iOS 15.4.1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[contacos]

Not seeing any overnight 🪫 drain on my iPhone & iPad. Rock solid like the mighty reds last night.

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I think it is the stupid AirTags or something. I have the same happen on my iPad. Somehow it also shows the Home App in my stats which I do not even have installed 🤷🏼‍♂️

I never do an OTA update and I stated fresh on both devices recently. Didn’t even restore from a backup.

 

[LFC2020]

I think it is the stupid AirTags or something. I have the same happen on my iPad. Somehow it also shows the Home App in my stats which I do not even have installed ??‍♂️

I never do an OTA update and I stated fresh on both devices recently. Didn’t even restore from a backup.

I’ve got AirTags as well, don’t have the home app installed on my devices either, think it might be a good idea doing a clean install like @Taz Mangus suggested.

 

[Fred Zed]

With the previous beta releases I did have to toggle off Safari under iCloud settings and then back on again. That fixed iCloud tabs for me, still working properly with this current release.

Cheers, Its finally working properly I think. Now iCloud tabs are working between iPhone and MBP and vicer versa. Including background image on startup page.

 

[StumpyBloke]

It seems Safari features vary quite a bit between iCloud accounts. Tabs and bookmarks are working for me but Frequent Sites disappeared early in iOS 15 and haven’t been seen since on any device. I’ve had some others respond to me that Frequent Sites are working for them. Those I can do without, tabs and bookmarks are very important to me. Too bad you can’t have all the features working.

Sorry, missed read your post. I thought you meant the iCloud tabs within safari itself rather than in the iCloud settings. I did what you suggested and it’s working again for me now thank you. Nothing for frequently visited though on either device but maybe that will populate over time?

 

[max2]

Fixed my battery issue!

 

[curdy]

Sorry, missed read your post. I thought you meant the iCloud tabs within safari itself rather than in the iCloud settings. I did what you suggested and it’s working again for me now thank you. Nothing for frequently visited though on either device but maybe that will populate over time?

This suggestion has seemed to fix my iCloud tabs between devices as well. Thanks!

 

[StumpyBloke]

On my iPhone 13PM when viewing any normal and Shared Albums I don’t have the option to add more pictures anymore (denoted by the + symbol by the bottom picture), whereas on my iPP I do. Anyone else?

 

[Fred Zed]

Strange how some users are experiencing severe standby battery drain.

Background app refresh, iCloud, location services, wifi settings maybe? 🤔

Probably users that use the "Home" functionality.?

 

[LFC2020]

Probably users that use the "Home" functionality.?

@contacos said he doesn’t have the home app installed, his still experiencing standby battery drain. 🤷‍♂️

Hope the date is good on them mackerel fillets. 🤔 unlike them snags lol.

 

[m4v3r1ck]

Strange how some users are experiencing severe standby battery drain.

Background app refresh, iCloud, location services, wifi settings maybe?

Are your battery readings with NO apps running in the background, so plain iOS?

TIA!

 

[LFC2020]

Are your battery readings with NO apps running in the background, so plain iOS?

TIA!

No apps running in the background.

Always turn that feature off on all my devices, useless feature.

 

[Fred Zed]

@contacos said he doesn’t have the home app installed, his still experiencing standby battery drain. 🤷‍♂️

Hope the date is good on them mackerel fillets. 🤔 unlike them snags lol.

There's always one.

 

[atton]

Do you think you could find out what version of iTunes you were using that worked? Apple has archived many old versions of iTunes here and I wouldn't mind giving an old version a try.

Hey mate, sure, the iTunes version that worked for the update is 12.12.2.2

 

[jetsam]

Hey mate, sure, the iTunes version that worked for the update is 12.12.2.2

Thanks! @sbcdk posted this, too. And by installing 12.12.2.2, updates worked perfectly, on both my iPhone and iPad.

Sometimes I think I'd be totally lost without MacRumors forum!

 

[Fred Zed]

Thanks! @sbcdk posted this, too. And by installing 12.12.2.2, updates worked perfectly, on both my iPhone and iPad.

Sometimes I think I'd be totally lost without MacRumors forum!

No you wouldn't. You have 1-800- APPLECARE

 

[Taz Mangus]

I have to say the scrollIng and animations are super smooth with 15.4.1.

 

[Taz Mangus]

Haven’t ran into this issue again on 15.4.1. 🤞😬

The text marking issue is back for me again 😡. And after I spent that time doing a clean install.

 

[Taz Mangus]

15.4.1 is running a little too smooth for my liking, nothing to complain about. ?

I just turned on Accessibility Reduced Motion. It is a really strange effect on animations. At first I thought it was broken because of the delay.

 

[LFC2020]

The text marking issue is back for me again ?

Wow!!! Still there after restoring your phone 3 times. ?

I’ll let you know if it happens again.

I just turned on Accessibility Reduced Motion. It is a really strange effect on animations. At first I thought it was broken because of the delay.

Not sure if I like reduced motion, I’m giving it another go since you mentioned it.

See how long I last this time. ?

 

[Taz Mangus]

Not sure if I like reduced motion, I’m giving it another go since you mentioned it.

See how long I last this time. 🤔

I turned it off, I hated its effect

 

[sorgo †]

For whom it may help, I’ve found that Safari seems—ahem—snappier and seems to chew through less battery after breaking my years-long use of AdGuard Pro and switching to Wipr which apparently is better optimized and just feels much lighter. Granted blocking may not be as thorough as that to which I was accustomed but so far the trade-off seems quite worth it.

Also, while Adguard filters update seemingly many times a day, Wipr’s only get updated twice a week—meaning I am finally rid of the AdGuard icon on my home screen and the unhealthy habit of compulsively checking for filter updates.

P.S. Reduce motion/reduce transparency/increase contrast/bold text/button shapes/on-off labels FTW

 

[LFC2020]

I turned it off, I hated its effect

That’s what made me turn it off the first time lol.

 

[Taz Mangus]

P.S. Reduce motion/reduce transparency/increase contrast/bold text/button shapes/on-off labels FTW

I have increased contrast turned on so that the green text bubbles in Messages are far easier to read.

 

[sorgo †]

I have increased contrast turned on so that the green text bubbles in Messages are far easier to read.

Nice. Just makes colors more visible, more pleasing to the eye, richer—on both OLED and LCD—in my opinion.

 

[Bobout]

I have increased contrast turned on so that the green text bubbles in Messages are far easier to read.

Same , I have a hard time interacting with green bubble people to start with I might as well make so I can read it..😂