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iOS 18.4.1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Thank you, that’s a really good score! Not sure if the 13 Pro has more headroom or not.
EDIT: Oh, it’s iOS 18.5 beta…
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I have that on my 13 Mini with 18.4.1. I thought it was because I put my font size bigger, but apparently it's another bug.
Thought the BT issue was solved but....
BT "stuttering" bug still there but doesn't happen as frequently as before.
It happens both in my car (BT streaming, not carplay)and when using my Airpods.
But, not sure if its the same type of issue I am experiencing.
In the car its more intermittent, it only happens for a few seconds and last journey I did lasted it happened a handfull of times during the hour long drive.
The Airpods Pro 2 are more predictable, it happens on the same 2 places so I guess its some external interference.
Happens when I walk past a show in the center of the city and while on the tube, would be really interesting to find out whats causing it.
Have a new phone on the way and will be interesting to see if the issue persists after the upgrade.
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iOS 18.4.1 have boosted battery performance. Maybe it coincides with me not having used the phone on cellular as much as I normally do (easter holiday) but something has definitely changed when it comes to battery performance on my 13 pro after the update.
BT "stuttering" bug still there but doesn't happen as frequently as before.
It happens both in my car (BT streaming, not carplay)and when using my Airpods.
But, not sure if its the same type of issue I am experiencing.
In the car its more intermittent, it only happens for a few seconds and last journey I did lasted it happened a handfull of times during the hour long drive.
The Airpods Pro 2 are more predictable, it happens on the same 2 places so I guess its some external interference.
Happens when I walk past a show in the center of the city and while on the tube, would be really interesting to find out whats causing it.
Have a new phone on the way and will be interesting to see if the issue persists after the upgrade.
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iOS 18.4.1 have boosted battery performance. Maybe it coincides with me not having used the phone on cellular as much as I normally do (easter holiday) but something has definitely changed when it comes to battery performance on my 13 pro after the update.
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My phone crashed twice this morning so I decided to install 18.4.1. My device is running significantly better than it was on 18.3 and many of the issues I was experiencing on that (and previous) software update are now gone. I can finally install apps and updates from the App Store. In the amount of time my App Store wasn’t functioning in previous versions, my App Store had accrued over 500 apps pending an update, and many of them would not launch or could not be used if they did launch, because they would only prompt me to update once I was in the app.
One new bug I am discovering in this version is that Google no longer respects my dark mode preference. A minor nuisance compared to the bugs this release managed to fix but still frustrating that new iOS releases continue to introduce new problems
Yes, I don’t understand how’s that they introduce new bugs on bug-fixing updates. It’s annoying. Apple needs to reconsider what’s doing with their software division. It either needs more resources, or more time with bi-annual releases.
Now that they are introducing a big shift in design across all three major platforms is a good time to implement this new approach. Or, I don’t know, just don’t re-do all the operating system each year? Just work on it over two or three years polishing the base system while adding small new features. They can keep naming it with a whole new number each year (iOS 19, 20, 21) and just preserving the foundation of the system, or go with the 19, 19.5, 20, 20.5 route, although that wouldn’t be great for marketing.
I think preserving the base system, polishing it at low level to make it robust against basic bugs such as squared notifications or dark mode issues, and implementing only high level features, could make it a more solid operating system for all three platforms. One base system for all, and the per-system features they could implement them on top of that master Apple operating system core.
We all know iOS, iPadOS and macOS won’t look the same and won’t have the same features, but they could code a solid AppleOS core system shared by the three operating systems, optimized for the A14 and the M1 SoCs and higher, to take advantage of the modern and powerful systems.
Sorry, I let myself got carried away by my fantasies, where the M1 and newer chips are really squeezed to the max, using all its potential.
I can assure you that you will never notice the difference (if there is really any) other than when looking at the benchmark test scores. Real life security updates definitely out score that 1000%
Has anyone had random freezing in apps? I've had it happen several times in the notes app over the last few days.
I’ve had no issues with freezes. I had my first app crash yesterday (Safari). 18.4.1 has been solid for me. I haven’t been using Notes quite as much as normal recently but haven’t had any issues with it freezing. 🤷♂️
Safari crash for me with other versions of IOS too, it's a constant problem, I use Firefox and it's never crashed before
No Safari crashes for me (13 pro, 14 and 16 pro).
You guys using extensions added? Using VPN software or using handoff with other Apple things? @Tomas1988
You guys using extensions added? Using VPN software or using handoff with other Apple things? @Tomas1988
Not sure its iOS related, this is prob more likely.
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Not sure why server side issues would cause the app itself to repeatedly crash, definitely seems software relatedNot sure its iOS related, this is prob more likely.
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I have one or two extensions. Safari crashes are extremely rare for me; it’s possible my recent one was a serious outlier. 🤷♂️
One of my family members is running into an issue on her iPhone 12 running 18.4.1 where one of her photos has a black box of missing pixels in the bottom left corner. I’ve seen a handful of posts about it, seems like a very rare bug that a few are running into. I tried a bunch of different things to try to fix the photo, but nothing seemed to work. Luckily, she had a nearly identical photo without the issue, so it wasn’t a big deal. But if anyone has any information on this, or potential fixes for it, that would be great. The odd thing is 18.4.1 is running great for me on the same model of iPhone, so it seems like it must be somewhat hit or miss, or perhaps it’s something related to some setting that’s messing with it. Anyways, would greatly appreciate any fixes anyone’s discovered. Hopefully 18.5 will fix it and she won’t continue to have this issue. 👍🏻
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Is this photo also in the cloud? If so, does it also have the fault? Try using the web interface to iCloud. Maybe something gone wrong in the transfer to/from cloud. Worst case scenario would be faulty RAM.