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Warning: iOS 17.3 Beta 2 Bricking Some iPhones
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Okay, so my 15PM has the beta downloaded and asking me when I want to install- now or tonight. I haven't hit either choice, just letting it sit there.
Is there a way of deleting the download at this point? I looked in the iPhone storage setting, but do not see the download there.
Is there a way of deleting the download at this point? I looked in the iPhone storage setting, but do not see the download there.
Looks like it’s a bug for people that use back tap.
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Gui Rambo (@_inside@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Looks like the iOS 17.3 beta 2 boot loop is caused by a crash in backboardd. Based on the crash log, it’s more likely to happen for those who have the "Back Tap" feature enabled. Other accessibility subsystems seem to be affected by the same bug, but this crash is the one that...
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If that is the case, very odd to say the least
I tried out that feature for a bit, found myself not really using it so I have since disabled it (this was back when I had one of the earlier phones to support in the XR)
I do (more accurately, did) on my 15. Super convenient for magnifier. Updated OTA with no issues, as least not yet. I did turn off Back Tap just now, just in case.
Looks like it’s a bug for people that use back tap.
Gui Rambo (@_inside@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Looks like the iOS 17.3 beta 2 boot loop is caused by a crash in backboardd. Based on the crash log, it’s more likely to happen for those who have the "Back Tap" feature enabled. Other accessibility subsystems seem to be affected by the same bug, but this crash is the one that...
I have this feature disabled.. Guess that saved me from this mess. mine updated just fine.
Which seems to be true from what I've read on here; about half the comments I've seen are those that have been hit by the boot loop and then the other half saying it worked fine
If that 9to5Mac article is to be believed, sounds like making sure the back tap option is off before updating is your best bet to avoid the boot loop issue
Either way, one should still tread carefully when doing any kind of beta update, especially when it has the potential to wreak havoc like this one has
Okay, I have backtap off... have never used it. Taking the chance and hit update now, but it didn't immediately go to verifying update, it seemed to download for a more seconds and is now Preparing Update, again. I wonder if they already changed the build number?
I participate in the public beta (typically released shortly after the developer beta, so I guess I'll be missing this particular bug) and I do indeed install it on my main iPhone... and only that one device. My take is pretty simple: playing with features before they are available to the general public can be fun. The important factor for me is, I don't do anything particularly critical with my iPhone; to me, it's little more than a very expensive toy. Thus, there's no real risk, to me... and I suspect similar sentiments could possibly be expressed about other commentators in this thread.
Thing is, you can't expect a geek to not... be a geek. We love playing with our betas, even when they crap out on us now and then. And perhaps it goes without saying that some of us also love being the first to discover (and of course, complain about) the latest bugs, while others love crowing about how they managed to avoid those same bugs... because in our geekdom, both commentaries are kind'a like different forms of bragging rights.
And if you don't want that for yourself, that's fine too; to each their own. Just understand that your criticisms are likely to fall largely on deaf ears.
hahaha! is obvious that apple is focus on visionOS, what a joke, meanwhile im still on iOS 16.x.x
Major bugs from Apple that are functionally equivalent to Malware, but alternative app stores are the big risk?
FFS... it's a DEV beta.. This is not public facing
My 15 Pro Max updated fine but I probably would have held off if I read this first
How many would even use Back Tap? Even then the spinning ball doesn't happen to everyone even with that enabled. BTW this is still a Dev beta (yeah not a public beta yet) so some things were fixed from beta 1, like the beta 2 "Reset all settings" now mandates use of Face ID.
Except this is just a beta meant for testing and catching bugs just like these... and this "malware" as you put it will not put users data at risk of being stolen.
Tested this out on my iPhone 15 Pro with back tap disabled, update went just fine.
I'm trying to think of something which might be brick shaped, but smaller and not so hard.
Tofud? Marshmallowed?
I'm going to go with Tofud.
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