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Apple Releases iOS 10.2.1 With Bug Fixes and Security Improvements

OTA = Wifi. I have no wifi or internet so I had to connect my iPhone on my computer, turn on USB hotspot, Share internet to Airport, connect to Airport from computer to iPhone and hey phone is connected to wifi and I can download the update and use up all my hotspot data for the month. Thanks Apple.
 
My brain tells me something changed with the keyboard. Like it's more responsive when I type and deleting text seems smoother. Ehhh probably my imagination.

I just wished iOS 10 didn't turn my iPhone 6 into an iPhone 4.
This is what I mean, under iOS 8 on my iPhone 6 I could have web pages open, several games playing and lock my iPhone, wake it up later and the game would still be waiting for me and the web site would be still loaded.

Now with iOS 10 I load a game and a web site and lock my iPhone and come back later and the game has to load start over and the web pages have to reload.
I hated how iOS 7 did that to my iphone 4 and now they did that again to my iPhone 6.

Even if I could go back to iOS 8 and regain all this Apple won't allow me because the Apple Store app stoped working and the App Store was unresponsive at time or didn't show the lists and my watch required newer iOS. So secretly Apple does this so you can't keep using the same phone, no you have to buy a new one with more memory. And a year or two from now my iPhone 7 will start acting like a iPhone 4 with iOS 12. How convenient Apple.
 
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For once Apple please do something useful by giving us dark mode
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JosephAW said:
My brain tells me something changed with the keyboard. Like it's more responsive when I type and deleting text seems smoother. Ehhh probably my imagination.

I just wished iOS 10 didn't turn my iPhone 6 into an iPhone 4.
This is what I mean, under iOS 8 on my iPhone 6 I could have web pages open, several games playing and lock my iPhone, wake it up later and the game would still be waiting for me and the web site would be still loaded.

Now with iOS 10 I load a game and a web site and lock my iPhone and come back later and the game has to load start over and the web pages have to reload.
I hated how iOS 7 did that to my iphone 4 and now they did that again to my iPhone 6.

Even if I could go back to iOS 8 and regain all this Apple won't allow me because the Apple Store app stoped working and the App Store was unresponsive at time or didn't show the lists and my watch required newer iOS. So secretly Apple does this so you can't keep using the same phone, no you have to buy a new one with more memory. And a year or two from now my iPhone 7 will start acting like a iPhone 4 with iOS 12. How convenient Apple.
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Its planned obsolescence. Apple rendered my iPhone 6 useless ever since iOS 8 and forced me to upgrade to iPhone 7
 
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Radon87000 said:
For once Apple please do something useful by giving us dark mode
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Its planned obsolescence. Apple rendered my iPhone 6 useless ever since iOS 8 and forced me to upgrade to iPhone 7
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All those iPhones that Apple makes literally useless and literally forces people to upgrade...literally crazy.
 
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There may be an issue with the Apple Watch App in this update. I tried updating my watch after my phone and had many issues. Finally reset my watch and now I am having even more issues :/
 
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nt5672 said:
For all we know this version has the NSA snooper code built in. Does anyone else think it is juvenile that Apple does not release any change notes. I know that its been this way under Jobs, but I have a real problem not knowing what changes have occurred and deciding if those changes are worth the risk of being an initial guinea pig.
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If they wanted to add in "NSA snooper code", why would it matter if there were release notes or not? They could easily make up a pretext if they wanted. I agree with your overall sentiment (there should be a summary of changes, even if it's a bug fix/maintenance release), but to bring the NSA into this is bonkers and undermines your argument.
 
BaccoE said:
My wife had the same issue. we took to an Apple store and had them run their tests. Then we used our charger and one of their chargers and charged my wife's phones and one of their phones (we then swapped phones with the chargers). Once they saw how fast our phone charged from 10% to 35% in a matter of a few minutes, they gave us a new, replacement phone, for the cost of a battery exchange ($80+).
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Hmm? Sounds good for me to ask for a replacement, paid or not.
I now have the same issue and believe this is due to software (iOS 10.2.1) defect.
 
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Had a minor issue with my iPP - the pencil wouldn't connect.

An unpair and re-pair fixed it and apart from that it all looks good to me
 
I never installed something that said "bug fixes and performance improvements" and noticed anything fixed or faster...

except for the first ios7 update i think
 
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All those iPhones that Apple makes literally useless and literally forces people to upgrade...literally crazy.
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Its a fact that old iOS updates dramatically slow down an iPhone. I am experiencing exactly what the member I quoted said. Its not isolated but planned by Apple. 2 years from now an iPhone 7 plus wont be able to keep all apps in memory as its now able to
 
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Security Fixes and Updates

iOS 10.2.1
Released January 23, 2017

Auto Unlock

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: Auto Unlock may unlock when Apple Watch is off the user's wrist

Description: A logic issue was addressed through improved state management.

CVE-2017-2352: Ashley Fernandez of raptAware Pty Ltd

Contacts

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted contact card may lead to unexpected application termination

Description: An input validation issue existed in the parsing of contact cards. This issue was addressed through improved input validation.

CVE-2017-2368: Vincent Desmurs (vincedes3)

Kernel

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-2370: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

Kernel

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A use after free issue was addressed through improved memory management.

CVE-2017-2360: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

libarchive

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

CVE-2016-8687: Agostino Sarubbo of Gentoo

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may exfiltrate data cross-origin

Description: A prototype access issue was addressed through improved exception handling.

CVE-2017-2350: Gareth Heyes of Portswigger Web Security

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-2354: Neymar of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab (tencent.com) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative

CVE-2017-2362: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2017-2373: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: A memory initialization issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-2355: Team Pangu and lokihardt at PwnFest 2016

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved input validation.

