Apple Releases iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 With Security Updates and Bug Fixes

[spartan1967]

Does the public who are on 15.4 beta 2 have these security updates already?

 

[Nermal]

People forget that while one issue might seem insignifficant to one person, it could mean the difference between being able to use your phone at all to someone else. And if you are one of those people affected, you don't want to hear about how small the group is; you just want the issue resolved.

I'm getting a little bit off topic here, but a related annoyance for me is when companies don't provide any formal method for logging a bug, but rather just say something like "post it on our forums and see whether anyone else is having the issue".

I don't care whether anyone else is having the issue; I just want it fixed!

Then at the other end of the scale you have Apple with a formal bug report process, where they never actually read the reports.

 

[Isamilis]

Pulled the trigger to update. So far so good. Didn’t see any difference than 15.3. General -> storage, iPadOS down from 9gb to 8gb, iOS (iPhone 11) down from 10gb to 9gb.

 

[JosephAW]

Checking to see if there’s updates for a previous iOS versions.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Always weighing the urge to update immediately, or waiting until I'm confident that it won't brick anything.

Updating. If brick I can dfu install, ensure updates are ok and restore data from iCloud backup. Nothing to worry about.

 

[LV426]

It doesn't help that Apple often doesn't tell us what "security updates" are actually in each proffered update.

It does help, which is why they do it that way.

Apple has the very good policy of not fully disclosing security issues until after fixes are put in place, since documentation can give the bad guys a heads up.

 

[LV426]

You haven't heard of Microsoft? They quite literally have a patch Tuesday where they release patches every single week and have done for as long as I can remember.

You are quite correct in pointing out that MS have a scheduled update cycle. But Patch Tuesday happens on the second Tuesday of each month. It's not a weekly thing.

 

[ian87w]

You haven't heard of Microsoft? They quite literally have a patch Tuesday where they release patches every single week and have done for as long as I can remember.

CVE's are coming out daily, which requires almost constant updates to keep secure. Blame our extremely complex OS's but it's a reality that affects Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac all the same. I have no issue with regular updates providing they don't break anything.

I actually agree with the major OS every two years. Perhaps a tick/tock cadence with feature/polish. I seriously doubt this would drive iPhone sales.

Maybe it’s more about the consistency and expectation. I mean what people have been reading and waiting was 15.4, but then all of a sudden we have 15.3.1. Security patches are all good, but with Microsoft, they intentionally decided on patch Tuesday so there’s a consistency and expectation of the delivery timing.

In hindsight, most consumers probably won’t even realize it with auto update on. The phone would just update/restart overnight with the update. But with the rocky start of iOS 15, I can understand the anxiety of some people with Apple.

 

[Psychicbob]

Seems to have fixed voice iMessages arriving as CAB files as well. That was a pain!

 

[Westside guy]

It does help, which is why they do it that way.

Apple has the very good policy of not fully disclosing security issues until after fixes are put in place, since documentation can give the bad guys a heads up.

I wasn't actually referring to that - that's standard practice across the entire industry. But we've all seen cases where Apple has silently fixed an embarrassing security hole or other egregious bug, yet never announced it.

 

[whsbuss]

The only thing recently with these updates is Apple Music stops working. Have to sign out and sign in of my Apple ID (which is always a hassle in itself).

 

[deckard666]

Always weighing the urge to update immediately, or waiting until I'm confident that it won't brick anything.

I have updated 2 iPhones for the last 13 years along with an iPad and for the last two years 2 apple watches at the first opportunity to do so and so far no bricks...obv your mileage may vary....Perhaps Google should poach a few staff ?

Google’s latest Pixel 6 update breaks things, again

Wi-Fi is randomly turning off on some Pixel 6 and 6 Pros.

www.theverge.com

 

[ocnlvr83]

Has anyone else's Internet tanked since updating? At first, it was just my video sites/apps, like YouTube and TikTok, but now anything that requires internet on my iPhone isn't working. I restarted the phone, but that just made things worse.

 

[GlamCheese666]

I updated and I can't restart my iphone 12 now with power button. When I long press the power button Siri pops up!! I was always using it to restart my phone.

I found something in Accessibity under the side button but it doesn't even have the option to restart the phone.

Long pressing the side button was the normal way to restart since I owned an iphone. I dont understand why this behavior changed with this update at least for me.

On top of that Safari is super slow. I deactivated all my content blockers and it is still super slow. 10 minute ago before the update , everything was working normally.

Finally, my safari address bar was on bottom and it moved to the top!

Any help please?

Since the iPhone X, that’s the default behavior. In order to restart/power off you must press and hold volume up & side button. Otherwise side button is just Siri

 

[Del Martes]

After update, my iPhone 7 Plus is un-responsive to touch. I press "OK" in the "Software Update" message, nothing happens. When trying shut down the phone, "Slide to Power Off" is un-responsive as well. Looks like i have to get rid of that "Software Update" pop up first.

Anyone else has encountered this? My phone is sorta bricked at this point.

EDIT: solved the problem via this tip from a Google result:

"iPhone 7/7 Plus: Press and Hold Volume down button and Side/Power button until you see a black screen and Turn on using the Side/Power button."

