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iOS 15.4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Well, not really I think.
Bugs which affect everyone are easy to reproduce and fix, therefore they are far more likely to be detected an eliminated during QA cycles.
Bugs which only occur under certain circumstances and configurations are difficult to be confirmed and troubleshooted, so of course this is the nature of most of these annoying ones we experience.
This is the reason why an argument like „this bug doesn’t occur on my similar system, so it can’t be there on yours“ - which is quite common also in these forums here - is illogical, not rational and wrong.
Back in the 90s, Apple users used to take the piss out of Windows for having to restore/reformat/reinstall to fix things. Here we are 30-odd years later
Back to discussion in this forum around ipsw update/upgrade few weeks ago, I think the clean approach - which is restore (not update) via ipsw, can avoid lots of small-but-annoying bugs (even though it needs extra time vs directly update). There are obviously, some (or many) of us that are just running update straightforward (via OTA or ipsw file) with no issues at all, but it‘s like lottery game.
I might be wrong, but in my case, I have tried this on my iPhone and iPad (2 times each, on 15.3.1 and 15.4) and didn’t find any issues so far (eg. battery usage during sleep, heat, system storage, scrolling, bluetooth, etc).
Seems like you might be onto something here. ? Too much work for me though. ?
i‘ll stick with my lazy OTA updates lol. ?
Regarding iCloud tabs, I’ve had it happen a couple of times since iOS15.1 and iPadOS15.1. I found that completely closing Safari from the app switcher on both devices brings them back when Safari is next opened on both devices.Thanks. Just noticed that no tabs are showing across my iPad and iPhone.
Restarted both but no joy of course. You are right, it would seem that Apple have really screwed the pooch on yet something else here.
Edit: I don’t get frequently visited on either device either!
Wouldn’t doing a Recovery Mode Restore do the same thing as a restore via ipsw (DU). Both require downloading the ipsw, both erase the entire contents of the phone and both restore the entire OS.
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OTA, IPSW, recovery mode restore. ?
Getting more complicated by the second.
I’m out, jumping ship to android.
For sure, you didn’t do anything wrong with that. I just skim various issues raised in this forum, and think that maybe the problem is not the iOS software itself but the update process.
Absolutely, no harm in giving people more options, the more options the better, it could end up helping someone.
That’s the same crap that’s happening to me. 🤣
Ran into another bug before, couldn’t select text, it would only select the first word.
Something is definitely broken with cut, copy and paste. 🤔
Back in the 90s, Apple users used to take the piss out of Windows for having to restore/reformat/reinstall to fix things. Here we are 30-odd years later
I love Apple. Don’t get me wrong. But they can be frustrating as hell.
It’s not that hassle, here are steps I did:
- Download the ipsw file via browser. In parallel, backup the iPhone/iPad to the Mac.
- In Finder, option-click ”Restore” (not “Update”) to select the downloaded ipsw file. Wait 5 minutes to complete the process. No need to go to recovery mode / erase all contents first, etc.
- After finished, system will ask for restore/start as new; select restore from backup. In my case this will take another 5-10 minutes depend on backup size. Let the phone download rest of apps.
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I have just noticed a bug.
I upload pics to FB by scrolling through my camera roll and selecting a pic and uploading it to a relevant group. I’ve been doing this for years but recently realised I wasn’t getting any likes, when I look in the groups my pics aren’t there.
If I am in the FB app I can make a post, select a pic and it uploads with no problem.
I have had the same problem with videos for a long time (years) but it is only since 15.4 that I have had the problem with pictures.
Has anyone else had the same issue? Has anyone found a solution?
Thanks
I upload pics to FB by scrolling through my camera roll and selecting a pic and uploading it to a relevant group. I’ve been doing this for years but recently realised I wasn’t getting any likes, when I look in the groups my pics aren’t there.
If I am in the FB app I can make a post, select a pic and it uploads with no problem.
I have had the same problem with videos for a long time (years) but it is only since 15.4 that I have had the problem with pictures.
Has anyone else had the same issue? Has anyone found a solution?
Thanks
These are the steps I do:
- Connect my 13 Pro Max to my Mac computer via Lightning cable.
- Do an encrypted backup via Finder.
- Restart phone in Recover Mode while leaving it connected to the computer.
- Select Restore. Finder downloads the latest version of iOS to the computer
- When download is completed, Finder erases the entire contents of the phone and iOS is installed to the phone.
- After finished, phone restarts. Select restore from backup, select backup from computer.
- Backup restored, apps are re-download. Takes 30 or so mins for the backup to compete.
If you can't update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support
You can put your iOS device in recovery mode, then restore it using your computer.
Thanks but no joy. Already done that, and disabled and re-enabled the function, and restarted all devices. Just doesn’t work for me.
What I do.These are the steps I do:
- Connect my 13 Pro Max to my Mac computer via Lightning cable.
- Do an encrypted backup via Finder.
- Restart phone in Recover Mode while leaving it connected to the computer.
- Select Restore. Finder downloads the latest version of iOS to the computer
- When download is completed, Finder erases the entire contents of the phone and iOS is installed to the phone.
- After finished, phone restarts. Select restore from backup, select backup from computer.
- Backup restored, apps are re-download. Takes 30 or so mins for the backup to compete.
If you can't update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support
You can put your iOS device in recovery mode, then restore it using your computer.support.apple.com
1 Wake up.
2 Go to the loo.
3 Make a espresso.
4 Hit the Vape.
4 Check for OTA update. (install update)
5 make another espresso.
6 Hit the vape again.
6 Go to the loo again. (too much coffee)
6 Jump on mac rumors forum.
7 Read all the complaints about the beta.
8 Make another espresso.
9 Read more complaints.
10 BOOM!!! update installed.
11 Keep it moving.
The beta life ain’t easy. 🙄
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Try doing this. Double tap on a word, lift finger off of screen. Now try to drag the right side handle to select text. When I do that is when things get screwy.
I personally love to set up devices from scratch so every other month I am wiping my iPhone and iPad (Mac not so often). There is something satisfying about it, I don’t know 😅 I could do it all day
I just spat my tea up the wall. 😆😂
Yep, that’s how my thumbs works with this stuff anyway. Same result, works fine buddy. IP12