Over-the-air iOS 10.3 update for iPhone 5, 5c pulled by Apple for reasons unknown

My iPhone 5 took the better part of an hour and a half, but it installed successfully first time around. Initially, it downloaded faster than both my iPad Pro 9.7" and my iPhone 5S (smaller payload?), verified the download first and started installing, but then was overtaken, first by my iPad then by the 5S. After a long while, I was greeted by the welcome screen and all is good so far, with crisp and snappy operation...

Same issue for the iPad 4th Gen as the 5. No over the air, both had to be plugged in... plenty of space too. 5s and 6s over the air worked like a charm.

I have to say that I found this post incredibly generous, to see such an otherwise obscure issue and to then notify the community.  I mean, I have to think that the universe of active iPhone 5 users who would be actively chasing the latest iOS build has to be a fast-dwindling number.   And even more, it's sort of an issue-within-an-issue, that the chance to update hasn't disappeared but now exists in a more reduced or even concealed realm - a wired link to iTunes.   Like many, this older phone - a true backup now that I use for, say, late-night Twitter viewing, or a read-through of the day's Evernote downloads - is far from primary.  So when it wasn't allowing an over-the-air update of 10.3, I was mildly irked, and maybe re-tried a few times.  But it simply couldn't be a called a critical issue.   The Empire wasn't going to fall for the lack of it.  And I was this close - hold thumb and forefinger a millimeter apart - from just moving on, Can't be Done.  But why not at least ask around, and, bang, I hit on this post.   Precisely and utterly the information that was helpful to me at precisely and utterly that moment.  Mike, you made me smile on this one.  Update happening now.  Thanks for your labors here.   

ejdinPhilly said:

I have to say that I found this post incredibly generous, to see such an otherwise obscure issue and to then notify the community.  I mean, I have to think that the universe of active iPhone 5 users who would be actively chasing the latest iOS build has to be a fast-dwindling number.   And even more, it's sort of an issue-within-an-issue, that the chance to update hasn't disappeared but now exists in a more reduced or even concealed realm - a wired link to iTunes.   Like many, this older phone - a true backup now that I use for, say, late-night Twitter viewing, or a read-through of the day's Evernote downloads - is far from primary.  So when it wasn't allowing an over-the-air update of 10.3, I was mildly irked, and maybe re-tried a few times.  But it simply couldn't be a called a critical issue.   The Empire wasn't going to fall for the lack of it.  And I was this close - hold thumb and forefinger a millimeter apart - from just moving on, Can't be Done.  But why not at least ask around, and, bang, I hit on this post.   Precisely and utterly the information that was helpful to me at precisely and utterly that moment.  Mike, you made me smile on this one.  Update happening now.  Thanks for your labors here.   

They were still selling the 5C under a year ago, so it's not like we are talking about prehistoric devices!

olivierparfait said:

ejdinPhilly said:

I have to say that I found this post incredibly generous, to see such an otherwise obscure issue and to then notify the community.  I mean, I have to think that the universe of active iPhone 5 users who would be actively chasing the latest iOS build has to be a fast-dwindling number.   And even more, it's sort of an issue-within-an-issue, that the chance to update hasn't disappeared but now exists in a more reduced or even concealed realm - a wired link to iTunes.   Like many, this older phone - a true backup now that I use for, say, late-night Twitter viewing, or a read-through of the day's Evernote downloads - is far from primary.  So when it wasn't allowing an over-the-air update of 10.3, I was mildly irked, and maybe re-tried a few times.  But it simply couldn't be a called a critical issue.   The Empire wasn't going to fall for the lack of it.  And I was this close - hold thumb and forefinger a millimeter apart - from just moving on, Can't be Done.  But why not at least ask around, and, bang, I hit on this post.   Precisely and utterly the information that was helpful to me at precisely and utterly that moment.  Mike, you made me smile on this one.  Update happening now.  Thanks for your labors here.   

They were still selling the 5C under a year ago, so it's not like we are talking about prehistoric devices!

Quite so, Olivier. Apple in Edinburgh replaced my ailing 5C with a shiny new 5C seven months ago. It may be an old model, but it's not obsolete just yet.