Apple Explains why iOS 18.7.3 is only available to some users still on iOS 18

Yes sad that apple can't be bothered to listen. (I've said that so many times!)

Yes, low end devices will always be "woefully inadequate" that is the apple way.

I do have everything on icloud/mac (however again low end mac with external disc once allowed

the user to be on that disc, now it does not - that changed in an earlier version suddenly & so

again apple force an upgrade)

So with everything on icloud the only option seems to be remove photos (the app) from the ipad

which appears not to be allowed. At least I've not managed it yet.

Rebuild the ipad.

This is sounding like paying the ransom is the best option eh?

No. The notes clearly stated that the iOS 18.7.3 update is for all iPhones XS or later on initial publication. They were changed yesterday. Therefore, the published notes were incorrect (very likely the case due to poor internal communication) or Apple change its mind.

In any case, iOS 18.7.3 was developed for ALL iPhones capable of running it, so it's likely Apple intended it to be available for iPhones 11-16 at an earlier stage otherwise testers would not have been allowed to access on iPhones 11-16. In fact, this update can be installed on any iPhone 11-16 if you have a developer or public beta tester account and it is not a beta release. It is the public version but only available for the phones listed above through the beta server. I think this is a confusing situation, but it is what it is.

grumpyoldman2 wrote:

Yes sad that apple can't be bothered to listen. (I've said that so many times!)

No, that said that Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum. That's a very different thing.

You can let Apple know how you feel here:

Product Feedback - Apple

grumpyoldman2 wrote:

$US329 should be ~$AU500 (499)

Lowest price in Australia is $AU587

& from apple direct $AU599

Australia. The difference is that the US price does not include tax, but the Australian price includes 10% VAT so the government can get their cut.

And the low end iPad is still very powerful; my wife and I each have one, and I have yet to find anything that it doesn’t do that I need.

The original notes stated that iOS 18.7.3 applied to ALL iPhones cable of running it. Period. That was an error most likely. It's not a matter of updating the notes a week later.

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I did, sadly that page it almost a brain dead as the fact that apple don't listen here!

You can't select the most recent versions when making the bug report.

Here's a rhetorical question, what happened to apple?

Moderators are anonymous for fairly obvious reasons. They are all full time Apple employees. No one who posts is a moderator; we are all users. However, any one who posts can ask a moderator to review a post by clicking on the ! icon.

I'm not objecting to governments getting a cut, it runs the country,

which ain't easy.

Here it's called GST (Goods & Services Tax)

Is there no tax on such purchases in the US?

Just tariff if applied to overseas products?

grumpyoldman2 wrote:

I'm not objecting to governments getting a cut, it runs the country,

which ain't easy.

Here it's called GST (Goods & Services Tax)

Is there no tax on such purchases in the US?

Yes, there are sales taxes, but they are state and local, and they are not included in the listed price of a product, because the amount of tax depends on where the item was purchased (I believe this was the norm in Australia at one time). Because any state, county, or municipality can impose its own taxation rate there are over 4,000 different tax rates in the US. There are service providers that will calculate the tax on any purchase and automatically add it to the purchase price for online purchases. five states have no sales tax; others, when combining state, county and local can result in a tax of between 5% to 12%.

The LED flash continues to activate for notifications even when Silent Mode is enabled on the iPhone.

This behavior is confusing, as Silent Mode is expected to disable all alert signals, including visual alerts like the LED flash.

There should be an automatic link between Silent Mode and the LED flash, or at least an option to disable the flash when Silent Mode is on.

AR_iOS wrote:

There should be an automatic link between Silent Mode and the LED flash, or at least an option to disable the flash when Silent Mode is on.

 There is. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio/Visual and turn off Flash on Silent

AR_iOS wrote:

This behavior is confusing, as Silent Mode is expected to disable all alert signals, including visual alerts like the LED flash.

You may have expected that but it's not what Apple says the feature does. Silent Mode, as the name would suggest, turns off sounds.

When Silent mode is on, iPhone doesn’t ring or play alerts or other sound effects (but iPhone may still vibrate). When Silent mode is off, iPhone plays all sounds.

Silence iPhone - Apple Support (MN)

There should be an automatic link between Silent Mode and the LED flash, or at least an option to disable the flash when Silent Mode is on.

That's an interesting idea. You should let Apple know it's something you'd like to see here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Read the Apple Support article referenced above. About the security content of iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3

About the security content of iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3 - Apple Support

I did, but why is the beta offered then? If it won’t be available for newer devices, why offer it as a beta?

$US329 should be ~$AU500 (499)

Lowest price in Australia is $AU587

& from apple direct $AU599