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iPhone 14 Models Will Have Day-One iOS 16 Update Available With Bug Fixes

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iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models arriving to customers starting this Friday will have a day-one software update available with bug fixes, according to Apple.

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"This update provides bug fixes for your iPhone and addresses an issue that may cause some photos to appear soft when zooming in landscape orientation on iPhone 14 Pro Max," says Apple's release notes for the update, shared by @AppleSWUpdates.

The update will be available for all iPhone 14 models launching this Friday and simply represents the final version of iOS 16 with build number 20A362 that was released earlier this week for other iPhone models. Apple's initial batch of iPhone 14 models ship with an earlier build of iOS 16, which is why an update will be available immediately.

It appears that Apple also pushed out this update for the iPhone 14 Plus, but that device does not launch until October 7. It's possible that a newer iOS 16 update will be available by time the iPhone 14 Plus is released.

Apple released iOS 16 to the general public on Monday following several months of beta testing. Key new features include a highly customizable Lock Screen, the ability to temporarily edit or unsend iMessages, improvements to Focus modes, and more. The free software update is compatible with the iPhone 8 and newer.

Update: As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple has released an iOS 16.0.1 update for the iPhone 14 models that fixes an issue with activation and migration during setup, addresses a problem that could cause photos to appear soft when zooming in in landscape orientation on iPhone 14 Pro Max, and fixes a bug that could cause enterprise single sign-on apps to fail to authenticate.

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If I have beta profile on my 13pm, should I remove it before getting the 14pm? Anything else involved?
 
The first shipments were likely manufactured up to a month+ ago so it's perfectly understandable for them to have a pre-GA release of iOS. That said, wouldn't it be cool if Apple had a feature that automatically woke up the phones in their boxes just before shipping out from China and automatically updated the firmware using the factory's or warehouse's WiFi?
 
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nwcs said:
I always wondered how specifically they get so many phones in the packaging updated with an iOS release that comes out at nearly the same time. It is a logistical wonder.
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The same build of iOS that came out on Monday was provided to developers last Wednesday. What Apple releases to developers, they have finalized internally 2-3 weeks in advance. In other words, by mid August, the same build of iOS that came out Monday, Apple has had waiting in the wings since mid August, which gives them about a month to load it onto the new phones.
 
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nwcs said:
I always wondered how specifically they get so many phones in the packaging updated with an iOS release that comes out at nearly the same time. It is a logistical wonder.
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Apple finalizes iOS for the new devices first, then finishes work on the update for everyone else.

SSDGUY said:
Every iPhone I've bought needs an update out of the box.
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Same, I've only bought launch day once before this, usually I'm at least one point update behind. IIRC my 8+ was a full version behind but I tracked down a Product Red 256GB a few months post discontinuation so that wasn't surprising.
 
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nwcs said:
I always wondered how specifically they get so many phones in the packaging updated with an iOS release that comes out at nearly the same time. It is a logistical wonder.
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Indeed.
But also, it piss me off when you try to restore a backup to your new iPhone and you get an error about the backup being a newer version than the one installed on the iPhone. It happens when they releases patches to the iOS sooner that you can get the new device.

The only solution is to go through the increasingly-large first time setup, update the iOS, then reset all data and preferences....it will so much smarter to allow the iPhone to update to the latest iOS version right away in the setup assistant.
 
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hj433 said:
Cool, iPhone software quality now at the same level as desperate-crunch-time AAA video games.
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Day-one updates hardly says anything about the the quality. iOS 16 betas had been very stable for me even on an older device and this seems to just be an issue with the Camera. Most desperate-crunch-time AAA games are almost unplayably bad despite the day one update, so you can imagine the state of the original release version.
 
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GMShadow said:
Apple finalizes iOS for the new devices first, then finishes work on the update for everyone else.



Same, I've only bought launch day once before this, usually I'm at least one point update behind. IIRC my 8+ was a full version behind but I tracked down a Product Red 256GB a few months post discontinuation so that wasn't surprising.
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I bought my 11Pro just before the 12's came out, only because I broke the SE I was using whilst swapping the battery. Doh!
 
diego.caraballo said:
Indeed.
But also, it piss me off when you try to restore a backup to your new iPhone and you get an error about the backup being a newer version than the one installed on the iPhone. It happens when they releases patches to the iOS sooner that you can get the new device.

The only solution is to go through the increasingly-large first time setup, update the iOS, then reset all data and preferences....it will so much smarter to allow the iPhone to update to the latest iOS version right away in the setup assistant.
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Hasn't been true for a while now (at least iOS 14).
When it detects that the backup is newer, it offers to update right in the set up screen. That includes beta versions too.
 
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It would be nice for the 20th anniversary release Apple makes a cool behind the scenes video. The start of development, the prep for WWDC, the beta distribution while showing the iPhone being designed, EVT preparation and testing, start of production, burning in the iOS image, creation of the packaging and literature, box art creation, executive meeting, Tim Cook putting on his socks, driving down to Cupertino, badging in, meeting with the team, boxes being packaged, put on palettes, the prep for the fall event, rehearsals, people like Craig and other presenters receiving the first iPhone 19's off the assembly line, the models acting scenes that are going to be used in the presentation, down to the wire post production, ordering process, some user receiving their iPhone 19 and taking a selfie.
 
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Can someone explain how this works? Surely these phones were assembled before 1-2 weeks ago, right? So how is the accomplished? It’s not like, even with a machine(s), they can just run all the packaged boxes back through and have them updated, right?
 
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I’m just going to do a full restore in iTunes with the newest iOS before I load my backup onto it. Seems like the smartest move tbh
 
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iBreatheApple said:
Can someone explain how this works? Surely these phones were assembled before 1-2 weeks ago, right? So how is the accomplished? It’s not like, even with a machine(s), they can just run all the packaged boxes back through and have them updated, right?
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The phones probably wouldn't make it in time for the official release . There might be some phones assembled 1-2 weeks ago but they should have many made already since the time that it takes to assemble one, put in the software, carrier lock it, seal it and ship it takes a while so they probably already had it ready about a month ago.
 
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DeanL said:
Hasn't been true for a while now (at least iOS 14).
When it detects that the backup is newer, it offers to update right in the set up screen. That includes beta versions too.
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