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iOS 12.x.x Speculation Thread [Merged]
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no. it will be fixed in a software update.
an Apple spokesperson said “We’re aware of this issue and we have identified a fix that will be released in a software update later this week.”
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/28/...avesdrop-listen-in-remote-call-security-issue
No, it is a software issue. The phone is allowing a FaceTime connection to be established without it being accepted. Has nothing to do with the FaceTime server.
FaceTime, and in particular Group FaceTime, is a tentpole feature of iOS 12. They are not going to leave it down one second longer than they need to. They will release it as soon as its ready, no matter when that is. The idea of them waiting until Monday simply because of the intervention of a weekend is ludicrous. If its ready Saturday at 10 am, it ships Saturday at 10am.
I suspect tomorrow for 12.1.4. Thursday is a typical release day it seems.
I think that Apple is intentionally building in these bugs to keep the government happy, ie so they can spy on you. Otherwise how do you explain this complete incompetence?
As a software developer; I’m guessing you’ve never worked in software development.
I personally think Apple does an incredible job with privacy. Bugs happen.
Not only do I think it’ll be released tomorrow, but I also think 12.1.2 will stop being signed because a jailbreak of that seems imminent.
Yep. Seems like a rather simple bug. They just test the cr@p out of it to make sure it works and nothing else is destroyed in the process. Imo...
I guess 12.2 Beta 2 will be released next week. 12.1.4 possibly today, if the rumours are true, but who knows...
People need to stop thinking about this as a normal beta release. It will come when its ready. Even if that's 7am Sunday.
I agree and with Apple disabling Group FaceTime, there is no rush. Better to get the fix right the first time.
I agree re the second part of your sentence (about getting it right). However, I would argue that Apple is "rushing" to get this done. This is not a minor feature (like the Stocks app). This is a major telecommunications related feature straddling the iPhone/iPad/ Mac platforms. Plus, its a black eye for them on privacy. They want this fixed ASAP. The pressure isn't from exposure (if they had left it active while fixing), its from not having a marquis feature unusable. The only thing that keeps it from being a total red alert is that its not a profit center (like the App Store, iTunes store, Music or Apple Pay).
Do have any idea as to the complexity of iOS?
Or are you being sarcastic?
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Or sometime next week!
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they have been pretty quiet about the whole thing. just a software update later this week. no further explanations or apologies.