 

[UnusedLoginID]

Remember when the Apple world was making joke of Microsoft's Windows constant updates... welcome to their world. This is getting out of hand... and these updates are bricking so many phones!

 

[DeepIn2U]

Has anyone else's Internet tanked since updating? At first, it was just my video sites/apps, like YouTube and TikTok, but now anything that requires internet on my iPhone isn't working. I restarted the phone, but that just made things worse.

Welcome to the forums.
you may try closing all apps. Clearing the cache then reboot before clearing networking settings.

 

[BF1M]

In a world where malicious / nefarious actors are constantly releasing threats, it’s impossible to have an OS built that addresses every possible issue, which is why they have to keep doing small updates. And as far as mask unlocking, it has worked perfectly for those with Watches, since that was added between major iOS releases. This new version may not work perfectly now, which is why it’s part of the beta, so they can continue to develop it. We’ll likely see it launched before the next major iOS release, if I had to make an educated guess. If Apple went by your desired release, we’d be waiting until Sept-Nov timeframe for this feature, which makes no sense if it’s ready to go March 1.

Is it(whatever it may be) ready to go though? That’s the question. And for the last few years at least, nothing they launch is ready to go. Hell I can list you known software issues going back 5 years now on macOS we are still waiting for fixes on.

And no the mask unlocking has not worked reliably; even with Apple Watch.

 

[Blowback]

“maliciously crafted web content that could lead to arbitrary code execution” is Apple’s greatest friend.
Hackers ensure we’ve got to continuously update the OS forever and ever and ever which fits right in line with Apple’s business plan.

On a more sinister note, I wonder if they’ve got a top secret black hat coding group that intentionally compromises their own Safari- then conveniently creates a “patch” for the “bug”. In an “update “.

Aside from the negative publicity…..this benefits Apple how?

 

[DocMultimedia]

It much take so much effort. Automatic updates and continue your life.

I like to do it manually. After being in programming since the 80s I prefer letting others do the beta testing on these releases. ?

 

[LetsCrackCarissa]

I hope it fixes scrolling lag and HomeKit issues I have been having since iOS 15.3 I have been having…

Same! Still having Bluetooth issues amongst a few problems I’ve had prior to today’s update & factory reset, but at least they got me off iOS 14.3

 

[cbsnbiker]

I remember when every iOS update made my old iPhone 5 work worse, and worse, and worse. In fact, one can probably find old messages of mine kvetching about this.

With my previous iPhone 7, updates did not make the phone work worse. I stopped updating at 14.8.1.

Then, I had to get a warranty replacement iPhone 7. It had to be updated to 15.x perforce.

It ran like crap.

With this phone, each upgrade has been an improvement. But it is still not as stable as 14.8.1 was. *sigh*

My phone is updating to this newest version as I type this. I hope it goes well. I'll see soon enough.

 

[dialogos]

Since the iPhone X, that’s the default behavior. In order to restart/power off you must press and hold volume up & side button. Otherwise side button is just Siri

Please allow me to disagree.. I was turning off the phone all this time by the side button! This stopped with this update. Maybe it was like that for users that don't use Siri like me, but I was doing it like this for years.

And as far as I know Siri doesn't even exist in many languages. It would be non sense to have a useless side button on the side in this case.

 

[Powerbooky]

I remember when every iOS update made my old iPhone 5 work worse, and worse, and worse. In fact, one can probably find old messages of mine kvetching about this.

With my previous iPhone 7, updates did not make the phone work worse. I stopped updating at 14.8.1.
Then, I had to get a warranty replacement iPhone 7. It had to be updated to 15.x perforce.
It ran like crap.
With this phone, each upgrade has been an improvement. But it is still not as stable as 14.8.1 was. *sigh*

My phone is updating to this newest version as I type this. I hope it goes well. I'll see soon enough.

Ever since one of the last iOS 13 updates my SE's touch screen becomes unresponsive randomly. Workaround is a quick lock and unlock, but very annoying as it some times happens every 15 seconds.
iOS 14 was a bit slower and drained more battery. Touch screen problem remained.
iOS 15 was very smooth and fast, but over time it slows the iPhone down. A hard reset (or battery replacement) helps for a short time. Eventually, everything becomes slow again. At random moments during the day, its extremely slow and almost unresponsive. The touch screen problem still remains (it was gone for a while when I got the battery replaced).

I just hope iOS15.4 or maybe 16 will make my SE consistent in speed, not slowing down so much.

 

[Isamilis]

Ever since one of the last iOS 13 updates my SE's touch screen becomes unresponsive randomly. Workaround is a quick lock and unlock, but very annoying as it some times happens every 15 seconds.
iOS 14 was a bit slower and drained more battery. Touch screen problem remained.
iOS 15 was very smooth and fast, but over time it slows the iPhone down. A hard reset (or battery replacement) helps for a short time. Eventually, everything becomes slow again. At random moments during the day, its extremely slow and almost unresponsive. The touch screen problem still remains (it was gone for a while when I got the battery replaced).

I just hope iOS15.4 or maybe 16 will make my SE consistent in speed, not slowing down so much.

It’s unlikely higher version (maybe except for .x.x version like 15.3 -> 15.3.1) will be faster than the lower one, especially in old / entry level iPhone. So, I would suggest, if no critical bugs, would be better to stay with whatever version you had already.