Electronics

[shesallthat]

Apple Inc.said it removed an update of its iOS mobile software after users reported major problems of the latest version of its operating system for iPhones and iPads.

Apple released the first update of its new iOS 8 operating system earlier on Wednesday with the goal of fixing various bugs in the software that had cropped up after its introduction a week ago.

Shortly after the update's release, some users complained that the new version disabled the ability to make phone calls and the ability to use the TouchID fingerprint sensor to unlock devices.

"We have received reports of an issue with the iOS 8.0.1 update. We are actively investigating these reports and will provide information as quickly as we can. In the meantime we have pulled back the iOS 8.0.1 update," an Apple spokeswoman said in a statement.

Among the problems that Apple aimed to correct in the latest update were the following: fix a bug so HealthKit apps can now be made available on the App Store, fix an issue that prevented some apps from accessing photos from the photo library and fix an issue that could cause unexpected cellular data usage when receiving text messages.

[adoreqvc]

This is why I never update or upgrade as soon as it is released and available.

I rather wait a while to ensure all the kinks have been reported and updates have been issued, which should have resolved all those issues.

Then I do the updates/upgrades.

I have maintained this safe practice for all of my electronics, and it works well for me.

[dooBdoo]

Thanks for posting this, shesallthat!

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I want to emphasize this is not about iOS 8.0.

It's the newer one, 8.0.1, just released this afternoon and pulled after a couple of hours.

And it appears only the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are affected.

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More info (many articles available, this is just one of them):

"... Apple has pulled the iOS 8.0.1 update from availability, a fix is likely incoming. For now, it appears to only affect iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users ...

If you’re a victim of the buggy update, restoring your iPhone via iTunes using an iOS 8.0 firmware file appears to be a fix for now.

The easiest solution appears to be downloading the iOS 8 image for either the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus direct from Apple, then plugging your phone in, holding the Option key, and clicking Update on your phone’s info screen in iTunes. Select the IPSW file you just downloaded, and it should roll it back to iOS 8 without removing any of your apps, messages or settings, as we’ve verified with our own hardware. An Apple Store should be able to perform this fix for you if you don’t have access to your computer — our own Sarah Perez is on scene at a local store now where this fix is being performed for some affected customers ... "

link: http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/24/apples-ios-8-0-1-update-says-healthkit-apps-can-now-come-to-the-ap...

[BlingQueen022]

I didn't do the update because it would have taken up my entire memory that was left. I plan on purchasing the new IPad when it comes out in October. It will already have the update on it and if not, this time I'm going for the 64 gig instead of the 32. The 32 just wasn't enough memory.

[Lynnj]

I haven't done the update yet on my phone/pad. I read that some were having some problems, although maybe some of that was user error. Anyway, I thought I would wait until the first update to see if those problems some were experiencing went away. Then I started to think that what I really want the update for is for the things that will make the phone and pad work together with my Mac. Considering the Mac update for Yosemity isn't due out until Oct, I talked myself into waiting until then. For those that did the update already - what are some of the things that you really like? Maybe you can talk me into updating now,,lol.

[Sweetbay magnolia]

Thanks for the info - I haven't and probably won't update. Our Macs are 2011 with an older OS and I have a 5c phone. The last time I upgraded my now defunct iPhone4, I had all sorts of problems. I will stay tuned for more.

[chi5925]

This never would have happened under Steve Job's watch.....

[Ms X]

I have an iPhone and never update it. I only make an occasional call on it and never surf the web or store anything on it.

[Q4u]

I do EVERYTHING on my iPhone and iPad, including my eBay sales.... thanks for the heads up....

[dooBdoo]

Reminder:

The OP's article is about 8.0.1, not 8.0. And apparently only affects iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

I understand why some like to wait to update software, but please keep in mind some of these updates contain important security improvements.

Regarding 8.0, which was released last week:

As I posted before it took me a minute to get used to the changes to Safari and the keyboard (playing around with the "Predictive" feature), but no problems. I like the new folder for deleted photos which are saved temporarily, so there's an easy way to retrieve them if we had an "oops, I wish I had kept that photo!"

Some are reporting sluggish response, lots of crashing, and a difference in battery drain. So far, I haven't experienced these issues. (I have the iPad 3rd generation and iPhone 5.)

I love that they added DuckDuckGo to the default search engines. I'm a huge fan of DuckDuckGo and their goal to protect the user's privacy, so this was a pleasant, welcome surprise!