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iOS 18.2.1 for iPhone Now Confirmed as iOS 18.3 Beta Testing Continues

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Following our report that Apple is internally testing iOS 18.2.1 for the iPhone, an anonymous social media account with a proven track record of sharing iOS-related information has revealed the upcoming software update's build number: 22C161.

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With the build number now known, the update is now confirmed.

When the anonymous account shares a build number for an upcoming iOS version, the update is usually released no more than a week later. However, given it is currently the holiday season, it could take longer for the update to be released. We continue to respect the account's request that we not link to their social media posts.

iOS 18.2.1 should be a minor update that fixes bugs and/or addresses security vulnerabilities, but it is unclear which specific issues might be resolved. There are not any critical, widespread bugs that we know about at this particular time, but Apple has obviously identified various bugs and/or security vulnerabilities that it wants to patch ahead of iOS 18.3.

Apple began testing iOS 18.3 with developers and public beta testers earlier this month. That update is likely to be released to all users in January or early February, and only minor changes have been discovered in it so far.

Article Link: iOS 18.2.1 for iPhone Now Confirmed as iOS 18.3 Beta Testing Continues
 
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I guess too late as a xmas present, maybe new years present?

seems odd someone outside of Apple knowing the build number ...
 
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MacRumors said:


Following our report that Apple is internally testing iOS 18.2.1 for the iPhone, an anonymous social media account with a proven track record of sharing iOS-related information has revealed the upcoming software update's build number: 22C161.

Generic-iOS-18-Feature-Real-Mock.jpg

With the build number now known, the update is now confirmed.

When the anonymous account shares a build number for an upcoming iOS version, the update is usually released no more than a week later. However, given it is currently the holiday season, it could take longer for the update to be released. We continue to respect the account's request that we not link to their social media posts.

iOS 18.2.1 should be a minor update that fixes bugs and/or addresses security vulnerabilities, but it is unclear which specific issues might be resolved. There are not any critical, widespread bugs that we know about at this particular time, but Apple has obviously identified various bugs and/or security vulnerabilities that it wants to patch ahead of iOS 18.3.

Apple began testing iOS 18.3 with developers and public beta testers earlier this month. That update is likely to be released to all users in January or early February, and only minor changes have been discovered in it so far.

Article Link: iOS 18.2.1 for iPhone Now Confirmed as iOS 18.3 Beta Testing Continues
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I'd be interested to know the classification system the author or "the anonymous "we" are using when they declare that "There are not any critical, widespread bugs that we know about at this particular time". Macrumors need only review its own forum pages to come up with problems its forum participants write about. MacRumors forum readers and contributors to other forums have identified many problems, including many that have remained for a long time.
Macrumors writes "Apple has obviously identified various bugs and/or security vulnerabilities that it wants to patch ahead of iOS 18.3." It seems MacRumors is shooting themselves in their own feet by admitting it knows nothing about what Apple "obviously" knows.
The useful information in this article is contained in the first two sentences. I agree there's additional useful information in the last sentence, but why is it left to the last sentence, behind two paragraphs of fluff?
 
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There are not any critical, widespread bugs that we know about at this particular time
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😂

Yeah, okay. You guys are funny.

So. Many. Bugs.

(And to the pedantic fanboy: Yeah, I get they used the adjective critical. I am pointing out that this year's OS releases (across the board) are adding useless, half-baked "features" instead of actually fixing long-time bugs, newly-introduced bugs, or incorporating features that would legitimately be useful.)
 
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Expecting only 18.4 to have some significant changes. 18.2.1 for bug fixes and not expecting much from 18.3. Should see the update in the first few weeks of January.
 
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How is a random account on social media a confirmation? unless it comes straight from apple nothing is confirmed!
 
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The days of "bugs" in the program ended when the transistor replaced tubes for storage. Tubes could be shorted out by a moth flying between the two solder lugs for the wires on the bottom of the socket.

The correct term is another darn programming error in the program not found by Quality Control.

One has to wonder how many millions of lines of code are in all of the Apple generated software.

From my programming days back when we had dot matrix line printers, a colon could be a semi-colon at two in the morning after working since 0700 the day before and I did not need glasses.

So, in my opinion, Apple does of a pretty good job with their software.

I wonder if they program in machine language like back in the day when memory was the constraint?

Remember when a gent asked "who would need more than 320K of memory?" That was Bill Gates.......
 
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The days of "bugs" in the program ended when the transistor replaced tubes for storage. Tubes could be shorted out by a moth flying between the two solder lugs for the wires on the bottom of the socket.

The correct term is another darn programming error in the program not found by Quality Control.

One has to wonder how many millions of lines of code are in all of the Apple generated software.

From my programming days back when we had dot matrix line printers, a colon could be a semi-colon at two in the morning after working since 0700 the day before and I did not need glasses.

So, in my opinion, Apple does of a pretty good job with their software.

I wonder if they program in machine language like back in the day when memory was the constraint?

Remember when a gent asked "who would need more than 320K of memory?" That was Bill Gates.......
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Well, just wait until AI takes over writing code. Oh wait!
 
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