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iOS 15.4 Beta 5 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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I have never had this kinda of luck with OTA’s for my phone to work perfectly after updating .. I always seem to have bugs like most people but then I only do IPSW since 15.2 beta 1 and have had better results and not having the bugs some are seeing but all phones and users are different so your results may very ..
Have to agree. I do an OTA but if I start seeing odd bugs I’ll do an ipsw. I do the ipsw for each actual release to public. So far it has appeared to help.
Technically it should not, but it does.
Feels like I am back in the old 95/98/XP days…
13PM / AW Nike.
With this beta, Messages showing up on my AW is even worse. I am seeing less than half on my AW vs my 13PM.
AW is NOT on beta.
With this beta, Messages showing up on my AW is even worse. I am seeing less than half on my AW vs my 13PM.
AW is NOT on beta.
OTAs are like patches really aren’t they. But nothing beats a full reinstall with software. (IPSW)
They are however if they are complete file replacements there should be minimal if any negative impact.
Sometimes I wonder if Apple’s indexing has issues and not the files themselves …
Battery life seems to be the same as beta 4.
For me, Siri was draining the battery overnight
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I’ve only ever done OTA since the old iTunes days before OTA was an option. The only issues have been specific ones related to ios that have been experienced by those doing OTA and Finder installations. Can’t see any need to do otherwise. But everyone has their secret sauce and whatever you think works for you is valid for you. One of the things I see posted most often here, even by those with ipsw installations, is battery issues which I’ve never had(knock on wood). The average user can feel confident doing OTA updates, the secret sauce guys will always do the extra steps.
once I leave my wifi area, cellular refuses to work until I switch airplane on/off. hopefully resetting network settings fixes it.
I used to do all OTA with the infrequent ipsw based on Apple recommendation for a specific issue.
Unfortunately as time went on, in iOS14 I started doing ipsw at update cycles (not beta) and this seemed to help some issues. This evolved into more frequent as we got into iOS15.
It has helped me to a point and so far has had little (knock on wood) effect to my battery life.
ipsw is not something the typical iOS user has on tap or even knows how to do these days.
Only thing I’ve noticed is that FaceID with mask is getting a little bit more picky and unreliable with the wallet. Could be happenstance and I was hesitant to post it, but what the hell. Up here we have mask mandates for another three weeks so the feature will be handy to hardly anyone because it took so long to come out.
Having said that they need to keep it in there because you never know.
Having said that they need to keep it in there because you never know.
It wasn't great from day one for me, we don't have to wear masks here anymore, hopefully it gets quicker in the future.
There always seems to be a feature(s) that are problematic for some. That’s one that has been inconsistent. Another one for me in the past was Universal Clipboard. That rarely if ever worked for me until iOS 15 was released. Then all of a sudden it worked, and still does, every time(knock on wood). The same for unlock Apple Watch when you unlock the phone. That was very inconsistent for me until 15. Hasn’t failed once since(knock on wood)? I expect certain Safari issues to magically resolve in 16.
Trust me, I’d love to have the confidence in the software doing OTAs all the time, but it’s just not there.
I’ll always be thinking, “has that installed properly” and the second anything bugs out, I’d jump on an IPSW re-install anyway ??
My Wi-Fi also drops out and cellular refuses to pick up until airplane or Wi-Fi toggled. Never happens while using but occasionally when I pick up the phone I notice the issue. However happens always when in Wi-Fi range. Been doing it since 15.3 beta 1. I’m learning to live with it.
True.
For me that fact is very very concerning as it shows a significant lack of quality in development.
Just got my new wifi done. 1G and handles up to 6e.
To bad the 13PM can't handle 6e.
To bad the 13PM can't handle 6e.
Ended up with pretty decent ? life last night.
Clocked off with 19% ? left for 10h55m usage.
Can’t complain about that.
13 pro max.