iOS 4.3.3 Coming Soon to Address Location Tracking Bugs

[MacRumors]

As part of its comments on the recent iOS location-tracking controversy, Apple acknowledged several bugs in the mobile operating system that have led to more data than originally intended being stored on devices and caused data to be stored even when Location Services are disabled. The company reported that the issues would be addressed in a software update to be addressed "sometime in the next few weeks".

BGR now reports that that update is indeed on the way, in the form of iOS 4.3.3.We've been sent the OS and while we haven't loaded it on our iPhone just yet, here is what we have been told it will address:

- The update will no longer back up the location database to iTunes.
- The size of the location database will be reduced.
- The location database will be deleted entirely when Location Services are turned off.
- Battery life improvements.
- iPod bug fixes.An exact timeframe for a release of iOS 4.3.3 is not known, but BGR has been provided with advance access to the last several iOS releases, and the site's reports on them have generally come not more than a week prior to the public release.

Article Link: iOS 4.3.3 Coming Soon to Address Location Tracking Bugs

 

[ECUpirate44]

No thanks.

 

[hobo.hopkins]

I should hope that this update will allay any of the concerns and fears that some panic-stricken people have had lately.

 

[Arcus]

no thanks.

y u no like bugfixes?

 

[kuebby]

No thanks.

Seconded. It's such a PITA to re-jailbreak after each of these mini-updates.

 

[ngenerator]

Agree with above. Plus, how else would yesterday have turned out without location tracking

 

[Aivskar]

...

 

[Žalgiris]

Screenshot fail build number in Quicklook titlebar.

 

[Full of Win]

VICTORY. I just Apple does not replace it with some more invasive.

 

[jjrtiger]

...but will it support the 3G?

Not that I really care about the tracking services...but I wonder if Apple will skip the 3G again with this update...

 

[kas23]

I can see how this update will have "battery life improvements" now that the phone is not going to be tracking our movements 24/7 even when all location services are shut off.

 

[Yamcha]

I find it hilarious that Steve Jobs claimed Apple was not tracking users, but now all of a sudden we find Location tracking being completely removed from this version of iOS, that is honestly something that annoyes me..

 

[err404]

I'm glad that Apple listened to the user demand for this change, despite their feeling that this wasn't a big deal. They could have just as easily ignored the issue saying that it is functioning as intended.

 

[wordoflife]

I kinda liked the fact i could look at where I've been with my phone.

I can see how this update will have "battery life improvements" now that the phone is not going to be tracking our movements 24/7 even when all location services are shut off.

The phone tracked movements through cell towers, not GPS. And your phone is always connected to cell towers anyways so nothing is changing in terms of battery life. Also, nothing is really changing in this update except the fact that you won't be able to access the location file.

 

[ECUpirate44]

y u no like bugfixes?

Do we even know if this update is also for the Verizon iPhone or just the AT&T? And no, bug fixes cover up my jailbreak.

 

[goobot]

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We need a better update system, I do not enjoy downloading and installing a 600mb update everyother week, any way im have not updated in a while due to jailbreaking.

 

[sotorious]

How is this going to work for Verizon users im on 4.3.7 if im not mistaken...

edit scratch that its 4.2.7 and i just went into settings and it says carrier settings update if i click not now or update now will it do it Over the Air?

 

[bobthedino]

Any word on whether there'll be an update for iPhone 3G users? The highest version of iOS they can use currently is 4.2.1, which presumably has the location cache problems too?

 

[saving107]

We've been sent the OS and while we haven't loaded it on our iPhone just yet, here is what we have been told it will address:

- Battery life improvements.

Well this should make some people very happy (but will it finally, once and for all, fix the battery life of the iPhone?)

 

[err404]

I kinda liked the fact i could look at where I've been with my phone.

Sorta. Since the db wasn't meant to track you, it was not very good for this task. Any tracking info had to be inferred from the cell location data.
This would be like trying to use the Google Maps caching in Android for location tracking.

 

[ghostlyorb]

If battery life increases... I'll be happy!

 

[saving107]

Any word on whether there'll be an update for iPhone 3G users? The highest version of iOS they can use currently is 4.2.1, which presumably has the location cache problems too?

just like the original iPhone that got left behind on iOS 3.1.3, your done and if you want to continue to get the newest updates, upgrade your phone.

 

[Tones2]

"iPod Bug Fixes"

I hope that they finally fix the bug where lyrics disappear when the song changes. That's been there for awhile and is extremely irritating.

Also, the even BIGGER bug where iTunes will not load any additional songs onto the iPhone / iPad if you approach having only 1 GB free space left and you use the 128 kbps conversion option. That's been there for almost two YEARS without being addressed, although this may be an iTunes thing.

Tony

 

[codebar]

If you want to remove all geo-localization data

there is a solution here : http://www.digidna.net/products/diskaid/support/how-to-remove-iphone-tracking-data which doesn't require a jailbreak... DigiDNA added a button in DiskAid ;-)

 

[ghostface147]

Screenshot fail build number in Quicklook titlebar.

Buahahahahaha.....too funny.