Apple Pulls Third Software Update in Past Month Due to Issues

[MacRumors]

Apple on Wednesday pulled watchOS 11.1 beta 3 after some users complained that the update caused their Apple Watch to freeze or lock up until they restarted the device, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris.

This is the third software version that Apple has pulled over the past month. In September, Apple pulled iPadOS 18 for iPad Pro models with the M4 chip after the update prevented some of those devices from working, and it also pulled HomePod software 18.1 beta 2 after that beta caused some HomePod speakers to stop working.

While two out of three of these problematic releases were betas, which are meant to catch these sort of issues, this is still an unfortunate stretch for Apple.

Apple will likely make a new build of watchOS 11.1 beta 3 available in the coming days, or it might simply move on to watchOS 11.1 beta 4.

Article Link: Apple Pulls Third Software Update in Past Month Due to Issues

 

[Kylo83]

They need to hire better people for the job

 

[SmugMaverick]

It just works!!!

 

[abatabia]

This is making me want to get off the beta train for good.

 

[Kylo83]

I think they’ve hired everyone just to do Apple intelligence and nothing else and that’s why there’s so many problems

 

[rotvaldi]

I noticed a little delay on the installer on my UW2 but it installed fine atleast I can’t imagine if the watches could brick since it’s not possible to even reinstall its os without assistance

 

[Maclver]

I will give you that pulling iPadOS 18 was a blunder... but pulling betas are a non-issue becasue they ARE betas. Be glad it was discovered before being released. I think Apple should put a disclaimer in their beta software that it is beta software and shoulnd't be installed on your main device... oh wait.

 

[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

Remember Cook sold 50m of his shares

Could be a sign😈😈😈😈

 

[thadoggfather]

Failing upwards has proven to be a pretty lucrative, consequence free endeavor!

 

[rotvaldi]

Remember Cook sold 50m of his shares

Could be a sign😈😈😈😈

Hahah I thought that too yesterday but either way it’s prison fraud and many more criminal records do that on that position of CEO selling it before the ship sinks

 

[coffeemilktea]

An update causing the device to freeze? This is starting to reach Google Pixel levels of quality control... or lack thereof.

 

[nt5672]

They need to hire better people for the job

Or management should fund QA properly and set realistic schedules.

 

[Entilzha]

So a beta release has issues.

SHOCKING!

This doesn’t excuse the iPadOS 18 official release bricking M4 iPad Pros, mind you, but come on. It’s a beta. People who use betas put their devices at risk, and these things happen. Don’t want to have this happen? Don’t run betas.

 

[thadoggfather]

So a beta release has issues.

SHOCKING!

This doesn’t excuse the iPadOS 18 official release bricking M4 iPad Pros, mind you, but come on. It’s a beta. People who use betas put their devices at risk, and these things happen. Don’t want to have this happen? Don’t run betas.

iOS 18.0 GM that was yoinked for M4 iPad Pro OLEDs was not a beta tho.. and still isn't being signed almost two weeks later. if you aren't already on 18.0 or a beta, highest it will still go is 17.7

that's embarrassing for a $1k tablet.

 

[turbineseaplane]

That’s OK what really matters is that Tim just cashed out another 50 million

 

[gwscoll]

Yeah my messages app is completely bricked. Either won’t load or just crashes

 

[Account25476]

We should do a fundraiser here on MacRumors to hire a couple of programmers for Apple, poor things, they're up to their necks in water.

 

[thadoggfather]

Devices bricking should be more of an internal alpha thing that never sees light of day than a beta.

We'd be dunking on Android bois if they experienced something like this thrice in a short period of a major new OS upgrade.

 

[Stella]

…

There’s only a small amount of devices Apple have to support, it’s not like Android.

While it is beta, brick breaking updates should really have been discovered before release. This isn’t isolated either, it’s the third in a month. Sloppy.

 

[kolargol99]

The software quality from Apple is terrible - it is getting worse and worse. WatchOS11 have severe battery drain on my S8 and latest S10 as well (7h battery life without workout!). Not mention other usability issues. I have no hope for better as there is sick push on AI-crap which only bring more bugs...

 

[grantishere]

Solution: Don't update to developer beta if you're not a developer

 

[Entilzha]

iOS 18.0 GM that was yoinked for M4 iPad Pro OLEDs was not a beta tho.. and still isn't being signed almost two weeks later. if you aren't already on 18.0 or a beta, highest it will still go is 17.7

that's embarrassing for a $1k tablet.

Well yes. That’s why I specifically said that this doesn’t excuse the M4 bricking with an official release.

But betas are betas, and people should go into betas expecting bad things to happen because betas.

 

[TechnoMonk]

I only run developer beta on iPad Pro. Don’t run beta on your main devices, it’s called beta for a reason.

 

[SmugMaverick]

Some major copium in this thread right now 😂

These mistakes aren’t just beta are they, there is a big problem with Apple right now.

And we think you’re going to love it!!!

 

[jimbobb24]

Nonstory. Beta software is beta. Boring.