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iOS 10, Released Today, Is Causing Issues For Some Users (thenextweb.com)

Posted by msmash on from the software-bugs dept.

Apple released iOS 10, the latest iteration of its mobile operating system, roughly an hour ago. If you're planning to update your shiny Apple iPhone or iPad, we will strongly suggest iPhone users to not update for two-three days, especially if an iPhone is your primary phone because it is causing issues for some users. The Next Web reports: According to a growing number of iPhone owners on Twitter, the new iOS 10 update might be worth waiting on. After releasing earlier today, users flocked to the new mobile operating system, as they always do, and a number of them are reporting it's putting the phone into recovery mode, forcing them to go back to wipe the memory, re-install 9.3.5 and then try upgrading again.It's unclear at this point what's causing the issue. At any rate, this isn't the first time a major iOS update has been seeded to users without ironing some critical bugs. Two years ago, iOS 8 had a range of issues, one of which blocked cellular capability on the device. Earlier this year, iOS 9.3 point update also caused issues. And who can forget the Error 53 fiasco?

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  1. Patch Tuesday by lgw · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, a normal Patch Tuesday story on Slashdot. Didn't these used to get the Microsoft icon?

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    1. Re:Patch Tuesday by Solandri · · Score: 3, Informative

      You can remove Microsoft patches if they give you problems. You can't revert back to your previous version of iOS after you upgrade, at least not without extraordinary difficulty.

      So problems with Windows patches aren't really newsworthy (unless it bricks your computer making it impossible to roll back the patch). While problems with iOS updates are A Big Deal and need to be broadcast far and wide so everyone with an iOS devices knows about it before they decide to take that one-way step.

  2. Every release is a beta release. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That is the inescapable rule of software today. And given that, you should let other users do the beta-testing for you, and always wait before updating.

    1. Re:Every release is a beta release. by houstonbofh · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Once they realized they could get read of those large and expensive testing departments and that customers would put up with it, this was inevitable.

  3. No Steve Jobs by presidenteloco · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So this is what happens when you lose your quality-obsessed dictator.

    It should be a cardinal rule of companies releasing new hardware/software consumer/business products that the entire senior executive team of the company eats their own dogfood with the product for a month before public (even beta) release.

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    1. Re:No Steve Jobs by sootman · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yeah. Apple software NEVER had bugs when Steve Jobs was alive. iOS never had point releases before Tim took over.

      Oh wait, no, there were bugs all the time. It's been conventional wisdom to NOT upgrade ANY device of ANY kind from ANY manufacturer with software from ANY vendor on day 1 for over a decade now, if that device's ability to function is critical to you.

      Even a 1 in a million bug will affect a thousand people when you're talking about a billion devices.

      Also: I'd be willing to bet that most of Apple's executive team DOES run beta software on their phones -- at least late betas. But you're talking about a couple dozen people -- not a really significant sample size, you know? -- and they probably all have pretty new phones. No one on this page is still using a 4S just for shits and giggles. And you know what? They shouldn't. They're busy running a company. They're not QA specialists. They have teams for that. Just because a team isn't perfect, that doesn't mean they're worthless.

      Feel free to provide a counter-example of any perfect software or hardware from any company, ever. Bonus points if it was a point-oh release.

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  4. mah sistah wuz bit by m00se by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We apologise for the fault in the houstonbofh's post. Those responsible for proofreeding have been sacked.

  5. How? by wisnoskij · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't understand how anyone can have trouble with Apple updates. They lock down their hardware and software so much that there are probably only three-five different devises this update will propagate to. It is not like Microsoft where their are literally trillions of combinations of hardware that every update must support.

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    1. Re:How? by 110010001000 · · Score: 3, Informative

      Actually iPhones aren't heterogeneous, even within the same models. They use chips from different manufacturers in order to have multiple supply chains and reduce cost by making the suppliers compete. I think its a mistake but apple is making billions so what do I know?

  6. Too slow manishs! by SeaFox · · Score: 4, Informative

    The issue is already fixed.

  7. oh no, 6 people affected !!! by ripvlan · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I love these Huge Stories that begin "stop everything because *some* people are experiencing issues." They never count the million or so who have found success.

    "Don't update today" --- well somebody has to go first. Don't Sail to America - it might be dangerous. Don't go to the moon - it might be dangerous. Don't update your phone. Don't run with scissors... (wait - that is dangerous).

    Risk Reward.

  8. works fine here by johnrpenner · · Score: 3, Interesting

    upgraded to iOS 10 + watchOS 3 — works good.

    messaging, phone, and all the apps dont have any weird crashes on my iPhone 5s.

    also, my own iOS xcode apps install and run on the phone without modification in xcode 8.

    the new watch face in watchOS 3 is usable, and the watch responds faster.

    solid upgrade.

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    jp