iOS 8 'Reset All Settings' Bug Could Delete Your iCloud Files

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At the beginning of the month, Apple was criticized for the security flaw in its iCloud file storage service that, according to multiple media outlets, allowed hackers to allegedly retrieve nude photos of a number of high-profile celebrities. And Now, the company’s newly launched iOS 8 has been reportedly found vulnerable to another critical bug that is troubling Apple iOS 8 users.

After the launch of iOS 8, some minor bugs was reported in its operating system which was quickly fixed in Apple’s iOS 8.0.1. But, the critical vulnerability discovered in iOS 8.0.1 seems to be deleting data stored in iCloud Drive without the user's permission.

The bug was uncovered by MacRumors after its forum members complaint about the issue triggered by the option to "Reset All Settings", which is typically supposed to reset your network settings to give your iOS device a clean slate to work with, but it turns out the feature is also deleting all your files from iCloud Drive.

Under the General category in Settings for iOS 8, the Reset All Settings option is supposed to simply reset your iOS settings while retaining your data and media, as the option explicitly says that "No data or media will be deleted."

But unfortunately, that's not the case with the users who have the new iOS installed in their Apple devices, as certain iCloud documents also wiped out after users press the Reset All Settings button.

User comments on the issue also suggest that the bug seems to be specific to documents from iWork apps, such as Pages, Keynote and Numbers, according to MacRumors. There have been multiple confirmed reports from users who lost all of their iWork documents after using the option, and the user who first noticed the issue has reported that only Apple’s productivity apps were impacted, but other data files remained in iCloud.

These documents don’t just vanish from the iOS 8 device, either. They disappear from the web-based iCloud Drive manager as well as systems running OS X Yosemite. Only you can retrieve all your documents from there, if you have a backup for your files. But, if you don't have a backup, your documents are gone forever.

MacRumors conducted its own test on the bug and reported, "In our own testing, using "Reset All Settings" deleted all iWork documents stored in iCloud Drive on the iPhone and on iCloud.com. After allowing time for syncing to a Mac running OS X Yosemite, all of the documents disappeared from that machine as well. Preview and TextEdit documents, which cannot be accessed on the iPhone, remained untouched on the Mac.

Until the issue is addressed by Apple, users who have iCloud Drive enabled are advised to avoid using the "Reset All Settings" option on their devices, in order to protect their important documents stored in iCloud Drive from getting erased.

Apple’s iCloud was also in recent controversies when the highly-publicized celebrity photos were leaked online due to Apple’s insufficient security measures on certain functions.

Surs?: iOS 8 'Reset All Settings' Bug Could Delete Your iCloud Files

[contsters]

Am vazut ca a aparut si 8.0.2, acolo s-a fixat bugul?

[zekstein]

Am vazut ca a aparut si 8.0.2, acolo s-a fixat bugul?

no.

iOS 8 Shit, iPhone 6 Shit

[contsters]

Chiar ca-s niste mizerii.

Cel mai ok mi se pare iPhone 5s cu iOS 7 pe el.

[zekstein]

Mizez pe 5, nu difera mult la specs.

[Aerosol]

Chiar ca-s niste mizerii.

Cel mai ok mi se pare iPhone 5s cu iOS 7 pe el.

Cel mai ok e Samsung Galaxy S4 Apple SHIT!

[Bleah]

iPhone 5S cu IOS 7 impecabil, merita pus IOS 8, atunci cand o sa apara 8.1 ca sa fie stabil update-ul.

[EAdrian]

no.

iOS 8 Shit, iPhone 6 Shit

+1

iOS 8 o s? fie mi?to mai încolo când îl mai fixeaz?, în rest iPhone 6 e o mizerie. Nu ?tiu dac? statisticile alea (Apple a anun?at, luni, c? a vândut 10 milioane de smartphone-uri iPhone 6 în primul weekend de dup? debutul pe pia?? al noilor modele.) sunt chiar reale, dar de când a murit Steve Jobs, totul s-a cam dus pe pul?.

[Htich]

HTC ONE si gt , "Marul deja a facut un vierme" , nu mai este comestibil si frumos!

[zekstein]

+1

iOS 8 o s? fie mi?to mai încolo când îl mai fixeaz?, în rest iPhone 6 e o mizerie. Nu ?tiu dac? statisticile alea (Apple a anun?at, luni, c? a vândut 10 milioane de smartphone-uri iPhone 6 în primul weekend de dup? debutul pe pia?? al noilor modele.) sunt chiar reale, dar de când a murit Steve Jobs, totul s-a cam dus pe pul?.

Nu stiu de ce, dar tot vad unele chestii.

Apple a ajuns la un punct in care chiar nu mai avea ce sa faca, niste dimensiuni in plus, poate design, dar nimic inovativ.

Microsoft? Pai Windows 10 doar imbina lucrurile utile si incearca sa faca easy-to-use windowsul pentru orice platforma, din nou, nimic spectaculos, cum ar fi o trecere de la XP-VISTA respectiv iOS 6 -> iOS 7 sau ce mai exista.

Tare imi pare ca au ajuns la un punct de varf in care au dat gres in loc sa gaseasca o cale de scapare.

@Htich toti dar absolut toti pe care ii cunosc ca au avut HTC sau au( inclusiv eu ), au avut probleme cu telefonul, dar absolut toti.

[Htich]

@zekstein eu am un HTC One si pana acuma nici o problema nu am avut . Sa fie oare norocul cumparatorului ? Nu as prea crede .

[contsters]

@Htich toti dar absolut toti pe care ii cunosc ca au avut HTC sau au( inclusiv eu ), au avut probleme cu telefonul, dar absolut toti.

Eu am avut un HTC Evo 3D, am pus un ROM foarte okay pe el si eram extra multumit. Avea niste tweakuri care chiar aveam nevoie, rula destul de bine cu procesorul de 1.2GHz si chiar n-am avut probleme.

+1 pentru One M8.