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Apple Pulls iOS 17.3 Beta 2 Due to Boot Loop Issue
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Can I take this opportunity to ask, is there a good reliable RSS feed of Apple software releases? Just a raw RSS feed? I’ve asked this before and looked around and can’t seem to find it anywhere. There are lots of sites that announce it but I can’t find just a clean feed of releases of each OS.
This isn't a public beta. It's meant for developers running test devices, not the public.
Good move. Too many people are running betas and don't know what to do if they run into problems like this.
New Apple Boot Loops® Cereal...
Would someone very talented design the box?
Would someone very talented design the box?
Right, still devs normally have everything backed up in case something happens.
This certainly isn't first time something has like happened. It's rare but sometimes a installer package has some issue that was undetected internally.
Three hours after releasing the second betas of iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, Apple has pulled the updates from the Developer Center and over the air, meaning they are no longer available to download and install.
Apple has removed the iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 betas after a number of people reported that the software is bricking devices. According to reports on the MacRumors forums, Twitter, and Mastodon, some iPhone owners who updated found their devices stuck in a boot loop.
The only fix to the issue appears to be restoring a stuck device, which is why Apple has pulled the update. Once the bug is addressed, Apple will re-release the beta.
There are reports that suggest the iOS 17.3 boot loop bug could be related to the Back Tap setting. A log shared by developer Guilherme Rambo indicates that a Back Tap setting caused his device to crash, and there have been several other affected users who have Back Tap enabled in some capacity.
Some others who had Back Tap enabled were able to install the update, and others who did not have the feature on had the booting issue, so it is not entirely clear how Back Tap is involved.
I have backtap enabled - 3 taps for rotation lock.
The beta installed fine for me on my iPhone 14 Pro. This is a weird one, but I don’t think it’s related to back tap.
Normally I have no hesitation installing developer betas as soon as they are released. I’ll wait for public betas going forward.
Lots of people who had it off are saying they didn't have an issue. But it would be more interesting to hear if anyone who had Back Tap off did have a problem. I'm one of the folks, like you, who had it on and did not have an issue.
Hahaha
You sir have won the Internet today; that legit got a good chuckle out of me as I was reading this comment
you dudes that beta test Apple stuff for free... lol
Same for me. I have it on (double checked in settings) and have not had any issues since I updated earlier. 15 Pro Max. I only learned there was an issue with the release when I checked MR.
its true, but their relatively stagnant output and dubious 'innovation' makes me wonder sometimes
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The people complaining are people who shouldn’t be on betas cause obviously they don’t know what a beta is
Honestly I find these bugs (inclusive of this one, which is on a beta of course) less annoying because they affect a minority of users than the ones that a consistently run into which often seem like UI oversights and lack of testing different software use cases.
mine bricked. i had to do a restore. and then skipped restoring info, did the update again and then am now restoring my data.
I gave a 👎 because we need to appreciate that the software is getting more complex with each release. That makes it harder for every feature to continue working correctly. It's a constant cat-and-mouse game.
I agree that this issue should've been caught with unit testing, but a unit test is not created until it's needed. Now one is needed for Back-Tap.
What was not made clear is this is a Developer Beta, not a Public Beta.
Developer Beta testing is designed to catch these issues. Nobody should be running to install these early betas on all of their devices.