iOS 16.4 RC ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Woke up to a completely dead iPhone. The alarm did not go off. The last thing I remembered was closing out all the apps around 12:30 at midnight.

Thank you for my backup iPhone which woke me up 30 minutes later after the alarm kept going off and off. I was almost late going to work this morning and had to rush to get there on time.

I thought my iPhone had died. Had to hard reset and it turned on. I'm not sure what caused the iPhone to be waking up dead this morning. Checked Analytics & Improvements and may have found the root & cause of the problem.

My iPhone was struggling last night while I was asleep. 😴

 

[sbailey4]

Woke up to a completely dead iPhone. The alarm did not go off. The last thing I remembered was closing out all the apps around 12:30 at midnight.

Thank you for my backup iPhone which woke me up 30 minutes later after the alarm kept going off and off. I was almost late going to work this morning and had to rush to get there on time.

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I thought my iPhone had died. Had to hard reset and it turned on. I'm not sure what caused the iPhone to be waking up dead this morning. Checked Analytics & Improvements and may have found the root & cause of the problem.

My iPhone was struggling last night while I was asleep. 😴

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I am thinking its about time for you to reinstall iOS. Perhaps just an "upgrade" or you could do a full on restore if you have the IPSW file. Too many weird issues are happing for you. Maybe when 16.4 releases do it then and see how it goes.

 

[muntundombe]

Woke up to a completely dead iPhone. The alarm did not go off. The last thing I remembered was closing out all the apps around 12:30 at midnight.

Thank you for my backup iPhone which woke me up 30 minutes later after the alarm kept going off and off. I was almost late going to work this morning and had to rush to get there on time.

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I thought my iPhone had died. Had to hard reset and it turned on. I'm not sure what caused the iPhone to be waking up dead this morning. Checked Analytics & Improvements and may have found the root & cause of the problem.

My iPhone was struggling last night while I was asleep. 😴

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There maybe was a power outage in your area or a problem with your 5-watt charger 🤔

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

There maybe was a power outage in your area or a problem with your 5-watt charger 🤔

No Power Outage. I can't sleep without a fan on and there was a total of 4 active fans running inside my room. If there was a power outage I would have to waken up from not hearing the fan noise.

Not sure about the 5-watt charger. I love that tiny Apple charger. Slow charging is the best!

 

[hukashi]

Hmm. Can I ask you to try something?

Handoff works fine for me if I start playing music on my iPhone and then transfer it to the HomePod (it’ll show the “iPhone -> HomePod” description). I can also transfer music back to the iPhone from the HomePod with no issue.

The problem for me is that if I initiate playing music on the HomePod itself (in other words, not using the “iPhone -> HomePod” method, but actually starting the music on the HomePod itself), I can’t transfer it to the iPhone.

Would you mind testing this so I can start isolating the problem and troubleshooting? Thanks.

I concur this is is happening to me as well.

 

[s2mike]

I concur this is is happening to me as well.

I assume your iPhone is on 16.4 and the HomePod is on 16.3.2?

Thanks!

 

[hukashi]

I assume your iPhone is on 16.4 and the HomePod is on 16.3.2?

Thanks!

Correctamundo!

 

[s2mike]

Correctamundo!

Awesome. Glad it’s not just me!

 

[Paddle1]

Seems to be a lot of visual glitches in this version, I saw lyrics overlapping each other in Music and going off the edge of the screen.

 

[whadzinaname]

Seems to be a lot of visual glitches in this version, I saw lyrics overlapping each other in Music and going off the edge of the screen.

Yes, I am seeing those visual glitches all over the place.

 

[temna]

Anyone notice the FaceID & Passcode setting disappear on them? And their FaceTime setting kinda gray'd out and won't open?

 

[thatJohann]

Ew battery kind of sucks on this 16.4 RC on my 14 Pro.

 

[AxelFoley]

Anyone notice the FaceID & Passcode setting disappear on them? And their FaceTime setting kinda gray'd out and won't open?

Are you sure that you do not have Screen Time Restrictions set to ON?
Double Check. Open Settings ➡️ Screen Time ➡️ Content & Privacy Restrictions ➡️ Passcode Changes: Set this to ALLOW. OR you can simply turn Content & Privacy Restrictions OFF.

