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iOS 17.6 RC ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Yeah, I have the feeling that 17.6 is going to carry specially important security fixes.Do it
Also for security
If you keep beta updates enabled in settings, the feedback app will be available.
If you - after installing the RC - disable beta updates in settings, the feedback app will disappear.
I think between today and tomorrow is the best moment to “pack things up” (I.e. making a backup) from my iPhone SE3 still on 16.6.1, and do a clean install of 17.5.1. If 17.6 turns out to have a great performance and battery life as well, then I can do a second clean install next week with 17.6, in order to stay there for the foreseeable future. Especially seeing how rough the iOS 18 beta currently is (which is expectable).
When my alarm went off this morning and I looked at my phone which was sideways in standby mode, the "Snooze" and "Stop" buttons for the alarm seemed to have a larger, more visible font that's easier to read with bleary sleepy eyes.
So far this is the only change I've noticed.
So far this is the only change I've noticed.
Well, that means there are still changes happening!
By the way, despite the fact that I’m still on 16.6.1 on my iPhone, I’ve been running 17.5.1 on my M2 iPad Pro for a while. And one bug I’ve encountered (that didn’t happen on iPadOS 16) is that ambient sounds such as ocean or rain, which I use a lot wearing headphones, sometimes stops or gets interrupted just to resume after one or two minutes. That has happened several times already. And no, it is not because of the other content being played. Sometimes it’s triggered by something as random as turning on dark mode.
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I still have connectivity issues even on RC version… I was hoping it would be fixed as cellular data was working fine on 17.5.1 and it started to drop connection as soon as I updated to 17.6 B3. It works and then nothing loads and that’s happening every few minutes, it’s really annoying.
Even right now, when I tried to upload screenshots from Twitter, Safari and Reddit that are failing to load, MacRumors forum was also failing to load when I wanted to edit that post.
Even right now, when I tried to upload screenshots from Twitter, Safari and Reddit that are failing to load, MacRumors forum was also failing to load when I wanted to edit that post.
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I gotta say, 17.5.1 has been as stable as can be for me...difficult to improve upon.
17.6 RC has massively improved battery life - at least for me:
Same here. Hasn’t stopped me jumping in for the 17.6 RC. So far so good.
Anyone else having their WiFi turning On automatically after turning it Off from the control center?
Turns on by itself in less than half hour when it’s supposed to stay off for 24hrs.
Turns on by itself in less than half hour when it’s supposed to stay off for 24hrs.
Did you move to a new location? That will also turn it back on.
I did notice it on a walk that was half a mile out of where I initially disabled the WiFi but don’t remember that happening before.
Since updating to 17.6 RC on my 15PM I’ve been having problems with Safari where tabs go black and crash. This includes new tabs, open tabs & favourites. I’ve left feedback. Anyone else has this issue?
I think that's because of problems with Private Relay currently.
My 15 Pro is getting very warm on occasion while using it since I put 17.6 RC on it. I did not have that before...
