Apple Releases iOS 17.1.1 With Bug Fixes for BMW Wireless Charging and Weather Widget

[MacRumors]

Apple today released iOS 17.1.1 and iPadOS 17.1.1, minor updates to the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 operating systems that first came out in September. iOS 17.1.1 and iPadOS 17.1.1 come roughly two weeks after Apple released iOS 17.1, an update that brought new AirDrop, StandBy, and Apple Music features.

iOS 17.1.1 and iPadOS 17.1.1 can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update.

The iOS 17.1.1 update addresses a BMW wireless charging problem and a bug with the Weather Lock Screen widget. There have also been issues with Wi-Fi connectivity and device shutdowns, but it's unclear if anything in iOS 17.1.1 is intended to address those. Apple's full release notes for the update are below.

This update provides bug fixes for your iPhone including:

- In rare circumstances, Apple Pay and other NFC features may become unavailable on iPhone 15 models after wireless charging in certain cars
- Weather Lock Screen widget may not correctly display snow

Apple is already testing iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, updates that are expected to be released in December.

Article Link: Apple Releases iOS 17.1.1 With Bug Fixes for BMW Wireless Charging and Weather Widget

 

[That70sGAdawg]

Great, I have an iPhone 15 pro with BMW X3 Wireless charging/airplay. Not trusting this update until others try wireless charging.

 

[Wildkraut]

Yeah, sure, was BMW’s fault, *cough*, *cough*!

 

[klasma]

Wow, I didn’t know you could charge a BMW with your iPhone. Glad they fixed that bug.

 

[Nermal]

Wow, I didn’t know you could charge a BMW with your iPhone. Glad they fixed that bug.

Reminds me of the time I was trying to pair my phone with my car, and the phone came up with something like "please try restarting your accessory" (meaning the car). The phone is the accessory in this situation, not the car!

 

[t0rqx]

I am not interested in what this patch fixes but what other bugs it introduces.

 

[t0rqx]

Nice wording: making the NFC unavailable, in the meantime we know the charger fries the chip like Kentucky Fried Chicken...

 

[diego.caraballo]

Late update! Sure Craig paused the development of new features this morning, so they can fix all iOS and watchOS present bugs in 4 hours...

 

[GIZBUG]

My HomePod is updating to this version too! Wow-zers! What could be fixed?

 

[Neepman]

Any chance to bork up your SSD to an earlier grave, they are going to go for it.

 

[mjs916]

Wow, I didn’t know you could charge a BMW with your iPhone. Glad they fixed that bug.

Yep, a 15 Pro Max provides 5 feet of travel on a single charge.

4 feet from a regular sized Pro.

 

[ersan191]

Sometimes it amazes me what problems they are able to fix with an OTA software update.

 

[jiminycricket]

Well that's fun. Installed the update and on reboot it went into recovery mode.

 

[F-B-Z]

"Update not yet available in [include exotic location here]" posts incoming in 3 ... 2 ... 1.

 

[Kissmo1980]

Great! Now they have to release some patches to their servers becoming stuck with my Update requested stuck for the past 10 minutes 😂

 

[iLuddite]

Nice wording: making the NFC unavailable, in the meantime we know the charger fries the chip like Kentucky Fried Chicken...

Bavarian Fried Chicken ♡

 

[HackMacDaddy]

How the hell is the BMW fix supposed to work? Also it not only affects 15 models. My father is scared to use the charger in his X7 because his iPhone 14 got hotter than the oil in the engine after 15mins.

 

[thegerman]

Nice Apple! All I need is an iPhone and a BMW now

 

[flottenheimer]

Didn't Apple blame BMW for this?

 

[jiminycricket]

Well that's fun. Installed the update and on reboot it went into recovery mode.

And after recovery there is an issue with Apple Pay. So apparently the fix is to just cause the same problem that charging in a BMW would have introduced.

 

[crsh1976]

Well that's fun. Installed the update and on reboot it went into recovery mode.

I feel your pain, I am however glad I saw your post before hitting the update button..

 

[decypher44]

Yeah, I’ll hold off on this…

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Perfect, now I just need a BMW

 

[minik]

The build for iOS 17.1.1 is 21B91.

 

[Wildkraut]

Didn't Apple blame BMW for this?

Why do you think Apple devs begged for time to fix bugs?
For sure not because iOS is rock solid!