Apple Releases iOS 17.4.1 and iPadOS 17.4.1 With Bug Fixes and Security Improvements

[thatJohann]

Anyone know if this update includes battery improvements?

 

[klasma]

Does this mean we can have new iPads now?

No.

 

[rungxanh2901]

The "imminent" update we've been yearning for 😁

 

[Computers 4 U LLC]

Downloaded and installed on all of my devices, everything is good so far, appears to be more stable.

 

[Benz63amg]

The "imminent" update we've been yearning for 😁

Better late than never lol

 

[BugeyeSTI]

No. I have been using a Series 3 which is stuck on WatchOS 8 for a while now and it works perfectly fine. The only thing I have noticed that doesn't work is the Home app.

Hoping to hear from someone who has a series 4 or newer. Series 3 can't update to Watch OS 10 so I would expect it to work fine.. Watches that can be updated to OS 10 were forced to do so with the 17.4 update..

 

[TimFL1]

It's now available to all users, and is only a few hundred MB.

It‘s a few hundred when you get the public release, for the beta branches you‘re looking at the usual full install going GBs (just verified myself).

 

[klasma]

Downloaded and installed on all of my devices, everything is good so far, appears to be more stable.

How much fewer crashes per minute exactly?

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

I’m not sure but I don’t think they should delay fixes they have for one OS just so they can release them with fixes for a different one. I understand the interest but bug fixes help us as customers regardless of if they chose to prioritize iOS or macOS first

macOS still could be coming today, keep in mind that they have released software updates as late as 4 PM Eastern before.

 

[klasma]

Anyone know if this update includes battery improvements?

I’m pretty sure it’s only a software update.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Build number is 21E236

 

[vegetassj4]

Just installed the update, The DOJ confirms Monopoly is snappier than ever

 

[TJFDenver]

I don't see anything yet on my 15 Pro Max.

You have a 15 pro max?

I have one too

 

[xpxp2002]

Urgh. iCloud tab sync bug still does not appear to be fixed.

 

[LightProtector]

Hoping to hear from someone who has a series 4 or newer. Series 3 can't update to Watch OS 10 so I would expect it to work fine.. Watches that can be updated to OS 10 were forced to do so with the 17.4 update..

Oh, I didn't think that would be a factor. I assumed that any WatchOS version below the iOS version should work fine.

 

[LightProtector]

Well… maybe you can use your series 3 with watchOS 8 and your iPhone on 17.4 because… just like you said - your watch is stuck on watchOS 8?

If you have anything newer than series 3 you are forced to update your watch to watchOS 10.

I didn't know that. Thanks for letting me know.

 

[Biro]

I hope this fixes my wonky email client.

 

[BriceApp]

Urgh. iCloud tab sync bug still does not appear to be fixed.

This one is annoying. I guess I could turn off iCloud tabs till they fix it.

 

[delsoul]

What problems and bugs does this release now introduce?

 

[Cmhrob]

How long does it take for updates to show up in iTunes? Thanks.

 

[lkrupp]

What is that issue?

Classic case of assuming everybody has the same issue and that it’s a verified bug. Doesn’t feel good to be the only one reporting something because it puts the onus on the user to deal with it.

 

[lkrupp]

Anyone know if this update includes battery improvements?

What battery improvements? Please explain. The vast majority is not having problems with batteries.

 

[Realityck]

Eventually you'll see todays iOS/IPadOS updates listed on this URL, not there yet.

About iOS 17 Updates - Apple Support

iOS 17 brings big updates to Phone, Messages, and FaceTime that give you new ways to express yourself as you communicate. StandBy delivers a new full-screen experience with glanceable information designed to view from a distance when you turn iPhone on its side while charging. AirDrop makes it...

support.apple.com

Released today

• iOS 17.4.1 (21E236) - March 21, 2024
• iPadOS 17.4.1 (21E236) - March 21, 2024
• visionOS 1.1.1 (21O224) - March 21, 2024
• iOS 16.7.7 (20H330) - March 21, 2024
• iPadOS 16.7.7 (20H330) - March 21, 2024

This iOS/IPadOS 17.4.1 was pushed to public, pubic beta, developer software updating devices.

The hardware it was pushed to is reflected in this URL (no details yet)

Apple security releases - Apple Support

This document lists security updates and Rapid Security Responses for Apple software.

support.apple.com

 

[contacos]

I hope it did something about the battery cuz my 15 Plus went from amazing battery life before 17.4 to iPhone 12 PM kind of battery life which means two times charging per day with no changes to my app usage.

Gonna do a ISPW update this time around

 

[dannydan]

It's only a few hundred MB if you don't have betas enabled.

Correct. 412.1 MB and 244.3 MB on my iPhone and iPad respectively.