CVE-2017-2356: Team Pangu and lokihardt at PwnFest 2016

CVE-2017-2369: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2017-2366: Kai Kang of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab (tencent.com)

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may exfiltrate data cross-origin

Description: A validation issue existed in the handling of page loading. This issue was addressed through improved logic.

CVE-2017-2363: lokihardt of Google Project Zero

CVE-2017-2364: lokihardt of Google Project Zero

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: A malicious website can open popups

Description: An issue existed in the handling of blocking popups. This was addressed through improved input validation.

CVE-2017-2371: lokihardt of Google Project Zero

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may exfiltrate data cross-origin

Description: A validation issue existed in the handling of variable handling. This issue was addressed through improved validation.

CVE-2017-2365: lokihardt of Google Project Zero

WiFi

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later

Impact: An activation-locked device can be manipulated to briefly present the home screen

Description: An issue existed with handling user input that caused a device to present the home screen even when activation locked. This was addressed through improved input validation.

CVE-2017-2351: Sriram (@Sri_Hxor) of Primefort Pvt. Ltd., Hemanth Joseph
 
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JosephAW said:
My brain tells me something changed with the keyboard. Like it's more responsive when I type and deleting text seems smoother. Ehhh probably my imagination.

I just wished iOS 10 didn't turn my iPhone 6 into an iPhone 4.
This is what I mean, under iOS 8 on my iPhone 6 I could have web pages open, several games playing and lock my iPhone, wake it up later and the game would still be waiting for me and the web site would be still loaded.

Now with iOS 10 I load a game and a web site and lock my iPhone and come back later and the game has to load start over and the web pages have to reload.
I hated how iOS 7 did that to my iphone 4 and now they did that again to my iPhone 6.

Even if I could go back to iOS 8 and regain all this Apple won't allow me because the Apple Store app stoped working and the App Store was unresponsive at time or didn't show the lists and my watch required newer iOS. So secretly Apple does this so you can't keep using the same phone, no you have to buy a new one with more memory. And a year or two from now my iPhone 7 will start acting like a iPhone 4 with iOS 12. How convenient Apple.
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No , IOS 10 didn't turn your iPhone 6 into an iPhone 4

iOS 13 certainly will turn your iPhone 6 into an iPhone 4
 
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I hate all this 'planned obsolescence' rubbish.

You can either have products that improve vastly year on year or you can delay technological progress, suppress any improvements and halt innovation so the products last a bit longer.

You can't have both.
 
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Jsameds said:
I hate all this 'planned obsolescence' rubbish.

You can either have products that improve vastly year on year or you can delay technological progress, suppress any improvements and halt innovation so the products last a bit longer.

You can't have both.
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Or, one can opine the common meme of planned obsolescence.
 
Jsameds said:
I hate all this 'planned obsolescence' rubbish.

You can either have products that improve vastly year on year or you can delay technological progress, suppress any improvements and halt innovation so the products last a bit longer.

You can't have both.
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Oh really? How groundbreaking was iOS 7 compared to iOS 6 that iPad Mini got so slow that it took 5 seconds just to catch up to input? Heck whats so different between iOS 8 and iOS 9 that iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2 got slowed down?
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I7guy said:
Or, one can opine the common meme of planned obsolescence.
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Meme?

Whats funny is the ranking of the OS.iOS 6>7>8>9
 
Radon87000 said:
Oh really? How groundbreaking was iOS 7 compared to iOS 6 that iPad Mini got so slow that it took 5 seconds just to catch up to input? Heck whats so different between iOS 8 and iOS 9 that iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2 got slowed down?
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From iOS 6 to 7

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From 7 to 8

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Radon87000 said:
Oh really? How groundbreaking was iOS 7 compared to iOS 6 that iPad Mini got so slow that it took 5 seconds just to catch up to input? Heck whats so different between iOS 8 and iOS 9 that iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2 got slowed down?
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Meme?

Whats funny is the ranking of the OS.iOS 6>7>8>9
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iPhone 6 slowed down? I`m on iOS 10.2.1 and happy. It seems snappier, if I compare 10.2 & 10.2.1.
 
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9935c101ab17a66 said:
If they wanted to add in "NSA snooper code", why would it matter if there were release notes or not? They could easily make up a pretext if they wanted. I agree with your overall sentiment (there should be a summary of changes, even if it's a bug fix/maintenance release), but to bring the NSA into this is bonkers and undermines your argument.
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No, Apple not including release notes undermines their claim to a superior position regarding privacy because that secrecy implies there is no need for Apple to remain on policy. Including NSA snooping code with never having produced change notes is different than always including change notes and lying about not mentioning the NSA snooping code. One is a lie and one is not, it is only a policy change.

Anyway, it was merely an aside, nothing to get your panties in a wad about.
 
Radon87000 said:
Its a fact that old iOS updates dramatically slow down an iPhone. I am experiencing exactly what the member I quoted said. Its not isolated but planned by Apple. 2 years from now an iPhone 7 plus wont be able to keep all apps in memory as its now able to
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Those pesky alternative facts.
 
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Oh really? How groundbreaking was iOS 7 compared to iOS 6 that iPad Mini got so slow that it took 5 seconds just to catch up to input? Heck whats so different between iOS 8 and iOS 9 that iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2 got slowed down?
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Meme?

Whats funny is the ranking of the OS.iOS 6>7>8>9
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According to you YouTube videos can be altered and therefore this isn't trustworthy because you yourself admit it.

iOS 7 was the first 64 boy mobile operating system; so therefore yes groundbreaking.
 
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