enjoy taking photos using the 12MP main camera with optical image stabilization and on/off/auto HDR. I love 3D Touch for cursor selection. I love my physical second gen Touch ID home button. I love double touching Touch ID for reachability feature dropping down the display.
Per the iPhone 6 bend gate issue and 6s fixing that with 7000 series aluminum I am happy to say my 6s Plus is not bending!
My 5.5” display with squared off corners and No Face ID obstruction makes for a great viewing experience.
Needless to say I’m a holdout for the iPhone we all dream of but never get. My iPhone keeps giving and I don’t want to replace it with what we’ve seen just yet.
What I want in a dream iPhone: USB-C, iPad Air style Touch ID, the dynamic island reimagined more so a dynamic beach along top of display meeting a slim array of hardware under the top black bezel, MagSafe with CarPlay data transfer, Made in the USA.
Get a new phone, the 6S Plus is ancient now. Time to upgrade
@@emilsecker7881 why do I need the brand new iPhone 14 when my 6S Plus plays everything I need and gets security updates. You might be rich but we aren’t. Don’t be dumb.
@@Qwerty-uiop literally where did I say you needed a breaks new phone? Used is a thing. Don’t be a jerk
@@emilsecker7881 Don’t be a jerk… whilst you nag someone for using an “ancient” phone….
@@xalataf3365 ok ancient is the wrong word. Past its use by date
I loved the 6s-8 era of iPhone
Me too, I have an 8+ as my phone, and I love it so much! 💜 I know it’s kinda weird, but I find the iPhone 6s cooler than the 14 Pro Max… 😅
@@Dark_Flame_Master I have the regular iPhone 8 and love 3D Touch. Too bad they removed live wallpapers for iOS 16
@@gamefaceon7411 yes 😢
@@Dark_Flame_Master i used to have one
i think the activation error is because at one point apple accidentally signed every ios version in existense and a lot of people downgraded their iphone 6s to ios 9 on mass. This was back in 2018 but because of that it is now impossible to setup an iphone 6s on ios 9 without activation error to this day
@creeper560pl they did sign all tho
Just after that they disabled ALL DEVICES on lower versions, then they fixed it, except for a9 chips. Thats the closest theory.
@creeper560pl no it was iOS 6 for the 4S but that got fixed later
This was my second iPhone I bought, I got the iPhone 6s back in 2017 to try apple out and it was only 99 dollars brand new so I figured what the heck I’ll try it. I absolutely loved it but it was a little small for me and for 50 dollars more I quickly switched to the 6s plus. Over the years I switched to the 7 plus then a 11, and after that went to a 13 then last month got the iphone 14 pro. Absolutely love the apple ecosystem and have switched all my devices to all apple except for one windows 11 laptop for games
I still use the earpods I got with my 6S Plus. I just have an adapter to use them with my XS.
Could be a board issue called baseband! Its common on the newer ones we seem them often haha but its not worth repairing on these older phones
Nah its an issue that comes on a9 chips running ios 9. Also, iphones with baseband issues can still be activated up to ios 11 (not including ios 11)
I hate Apple for this. I have some new iPhones 6 (not 6S) on iOS 9 and im facing this same issue. Why Apple, why. I'm not updating it NEVER and f**k you Apple, I will wait for some bypass that should be "Easy" for some devs to make, because this device is checkm8 compatible..
Don’t use it as a main phone. That thing is garbage anyway
@@emilsecker7881 wow we didint know captain obvious, it totally isnt for collection as for the price of a new iphone 6 you can get a much better phone
@@SOTP. thank you for being a jerk. No point spending that money on something you’re not going to actively use
it doesnt affect the 6
9:37 did someone forget to turn off the heat gun before putting it down? lol
The 6s plus was my first iPhone, I loved that thing to bits
In 3UTools (For Windows) there is a Button „Skip Activation“. Maybe that could work? In this case you dont have to install iTunes.
doesnt work
The dead battery boot loop will also eventually occur on any IOS device if your battery capacity/maximum output voltage/current goes too low! :)
just jump start the original battery. cut off one end of usb cable and stick + to + and - to minus and hold it like that for a few seconds. your battery should start charing after that like brand new one.
Wow, the other day I got an old iPad 2 for my tech collection, and I was able to activate it! It gave me one error screen, but it eventually activated and I checked the settings and it was on something like iOS 9.1.5 and I have no idea how I did it.
it only affects the iphone 6s/6s plus and se…
It’s so unfortunate the battery was bad and you had to break the original seal
The battery does work but you need to leave it charging for at least 3 hours
@@mrcyborg9216 even on a boot loop?
