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Apple Releases iOS 11.3.1 Update With Fix for Third-Party Display Repair Issue

Well just installed this on my 7 Plus. It had been silky smooth on 11.3. Immediately after booting on 11.3.1, I noticed the UI being sluggish and launch times for everything increasing. It’s really noticeable. I hope this is just temporary and that it will go away after a few restarts and until whatever indexing is going on is finished.
[doublepost=1524612788][/doublepost]False alarm. The phone is operating at normal speeds after a few more minutes. I checked to see if Peak Performance was still on since my battery is at 93% and it was. Still freaked me out since the delay would’ve definitely really bothered me. Update with confidence.

Also fraudulent website warning was turned off by default both on my iPhone and iPad. I’m not sure if it was caused by this update but I don’t remember turning them off so you guys should check your settings to make sure you turn it back on if it is indeed now off by default.
 
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C DM said:
The inconsistency, backlash, and rollbacks still don't make for any sort of clear messaging. If anything people know that Apple won't actually do anything like that for real given that they fix it whenever it happens.
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You're not hearing the message because you're not operating an independent iPhone repair shop.

  • Backlash? The only backlash is from those who purchase and install third-party displays.
  • Inconsistency? The exact same thing happened with 11.0.3. A hardware fix was found by third-party manufacturers and Apple released 11.0.3 days later.
  • Rollback? In order to install 11.3.1 on bricked devices, it needs a full restore, meaning loss of data.
  • For "real"? Are you doubting there are bricked iPhone 8 devices? That's about as real as it gets.

Any independent iPhone repair shop will now think twice before installing a third-party display.

Apple's fix via 11.3.1 is worse than the hardware fix. There's no data loss with replacing the display controller. On the other hand, iOS 11.3.1 erases all user data. An independent repair shop will choose the hardware fix. Otherwise, there will be real backlash from the customer.

Your idea of a "rollback" isn't as rosy as it sounds.
 
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Good god, if I have to hear another freakout about "performance issues", including battery, within the first few hours of installing a new update, especially bigger updates, I'll probably kick someone... Can people just think a bit before ranting online.
 
JPack said:
You're not hearing the message because you're not operating an independent iPhone repair shop.

  • Backlash? The only backlash is from those who purchase and install third-party displays.
  • Inconsistency? The exact same thing happened with 11.0.3. A hardware fix was found by third-party manufacturers and Apple released 11.0.3 days later.
  • Rollback? In order to install 11.3.1 on bricked devices, it needs a full restore, meaning loss of data.
  • For "real"? Are you doubting there are bricked iPhone 8 devices? That's about as real as it gets.

Any independent iPhone repair shop will now think twice before installing a third-party display.

Apple's fix via 11.3.1 is worse than the hardware fix. There's no data loss with replacing the display controller. On the other hand, iOS 11.3.1 erases all user data. An independent repair shop will choose the hardware otherwise, there will be real backlash from the customer.

Your idea of a "rollback" isn't as rosy as it sounds.
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For real as in Apple doing actually doing it for good (a.k.a. for real) and not fixing it in the very next update when it happens.
 
C DM said:
For real as in Apple doing actually doing it for good (a.k.a. for real) and not fixing it in the very next update when it happens.
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Apple doesn't want to violate the right to repair. Nor their promise of environmental responsibility. At the same time, services revenue for Apple is the next largest piece of the pie after iPhone sales.

Apple's fix is about as useful as a week old newspaper. All the third-party manufacturers have already implemented a fix. Independent repair shops have parts to replace the display controller. Apple's fix results in data loss for the customer.
 
JPack said:
Apple doesn't want to violate the right to repair. Nor their promise of environmental responsibility. At the same time, services revenue for Apple is the next largest piece of the pie after iPhone sales.

Apple's fix is about as useful as a week old newspaper. All the third-party manufacturers have already implemented a fix. Independent repair shops have parts to replace the display controller. Apple's fix results in data loss for the customer.
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Nevertheless, the fact that the very next update has a fix for something like this doesn't really send any particular clear message.
 
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lec0rsaire said:
Well just installed this on my 7 Plus. It had been silky smooth on 11.3. Immediately after booting on 11.3.1, I noticed the UI being sluggish and launch times for everything increasing. It’s really noticeable. I hope this is just temporary and that it will go away after a few restarts and until whatever indexing is going on is finished.
[doublepost=1524612788][/doublepost]False alarm. The phone is operating at normal speeds after a few more minutes. I checked to see if Peak Performance was still on since my battery is at 93% and it was. Still freaked me out since the delay would’ve definitely really bothered me. Update with confidence.

Also fraudulent website warning was turned off by default both on my iPhone and iPad. I’m not sure if it was caused by this update but I don’t remember turning them off so you guys should check your settings to make sure you turn it back on if it is indeed now off by default.
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iOS tends to dump caches and do some housekeeping during and after an update, so the phone will be a little slow until that is completed.

Check free space on the phone before and right after the update, you'll see quite a difference sometimes.
 
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M-Life said:
Fine, I'll be the one to ask it.....

