You can't catch everything internally. Some issues only pop up when software is updated at scale. Like the M4 iOS 18 debacle - I was able to update just fine, and the betas were all fine, yet the final release proved problematic in some cases.
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Apple Pulls Third Software Update in Past Month Due to Issues
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You can't catch everything internally. Some issues only pop up when software is updated at scale. Like the M4 iOS 18 debacle - I was able to update just fine, and the betas were all fine, yet the final release proved problematic in some cases.
There is a difference between beta software being buggy and having to retract a beta release because it is bricking hardware.
This 💯! Bugs are ok, devices that will not operate again until they are replaced by apple is not what a Beta user signs up for. That level of instability is called Alpha Testing. We are not Alpha testers thought it may feel that way and the general puble a beta tester in production.
Apple Watch software is just too bloated. I’ve given up on trying to stop my watch from receiving calls. I’ve tried everything and no mattter if I turn every singe notification off, calls just keep going to my watch. I just stopped wearing it.
Since the new versions of iOS are so minor updates, ios18 has been my last beta so far. I’m out with the iOS 18.1 release.
I have been a dev Beta user since iOS 7!!!
Pulling a beta is exactly why you have betas. So you don’t have to pull the final, stable release. Betas aren’t designed to be daily drivers, regardless of whether people (myself included) use them as such. Rather than criticizing them for that, we should be glad they’re finding these before being released to the general public.
Now, the iPad issue, sure that’s a problem. Won’t argue with that one
Now, the iPad issue, sure that’s a problem. Won’t argue with that one
As somebody else noted, Alpha is where you break stuff. Beta is supposed to be relatively stable. Release Candidate is supposed to be really stable. Pulling Beta software is an indication of poor internal QA/QC. Source - 20+ years in software engineering.
It’s a beta. Apple specifically tells people not to install it unless they are a developer.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Go back to school, please. You conduct beta testing to discover issues you didn’t find in alpha testing.
There should be no major issues like this one though. That and iPad Pro m4’s bricking. That’s poor from apple
An update causing the device to freeze? This is starting to reach Google Pixel levels of quality control... or lack thereof.
Have they had issues like this? Their AI is way ahead of Apple, did it take them al most a year to roll it out once it dropped?
Apple, you better not allow your other products to fall into the same path you have allowed Siri to fall into...Siri is the most frustrating technology (via HomePod) that I use! Such a POS!
Inexperienced developers seem to be put on macOS, watchOS and iOS.
The senior developers have all been pushed to Apple Intelligence and the delights (sarcastically said) of visionOS.
Things are starting to slide at a concerning rate now.
The senior developers have all been pushed to Apple Intelligence and the delights (sarcastically said) of visionOS.
Things are starting to slide at a concerning rate now.
Give us a few examples. Many times, people expect Siri to respond to any spoken command, but there are so many factors that affect how Siri may respond:
- Are words being pronounced clearly?
- Are the chosen words being transcribed into a textual version that Siri can process?
The *next* version of Siri will handle loosely-worded prompts much better, but the current Siri is still very robotic and requires very clear and concise prompts.
The solution: Bring back the god master.
