iOS 12.0.1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[Tyler23]

I’ve been stuck on Update Requested for 4 hours. Have tried force restarting my phone and putting into airplane mode.

Any idea how to get it finally download/update?

 

[scjr]

I updated my wife’s iPhone 6 Plus to 12.01 and now Settings icon shows 1 update?

Just going to leave it be, but odd that it shows an update is available.

 

[sbailey4]

Looks like the two password bypass bugs were also addressed in this update.

 

[C DM]

Looks like the two password bypass bugs were also addressed in this update.

There was another one, aside from the one with voice over and only getting access to contacts and photos on a one-by-one basis essentially?

 

[sbailey4]

There was another one, aside from the one with voice over and only getting access to contacts and photos on a one-by-one basis essentially?

Yeah there was another one with quicklook. Both are listed in their security document as well.

iOS 12.0.1 fixes two passcode bypass bugs
With the release of iOS 12.0.1, Apple fixed two vulnerabilities, one in QuickLook and the other in VoiceOver, that would allow you to bypass the iOS lock screen and see contacts, photos, emails, and telephone numbers. Both of these vulnerabilities were discovered by security researcher Jose Rodriguez, who demonstrated how to perform them in two YouTube videos.

 

[iFone88]

Noticed with the clock on my X, when switching apps, if the clock font changes from black to white or vice versa, two clocks overlap for a few seconds before displaying one.

 

[Freakonomics101]

No fix on the reception issues it looks like. More evidence of it being a hardware issue.

 

[C DM]

No fix on the reception issues it looks like. More evidence of it being a hardware issue.

Or perhaps simply that the fix isn't in this update.

 

[Mlrollin91]

No fix on the reception issues it looks like. More evidence of it being a hardware issue.

They just started the outreach last week. It will take a least 2-3 weeks to take in that information. Let alone fix it.

 

[usskywatch]

Anyone else still having issues with the weather widget? Swipe over to the widget screen and widget flashes “Tap to set up weather” before it displays the temp. Definitely not the expected behavior.

 

[smoking monkey]

Or perhaps simply that the fix isn't in this update.

Mmm... I gotta say that if it were a software issue they'd have probably been able to pin it down by now and would have pushed it out with this update. I'm not saying they can't do something via software to make it better, but there is the def possibility that like the iPhone X in Japan which had secretly updated hardware this year to fix the Suica LTE problem, that we could be seeing a very minor tweak hardware wise for the XS and XS MAX.

Could be wrong, but it doesn't seem good. I hope I'm wrong though.

I'm still holding off to by until we know what happens and I really hope they can get things sorted via software.

 

[C DM]

Mmm... I gotta say that if it were a software issue they'd have probably been able to pin it down by now and would have pushed it out with this update. I'm not saying they can't do something via software to make it better, but there is the def possibility that like the iPhone X in Japan which had secretly updated hardware this year to fix the Suica LTE problem, that we could be seeing a very minor tweak hardware wise for the XS and XS MAX.

Could be wrong, but it doesn't seem good. I hope I'm wrong though.

I'm still holding off to by until we know what happens and I really hope they can get things sorted via software.

There's a possibility it could be a variety of things. This particular uodate not having a fix for it isn't really an indicator of anything in particular one way or another. Hopefully they'll address it sooner rather than later, and hopefully it's just a matter of a software/carrier level update.

 

[Freakonomics101]

There's a possibility it could be a variety of things. This particular uodate not having a fix for it isn't really an indicator of anything in particular one way or another. Hopefully they'll address it sooner rather than later, and hopefully it's just a matter of a software/carrier level update.

Well the clock is ticking. Even making a statement of them acknowledging the issue and they’re investigating the cause of it. I have noticed people replace the device and the new one work as it should. But I don’t know if that’s consistent or not. Apple keeping quiet about it doesn’t make them look good. It’s better to be honest.

 

[C DM]

Well the clock is ticking. Even making a statement of them acknowledging the issue and they’re investigating the cause of it. I have noticed people replace the device and the new one work as it should. But I don’t know if that’s consistent or not. Apple keeping quiet about it doesn’t make them look good. It’s better to be honest.

Seems like they are certainly investigating: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/03/iphone-xs-lte-connectivity-apple-investigation/

 

[joshua89]

HEALTH APP bug still present. Need to close and relaunch the health app or change to another date and back for data to be updated (steps, flights climbed, etc). So annoying.

 

[ipos]

Chargegate still present after update

 

[C DM]

Chargegate still present after update

Based on?

 

[fivenotrump]

It almost looks like it is base 16 though? If that is the case then 404 - 366 = 9E or 158 Base 10

So ... 158 versions then.

No. The build number is the trailing three (sometimes four) digits.

