Over the course of last few weeks, many iPhone users have had a misfortune to receive a number of bugs and other issues together with the new iOS update. Recently, Apple released another update that will, hopefully, repair some of these problems.
The previous version’s release is now known as the iOS 8.0.1 fiasco. This is not surprising, considering that this update has had a dramatic effect on cellular service, HealthKit and reachability issues. Apple seems to have acknowledged that and promised that the new update will remedy these problems that affect a very large number of iPhone users. They even issued a public apology for their previous “update” and advised some workarounds for that. However, these were pretty hard to do if you do not own a PC or iOS firmware, for example.
The new iOS 8.0.2 version features a fix for a bug that interfered with any app that is compatible with HealthKit. It also includes an update for reachability feature, which should, hopefully, make it more stable. There are plenty more fixes included in this update, some of them are aimed at resolving issues that affect network connectivity, for example. Apple also said to have addressed the problem where third party keyboards were deselected randomly. Also, they claim to have resolved the issue which prevented access to photo library by some apps. As a bonus, this update should improve the reachability function as well as fix the problem that was interfering with video and photo uploads from the Safari browser.
The infamous iOS 8.0.1 was released with the goal of minimizing the usage of data that text messages were taking. However, this is far from what has happened in reality. This update has actually caused over 40.000 users to lose their signal, partially or entirely. The official release notes for this update include such things as bug fixes (how ironical, isn’t it?), added functionality for some of the Continuity features (Continuity lets you sync all of your Apple devices together and allows you to use their full functionality on any Apple device), iCloud photo library, ApplePay and so on.
Furthermore, there have been some speculations that the same person (who is obviously an Apple employee) is responsible for both the 2012 Apple Maps release (which was also flawed and heavily criticized by the public) and this 8.0.1 update. One of the publications wrote that the similarities between these two updates don’t just end with the public apologies that Apple offered to their angry customers. This publication then goes on to blame a certain individual named Josh Williams, who is a mid-level manager for quality assurance in Apple’s mobile group. According to them, he was also responsible for the fiasco that was the release of maps. There have been several reports confirming the fact that this person was fired from the Apple’s maps team. He still, supposedly, remains in charge of iOS testing.
Whether all these accusations are true or not, one thing remains certain. This company has received a serious blow to its reputation and it will take some time to regain the trust of its clients.