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Apple Releases iOS 12.0.1 With Fixes For Wi-Fi 2.4GHz Bug, Lightning Charging Issue (macrumors.com)
Apple has released iOS 12.0.1, the first official update to the iOS 12 OS that brings a number of fixes, including a fix to the charging issue that was affecting some iPhone XS owners. Mac Rumors reports: Today's update fixes several high profile bugs that have been plaguing iOS 12 users. It resolves an issue that could cause some iPhone XS devices not to charge when connected to a Lightning cable, an issue that was discovered shortly after iOS 12 was released. Reports suggested multiple iOS 12 devices were affected rather than just the iPhone XS, and it's likely that if other devices are impacted, the new update solves the problem.
https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/08/apple-releases-ios-12-0-1-update/ iOS 12.0.1 also fixes a major Wi-Fi bug that could cause some iPhone XS devices to prefer to join a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network rather than a 5GHz Wi-Fi network, resulting in perceived slower Wi-Fi connection speeds. After this update, many users who were stuck with their phones connecting to a 2.4GHz network should see much faster Wi-Fi connection speeds as the devices once again prefer a 5GHz network. Other bug fixes in this update include a reorientation of the "123" number key on the iPad, which was moved in the iOS 12 update and swapped with the emoji/language key, a fix for a problem that could cause subtitles not to appear in some video apps, and an issue where Bluetooth could become unavailable.
https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/08/apple-releases-ios-12-0-1-update/ iOS 12.0.1 also fixes a major Wi-Fi bug that could cause some iPhone XS devices to prefer to join a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network rather than a 5GHz Wi-Fi network, resulting in perceived slower Wi-Fi connection speeds. After this update, many users who were stuck with their phones connecting to a 2.4GHz network should see much faster Wi-Fi connection speeds as the devices once again prefer a 5GHz network. Other bug fixes in this update include a reorientation of the "123" number key on the iPad, which was moved in the iOS 12 update and swapped with the emoji/language key, a fix for a problem that could cause subtitles not to appear in some video apps, and an issue where Bluetooth could become unavailable.
Aren't they supposed to have an advantage because they have only a few models to support and tightly controlled hardware?
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
A happy shareholder?
Considering that Apple deals with a limited number of hardware configurations, unlike Android, it surprises me when some bugs weren’t intercepted before the first release.
In theory it is best to wait a month before installing, but I admit that I installed IOS12 immediately when it came out, luckily without obvious bugs, and featuring a noticeable boost in general smoothness of operation on my 4 year old 6 Plus, good enough to make me keep my phone for another year at least.
I couldn't figure out why I kept accidentally opening the emoji panel, didn't think they would have done something as stupid as move it. I guess they did. Idiots. (yeah, I guess that includes me for not realizing they swapped the buttons)
Now it's time to upgrade from 11 to 12
I might hold off on that if I were you. I am having serious radio issues with iOS 12 and I don't know that they are fixed in 12.0.1. I have a 7 and the radios will not let me do anything unless I have at least 3 bars. Also sometimes they just stop working until I restart the device. WiFi has been flaky as well. I was in the mountains this weekend and I basically had to restart my phone every time I wanted to use it. It seems the current radio firmware does not like when you have low reception.
How about allowing me to turn on and off location services on the top swipe menu, not 13 swipes down, and LET US PICK OUR PREFERRED WIFI NETWORKS, DAMMIT
A shortage of cell towers in the mountains? Imagine that.
The issue is not the shortage of cell towers. It’s the fact that I had to restart the device every time I wanted to use it and had signal because the model would be in a bad state from the last time it lost signal and would not do anything whatsoever without a restart. That is not normal behavior. It should gracefully handle the loss and return of service without a restart.
Perhaps you should try a clean install.
https://wccftech.com/clean-ins...
Oh, and just in case they still haven't address the issue of "missing PDFs", I would suggest you save-off any PDFs you have stored in iBooks separately from your iTunes backup. Justin Case.
The GP is correct. You cannot turn off bluetooth with the latest versions of iOS. Even if you turn it off, the bluetooth radio remains powered to work with the pencil and certain other devices. Go ahead. Give it a try. It’ll turn itself back on after 24 hours too. Same with WiFI, though I think WiFI radios actually do power off for 24 hours.
This is only partially correct - the described behaviour applies only when Bluetooth (or Wifi) is turned off from Control Center - if it is turned off from within Settings it will stay off, and as far as I can tell it is powered off (no connection with other devices possible).