When will Apple fix this?

[FridgeToaster]

I've been seeing this since iOS 13 or 14? Can't remember exactly when.


And now with iOS 14.7.1:


Attention to detail, Apple 👍

 

[Bazza1]

There is something inherently wrong with a Company's support chain and - in the greater scheme of things, it's industrial design - if a product requires you access another location to understand what it is that its installation will do, and / or leave it to 3rd Party reporters, reviewers and media to explain what an update does; or where a particular app is, the features of it and / or how to find 'hidden' controls and what they do.

Updates need to be clear as to what they do (and what they replace and how big the update is) as part of the pre-installation process; and when a product does not come with an 'owner's manual', the designers need to ensure operating it (as a newbie or old hand) is completely intuitive and clear what it's apps and controls are, and where to fnd them.

Apple is getting sloppy in it's old age.

 

[teeshot44]

Apple is certainly not unique in this. Cars, TVs, Routers, modems all update or offer updates without such information. Many things don’t even give you an option to not update. Product manuals have been disappearing for years. Get used to it.

 

[svenmany]

It's hard to quantify quality, so all I have is an impression compounded over a number of years now. Apple gets a C- from me in user-facing stuff. My wife hears me swear at least every day; and it's not the same bug appearing over and over again.

The most recent issue related to the MacOS upgrade to 11.5. I kicked it off before I went to bed. I got up the next morning to some message that the update was pending and I had to click restart. I chose not to, figuring I'd finish the update later. At the end of my day I went back to the Software Update preference pane to do the update, but it told me my Mac was up to date with 11.4. I have a hard time wrapping my mind around such a serious flaw making its way to the users.

 

[bransoj]

Apple is certainly not unique in this. Cars, TVs, Routers, modems all update or offer updates without such information. Many things don’t even give you an option to not update. Product manuals have been disappearing for years. Get used to it.

Its pretty much standard for app developers these days just to put really vague messages about what is changing in their apps with occasional attempt at being funny about it.

 

[iterva]

There is something inherently wrong with a Company's support chain and - in the greater scheme of things, it's industrial design - if a product requires you access another location to understand what it is that its installation will do, and / or leave it to 3rd Party reporters, reviewers and media to explain what an update does; or where a particular app is, the features of it and / or how to find 'hidden' controls and what they do.

Updates need to be clear as to what they do (and what they replace and how big the update is) as part of the pre-installation process; and when a product does not come with an 'owner's manual', the designers need to ensure operating it (as a newbie or old hand) is completely intuitive and clear what it's apps and controls are, and where to fnd them.

Apple is getting sloppy in it's old age.

I agree wholeheartedly.

Just look at release notes for app updates. Many simply say something like "bug fixes" and nothing else. And to be clear I´m not just talking about Apple but the industry as a whole in my opinion. Lazy/sloppy behaviour. Obviously I don't expect them to give all the technical details on what was fixed but give a more broad stroked/dumbed down version wouldn't hurt. Would probably also reduce negative reviews (Both on App Store/google play and forums) left on apps.

And before anyone jumps on the chance to act all knight-y and trying to justify this..Obviously I am not saying every company/developer is like this. But it is lazy behaviour.