I have to agree with the guy that responded to you.
Pressing only the side button has not been shutting down the iPhone for years.
Here's a video from 2019
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Pressing only the side button has not been shutting down the iPhone for years.
Here's a video from 2019
Thank you very much for your reply. My intention is not to disagree and I do listen the members here as they are more tech savvy than me. But from my experience that wasn't the behavior before at least with my iphone - I don't know what happens in countries where Siri is activated but at least in my phone that I don't even have Siri I was only long pressing the side button all the time to restart my device. I do have to deactivate my phone on a daily basis.
I have seen the apple instructions on their web site and the mention exactly what you are telling me. Initially I thought they updated their website until I got the replies from user forums.
Going to settings -> Accessibility -> Side button -> there are three options there (Siri, Off, Classic Voice control) .. I don't know what the options were before the update. Do you think there could be an option to turn off iphone? I really don't know.
Having the side button for Siri where Siri doesn't work in many countries isn't logical from my point of view.
I had also forgotten about the change — perhaps it is because we no longer need to force shut down our iDevices (or at least only extremely rarely).
Anyway…
Published shortly after iPhone X launch:
How to Shut Down iPhone X
In pre-X models of iPhones, long pressing the Home button used to activate Siri, and long pressing the Sleep/Wake button prompted you to shut down your iPhone altogether. However, in the absence of the Home button in iPhone X, the actions are now re-assigned, and different buttons or a...
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Published on iPhone X announcement, last updated 2019:
How to Shut Down & Restart the iPhone X
One click on the iPhone X's Side button locks or wakes the device. Two clicks opens Apple Pay. Holding down activates Siri. So how do you shut down the iPhone X then? On every other iPhone, you hold the Side button down until the "slide to power off" option appears, but that doesn't exist on the...
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How to Add a Restart Option on your iPhone or iPad
This quick guide shows how you can add a restart button on your iPhone or iPad to restart them without using physical buttons.
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Once again thanks a lot for the replies. I wasn't talking about force restart (if this is what you mean) but a regular shut down. I have also read some of those links and they are verifying exactly what you're saying.I had also forgotten about the change — perhaps it is because we no longer need to force shut down our iDevices (or at least only extremely rarely).
Anyway…
Published shortly after iPhone X launch:
How to Shut Down iPhone X
In pre-X models of iPhones, long pressing the Home button used to activate Siri, and long pressing the Sleep/Wake button prompted you to shut down your iPhone altogether. However, in the absence of the Home button in iPhone X, the actions are now re-assigned, and different buttons or a...
Published on iPhone X announcement, last updated 2019:
How to Shut Down & Restart the iPhone X
One click on the iPhone X's Side button locks or wakes the device. Two clicks opens Apple Pay. Holding down activates Siri. So how do you shut down the iPhone X then? On every other iPhone, you hold the Side button down until the "slide to power off" option appears, but that doesn't exist on the...
How to Add a Restart Option on your iPhone or iPad
This quick guide shows how you can add a restart button on your iPhone or iPad to restart them without using physical buttons.webtrickz.com
I don't know what to say.. I really remember till yesterday, long pressing the side button bringing the slide menu that shuts down my iphone. When I had to shut down my iphone last night after the update, it was the first time all those years that I saw Siri!!!
I will start shutting it down with the combination as you are showing me on your links. Thanks a lot!
If I disabled Siri and tried the button it would prompt me to turn siri on (first time) and does nothing from the second time on.
I think it's for consistency, I mean it would be silly to have different ways to turn off the phone in different counties, so i mean commonality here wins.
So I don't think there's an option for that.
What makes you think the security vulnerabilities that get fixed haven't been there for years? No "rush" involved, except to fix the vulnerability once it has been discovered. (The discoveries are often made by 3rd parties, and part of the mechanism is that the discovery becomes public after the software vendors have had time to fix them.)
What does the age of the vulnerability have to do with Apple’s culpability in its existence? It’s their software.
Again, not making the point you think you are. Nobody expects them to be perfect but it’s foolish to deny or ignore the downward trajectory in quality control over the last half decade in their software development. You can be a fan of something and still have criticisms. It’s ok.
But what if Siri doesn't even exist in the country? There is side button that does nothing. And how can it be a consistency among countries where there will be users in some countries that pretty much have a dead side button when long pressed. At least there should be offered the option to have the button work like in previous versions for consistency (my personal experience)..
I think it would be helpful to have the feedback of users from countries where Siri doesn't exist. I really recall that the behavior was different until the latest version.
One again thanks for the feedback - I don't want to derail the conversation to the side button
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Not so undisclosed. Recently there were news that the Apple devices of people in Hong Kong were attacked. The attacker could take complete control after just visiting some website. The details were analyzed by a security firm.
I've done that in the past, but nowadays I'm kind of forced to follow the lastest iOS. Homekit is one and some of the apps of service providers (banks and others) demand the lastest iOS update.
But... honestly, my SE works fine for most of the day. It just has its random moments when it's slow and unresponsive when I pick it up. Maybe its network (iCloud) related, I don't know. It was kind of refreshing after the battery was replaced. The UI was very responsive again, almost like brand new out of the box. That lasted about two weeks.
Now I'm on 15.3.1 and so far so good.
