Apple Releases iOS 13.1.2 and iPadOS 13.1.2 with Fixes for Camera, iCloud Backup, HomePod Shortcut, and Flashlight Bugs

[CNebs]

lesson learned.. im new to this.. (only been married 4 months)

Congrats, as I was told she has the dreams, you’ll live the nightmare. I kid! Anyways, I just go around and update everything in the house silently. Yes I know iOS does automatic updates now, but I do it to clear the message screen so I don’t have to answer questions and if I do my general response is it’s security updates.

 

[EuroR32]

Man, you all are some crybabies, lol. I would much rather do frequent updates instead of waiting for months/years for updates like other devices.

 

[DENIS O KEEFFE]

ios 13,unlucky 13,nothing surprising

 

[Beelzbub]

For the most part, iOS 13 has been ok for me. My biggest gripe is email, it needs to be fixed ASAP.

 

[HobbesInVA]

1. Windows is just fine. I'm on 1809 and have no issues.
2. At least with Windows you can select which release channel you want to be on. I'm on the slower (non-targeted) channel, so by the time 1903 rolls out to my systems it will be thoroughly vetted. You cannot say the same for any of Apple's products, which do not offer the option of sticking with an older but more reliable version while still receiving security updates (i.e. iOS 12 in this case).
3. Windows doesn't require you to shutdown your whole system every time there's a minor update. And when a reboot is required, it will graciously allow you to defer it or pick a reboot time when you're not using your device. (Apple sort of allows installing and rebooting later, but it's not the same because it doesn't do anything till that window has arrived and the window is a fixed period of time in the middle of the night--versus Windows actually doing it when you're truly not using your device because you can set the time.)

This entire release for iOS 13 has been a really sad joke. As a tech enthusiast I'm typically quite eager to try out new iOS releases, even if I leave one (primary) device held back for a few weeks. But this time around I'm not even trying it. There are countless threads reporting issues with Mail and Reminders and those are two applications I use extensively.

This entire release was rushed to market. The whole "ship-when-ready" concept is completely foreign to Apple. I know some developers are big on rapid releases, but what's happening here is not that. This is executives forcing the release of software before it's ready and the developers having to rush patches to fix their incomplete work. Nothing about this is professional, certainly not from a company the size of Apple.

Well said. The process from a perception aspect is broken.

 

[zekkragnos]

Found this weird glitch, noticeable using Light mode. If you have quite a few apps opened and go to the multitasking to switch between apps, the top left part of the screen turns yellow. You can see the color changing by swiping trough the apps. Once you open one up it’s fine. But it was some weird yellowing on the multitasking menu.

 

[DNichter]

Although a little annoying, fine by me. Software development isn't always clean. So far I have been impressed with iOS 13 on my 11 Pro though. No issues and extremely fast (coming from XS Max on 13.0). I'd rather get updates than nothing at all.

 

[_Refurbished_]

THIS BETTER FIX THE HIDING KEYBOARD ISSUE

And the force capitals bug.

 

[bodonnell202]

Jesus. I don’t know whether to be impressed or worried lol.

I'm going with worried - iOS 13 was clearly half baked and the rapid roll out of bug fixes shows that there are a lot of serious bugs that require attention. I'm starting to think that I should've waited for iOS 13.3 this time (going on the 2 previous bug riddled iOS releases 8 & 13, both of which took until the X.3 release to be relatively stable).

 

[nt5672]

Everyone complaining about the updates, would you rather have no updates with fixes?

Rather have Apple make sure to get done with software development before the update, not a few months later. After all, in most companies, testing and quality assurance are part of the development effort.

 

[fmcshan]

Wow, I can't believe how many iOS updates we've had this month. This must break some sort of record lol

 

[Apple_Robert]

Many of you complain no matter what happens. While you are engaging in your usual rhetoric, take a moment and send your software development resume to Apple. Apparently, many of you are experts in this field. Show us all your Apple brilliance.

 

[bruinsrme]

Sounds like a release of 10,11 and 12 releases.
Love auto update.

 

[tridley68]

Thanks Apple for pushing these updates to us in a timely manner .

 

[nt5672]

Makes me laugh that the iPad says.. "updated to iOS 13.1.2"..... So much for iPad OS being its own thing

Now we know! Just because they announce it, does not at all mean they will deliver it.

 

[verpeiler]

The alcohol percentage is also pretty low.

Uh, wrong. Beer on the Oktoberfest is slightly stronger than the regular type. It has about 6% alcohol which many people underestimate.

 

[bayelrey80]

Jesus. I don’t know whether to be impressed or worried lol.

I think they had to rush iOS13 due to the tariffs. They likely were trying to anticipate the added expense and had to preload an early "buggy" version of iOS13 on devices before they shipped. Cook eventually got an extension anyway but still ...

 

[tomaszk]

Did not have that problem. I downloaded it, let it verify and the only thing it asked me after I entered my code on watch was to put on charger, even though my watch was over 50%, although come to think of it I might have just let it proceed on my wrist...

and its done very quickly no interaction with phone although I looked for heck of it and my watch app noticed the update installing and gave data like it does in older OS installed from phone

No problems here either, 11 Pro & Apple Watch update worked without a hitch, I must be one of the lucky ones, fingers crossed.

 

[bayelrey80]

This quality control is really worrying.

I think they had to rush iOS13 due to the tariffs. They likely were trying to anticipate the added expense and had to preload an early "buggy" version of iOS13 on devices before they shipped. Cook eventually got an extension anyway but still ...

 

[nt5672]

Apple fixes bugs = "Too many updates...😭"
Apple doesn't fix bugs = "I can't believe Apple don't fix bugs... 🤬"

People are never happy.

We are happy when Apple releases software with a lot fewer bugs or that are only edge cases bugs. Obvious bugs that require removing functionality or bugs that hit people immediately are just not necessary in this day and age, unless one is using subpar people or have subpar processes.

 

[TonyC17]

Hopefully I'll get my pictures back from my text threads.

 

[xpxp2002]

While I'm annoyed at all the iOS 13 bugs and frequent updates I'm glad they're at least fixing them rather then let us writhe on a wire for weeks.

Agreed. I remember once waiting over 2 months for a minor watchOS update to come out to fix a bug that causes dismissed notifications to not be dismissed on iPhone. Drove me crazy to constantly have to clear everything twice. And there was no indication if or when it would ever be fixed until it was, months later.

I gladly accept weekly iOS/watchOS updates.

 

[dohspc]

I would prefer to get any updates as soon as they are available.

 

[cableguy84]

I prefer regular updates as opposed to monthly updates.

 

[HobbesInVA]

Many of you complain no matter what happens. While you are engaging in your usual rhetoric, take a moment and send your software development resume to Apple. Apparently, many of you are experts in this field. Show us all your Apple brilliance.

Actually, I am an expert. I am a IT Architect with 15 years experience working for a Fortune 40 company. I have a bachelor in science in computer science from UNC Chapel Hill and a MBA from Indiana University. I'm also TOGAF certified in architecture with a Teradata certification. <mic drop>