Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 13.6.1 With Fix for Storage Issue and Green Tinted Displays

[MacRumors]

Apple today released iOS and iPadOS 13.6.1, minor updates that come a month after the release of the iOS 13.6 update with Car Keys and Audio Apple News+ stories.

The iOS and ‌iPadOS‌ 13.6.1 updates are available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the updates, go to Settings > General > Software Update.

iOS 13.6.1 addresses an issue that could cause unneeded system data files to not be automatically deleted when storage is low, and it addresses a thermal management issue that caused some iPhone displays to exhibit a green tint. It also has a fix for a bug that could cause Exposure Notifications to be disabled for some users.

Apple's full release notes for the update are below:

iOS 13.6.1 includes bug fixes for your iPhone.

- Addresses an issue where unneeded system data files might not be automatically deleted when available storage is low
- Fixes a thermal management issue that caused some displays to exhibit a green tint
- Fixes an issue where Exposure Notifications could be disabled for some users

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

iOS 13.6.1 is likely to be one of the last updates to the iOS 13 operating system as Apple has transitioned to working on iOS 14, an update that is set to be released this fall.

Article Link: Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 13.6.1 With Fix for Storage Issue and Green Tinted Displays

 

[BigMcGuire]

The green tint issue is related to thermal management? Every time I've had a green display on my 11 Pro Max was upon first wakeup usually in a dark environment with the brightness almost to 0 (only lasting a few seconds). Interesting.

 

[I7guy]

I don't think this was unexpected by any means.

iOS 13.6.1 is likely to be one of the last updates to the iOS 13

 

[zorinlynx]

"iOS 13.6.1 is likely to be one of the last updates to the iOS 13 operating system as Apple has transitioned to working on iOS 14, an update that is set to be released this fall."

I wonder if somewhere, in some dingy bar in the bad part of town, there's a betting pool for this.

 

[k1121j]

hmm does this mean devices are throttled to prevent thermal issues??? ill wait on this one

 

[zorinlynx]

The green tint issue is related to thermal management? Every time I've had a green display on my 11 Pro Max was upon first wakeup usually in a dark environment with the brightness almost to 0 (only lasting a few seconds). Interesting.

It's funny, I wake up my phone a lot in pitch darkness and I've never once seen this issue, but other people report seeing it all the time.

Makes me wonder if there was some revision of the hardware that exhibits the problem and not all of us have it.

I have a release day iPhone 11 Pro Max here.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I just had the battery on my (orig) SE replaced (got it back yesterday). It is the only iOS device at the moment that isn’t running iOS 14. Time to update (89MB). Nice surprise.

 

[Stromos]

I just literally spent days last week helping a friend who had 40gb of other data on her iPhone 11. We tried everything and opened a dialog with Apple who was like sucks restore the iPhone. Ended up doing a full backup and restore to clear it.

Yes it happens but I am annoyed. iOS 13 somehow is still a dumpster fire nearing the end of its life.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Is this the last update before iOS 14 gets released????

 

[Populus]

I’m eager to know if this update fixes the battery drain some people complain about

 

[pbush25]

It's funny, I wake up my phone a lot in pitch darkness and I've never once seen this issue, but other people report seeing it all the time.

Makes me wonder if there was some revision of the hardware that exhibits the problem and not all of us have it.

I have a release day iPhone 11 Pro Max here.

I have a couple weeks post-release iPhone 11 Pro and was experiencing this issue with iOS 13.4. (Not anymore since the iOS 14 beta)

like the person you were responding too, I always saw it on first wake up in low light situations so I too find it hard to believe this was related to thermal management. Guess we’ll never know!

 

[MacBird]

Build 17G80

 

[yegon]

The green tint issue is related to thermal management? Every time I've had a green display on my 11 Pro Max was upon first wakeup usually in a dark environment with the brightness almost to 0 (only lasting a few seconds). Interesting.

I’ve had identical experience.

 

[beanbaguk]

Hoping this fixes the storage issue on my iPad Pro. 256GB storage, about 180GB free yet I constantly receive “Storage Full” messages......fingers crossed 🤞

 

[iGeek2019]

Part of me hopes so. Granted my battery life will be shorter now I’m using an SE 2020 coming from an iPhone 11 but even with a tonne of features turned off I still don’t get anywhere near what I should be.

 

[katbel]

Another long wait to see if battery is going to be affected or not
How trust is gone down with Apple 😳

 

[jakeuten]

Green tint issue is fixed? Sign me up!

 

[katbel]

I’m eager to know if this update fixes the battery drain some people complain about

I'm one of many

 

[AngerDanger]

Green tint issue is fixed? Sign me up!

Let us know if it works out.

 

[ghostface147]

Nothing for me yet, iPhone X.

 

[NMBob]

I’m eager to know if this update fixes the battery drain some people complain about

I caught a couple of apps running in the background even though they were told not to, and having the big 'don't run apps in the background' switch turned off. It showed up in the settings battery information. I got into the habit of just double-clicking and killing them after use. That fixed that problem. They were using Bluetooth to talk to temperature sensors. That kind of thing. They've been updated since then, but now I'm in the habit of just killing them. Still no problem.

 

[DoogH]

This change needs to be applied to iOS 14. The bug still exists there.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Is this the last update before iOS 14 gets released????

Probably so.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Nothing for me yet, iPhone X.

Me either on my iPhone 11.

 

[jfim88]

11 Pro Max updated.