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iOS 15.6.1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

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Looks like this update really broke a lot of stuff.

For me, Night Shift has gone upside down. It activates at high noon and doesn't turn on when it's dark.
 
I still get issues with un-swipeable notifications if they are there longer than a day, I have no choice but to clear out the entire notification center which sometimes sucks if I wanted to go back to something later. I also wish they would fix that Album Artwork bug that has been on iOS15 for as long as I can remember.
 
Populus said:
I think I might stay on iOS 15.4.1 forever… do you think iOS 15.6 is better than 15.4.1? Should I update to 15.6 while it’s still signed? Thank you
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Simplified and little research. Open 15.6.1 and 15.4.1 thread in this forum; read and compare the bugs reported by users here. You will notice, whether upgrading is worthy.
 
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Isamilis said:
Simplified and little research. Open 15.6.1 and 15.4.1 thread in this forum; read and compare the bugs reported by users here. You will notice, whether upgrading is worthy.
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That’s what I’m doing, reading comments about 15.6.1 in this thread.

Except yours, of course, which contributes zero to evaluate the stability and performance of the latest version.

I’ve been doing my research, and to this day, I haven’t decided to update because of everything I’m reading day after day. But believe it or not, asking users about their impressions is part of the research.
 
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For the folks that have had battery issues since upgrading — have you noticed any change after a few days? I’ve heard that battery life can decrease right after an update due to indexing etc. Then supposedly it’ll settle back to normal.
 
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Geek bench battery test courtesy of iAppleBytes:


If you’re reading this, iAppleBytes guy, thank you very much for your work.
I cannot comment on your videos because I don’t have a Google account.
 
Populus said:
Geek bench battery test courtesy of iAppleBytes:


If you’re reading this, iAppleBytes guy, thank you very much for your work.
I cannot comment on your videos because I don’t have a Google account.
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I would take this with a grain of salt as in my case, this update performs better battery wise than 15.6 . 13 pro max
 
Upgraded my iPhone SE (3rd Generation) to iOS 15.6.1, up from 15.4.1. I’ve seen no perceptible decrease in battery life over the course of the last few days. Anecdotally, dare I say it’s a little better? Unlikely — that’s probably placebo. But no worse.

My father has the same phone and he says he’s seen no difference.

I hope this is helpful to someone. Cheers!
 
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v0lume4 said:
Upgraded my iPhone SE (3rd Generation) to iOS 15.6.1, up from 15.4.1. I’ve seen no perceptible decrease in battery life over the course of the last few days. Anecdotally, dare I say it’s a little better? Unlikely — that’s probably placebo. But no worse.

My father has the same phone and he says he’s seen no difference.

I hope this is helpful to someone. Cheers!
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Yeah, thank you! I will most likely update my iPhone 8.

However, I’m a bit afraid for my iPad Pro. It has an A12X, and the A12 devices aren’t having great battery life with 15.6.1 so I’m not sure what to do.

I think I will wait for the iOS 16 Release Candidate to be released, just in case Apple releases iOS 15.6.2 or even 15.7, and then, regardless of it, I will update all my devices just for security reasons.
 
v0lume4 said:
Upgraded my iPhone SE (3rd Generation) to iOS 15.6.1, up from 15.4.1. I’ve seen no perceptible decrease in battery life over the course of the last few days. Anecdotally, dare I say it’s a little better? Unlikely — that’s probably placebo. But no worse.

My father has the same phone and he says he’s seen no difference.
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I have a 13 Pro Max and I thought it was placebo as well but I do believe it’s actually better, although battery life has always been very good.
 
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Populus said:
Yeah, thank you! I will most likely update my iPhone 8.

However, I’m a bit afraid for my iPad Pro. It has an A12X, and the A12 devices aren’t having great battery life with 15.6.1 so I’m not sure what to do.

I think I will wait for the iOS 16 Release Candidate to be released, just in case Apple releases iOS 15.6.2 or even 15.7, and then, regardless of it, I will update all my devices just for security reasons.
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I'm still on the fence with this update, but I managed to ask around on Reddit and get some answers. One of the users updated me with:

To get back my battery life (for now) I did:

  • Turned off Screen Time
  • Switched "Hey Siri" to require button (do not listen)
  • Turned off Raise to Wake
  • Turned off Notifications for Weather Channel and some other apps.
I am still testing these changes, but the iPhone 2020 survived the night w/o eating the battery. Running iOS 15.6.1
 
dmtworld said:
I'm still on the fence with this update, but I managed to ask around on Reddit and get some answers. One of the users updated me with:

To get back my battery life (for now) I did:

  • Turned off Screen Time
  • Switched "Hey Siri" to require button (do not listen)
  • Turned off Raise to Wake
  • Turned off Notifications for Weather Channel and some other apps.
I am still testing these changes, but the iPhone 2020 survived the night w/o eating the battery. Running iOS 15.6.1
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Well, thank you, but I don’t think disabling half of the iPhone functionality in order to get a decent battery life is a proper solution.

However, I don’t use Siri, I guess that helps me having a better battery life. But I won’t disable raise to wake, for example, as it is one of the features why I own an iPhone.

I’ve already made a decision: I’m going to update (actually I’m making a clean install) of iOS 15.6.1 on my iPhone 8. Then, I’ll wait to iPadOS 15.7 to be released Monday, and update my iPad.
 
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I simply upgraded iPhone 11 Pro to iOS 16 GA.
but at least all the trolls who said "you're imagining things with battery life" are trolls.
 
Populus said:
Well, thank you, but I don’t think disabling half of the iPhone functionality in order to get a decent battery life is a proper solution.

However, I don’t use Siri, I guess that helps me having a better battery life. But I won’t disable raise to wake, for example, as it is one of the features why I own an iPhone.

I’ve already made a decision: I’m going to update (actually I’m making a clean install) of iOS 15.6.1 on my iPhone 8. Then, I’ll wait to iPadOS 15.7 to be released Monday, and update my iPad.
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15.7? Oh dear, another one to have to research and worry about. 😅 Won’t have long to see if any issues crop up because I’d imagine iOS 16 is coming out late next week? I’d imagine they’ll stop signing 15.7 pretty quick like they usually do.
 
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Populus said:
Well, thank you, but I don’t think disabling half of the iPhone functionality in order to get a decent battery life is a proper solution.

However, I don’t use Siri, I guess that helps me having a better battery life. But I won’t disable raise to wake, for example, as it is one of the features why I own an iPhone.

I’ve already made a decision: I’m going to update (actually I’m making a clean install) of iOS 15.6.1 on my iPhone 8. Then, I’ll wait to iPadOS 15.7 to be released Monday, and update my iPad.
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Keep us posted 😀
 
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Populus said:
iOS 15.6.1 no longer signed.

Apple today stopped signing iOS 15.6.1, that means this version can no longer be installed or used to downgrade.

iOS 15.7, here we go.
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That was predictable, then 15.7 is the only way to downgrade
 
Populus said:
iOS 15.6.1 no longer signed.

Apple today stopped signing iOS 15.6.1, that means this version can no longer be installed or used to downgrade.

iOS 15.7, here we go.
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So I noticed you across the bar and I was wondering.....how's the performance of iOS 15.7 going? 😛
 
dmtworld said:
So I noticed you across the bar and I was wondering.....how's the performance of iOS 15.7 going? 😛
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Well, haven‘t got much time to format my devices yet, but soon I will format my mac with the latest macOS, I will restore my iPhone 8 with iOS 15.7, and I will update -throughout my mac- my iPad Pro to iPadOS 15.7

I will report back once I have done it!
 
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