Ios5 bugs thread

[milo]

There's only so much they can test before they release it. It's seeded to developers as well during the beta period, and they also test it and use it and report back bugs. But there's no way to get rid of everything.

Of course no software is going to be perfect. Nobody expects such a major update to have zero bugs. But the sheer number of bugs, and so many of them are so obvious (including ones that were reported months ago), it's hard to forgive apple for putting out an update that is so screwed up.

And dare I say it, with a new iPhone shipping, it really looks like apple put all their resources into the iPhone version and did the bare minimum of development and testing to the iPad side.

 

[LastOneToKnow]

I'm using the headphone jack. Even when I'm listening to music, I'll have the music all the way up and it drowns out the text message sound when before it would still be loud enough for me to know I've gotten a text message. I've tested it on 3 other iphones running iOS 5 and it's all the same. Maybe Apple changed it?

I have experienced the same with my iPhone 4 running iOS 5. While in the car I routintely listen to music from my iPhone 4 through the car stereo via the usb jack on the front of the head unit which also charges the iPhone. Since the update to iOS 5 the music simply fades for a brief moment when I get an email instead of actually playing the event sound. This only started happening after upgrading to iOS 5.

 

[Ljwinter]

I have experienced the same with my iPhone 4 running iOS 5. While in the car I routintely listen to music from my iPhone 4 through the car stereo via the usb jack on the front of the head unit which also charges the iPhone. Since the update to iOS 5 the music simply fades for a brief moment when I get an email instead of actually playing the event sound. This only started happening after upgrading to iOS 5.

I think Apple made it that way on purpose which is kind of stupid. At least give us an option to have it the way it was before. I've looked around for ways to try to fix it and I have no idea. My only thought that I still have to try would be to leave the ringer/text volume at max, put the ipod music level in the middle and just turn up the volume on the radio. I noticed that when the ipod music level it maxed out it drowns out the sound of the text sounds but when it's only half way you can still here it.

 

[THE JUICEMAN]

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Active location (purple arrow) in system tray not disappearing?? Anyone noticed this? It's driving me crazy. I looked and it's the setting time zone that is currently using it and has been for a while.

 

[Mos Jeff]

I posted in this in a seperate thread, but haven't gotten any responses so I'll try in here....

Hello all - new to the forum, and hoping someone has come across the same issue I am experiencing. I am running ios 5 on an iphone 4, and am having a small issue when it comes to transferring music wirelessly from my pc to my iphone. Now as far as the song actually transferring to the iphone, no problems there, however, if I try to edit any of the tags (artist, album, etc.), or add artwork it doesn't show the changes on the phone. I've tried syncing a few more times, but the changes still don't show. If you look at the file on my phone within itunes, everything displays properly. The only way I can correct this problem is by plugging the phone in through USB and syncing that way. Has anyone else come across this issue? I also had a similar problem this afternoon when I tried creating a playlist and dragging specific songs into this playlist. When I attempted to do this wirelessly, it would not allow me to drag the file into the playlist, however, once it was plugged in there was no problems. I've tried restarting itunes, as well as my computer, but still no change. I appreciate any help, thanks in advance.

 

[theBigD23]

I have a Backup bug with iCloud. This is what I sent Apple as a bug:

I have an issue related to the backup feature.
The space displayed for the backup is not correct. This is how to recreate it.

in iCloud, I click on "Storage and Backup".

It says, "Storage" and Total is = 25GB. Available 20GB. Backup is = on. I click on "Manage Storage".
Under Backups I have my iPhone and iPad. iPhone = 3.3GB of space used. iPad is = 309MB. If I click on iPhone, it'll says, "Latest Backup = Yesterday". Next Backup Size is = 3.3 GB.

This is where the problem is: "Backup Size = 2.0 GB". This number (2.0 GB) will not change no matter what I do with the deleting pictures/videos from the camera roll (where most of my data is) delete and redo the backup, etc. It will always = 2.0 GB. The Next Backup Size is correct. All of the other numbers are, but the Backup Size.

Additionally, my iPad shows the correct backup size and all other numbers.

 

[Flake]

is anyone else experiencing this bug that keeps syncs from finishing?

 

[CSpackler]

Right after updating to iOS 5 I switched the language on the phone to Spanish. A short while later I switched back to Engrish. However, the Apps application and autocorrect are still stuck on Spanish.

 

[AIP5]

Bug in Calendar

There seems to be a bug relating to Calendar event invitation in iOS 5. You can't delete or edit events to which you have been invited to on your own Calendar.

For example: X invites me to a Calendar event. On the email, I accept her invitation via the iCloud system, and then proceed to add the event to my Calendar on my iPhone. All is well so far.

However, when X cancels the event or deletes it on his/her Calendar, I can't delete or edit that event on my iPhone, even if it's cancelled. I can understand if I can't edit or delete it if I accepted the invite, but not being able to do so after the host has deleted the event is obviously a bug.

 

[starstreak]

Can others with me.com account test pushing to apple4s phone for me.

With mail app open (running in background) Send an email to your me.com from another device and see if you get it pushed. You should get it.

With mail app closed (not running in background) Send an email to your me.com from another device and see if you get it pushed. It doesn't recieve it untill you open the mail app.

I'm trying to see if this can be replicated. I know my gmail.com push is working with or without the mail app running in background.

 

[CanadaEh]

Anyone encounter in iMessage where you'd send the message and it would still say "Delivered" even though the person has read it and replied?

 

[Resist]

There's only so much they can test before they release it. It's seeded to developers as well during the beta period, and they also test it and use it and report back bugs. But there's no way to get rid of everything.

