Almost two months on the heels of iOS 10’s announcement during WWDC 2016, and likely still at least 30 days away from the commercial launch of the latest big platform redesign, it may seem a little counterproductive for Apple’s software engineers to continue focusing on ironing out iOS 9’s arguably numerous ...
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For a major iOS release that was relatively light on important new features off the bat, iOS 9 received a pretty big point update in the form of 9.3, with Night Shift Mode, more 3D Touch shortcuts for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, and a host of noteworthy improvements for News, Health, and CarPlay apps.But the surprisingly momentous add-ons also hauled a fair share of bugs, including
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Apple’s “most stable” new software release “in years”? Please, iOS 9.3 has been riddled with the oddest bugs since day one, and while its first sub-point maintenance update managed to mend a few ...
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With April Fools’ Day still a solid 16 hours or so away at the time of this writing, at least stateside, you have to wonder what kind of pseudo-scientific research Apteligent must have conducted to conclude iOS 9.3 is Apple’s “most stable new release in years.”Yes, more stable than all iOS 8 sub-versions, and less plagued by bugs and crashes than iOS 9.0,
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In a perfect world, software would work just as intended from the moment we installed it, across all devices everywhere. It’s a nice idea, but the mind-boggling complexities of software development and deployment have a funny of way derailing that dream whenever they get the chance. Most recently, we’ve been keeping an eye on some of the struggles Apple’s been having with the distribution of its new iOS 9.3 update, and it wasn’t long after the ...
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It’s always a good idea to keep your OS up to date, right? Making sure you’re running a platform’s latest release is the smartest way to keep yourself safe from security vulnerabilities, make sure you’ve got the latest fixes for app-breaking bugs, and getting earliest access to the latest features. But sometimes there’s a bit of a rough finish on the latest code to arrive for your smartphone or tablet, and users suffer through some unexpected ...
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Every so often, the iOS update takes its toll on very unfortunate people. We reported today on the frustrations of customers trying to update their iPad Air 2 tablets to iOS 9.3. Apple’s now sorting the issue out, saying that it comes down to the Apple ID that users put in when setting up the device — not necessarily the ID they currently might be using. Any phone as old as the iPhone 5S and ...
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You’d think that a record seven beta test builds should be enough to iron out all the kinks of even the glitchiest mobile OS in the world, but instead of making operations faster and smoother on older iPads, the just-launched iOS 9.3 appears to be bricking them.Not all of them, obviously, but plenty to flood Apple’s Support ...
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Along with a new iPhone today came the much-awaited update to iOS 9.3, betas be done with us.Night Shift finally gets implemented, putting the sword into F.lux for any hopes on the App Store. It basically adjusts the hue of your screen to cut down on blue light emissions, harmful to your eyes in the dark.The Notes ...
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Tim Cook’s defense against the FBI in the now infamous San Bernardino iPhone 5c unlocking case has been as simple as it was reasonable from the get-go. There’s no way to decrypt just one phone without making sure the resulting “backdoor” wouldn’t be used on many other ...
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Seven beta tests. That has to be some sort of record for an iOS point update. Granted, version 9.3 includes an unusually high number of meaningful improvements for everything from News to Health, CarPlay and Notes, as well as customary bug fixes and performance enhancements.And let’s not forget about Night Shift, the hotly anticipated and somewhat controversial
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The ninth major release of the world’s second most popular mobile platform is less than half a year old, but iOS 9.2 saw daylight way back in early December 2015, so bug-removing work on 9.3 must be nearing completion.The sixth pre-launch beta is now rolled out to developers and testers, just one week after iOS 9.3 beta 5’s debut, ...
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Apple was slow to bring forward its display modification settings when compared to F.lux’s quashed efforts, but it did work out for the lot of iPhone users interested in not blinding their eyes past sunset. But it seems that Night Shift will become less useful when people want or need it ...
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As Apple and the federal government struggle with questions over encryption, privacy, and lawful access to data, a lot of us are spending some extra time thinking about just who gets to see what we do on our phones, as well as how often we relinquish some of our privacy – voluntarily or not. Yesterday Apple released its latest iOS 9.3 beta, and on first glance the only obvious change was the return of full Apple Pencil ...
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Going back to January, Apple’s iOS 9.3 beta release had been coming out like clockwork, with the company seeding a new beta to devs once every two weeks – most recently with iOS 9.3 beta 4 last Monday. With new Apple hardware expected to launch later this month, and a final version of iOS 9.3 likely to arrive along with the new devices, that doesn’t give Apple much time to finish up with its last-minute tweaks. Now it looks like that’s forcing Apple into an accelerated release schedule, and ...
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