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Apple Releases iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1 With Security Updates
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Waiting to go to 15 because I don’t want to get backdoored into CSAM. Really hoping Apple delays that terrible idea indefinitely.
Same here… there has been a lot of silence about this, I really really hope they won’t forget how upset people were, and hopefully still are! I would have been due for a new phone this year, and it would have most definitely been an iPhone 13, but I’m not pulling the trigger just yet, with CSAM; it’s just too unpredictable what’s going to happen. 14.8.1 download went really smoothly, no complaints.
I hope not. From experience, never let Apple *patch* anything. Always do a full install from iTunes/Finder. But so far,. that doesn't seem to be possible.
You didn't hear about iOS15 scanning your photos in the cloud looking for "child predators"? CSAM
How can I update my iPhone from 14.8 to 14.8.1 using my Mac? I’ve always updated for every iOS update using my Mac (I never do OTA), but my Mac only shows that 15.1 is available. How do I update my iPhone to 14.8.1 using my Mac?
This is the first time I am not seeing the update on https://developer.apple.com/news/releases/
I wanted to know the build number and found it here https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Firmware
It is also not showing yet on https://ipsw.me/product/iPhone
Maybe it will get posted later, I don't know... iOS 14.8.1 (18H107)
I wanted to know the build number and found it here https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Firmware
It is also not showing yet on https://ipsw.me/product/iPhone
Maybe it will get posted later, I don't know... iOS 14.8.1 (18H107)
Has this ever happened before, i.e., an iOS version being released as OTA only and never being released as an IPSW?
If CSAM is implemented, where does it stated by Apple (not a blog or third party) that it will be specific to iOS 15? How do you know components aren't already in iOS 14?
Again where is it stated by Apple (not a third party) that if CSAM is implemented that it's specific to iOS 14? Since this was first discussed when iOS was the primary version, how do you know that there weren't components already in iOS 14?
My 12 Pro Max is jailbroken on iOS 14.1, and I don’t want to lose it which the jailbreak made easy by not being able to upgrade unless I do it through iTunes. I don’t get the update notifications neither.
My phone is jailbroken on 14.1 and I’m not willing to update and lose my jailbreak to use new features. Also Apple hasn’t canceled CSAM, so no one in my family is moving off of 14 until they make a final decision and cancel it.
Weren’t the hashes found in iOS 14?
That’s what apples hoping for a very silent release. Maybe no one will notice. Lol
No WatchOS 7.6.3 update? It's interesting that while Apple pledged to allow customers to remain on iOS/iPadOS 14 with security updates, they haven't dealt with the fact WatchOS is intimately tied to iOS. Now, tvOS is not and I wouldn't expect updates if you remain on version 14. What are your thoughts?
No. A hashing function that could potentially be used for CSAM scanning was found in iOS 14 and MacOS Big Sur. But there's a lot more to the proposed system than the hashing function.
I didn't find a way and ended up doing it OTA, after making two backups. NEVER trust Apple to be able to patch a live device. Been there, done that, no need to experience it again.
oh. i must have overlooked that. I have heard about it but I didnt know it was only on iOS 15, I thought they just changed some background stuff
According to Apple, it is specific to iOS 15, not iOS 14. That's why it's interesting to note that a lot of people are still on iOS 14. I was on iOS 14.5 for a while because there were some major bugs (WiFi, and a couple of others I don't remember) that were on 14.6 and 14.7. They were fixed in 14.8, so I jumped to that directly. I'm on 14.8.1 now.
Now you're correct that 3rd parties have mentioned that it may be hidden in iOS 14, and if so,
- We don't know how far back it could have been added to any version of iOS, and
- anyone who bought a new iPhone or iPad in the past 2 years would have that functionality on their phone: active, dormant, or otherwise.. and nor do we know how that functionality would be activated.
There is absolutely no reason to think that the client-side photo hash scanning thing was ever sneakily implemented without Apple announcing it. Not in iOS 15, and certainly not in iOS 14. I have no idea why anyone would think that.
Also: there is every reason to think that Apple's announcement that the feature has been indefinitely "delayed" after the backlash, really means that it is dead in the water.
Either way, such concerns should not be a reason to hold off upgrading to iOS 15.0 or 15.1.
By all means though, hold off upgrading for a while because you're waiting for the new release to be polished a bit more, and for bugs to be ironed out. That's usually what I do.
Also: there is every reason to think that Apple's announcement that the feature has been indefinitely "delayed" after the backlash, really means that it is dead in the water.
Either way, such concerns should not be a reason to hold off upgrading to iOS 15.0 or 15.1.
By all means though, hold off upgrading for a while because you're waiting for the new release to be polished a bit more, and for bugs to be ironed out. That's usually what I do.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND WIPING AND TRYING TO RESTORE FOR IOS 14.8.1, YOU WILL THEN HAVE TO UPGRADE TO IOS 15! this will not work!
Trying to find an .IPSW also, as I always update via my Mac, I do not trust OTA updates, however it appears apple is only half-arsed supporting iOS 14, with no .IPSW you cannot update via computer, (more reliable), cannot restore, cannot clean install. This is B.S.!
I am unwilling to upgrade anymore...always problems/bugs or lag until iOS x.3 or so!!!
>>Anyone know how to best contact Apple and tell them we demand the ability to update via our computers and have the ability to restore, etc.??????
99.9% of the time I only update via my Mac. People who have issues usually do OTA updates. I really want to update to 14.8.1, but, must do it the best way I always have.
Hi all. I was having the same problem repeatedly, then I noted that my iPhone (6S) had only about 2 GB free.
I saw from https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250003031
"You must have at least 5 GB of free storage (for iOS 14)"
I freed up 5 GB and it installed. The installation itself only takes up 342.9 MB FWIW.
I don't "hold off" installing iOS 15, I have no reason to install OS 15. When there is a reason, I will consider whether or not to install it.
Edit: The only reason I installed iOS 14 when I did was the remote vulnerability that iOS 13 did not patch. iOS 14 doesn't do anything particularly special either.
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This worked for me too. Thanks a lot!
I had earlier tried freeing up space, but obviously I didn't free up enough of it.