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The company has not acknowledged the problem, but support forums say Apple is aware of the issue and is working on a fix.

Apples Support's Twitter account has been an outlet for frustrated Apple owners, and the account has offered a way to get devices to function again.

It appeared Monday that iOS9.3 had been updated to work on older iPhones and iPads so they don't freeze at the Activation Lock screen, but the crashed links were not addressed, 9to5 Mac reported.

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Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle, assistant director of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, says the the DOE rule change is “a slippery slope” for civil rights. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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