@@Bendaak yeah
@@mrcyborg9216 91Tech made a mess of this one then. 😪
@@Bendaak yeah
It's super hard to just find an iPhone 6s on iOS 9. And I remember seeing a few years back saying that they would brick your iPhone 6s if you were on iOS 9.
They did actually. In 2019, my 6s was jailbroken on 9.3.3 and it was dead. So immediately after plugged in it booted straight into activation screen.
And yet it didn’t
@@emilsecker7881 That’s Apple for you. All they want to do is make it harder for people like us who collect phones with older iOS. The most annoying thing I swear is the almost impossible downgrading. Why can’t I just use a IPSW and they be signed? I know to almost everyone it don’t matter. I just hate that I’d have to spend hundreds of dollars finding old iPhones on their original OS.
@@SWOhioSpeedtesting good point. Not sure why you want the OG OS, if it were me I’d update them to the highest they can go
@@SWOhioSpeedtesting I've seen very few demonstrations on YT on Semi-Tethered downgrades on iPhone X and older and it looks completely outta my league...
check what version of ios 9 you are on. if you have 9.0-9.1, the error can be mitigated untethered. reply if you see results. to see the ios version, try to plug the device in normal mode into checkra1n. it will say unsupported, but will tell you the version
to fix your activation error you would have to update it to latest ios. sadly thats the thing after apple did something to their activation servers and 6s and 6s+ wont activate no more when on ios 9. you can always jailbreak and activate it by force, but you will lose signal most likely.
The activation error sucks. I had to update my 6s which was jailbroken on 9.3.3 to 12.4 back in 2019.
Hopefully you’re not still using that ancient unsupported thing
@@emilsecker7881 its just feature updates that are gone, apps still have support and theres still security updates.
@@SOTP. nope. The 6 isn’t even getting security updates anymore. High time to upgrade
@@emilsecker7881 6s is not a 6
@@SOTP. the 6S isn’t getting them either lol
If you try to use 3u tools it has a skip activation function I keep all my devices updated so I never used it but you can try
You could use it 3utools and skip setup that will probably work
no u cant
Doesn’t do anything
I bought a Gold 128GB iPhone 6s back in December 2015! I used it until October 2017 when I upgraded to the iPhone 8 Plus.
I had it back in 2020 with iOS13
On my iPhone X, the only fix is to update
The activation error is because a long time ago, apple did an oopsie and made the iOS 9 install firmware file public and signed so people could downgrade, and apple realised that and made it so iPhone 6s models running iOS 9 cannot activate!
10:50 try entering DFU mode and just update the phone from itunes
i thought the activation wouldn't work, rip
This is like a Jerry Rig Everything video at 7:31.
try activating with 3u tools on a windows pc
something speical about the 6s plus, such a good cpu at the time, awesome design, great camera, and honestly it deserves all the years software updates.
4:10 went from ASMR mode to DankPods mode. What a channel this is
Try to jailbreak with 3U Tools and activate from there
Those "high capacity" batteries are sketchy. I use the iFixit ones
Man I had the 6s I was waiting for the 7 in black to be in stock to upgrade and I dropped it in the toilet. Immediately upgraded to the jet black and dealt with those micro scratches. Was pleasantly surprised the phone still worked after being submerged because I don’t think it was advertised as being water resistant.
maybe iclassic can help this
Came here from Hugh Jeffrey’s video mentioning this. I like your unboxings of old iPhones and stuff but you have to be realistic about how this whole thing would go. Obviously you need a new battery as it’s been sitting for 7 years. Second, Apple has run the show on software updates since the beginning of their main devices like Mac, iPhone, iPad etc. In order for devices to operate and function normally, to patch major bugs and glitches etc yes you need to update to the latest software.
All in all this shouldn’t be a huge shock.
The issue is this is only an issue on ios 9 on a9 chips. EVERY other device activates just fine on their first version, even a9x i think.
When you purchase these could you throw a link in or show the seller? I’m trying to collect every iPhone but don’t wanna be scammed lmao
I have a 6s and this is a issue that really puzzled me. It was really simple to fix, I just updated it through itunes, but what's the point you can't run ios 9 🤷🏽
….. mogłeś kupić przejściówkę lightning-> port baterii i naładować to ogniwo.
