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21 People Who Were Completely Blindsided By iOS 7

A sobering reminder that not everybody reads the tech blogs.

By Charlie Warzel

Charlie Warzel BuzzFeed News Reporter

Posted on September 18, 2013, at 4:39 p.m. ET

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This afternoon, Apple's iOS 7 update became available to millions of people across the globe. This meager description is what they saw:

You see, iOS 7 is pretty different from iOS 6.

This took some people by surprise.

Is there a new phone update?... — Emily Schmidt
@emilyschmidt13
Is there a new phone update?...
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Emily Schmidt
@emilyschmidt13
Is there a new phone update?...
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And naturally, some were a little perplexed...

wait like what's iOS 7??? — Fee Pauwels
@FeePauwels
wait like what's iOS 7???
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Fee Pauwels
@FeePauwels
wait like what's iOS 7???
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So you can imagine their surprise when these folks were blindsided by a whole new iPhone...

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What happened to my phone? — Will Harrison
@willisbamafan
What happened to my phone?
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Will Harrison
@willisbamafan
What happened to my phone?
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My phone is all kinds of different and I'm confused — Amanda Kuffell
@amandakuffell
My phone is all kinds of different and I'm confused
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Amanda Kuffell
@amandakuffell
My phone is all kinds of different and I'm confused
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People had a lot of questions.

Iphone update what happened everythings different — TheAlexBlack
@alexmusic222
Iphone update what happened everythings different
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TheAlexBlack
@alexmusic222
Iphone update what happened everythings different
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Oh my god... What happened to my iPhone! — TanHippieGirlfriend
@TanHippieGf
Oh my god... What happened to my iPhone!
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TanHippieGirlfriend
@TanHippieGf
Oh my god... What happened to my iPhone!
/ Via

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PHONE http://t.co/3NioizCGNM — Î”J Î”LI
@ajistheman
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PHONE http://t.co/3NioizCGNM
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Î”J Î”LI
@ajistheman
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PHONE http://t.co/3NioizCGNM
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What the fuck happened to my iPhone — Laurie Bateh
@LaurieBateh
What the fuck happened to my iPhone
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Laurie Bateh
@LaurieBateh
What the fuck happened to my iPhone
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iOS7 WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PHONE WTF — Joshy
@ItsJoshyx
iOS7 WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PHONE WTF
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Joshy
@ItsJoshyx
iOS7 WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PHONE WTF
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WHAT HAPPENED TO MY IPHONE HAHA THIS IS NUTS PEOPLE — t g
@tha_GANCH
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY IPHONE HAHA THIS IS NUTS PEOPLE
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t g
@tha_GANCH
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY IPHONE HAHA THIS IS NUTS PEOPLE
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It happened everywhere. Without warning.

@_FuriousStylez_ im gettin some shoes . What happened to my phone tho! — Accident Prone^_^
@ThatNiggaKalif
@_FuriousStylez_ im gettin some shoes . What happened to my phone tho!
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Accident Prone^_^
@ThatNiggaKalif
@_FuriousStylez_ im gettin some shoes . What happened to my phone tho!
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They never saw it coming...

Sooooo, what happened to my iPhone? #iOS7 #didntsignupforthisshit — Jessie Carnes
@JessieCarnes
Sooooo, what happened to my iPhone? #iOS7 #didntsignupforthisshit
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Jessie Carnes
@JessieCarnes
Sooooo, what happened to my iPhone? #iOS7 #didntsignupforthisshit
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First there was classic denial.

@RamseyStewart whats different? Looks like my iphone did from 5yrs ago. — â˜…â˜†Jared Lewisâ˜†â˜…
@BranginDaHeat
@RamseyStewart whats different? Looks like my iphone did from 5yrs ago.
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â˜…â˜†Jared Lewisâ˜†â˜…
@BranginDaHeat
@RamseyStewart whats different? Looks like my iphone did from 5yrs ago.
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...followed by anger.

Holy fuck what happened to my IPHONE. RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE — Gwen Soria
@GWENgweng
Holy fuck what happened to my IPHONE. RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE
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Gwen Soria
@GWENgweng
Holy fuck what happened to my IPHONE. RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE
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FOR FUCKS SAKE WHY IS MY PHONE FUCKED UP — *.**.*
@Totohoe
FOR FUCKS SAKE WHY IS MY PHONE FUCKED UP
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*.**.*
@Totohoe
FOR FUCKS SAKE WHY IS MY PHONE FUCKED UP
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MY PHONE OMG NO — JAN0/5KIANS
@iJanoSloth
MY PHONE OMG NO
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JAN0/5KIANS
@iJanoSloth
MY PHONE OMG NO
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A little bargaining...

Can i go back to ios 6.1.4 please? — Erik
@I3lazer
Can i go back to ios 6.1.4 please?
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Erik
@I3lazer
Can i go back to ios 6.1.4 please?
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Then depression set in.

@emmahaguee I cried, my phone is ruined, I won't be in school tomorrow, goodbye — Jessicaa
@jessgarwoodx
@emmahaguee I cried, my phone is ruined, I won't be in school tomorrow, goodbye
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Jessicaa
@jessgarwoodx
@emmahaguee I cried, my phone is ruined, I won't be in school tomorrow, goodbye
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I FEEL LIKE MY PHONE IS RUINED — natty
@natttiexo
I FEEL LIKE MY PHONE IS RUINED
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natty
@natttiexo
I FEEL LIKE MY PHONE IS RUINED
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And at long last, the bitter pill of acceptance.

I guess iOS 7 is ok — Brett Sadousky
@brettsadousky
I guess iOS 7 is ok
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Brett Sadousky
@brettsadousky
I guess iOS 7 is ok
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Charlie Warzel is a Senior Technology Writer for BuzzFeed News and is based in Missoula, Montana

Contact Charlie Warzel at charlie.warzel@buzzfeed.com.

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