Apple is warning iPhone users not to fall for an internet hoax¹ that leaves handsets useless and irreparable.

针对近日出现的一则网络恶作剧，苹果公司提醒iPhone用户不要上当，否则iPhone可能崩溃，且不可恢复。

A fake advertisement claims that changing the date on your iPhone to 1 January 1970 will give you a retro Apple design - it doesn't.

一条假冒的广告声称：把你iPhone上的时间调成1970年1月1日，你的手机会呈现复古风——其实并没有。

And the date change will cause your phone to become permanently² stuck while rebooting if it's switched off or runs out of battery.

改成这个日期后，如因关机或电量耗尽而重启，你的iPhone将永久性死机。

The bug affects the likes of the iPad Air, Mini 2 and any iPhone 5s onwards.

该漏洞会影响到iPad Air、Mini 2以及任何iPhone 5s之后的机型。

The glitch³ was discovered last week, but a fake photo has been circulating on social media encouraging people to switch the date on iPhones 5s and upwards⁴.

这一漏洞是上周被发现的，此后就有一条骗人的图片在社交媒体流传，鼓动网友给自己的iPhones 5s等机型修改显示时间。

Users were meant to be able to discover an Easter egg in the form of a 1970s-style multicolored Apple logo and design.

虚假信息声称，iPhone用户改时间后，会在手机上发现一个有彩色苹果商标的复活节彩蛋，呈现出上世纪70年代的风格。

Instead, when the phone is turned off and turned on again, it refuses to reboot, displaying the Apple home screen and going no further.

不过事实情况是，手机被重启后，再也无法运行，会一直显示苹果主界面，无法进行任何进一步操作。

Incidentally, Apple wasn't even around in 1970. It was founded six years after that.

顺便告诉你，1970年的时候还没有苹果公司呢。苹果成立于1976年。

Any iOS device with a 64 bit processor will be affected⁵.

任何配置了64位处理器的iOS设备都会中招。

So the iPhone 5s, 6, 6 Plus, 6s and 6s Plus, the iPad Air 2, the iPad Mini 3 and 4, and the sixth-generation iPod Touch.

包括了iPhone 5s、6、6 Plus、6s、6s Plus，以及iPad Air 2、iPad Mini 3、4和第六代iPod Touch。

Apple confirmed the issue on its website, and said an upcoming software update would provide a solution.

苹果公司已在官网上确认了该问题的存在，并表示即将发布软件更新解决这一问题。

Taking the device to an Apple store and getting a new one seems to be the only answer for iPhone users who have fallen victim to the hoax at the moment.

对于已经中招的iPhone用户，凭旧手机到苹果商店换一部新的似乎是唯一解决途径。