Apple prides itself on simplicity and perfection, so you can't tell me they can't rid a program of bugs prior to its release. It's not like they didn't have enough time or resources. And as you said, they even had bug reports from developers during the beta period.

Your response is typical of the industries current mentality of releasing unfinished products in order to meet a deadline. It's all about the buck now. Whatever happened to the philosophy of quality and pride for a finished product? The new generation values annoy me.

 

[WildGuess]

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Active location (purple arrow) in system tray not disappearing?? Anyone noticed this? It's driving me crazy. I looked and it's the setting time zone that is currently using it and has been for a while.

I followed this hint: Settings>Location Services>System Services (all the way at the bottom). Then turn off the ones that bug you until you need them. Including "Location-Based iAds"!

 

[MythicFrost]

I think many of us on the forum are very clear on software development process. Fact is Apple did a poor job of regression and integration testing.

I'd say most aren't, but even so I've not had any problems on my end. I don't think it's possible to put out a major release with no bugs.

Of course no software is going to be perfect. Nobody expects such a major update to have zero bugs. But the sheer number of bugs, and so many of them are so obvious (including ones that were reported months ago), it's hard to forgive apple for putting out an update that is so screwed up.

And dare I say it, with a new iPhone shipping, it really looks like apple put all their resources into the iPhone version and did the bare minimum of development and testing to the iPad side.

Mmm, it doesn't seem like there are too many bugs about. I wouldn't expect any less to be honest, considering how big of an update iOS 5 is.

Apple prides itself on simplicity and perfection, so you can't tell me they can't rid a program of bugs prior to its release. It's not like they didn't have enough time or resources. And as you said, they even had bug reports from developers during the beta period.

Your response is typical of the industries current mentality of releasing unfinished products in order to meet a deadline. It's all about the buck now. Whatever happened to the philosophy of quality and pride for a finished product? The new generation values annoy me.

It's not possible for any company, including Apple, to rid all bugs prior to a release. There's just so much to test. I don't agree with releasing unfinished products but that isn't the case here.

 

[unobtainium]

Don't know if this is an iOS bug, per se...

I erased my phone today and restored from an iCloud backup. When it was prompting me to enter my Apple ID and password for the first time, the username box was already populated with an (unfamiliar) UK-based e-mail address. I clicked cancel and a few moments later the box popped up again, this time with a different unknown e-mail address. I wonder if this is because it's a refurbished phone, and somehow the phone remembers its first owner(s)? This shouldn't be possible since I chose the option to "Erase All Content and Settings" when I restored. Only other possibility I can think of is that iCloud pulled down some faulty info from the Cloud...

 

[devman]

siri doesn't work your phone is sync (blutooth) to your car. you have to turn off blutooth to use it.

not true for me.

 

[congusano]

posted this elsewhere, but i'll add it here. Using an ATT iphone 4

1. Thumbnail image of last taken picture in the bottom left corner of the phone app remains there, even after you've deleted it.
Take a picture, watch it show up in the camera roll (shows up in the left corner). Tape on it to open it, delete it, go back to camera and the thumbnail still shows the deleted image.

2. camera does not focus in the dark. I used to be able to go in to my sons room (he is a baby) and snap a picture using the flash and it would always focus perfectly. The led would light up, focus and then it would flash again and take the picture. Now it just simply doesn't focus at all. Try to take a picture in a dark room and you'll see.

 

[Deamos]

Custom Ringtones for SMS messages for a specific contact do not work. It always falls back on the Default SMS tone.

On the iPad, when a new tab is loaded (linked from a page), that tab will not display or attempt to retrieve the page until you choose another tab and then come back.

 

[milo]

Mmm, it doesn't seem like there are too many bugs about.

Mmm, it doesn't seem like you've explored much of iOS5. Or seen too many posts in this forum (or other apple forums).

 

[Rubo Draco]

Multitasking

I'm not sure if you guys consider this as a bug but...

- Place 5 fingers on the screen and then release three of them, then pinch in and it'll still send you to home screen.
- Place 4 fingers on the screen and then release three of them, then swipe up, left or right and it'll still do the multitasking gestures.

I don't know if someone already mentioned them... If so, sorry!

 

[MythicFrost]

Mmm, it doesn't seem like you've explored much of iOS5. Or seen too many posts in this forum (or other apple forums).

Actually, I have explored iOS. I've been using it from the beta, and in my household we've got two 3GS's, 2 4S's, an iPad 1, and an iTouch 4. No problems here, not one.

I've browsed this thread a little, but there's no major bugs I know of and it doesn't seem to me like there's many. And no, I've not spent too much time in the iOS 5 forum.

I was just saying it doesn't seem to me that there any many bugs. I'm happy to be corrected. I don't know how many there are...

 

[THE JUICEMAN]

I followed this hint: Settings>Location Services>System Services (all the way at the bottom). Then turn off the ones that bug you until you need them. Including "Location-Based iAds"!

Yea, that's what I ended up doing. Some apps still keep it on even after I close the app (in the fast app switcher too).

 

[BFG86]

When you go to watch a video where you left off the initial frame that is shown is the first one. Only when you touch it to start playing does the frame change to where left off.

Also wish you could pinch zoom videos...

 

[blackjackmark]

After 4 years you still cannot remove (or simply hide) default apps you will never use!

And now there's one more...Newsstand!

 

[macswitcha2]

Ok, my Mac's and iPad's iCal is all updated after the move to iCloud but not my iPhone 4. On my iPhone 4 the Cal is squeaky clean. Anyone know why this is the case?