Why are you typing Fried so much at the beginning of your sentences?
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Typing a daily eating journal to document what I ate for the day, which can include fried chicken wings, fried potato skins, fried wonton, et cetera.
 
sterlingindigo said:
Apple, please fix the age old, big ole volume/ringer graphic. Super annoying as it blocks a lot of real estate and stays up too long. It's really ugly and not in line with the rest of the aesthetics. Weird that it hasn't been reduced by now lol.
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Jony's too busy figuring out how to reduce the next iPhone by .001 mm to be bothered with such trivial user-friendly improvements.
 
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chineseguy38 said:
There's no iOS 11.3.1 update being pushed with iTunes 12.6.4. I really hate Apple nowadays!! :mad::mad::mad:
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Give up the iTunes update feature if you are using iTunes 12.6.4. Apple will not bring that feature back to an “unsupported” version of iTunes.
 
Anybody know if they fixed the bug on iPads running 11.2 or later where the badge alert for the Messages app doesn't display?

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8204099

Got my mom the new iPad and she's been having this problem. It's happening to people on various iPads. We even swapped it out with a brand new iPad. It's definitely a software problem
 
dkh587 said:
Anybody know if they fixed the bug on iPads running 11.2 or later where the badge alert for the Messages app doesn't display?

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8204099

Got my mom the new iPad and she's been having this problem. It's happening to people on various iPads. We even swapped it out with a brand new iPad. It's definitely a software problem
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This was finally fixed, at least on my iPad Pro.
 
Installed the 11.3.1 update on my iPhone 7, 256 GB. Went perfectly smooth. No glitches, no problems, no data loss... didn’t even hiccup or require a restore.

For those who had issues, I will say that I have had 3 prior iOS updates that failed to install the first time, and sometimes the second time, and sometimes even the 3rd time. Requiring me to set the device up as new. And sometimes still getting stuck in a failure loop.

For that reason, I have always updated using a USB connection to iTunes on my computer. And, I have always done a full encrypted backup immediately prior to the update.

The encrypted backup to my computer’s hard drive provides the ability to fully restore my iPhone to where it was prior to the update if it becomes necessary.

So, even if something goes wrong, and I have to set up the device as new, I can restore from my backup and everything comes right back. No data loss. And even my passwords / logins are still remembered.

And yes, I’ve had to do it before. And after the restore, you’d never know that anything went wrong.

There has been one common rule since the first electronic data containing device was made. BACKUP.

Those of us who went through the 70’s and 80’s fought the government, and software companies to assure everyone could legally archive any data / software for backup purposes without being arrested (yes you could have been penalized for doing so before).

We all knew then that any data whether it was a program you purchased, or personal data, could (and likely would) become corrupt at some point.

Use your right to protect your data. Backup.

You can backup to your hard drive on your computer. Or you can backup to iCloud. Just do it somewhere.

You are the only one who can prevent loss of your data. And nobody else is responsible for preventing your data loss.

Things happen. Do something to protect your data if it’s important to you. Don’t just hope that no updates will crash. Don’t just hope your device doesn’t fall on the pavement and die. Just do a backup. And do it regularly. And do it again right before any changes are made.
 
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bwintx said:
I had noticed FaceID being somewhat less responsive with 11.3. Will be interested in whether 11.3.1 fixed it.
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Yeah, I noticed that happening sometimes with my X. FaceID was never as fast as TouchID, but it seemed to get slightly slower/less responsive with 11.3. I didn’t upgrade to 11.3.1 yet.
 
Hi guys,

anyone else noticed the long boot time on (in my case iphone 7) start up after the update to 11.3.1 Takes 40 seconds now and phone is getting war :-(

Greetings from Germany
 
Delgibbons said:
Apple ain't what they used to be....


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Every Youtube video claiming "truth" is 50%+ lies, half truths or disinformation so good job, you're keeping the average up.
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MarkGer said:
Hi guys,

anyone else noticed the long boot time on (in my case iphone 7) start up after the update to 11.3.1 Takes 40 seconds now and phone is getting war :-(

Greetings from Germany
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Wait awhile till it does the normal housekeeping after an update, good grief!
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Tozovac said:
Jony's too busy figuring out how to reduce the next iPhone by .001 mm to be bothered with such trivial user-friendly improvements.
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Right... yet that's been false for the last 4 Iphones, something else to peddle.
 
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Wait, you mean they weren't deliberately bricking third party repairs just to spite their customers and independent repair shops as the various Youtubers out there were shouting? Interesting...
 
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My iPhone X suffered the same effect as people are experiencing and this phone was a direct replacement from Apple but I’m glad this update is out. The phone finally works again. Though messages are totally blank, see attached.
 
oghowie said:
Did they fix the iMessage bug yet? I still get messages showing up out of order. Never fixed in 11.3.
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That's been affecting me since at least early 2015 so after three+ years, I've just learned to live with it. Granted, it doesn't happen frequently to me, just every once in a while so it's not particularly annoying.
 
11.3.1 and things are still a bit...Funny. Unlocking with TouchID and then swiping down for notifications often brings up the pin unlock screen, which stays for a second and then shows the notifications. I had to force reboot when playing something in the Podcasts app seemed to freeze up the whole system. Etc, just such a big system now that there's all these little things that sometimes are fixed, sometimes are not, and when they are it often comes with new little things. It'll /work/, but ideally we wouldn't have to live with all these little bugs.

I might be tempted to only hop between the last stable release of every major iOS version, after going through 11.
 
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