 

[ram130]

I updated my iPhone Xs Max, my wifes iPhone Xs and our iPad Pro 12-inch 2.Gen and the results according to our Ubiquiti UniFi-controller is basically the same. We have 2x Ubiquiti UniFi AC HD (Qualcomm-Atheros QCA9994 chipset) access points and the results are pretty consistent.

The issue with iPhone Xs and Xs Max isn't throughput. Its fully capable of maintaining great 802.11ac RX and TX rates when located in short proximity of the access points. Speed test also verifies that its fully capable of using our 500/500 mbit bandwidth. There are no real issues there.

But the signal strength is disturbing even when located in close proximity. In my computer room sitting just 1 meter from the Access Point it's reporting a signal strength of 79% (-59 dBm). Our HomePod in the same room is reporting 99% (-47 dBm) and the HomePod in the hallway a few meters away is reporting 97% (-52 dBm). My Apple Watch Series 4 is reporting 84% (-43 dBm) but the Apple Watch doesn't seem to be supporting 5.0GHz so it's connected using 802.11n on 2.4GHz with 40Hz channel width and not to the 802.11ac on 5.0GHz with 80Hz channel width.

It becomes worse when you start moving away from the access points. The iPhone Xs and Xs Max drops the signal quality and strength much more rapidly than any other device which is being confirmed by the UniFi-controller.


It's not that much of a problem as we have stellar coverage at home with 2x UniFi AC HD access points. But at work for instance with a single Aerohive Access Point I notice that my iPhone Xs Max keeps dropping the connection when moving towards the toilet and coffee area of the work space. My iPhone X would lose connection when entering the toilet at times, but my iPhone Xs Max is dropping it consistently.

It's the same for LTE/4G, during my daily commute my iPhone X would sometimes drop connection, especially through tunnels while on the train. But my iPhone Xs Max is dropping it consistently when going through the tunnel, without exception where my iPhone X would do it seldomly. I also notice that it seems to fall back to 3G a lot more compared to the iPhone X.

Thank you for looking into it and doing further testing. Looks like we are seeing similar results from what I saw the logs itself too. This is just sad. I tried pointing Apple in the right direction and to ignore the reports of it preferring 2.4. But looks like they didn’t listen. For now, I’m gonna try to contact the engineers again and see if they spotted the issue I saw or any update. I wish we could get the media attention so they can report this properly than just shoving it off as preferring 2.4.

 

[Toonartist]

AirPods constantly disconnect after updating to 12.0.1.

Not impressed

IPX

Edit. Restarting phone etc didn't do any good. In the end, going into bluetooth settings and forgetting device, restart and then re pairing the AirPods seems to have resolved the problem.

 

[gaanee]

Assistive Touch button still disappears after syncing with iTunes or restart. Under Settings, it still shows to be On, so you have to manually switch it Off and then back On again. This bug started with iOS12 and still present in 12.0.1. Probably not many people use it including Apple engineers and testers so missed it.

 

[RPB65]

EDIT - see below this post, more info provided............

Chargegate still not fixed.
I plugged in my XS Max last night and it didn’t start charging.
I had to wake up the display before it would charge. This update has not fixed the charging issue for me.

EDIT - So last night when I plugged my phone in to charge, it would not charge. The phone was also in DND mode as well.
However, I do have it set so that the USB accessory port is not accessible after a certain time, ergo the phone has to be unlocked to enable the port.
BUT, with this in mind, when I plugged in my phone to charge, why didn't the screen light up and tell me this? It stayed dim and did nothing so to me, this is 'chargegate' behaviour. IF it was due to the port being locked, the screen would have lit up and told me so, I have tested this part this afternoon just now. several times and on each occasion the iPhone screen wakes up to tell me to unlock the phone first before using USB accessory.

 

[FloridaGary]

HEALTH APP bug still present. Need to close and relaunch the health app or change to another date and back for data to be updated (steps, flights climbed, etc). So annoying.

I am not experiencing this issue any more. There is a sync process that was required for my Pacer app to auto-upload to my health app. It has been working perfectly since syncing.

 

[C DM]

Assistive Touch button still disappears after syncing with iTunes or restart. Under Settings, it still shows to be On, so you have to manually switch it Off and then back On again. This bug started with iOS12 and still present in 12.0.1. Probably not many people use it including Apple engineers and testers so missed it.

Have you reported this to Apple?

 

[scjr]

I updated my wife’s iPhone 6 Plus to 12.01 and now Settings icon shows 1 update?

Just going to leave it be, but odd that it shows an update is available.

Just an update on this issue.

I deleted the iCloud backup and did a new backup. The icon went away after that. Interestingly there was space on iCloud, so that wasn’t the issue.