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Apple Releases iOS 4.3.3 With Location Tracking Bug Fixes

Why not a fix for the iPhone 3G?

The update does NOT install on an iPhone 3G !!

So why is it Apple can say it's OK to leave this tracking "bug" on my iPhone 3G running iOS 4.2.1, and only fix the iPhone 3GS and 4?

People still have the 3G under contract and they are left with a deliberate bug that Apple refuses to fix.

Someone needs to threaten Apple with a class action lawsuit.
 
G5Dual said:
The update does NOT install on an iPhone 3G !!

So why is it Apple can say it's OK to leave this tracking "bug" on my iPhone 3G running iOS 4.2.1, and only fix the iPhone 3GS and 4?

People still have the 3G under contract and they are left with a deliberate bug that Apple refuses to fix.

Someone needs to threaten Apple with a class action lawsuit.
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I do think that Apple has ditched the iPhone 3G a bit prematurely.

It was still being sold by Apple and carriers less than a year ago.

The original iPhone got support for a bit longer than the 3G did.

The 3G is now open to security holes and the location tracking issue.
 
Daveoc64 said:
Newer updates contain newer features (that the Apps might require to run) as well as essential security fixes. Running an older iOS version (as with any OS) is simply ill advised.
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Obviously, if an app requires newer features it should require it. But if it's just doing basic stuff that you could do since, say, 4.0, why exactly should they require you update to 4.3.3? And if it doesn't need/use things like multitasking, why not use as low of a rev as possible to ensure the most people possible can run the app?

I have a number of friends with 3G phones that refuse to upgrade since they've seen lots of issues on their devices with the newer firmware, and there's an increasing number of apps they can't run but have no discernible reason to be requiring the newest firmware version...
 
I don't mind them tracking me as much as they like - I think it'll ultimately improve services. Can I 'opt out' of this update?
 
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Angelchild said:
viperGTS said:
Nope, your device is no longer supported by apple.
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That's not a good argument. You forget that this is not a feature. It's a matter of privacy and how iOS uses your data.

So, to me, Apple must give a fix to 3G users too. They can send iPhone 3G users a 4.2.2 for example.
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No longer supported means never patched or upgraded again no matter the reason.
 
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G5Dual said:
The update does NOT install on an iPhone 3G !!

So why is it Apple can say it's OK to leave this tracking "bug" on my iPhone 3G running iOS 4.2.1, and only fix the iPhone 3GS and 4?

People still have the 3G under contract and they are left with a deliberate bug that Apple refuses to fix.

Someone needs to threaten Apple with a class action lawsuit.
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No one is tracking you...
 
Verizon

Is the Verizon iPhone 4 EVER going to get the update to iOS 4.3 or has Apple just given up? Seriously, I feel like I have an Android phone here...
 
Daveoc64 said:
I do think that Apple has ditched the iPhone 3G a bit prematurely.

It was still being sold by Apple and carriers less than a year ago.

The original iPhone got support for a bit longer than the 3G did.

The 3G is now open to security holes and the location tracking issue.
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Encrypt your backups?
 
johneaston said:
I don't mind them tracking me as much as they like - I think it'll ultimately improve services. Can I 'opt out' of this update?
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All this update changes is the size and behavior of the cache held on the phone. It doesn't disable the crowd-sourcing of data (unless location services is off). It doesn't actually change the location data Apple receives.
 
This!

pmz said:
wtf is exactly what i've been saying for a while.

I hate to think that Apple intentionally leaves these issues unaddressed so that you fall for the idea that "maybe the iPhone 5 will run current software better".

But that's exactly what they do. They leave these goose eggs to annoy the user who notices such things, who are coincidentally the same people who will buy a new iPhone to fix lag issues.

I've owned every iPhone, and every new iPhone running X.0, runs beautifully, only to be slowed down and negatively effected by every single interim update.
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I believe Apple does this on purpose. I remember when I had the 3G and "updated" it with the latest iOS and it turned it into a clunker. Apple didn't care and they didn't give people the option to downgrade the "upgrade". Apple we love your products, but please understand that we are hip to your tricks now. Geez. :cool:
 
G5Dual said:
So why is it Apple can say it's OK to leave this tracking "bug" on my iPhone 3G running iOS 4.2.1, and only fix the iPhone 3GS and 4?
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It's not a "tracking" bug, it's a security hole and Apple can say it's OK because they are not obligated in any way to fix bugs on discontinued and unsupported devices.
 
Nice

This is the best update yet...all of my apps where updated and put in my folders after restore....all is very smooth...and working fine...tracking your location in maps is the same speed...satisfied costumer ...yes i am
 
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