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Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 14.7.1 With Fix for Touch ID Apple Watch Bug
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Right. It patches a remote execution vulnerability, but "this update isn't really needed". <sigh>
That's what happens when you read one sentence of a two sentence update description
You got it backwards, mate.
It is the phone unlocking the watch...
From the article
"iOS 14.7.1 fixes a bug that could prevent Touch ID iPhones from unlocking an Apple Watch, an iOS 14.7 issue that Apple said it would fix in an upcoming software update."
iPhone (master) unlocking an Apple Watch (slave).
Meanwhile, I have noticed my X is not unlocking my series 6 as fast and reliable as it was in 14.6.
iPad Os … WiFi is busted … 12.9/5th gen … dammit
Anyone have an issue with not being able to make or receive phone calls after doing the update (iPhone 12 Pro)? I had two different people text me that they just got dead air when trying to call me, then a 'called fail.' I tried calling out and got the same thing. Rebooted phone, didn't work. Ended up doing a 'reset network settings' and that fixed the problem. Could be coincidental to the update, but the timing makes me think it wasn't.
Go buy a samsung and see if you get an update ohh that’s right you only got 2 upgrades then you left in the dark stop complaining. Well do you ever contact apple if there’s a bug I drought it.
Fantastic logic there..... unless you want the important security updates it also includes?
I am not saying its a bad thing, but in all honesty all these security updates and fixes I hear about I never heard of any one getting attacked because he didn't update. I would be more worried if I was running an online server for big company knowing there are hackers out there targeting you specifically, but personal usage I never saw any harm done.
The last harm done I heard was ransomeware , people had this computer shut down unable to be unlocked.
It’s not odd, it’s normal. When you’re on beta you don’t see the public releases until you remove the beta profile.
Yes it was. And no, they didn’t actually implement the feature on touch id phones. I got confused because the article had it backwards, they’ve corrected it now.
Here is a photo of the iPad (6th generation) with the white bezel not updated and my iPad (with black bezel) after the upgrade to the IPadOS 14.7.1. The visible screen size shrunk. Anybody notice this? If so, please let Apple know.
Apple today released iOS and iPadOS 14.7.1, minor bug fix updates that come just a week after the release of iOS 14.7, software that introduced new Apple Card features and support for the MagSafe Battery Pack.
The iOS and iPadOS 14.7.1 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.
iOS 14.7.1 fixes a bug that could prevent Touch ID iPhones from unlocking an Apple Watch, an iOS 14.7 issue that Apple said it would fix in an upcoming software update.
Apple says the update also includes security updates, and recommends that all users install the iOS and iPadOS 14.7.1 updates.
Article Link: Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 14.7.1 With Fix for Touch ID Apple Watch Bug
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Guys, this latest update seems to have messed up the vibration pulses on my iPhone 8.
They’re no longer sharp and clear. There is a slight vibration that accompanies the main vibration. It’s as if the main vibration slowly trails off instead of stopping right away.
i don’t want to go back to 14.7.
Anything else I can do?
They’re no longer sharp and clear. There is a slight vibration that accompanies the main vibration. It’s as if the main vibration slowly trails off instead of stopping right away.
i don’t want to go back to 14.7.
Anything else I can do?
Ah. I've actually had a lot of problems with my watch staying locked when I use FaceID to unlock my phone, though the 14.7.1 update seems to have fixed a lot of my problems and I think that might one of them. (I won't be confident for a few days yet.) I didn't think 14.7.1 was that big of an update, but the impact on my iPhone X has been huge. Maybe it reset some caches that had gone bad.
I finally figured out why this is happening on Face ID phones — it’s the option to unlock the iPhone with Apple Watch!
If you disable that on your phone, so that your watch can’t unlock your phone while wearing a mask, your watch will unlock every time.
It seems like it reverts to the old, reliable code because it doesn’t display the new iOS 14.7 popup banner for watch unlock on the phone letting you re-lock your watch.
If you disable that on your phone, so that your watch can’t unlock your phone while wearing a mask, your watch will unlock every time.
It seems like it reverts to the old, reliable code because it doesn’t display the new iOS 14.7 popup banner for watch unlock on the phone letting you re-lock your watch.