No idea if this update is "indexing" or what, iPhone 13 Pro Max battery drained big time overnight after updating yesterday to 15.3.1. I always leave it off the charger overnight, low power mode and wake up to 100%, or 98%...been like this for months and perfectly normal I think.
This morning after the usual 7 hours of sleep, I wake up to 81%. Battery setting shows nothing running on the bar charts. No apps open. It does say "SIRI" and FIND MY NETWORK" was constantly running in the background though. I've seen this before, but it never dropped my battery 20% overnight.
These updates, I appreciate them...but they can make me (and my phone) mental! ?
This morning after the usual 7 hours of sleep, I wake up to 81%. Battery setting shows nothing running on the bar charts. No apps open. It does say "SIRI" and FIND MY NETWORK" was constantly running in the background though. I've seen this before, but it never dropped my battery 20% overnight.
These updates, I appreciate them...but they can make me (and my phone) mental! ?
Have you ever worked for a company that produced and sold anything? Do you really think that any company releases products only after they hit a point of perfection? Imagine all the scenarios that are already tested for software to be released, but I would bet there are millions of points Apple, and any other company out there, just can’t be expected to test and resolve issues on, prior to releasing software or hardware. As a company, you have to get to a certain point where you’re providing a good UX for the majority of users, and then as issues come to light, either fringe problems or widespread, address them in updates.
In regards to FaceID with Watch unlock, I can’t say that I’ve followed any threads about it not working, mainly because I (and my wife) have had zero issues. I get that I’m a single data point with this, but it’s also not something I’m seeing articles pop up about huge failures happening with it, so I’m guessing that just as I noted above, there are likely scenarios where it isn’t working, or isn’t working smoothly, or isn’t working all the time.
I’ve had Mail issues with iPadOS on my M1 iPad Pro going back a few iPadOS releases, started a thread about it and only have a handful of people experiencing the same thing, with Apple not even knowing how to resolve the issue, so far, so I am one of those people on the fringe experiencing an issue that doesn’t effect the majority of people, but in your scenario of Apple needing to wait to release software until it’s perfect, it would mean that everyone would be waiting for an update because Apple hasn’t fixed a problem that effects a very specific and small number of users. Again, you can swap out Apple’s name and use Google or Microsoft, or any software producer and get exactly the same experience.
A) Didn’t say it had to be perfect; just pointed out the obivious that Apple quality control and insistence on rushing software out leads to more security risks and other issues.
B) Of course other companies have the same issue. Knocking Apple doesn’t mean I’m instantly saying the others are better. That’s fanboy crap.
I have a perhaps silly question about security updates.
Let's say this code has already been executed on my device. Does the update 'fix it'? Or does it only prevent more devices from being hit with said code? Thanks!
Let's say this code has already been executed on my device. Does the update 'fix it'? Or does it only prevent more devices from being hit with said code? Thanks!
This update broke my connection to my mac, prior to this update, my connection to backup to my mac, it reports back it is not connected. Now I can only do OTA backups of the iCloud.
Apple today released iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1, two minor updates to the iOS and iPadOS operating systems released in September 2021. iOS and iPadOS 15.3.1 come two weeks after the release of iOS and iPadOS 15.3.
The iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 updates can be downloaded for free and the software is available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the new software, go to Settings > General > Software Update.
According to Apple's release notes, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 fix an issue that could cause Braille displays to stop responding. The updates also provide important security fixes for the iPhone and the iPad. Apple's accompanying security support document explains that software addresses a WebKit bug that could allow maliciously crafted web content to lead to arbitrary code execution.
Apple says that it is aware of a report that the vulnerability may have been actively exploited, so it is important for iPhone and iPad users to update to the new iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 as soon as possible.
Article Link: Apple Releases iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 With Security Updates and Bug Fixes
Don't do it..... just bricked my wife's iPhone 12 with this update. Now I have to go get it "UnBricked". Flaming POS update.
UPDATE: What a PITA. So Apple stores were busy so had to go to Best Buy. They were able to force a reset. Didn't know this but after iPhone 8 all models no longer have a hard reset button. All of the buttons require software to be working to be functional. What genius thought that was a good idea???? NOT.
UPDATE: What a PITA. So Apple stores were busy so had to go to Best Buy. They were able to force a reset. Didn't know this but after iPhone 8 all models no longer have a hard reset button. All of the buttons require software to be working to be functional. What genius thought that was a good idea???? NOT.
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That advice doesn't work for many. What I am writing below is true for many users that I talk to. Auto update does work for the majority of users, but it doesn't work for a large minority.
My phone is set to auto update. Every single iPhone and iPad in this household is set to auto update. Auto update has worked once, on one iPad. The update will be announced and we all get messages that the update will be installed overnight. The update won't be installed however. Apple support has no clue and has given up on trying to fix this. Btw, this has been the case since auto update was first introduced. For test, I have tried to not do the update manually on one of my iPad's. After two months, the update still wasn't installed.
It is very bad that some people's phones don't work after updates. But a hard reset isn't the end of the world. I wouldn't even call that a bricked phone. It's bad, but it isn't the end of the world. Now, if DFU is needed, that is beyond most people's skill set, and I would call that bricked. But needing DFU is really the exception.