Apple Seeds First Beta of iOS 9.3.3 to Developers

[MrGimper]

Just appeared on the dev portal and interesting to note there is no download available for the 9.7" iPad Pro .... guess this doesn't fix the bricking issue....

 

[C DM]

I can see that happening, unless of course IOS 10 is mainly cosmetic like 9 then they might leave it but take some features out. Frankly they need a new interface and up their game on the built in applications. There's just so much more Notes and Music can do but they've yet to change them.

iOS 9 mainly cosmetic?

 

[TMRJIJ]

Remember when Apple didn't need to release multiple betas for every single minor release and they still had far more stable software with less bugs than they do now? Those were the days

Nope. My devices are much more stable than they were during the Jobs era.

 

[AirunJae]

Nope. My devices are much more stable than they were during the Jobs era.

I'll paraphrase bgraham for you, "Apple is doomed!"

 

[-Ray-]

Remember when Apple didn't need to release multiple betas for every single minor release and they still had far more stable software with less bugs than they do now? Those were the days

Ive expressed this before: In the last 5 years software development has transitioned away from XP / Waterfall into an improved method called Agile. One of the fundamentals of agile is focusing on continuous integration. This means there are more frequent but smaller releases. This allows engineers to fix bugs and add features faster. Its development by refinement.

Additionally, this new process allows bugs to be discovered sooner. Imagine a product being developed for 12-18mo and released with flaws not discovered in engineering. Shaw we wait another 12-18 months for a resolution?

OLD

Features -> Release -> Bug -> Hotfix -> Features -> Release

NEW

Feature -> Release -> Bug -> Hotfix -> Release

 

[MacsRgr8]

As the matter of fact there is! Just came in here.

Lol, yep!

 

[shadyman]

What's happening to Apple lately? This seems a little bit unusual, doesn't it?

 

[nt5672]

Why bother? There is no list of fixes. There is no list of outstanding bugs. There is absolutely no reason to even bother, that is if you get paid for your time. Otherwise I guess its no different than playing angry birds, i.e. a great way to waste some time.

 

[Juicy Box]

Nope. My devices are much more stable than they were during the Jobs era.

I have had the opposite experience.
Especially MacOS, but iOS as well.
I am not sure what is going on with Apple lately.

 

[Michael Goff]

Hopefully this won't brick my iPad Pro 9.7.

I can promise it won't, since apparently there is no beta for the 9.7 Pro according to the article.

 

[33man]

You do not need to pay $99 a year to download Xcode or develop. You only need to pay $99 a year if you want to publish your application to the app store.

Yep just discovered that few weeks ago. Just great to run your app on your phone instead of the simulator

 

[Michael Goff]

Anyone else find it funny that the OTA says 9.3.2 on it?

 

[C DM]

Why bother? There is no list of fixes. There is no list of outstanding bugs. There is absolutely no reason to even bother, that is if you get paid for your time. Otherwise I guess its no different than playing angry birds, i.e. a great way to waste some time.

Pretty much the same "bother" as always.
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What's happening to Apple lately? This seems a little bit unusual, doesn't it?

Not that much different compared to iOS 8.

 

[peter08po]

Let's vote what will this update break up next.

A) iPad Pro 12.9"
B) Apple Pencil support
C) iPhone SE

9.3 bricked A7 or below devices with activation lock and 9.3.2 bricked iPad Pro
Why don't they brick iPad Air 2 this time?

 

[skwood]

Anyone else find it funny that the OTA says 9.3.2 on it?

In the description yeah. Lazy devs.

 

[antiprotest]

People used to get excited about updates, now they are afraid of them. I used to get a sense of "delight" when using Apple products, but now I only sense relief when they work. I still like them better than other companies' products, but that's not saying much anymore.

 

[GuideGhost]

Is there any way to cancel an update you've downloaded? I downloaded, but didn't install, 9.3.2 on my 9.7" iPad Pro and it keeps asking me to install it, which I don't want to. I can't find any place in settings to remove the update.

 

[duffman9000]

This is to distract us from the iPhone 7 leaks.. isn't it?

Not sure if Sirious...

 

[Michael Goff]

Is there any way to cancel an update you've downloaded? I downloaded, but didn't install, 9.3.2 on my 9.7" iPad Pro and it keeps asking me to install it, which I don't want to. I can't find any place in settings to remove the update.

General > Storage > Manage Storage

 

[GuideGhost]

General > Storage > Manage Storage

EDIT: Found it. Thanks!

 

[Michael Goff]

EDIT: Found it. Thanks!

No problem.

 

[crasmussenjr]

Anyone else find it funny that the OTA says 9.3.2 on it?

I was wondering if anyone else noticed

 

[jackth29]

Just appeared on the dev portal and interesting to note there is no download available for the 9.7" iPad Pro .... guess this doesn't fix the bricking issue....

Looks like they don't want developers creating applications for their new flagship iPad...

 

[Michael Goff]

Looks like they don't want developers creating applications for their new flagship iPad...

Or maybe they want to figure out what caused it to brick before sending out the update to brick more devices. :|

 

[jackth29]

I was wondering if anyone else noticed

I think everybody working on iOS updates needs to start proofreading and double-checking their work. It's highly recommended for... well, pretty much everything.

Source: Mrs. Vogel, 2nd Grade Teacher; 1998