I rebuilt a iPhone 6s that someone had thrown against a fence. It separated into three pieces on impact and sat In the wet grass all night. I gathered the pieces the next morning and ordered a new screen, battery and home button. Got it all back together and it’s been my most solid backup. Say what you want but they made those phones strong. Maybe not the ones today :(
I had the iPhone 6s up to iOS 11 or iOS 12 but I love that phone I’m looking for one right now lol in that same color you have. But the problem you talking about I never experienced that
Damn, after watching this I immediately went and turned off wifi on my iOS 9.3.5 iPhone 6s that I've been saving for years.
I wish you the best in getting yours activated.
Learn to save activation tickets incase it gets disabled
@@choonky How can I do that?
@@ZiadHamwi99 check r/legacyjailbreak, they know everything about it
lol
Put that on 15. Hopefully you’re not still using it. That thing is ancient
Love this video, please more stuff like this! :D
I bought myself a 64gb model for 50 bucks for backup phone just for the Touch ID.
Oh no! Not one of those bs "high cap" batteries. Battery tech hasn't advanced meaningfully enough since the release of this device for the battery to somehow fit 4500mAh in the space of 2750mAh. House fire, incoming!
It’s a battery from 2022 not 2015.
its obviously a fake high capacity
@@Qwerty-uiop What do you mean?
@@TurboBass i didn’t read your comment properly, I thought you meant high capacity batteries in 2015, not 2022.
Kinda sad what happened to the battery.
You should have bought an ifixit battery they are fantastic
I had a 6 in space grey in 2016 for 2 years an I scratched it so much
That’s why you use a a case and screen protector
@@emilsecker7881 i know but I hated the feel of them I have got one now tho
0:00 0:12 wnwnwnwwnwnwnwnwnwnw
10:38 ahh no
I have an idea: delete the setup application by using an arduino or something like that or use some other program which lets you do that by getting into its filesystem.
Active it with 3u tools
Will you make a part 2 if you manage to activate it?
Also the activation issue is only on the 6s, 6s plus and se... pretty unlucky.
Imagine if the 6s got iOS 16
I honestly think it could’ve gotten it.
iPad's with the same specs got it so the 6s definitely could have got it.
@@michaelm8188 yeah but at that point it’ll be so slow laggy and unusable it’s useless Apple’s iOS updates do nothing but kill the performance of that model as it gets older
@@michaelm8188 bro it would be unusable at that point.
@@michaelm8188 what are you basing that on?
Don’t f*ck up is a good motto👍👍👍
Would a iOS 9 backup restore bypass it?
No you can only restore a backup after having activated it
im still is using the 6s running ios15.4.1, works for now
This phone could’ve gotten 16 😂
no it couldnt ios 16 needs better hardware like on iphone 8 and up
@@KawaiiGames873 it didn’t get iOS 16 but it could have. Apple supported the a9 iPads on iPadOS 16 and considering the 6s has the same a9 chipset as those iPads it could’ve probably have ran iOS 16. I think apple wanted ppl to upgrade but either way the 6s had a long run.
@@KawaiiGames873 the 6s has excellent hardware.
@@michaelm8188 The battery could also have been why. iPads have much more power headroom even on aging batteries.
@@michaelm8188 yeah 7 years
my iphone5 and 4 do that 2:50 but after 10 times it is done it says i have 0% battery and shows the battery flat logo.
it only A9 ipad and iphone cant be activated on ios 9. but iPhone 6 can I know this because I have 6 on ios 9. and I had iPhone 5s on ios 7 before I update to ios 12 because it kept boot looping because of cydia progem.
I have a gold iPhone 6s Plus which is in a junk drawer with a few other apple devices and it’s my dads. Sadly I tried everything but the battery is dead so it wouldn’t turn on.
This iPhone did not need a battery, only the battery with a long period of time that was not used in it no longer had energy, you only needed to open the phone and charge the battery in a direct way by + and - for a few minutes after that it will work fine 👍🏽👍🏽
Use 3utools?? And bypass activation
My second iphone right here and the last I ever used I'm considering switching back to iphone for Christmas I know I'll miss 3d touch it was my favorite feature but gotta change with the times I guess.
There’s still the se
@@Lucrativecris nah I'm over the home button phones and I already want to downsize the current phone I have so the 6.1 inch phones are what ill look at
@@Pizzaguy975 The SE needs a redesign
@@Lucrativecris yeah your right about that I'd get one if it was like the 11 or 12
nostalgic
Maybe an iTunes backup from an old iPhone at iOS 9 might work?
Force activating it through 3uTools / iMazing?