Axel F.

 

[liewht]

Wow this better not be final RC version…
I have visual glitch with dynamic island, it keeps expanding and contracting when I have background app runnjng

Also, the AOD wake lag seems to have worsen, screen wake when taking out from pocket is laggier, and AOD screen turns off more often…

What has happened!

 

[uczcret]

Wow this better not be final RC version…
I have visual glitch with dynamic island, it keeps expanding and contracting when I have background app runnjng

Also, the AOD wake lag seems to have worsen, screen wake when taking out from pocket is laggier, and AOD screen turns off more often…

What has happened!

I mean..the square notifications bug has been there for how long now? I've had it twice on my 14PM just this morning. Looks like it's iOS 17 to get all these visual glitches sorted at this stage..

 

[Populus]

Looking at all this visual glitches I’m wondering if I should update my iPad Pro to 16.4. I’ll wait for the public release and se the reactions. Maybe they will publish 16.4.1 short after.

I was really excited reading the comments regarding a smoother behavior, but all those visual glitches are making me think twice.

 

[gwhizkids]

Looking at all this visual glitches I’m wondering if I should update my iPad Pro to 16.4. I’ll wait for the public release and se the reactions. Maybe they will publish 16.4.1 short after.

I was really excited reading the comments regarding a smoother behavior, but all those visual glitches are making me think twice.

You really should not rely solely on the comments here to make a determination. These are the comments of an infinitesimally small number of users. Most (like me and many others) are seeing almost no issues and those that we are seeing are so inconsequential that it’s not worth worrying about.

 

[uczcret]

16.4 RC is smooth as butter performance wise on my 14PM. The visual glitches just seem to be ignored, being carried over from point release to point release.

 

[liewht]

There are issues,
The AOD sleep wake algorithm is totally not optimised. There is still lag in wake and touch input registration

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

I am thinking its about time for you to reinstall iOS. Perhaps just an "upgrade" or you could do a full on restore if you have the IPSW file. Too many weird issues are happing for you. Maybe when 16.4 releases do it then and see how it goes.

Thank you! I might go that route but the only issue is I will lose all the notifications. Another issue is it will take good 1-2 weeks for my iPhone to finish up the indexing. So, I'm not sure if that's even worth trying it.

I just noticed something... What's up with the screenshot below? Why is my screenshot showing the black borders? 😣

 

[whadzinaname]

You really should not rely solely on the comments here to make a determination. These are the comments of an infinitesimally small number of users. Most (like me and many others) are seeing almost no issues and those that we are seeing are so inconsequential that it’s not worth worrying about.

I agree with you. I have some visual glitches here and there, but it doesn't take away from the robustness of it. This has been solid for me.

 

[roncron]

Battery life is amazing on 16.4 RC. This is the way the 14PM is supposed be.

Same here. Best better life (and best overall performance) I've ever had on my 14PM since my launch day purchase.

In a way, it's too bad a major new iOS comes out at the same time as new iPhones, because it usually hobbles the performance of the new iPhones until X.3 or X.4 when it's more refined.

 

[muntundombe]

Thank you! I might go that route but the only issue is I will lose all the notifications. Another issue is it will take good 1-2 weeks for my iPhone to finish up the indexing. So, I'm not sure if that's even worth trying it.

I just noticed something... What's up with the screenshot below? Why is my screenshot showing the black borders? 😣

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You're beating your 14 PM 2TB too hard and it's retaliating with all those glitches, annoyances, etc you're experiencing/encountering 😉

 

[tdar]

Thank you! I might go that route but the only issue is I will lose all the notifications. Another issue is it will take good 1-2 weeks for my iPhone to finish up the indexing. So, I'm not sure if that's even worth trying it.

I just noticed something... What's up with the screenshot below? Why is my screenshot showing the black borders? 😣

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I wish I knew. Mine does not have any of that and I don’t have your battery life issue. But I do use my iPhone in a way that is softer than yours!😂

 

[thatJohann]

I’m really shocked how bad my battery life is on 16.4 RC on my 14 Pro. Like atrocious. Must be a battery drain bug cause no one else is mentioning this.