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iOS 15.4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

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StumpyBloke said:
Anyone else with Apple Music notice that if you ask the HomePod who the artist is, the first time it answers (per song) it will say the artist is the previous song that played and you have to ask again to get the correct one? This happens on all of my HomePods.

And yet another bug introduced in the latest crapfest 15.4 release.
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HomePods have been especially buggy as of late on this supposed “final” release. Long playback gap between songs on OG HomePod but plays normally when linked to the bedroom mini (wtf?). Playback will often cut off within the first minute of a track and refuse to play correctly even after restarting the song. Also ‘sound check’ for both HomePods takes a re-toggle or two to activate/deactivate in the Home app and neither speaker is sounding quite as loud or as dynamic as in prior versions. Frustrating.
 
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LFC2020 said:
Firmware gets pushed to the modem automatically. ?
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Are you able to disable the auto-update feature, or is that a hard coded thing? It may be forced by your ISP as a policy if you can't disable. Typically I would recommend buying your own equipment whenever possible. That way you control it and maintain it.

Of course, I understand that most of your average internet customers don't know how to setup networking equipment, which is one of the reasons that rentals are pushed so hard. Personally I have close to 20 years of experience configuring home networking products, so it is one of those "back of hand" moments, haha.

The one drawback to buying your own equipment though, you are responsible when they need to be replaced.
 
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Samdh90 said:
Are you able to disable the auto-update feature, or is that a hard coded thing? It may be forced by your ISP as a policy if you can't disable. Typically I would recommend buying your own equipment whenever possible. That way you control it and maintain it.
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It’s their own modem, new model came out recently, LTE backup, wifi 6, WPA3 security, people that aren’t with them buy it as well, very reliable modem, until they stuff it up. ? rather stick with it.

No complaints so far, running very nicely again.

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Samdh90 said:
Of course, I understand that most of your average internet customers don't know how to setup networking equipment, which is one of the reasons that rentals are pushed so hard. Personally I have close to 20 years of experience configuring home networking products, so it is one of those "back of hand" moments, haha.


The one drawback to buying your own equipment though, you are responsible when they need to be replaced.
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If I ever need help, I know who I’m calling. ??
 
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StumpyBloke said:
Anyone else with Apple Music notice that if you ask the HomePod who the artist is, the first time it answers (per song) it will say the artist is the previous song that played and you have to ask again to get the correct one? This happens on all of my HomePods.

And yet another bug introduced in the latest crapfest 15.4 release.
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Nothing phone perhaps? ?

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Nothing’s first smartphone is aimed at Apple, not OnePlus

It plans to launch the Phone 1 this summer.
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@OhMyMy what VPN did you use to sign up for ad free 90% off YouTube? ?

These ads are starting to pee me off, they’re throwing in two 15 seconds ads now. ?
 
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PITA - Bloody Live Photo as a default is back. Aside the fact that it is turned off in Camera Settings.
If I open the camera, turn off Live, close the Camera and reopen all is fine. If the device goes to sleep, I awaken it and open the Camera, it's back.
 
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dk001 said:
13 ProMax
Camera

PITA - Bloody Live Photo as a default is back. Aside the fact that it is turned off in Camera Settings.
If I open the camera, turn off Live, close the Camera and reopen all is fine. If the device goes to sleep, I awaken it and open the Camera, it's back.
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Hate live photos with a passion. ?‍♂️

Not having this issue.

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I decided that to setup my 13 Pro Max as a clean install, not restore from backup. The 2 main issues I am experiencing is mark text from Safari and touch registration. I figure if doing a clean install does not resolve either of those issues I could end you doing a Erase All Contents and restore from backup. I did do an encrypted backup before I did a Recovery Mode Restore. Doing a clean install would allow me to do some house cleaning and allow me to look closer on what apps I have installed and just not reinstall them if I am really not using those apps any longer. I don’t even remember the last time I did a clean install, it has been that long.

Anyway, I did a Recovery Mode Restore which download the iOS 15.4, erase the entire contents of the phone and installed iOS 15.4. I then setup the phone as a new device. While I was installing apps and configuring settings, I would open Safari and see if marking text was working correctly. It took about 4 or 5 hours to setup the phone again.

Doing the clean install has resolved the Safari marking text issue. The touch registration issue still seem to be happening for me.
 
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Taz Mangus said:
It took about 4 or 5 hours to setup the phone again.

Doing the clean install has resolved the Safari marking text issue. The touch registration issue still seem to be happening for me.
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5 hours, what the….?

Good to hear that select text bug is gone, what’s this touch registration bug? ?
 
LFC2020 said:
5 hours, what the….?

Good to hear that select text bug is gone, what’s this touch registration bug? ?
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It takes a bit of time to setup everything again. Organize folders, what apps go in what folders, etc. Things like setting up automations again, re-setup the HomeKit accessories. You would be surprised what it rally takes to setup a phone from scratch. Although, logging into my Apple ID did setup a few things which was helpful.

I do have a some weird issue with Control Center where the Home items disappear and then reappear..

The touch registration issue happens when Would touch the screen and it would not register the first time such as when I attempt to wake up the screen. Or in Safari I touch an object, it is highlighted like it has registered my touch but does not act on my touch. I need to touch the object again and it will act on my touch.
 
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Battery life with this new modem is off the charts, must be the WiFi 6 is faster and can race to "sleep" the radio sooner. ?

69% battery left. 4h47m usage.

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It seems that the weirdness I was seeing in the Control Center is gone. I think it was probably due to iOS just doing its initial setup.
 
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Taz Mangus said:
The issue with the 10 day chart is it includes the time you weee charging your phone. It can give a skewed view of your battery life.
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Nah, mine had 2 mins usage this morning, I didn’t use my phone after midnight, that’s when battery usage resets on the 10 day chart. ?
 
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no0nefamous said:
No bugs here, and 15.4 has fixed what was my biggest complaint about the 13 Pro, and that was that it still felt like half of what I was seeing was in 60hz/FPS or less.

Because it was!

The thing is now consistently showing me 120hz/FPS and everything is incredibly smooth. This is what I wanted all along. It's a shame that I didn't get it until 6 months into the device's life, but alas.
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Some videos on facebook app are still stuttering especially video game streams.
 
This looks new. ? don’t remember it looking like this when replying to someone directly.

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LFC2020 said:
It’s their own modem, new model came out recently, LTE backup, wifi 6, WPA3 security, people that aren’t with them buy it as well, very reliable modem, until they stuff it up. ? rather stick with it.

No complaints so far, running very nicely again.

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If I ever need help, I know who I’m calling. ??
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Are you saying that it is an Apple silicon modem?
 
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