Don't u need to recalibrate the battery to get the battery health feature?
iOS 9 doesn’t have the battery health feature
@@omarqasem157 yeah and iPhone XS and lower models don't have paired batteries so it's not necessary
I'm looking to replace my galaxy a32 5g with something to replace it I'm looking between $160-$200. That isn't to small or isn't to big preferably a iphone
The boot loop doesn’t make sense, despite it is willingly placed by Apple. We have videos of original sealed an opened iPhone 5, which where 10 years in hypersleep without any bootloop at all…the iPhone 6S is 3 years younger…so something isn’t right here, hm?
Because the high battery and the big size screen like a iPad I watch unboxing of old iPads and they bootloop the way yo fix it put it on dfu mode for couple hours then it boots up again I wander why didn’t work
@@omarmox9745 91Tech put it on DFU mode for a few minutes before giving up… that was probably the problem.
iphones bootlooping when not getting voltage from the battery, and if voltage of battery gets too low BMS cut it off = battery charging won't start and bootloop
only carrier locked A9 devices can activate under iOS 9.x.x
What are you basing that off?
maybe u can activate it thru 3utools? im not sure but it could work!
Nope
Imagine leaving home, busting your face in your sleeping bag and then waking up with everyone else in your generation Dead.
If this is a brand new iPhone, you should have a warranty, APR can check this with device SN, Apple can replace battery for free or fix it.
Yeah but most likely they would update it to ios 15
Maybe you could jailbreak it
16GB is painful. Even in 2015
The perfect Box with all Accessories and now such a Crap with new phones
Do not I repeat do not every claim apple making environmentally friendly packaging !! When they make more waste with all the sold separately products you have to get
You should put a sim inside cause I think it's because of the date
I’ve used an iPhone 6s Plus since almost a month ago. I’ve switched to iPhone 11
Well you’ll have to update it to iOS 15
Holy crap man
that's literally the same replacement battery i got for my 6s plus lmao
Did you try using an iPad charger and leaving the phone charging overnight?
I replaced the screen and battery on my old iPhone 6s, I don’t remember how I did it but I removed the screen perfectly fine without a heat gun
You don’t need a heat gun, the trick is to use 2 suckers, one on the back and one on the front, to separate the panel from the rear chassis. I think 91Tech probably melted his screen a little as he damaged his table because he used an overpowered heat gun when a hairdryer would have been more than enough.
Heat guns are to loosen the adhesive, it’s not required
@@NR20244 If you watch IFIXIT videos no heat gun is required so you are correct.
I used to have a 6s Plus (Rose Gold) in 2020-2020 before i switched to my brother’s iPhone 7 and now it’s my relatives phone
Time to upgrade the 7. It’s ancient
@@emilsecker7881 stop replying to people that have old phones saying that their phone is ancient. Who cares, they don’t have to upgrade, the 6s and 7 may not get iOS 16 but will still get security updates. If they’re happy with their phone then let them be happy
maybe deleting the app (first, backup it) (i dont remember name of it but it's available in tutorials) with checkra1n like in icloud bypasses will work?
theres a fix now
4:50 #machinetranslation4dawinn
11:19 oh yeah I forgot about that
10:50 Activation Error
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I have Activation Locked iPad mini with iOS 9.3.5, plz help!
13:03
12:03 iOS 9.0.3 Activation Error
5:30 what’s more that is random, there’s a bunch of random words that are capitalized that shouldn’t be.
11:19 “that stuff butter”
Anyone else hear that
10:19
10:43
Okay please help me. I have an sealed iPhone SE 2016. ( 32gb, so newest old stock model ) should I go and unbox it so that it wont get bricked?
That’ll have iOS 10 at minimum. 32 GB models never had iOS 9
Definetly replace that garbage battery if u manage to activate it
And put back the adhesive... please.
Quick question... If I bought a phone that has been in store for two years sealed would you recommend it??
It’s fine. I bought a new/sealed SE which was manufactured in 2016 according to the serial number 6 months ago and it works fine. The battery worked but would die around 15% so I had it replaced and the device is working perfectly.
@@Bendaak so essentially 2 years or 3 years.. You have to have the battery changed right of any smartphone device right ??
@@Sammy36843 No, 2-3 years is probably fine for an Apple battery because Apple batteries are very good quality. If the battery has been lying for 5+ years then it may need replaced. All batteries are different though so it’s a crapshoot. You never know for sure if it needs replaced until you actually use it for yourself.
@@Bendaak reason I asked I don't like the s22 ultra and was planning to get an s21 ultra I keep seeing in some stores in my country so was thinking if I get that next year I hope I don't find issues... But am also looking out for the iPhone 15 ultra seeing how the leaks are coming
@@Sammy36843 If you think you can wait a full year for an iPhone 15 then wait. An S21’s battery will be fine though, you won’t have to replace it.