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Lots of bugs in ios 11.0.3 on iPhone 6s

Hi Apple,


What have you done with ios 11. Even after 3 updates the stability is terrible.

First of all: a lot of apps aren't working right. they keep crashing or the whole ios crashes and i have to do a hard reset. Even the apps that have been updated work insanly bad.

Second: random ios bugs. like wifi crashing the music app or the volume indicator just stops working. the apps in the bottom part of the screen disappear? the list goes on and on and on.

Last: The battery. i mean my device now only has like 60% of the batterylife it had before. you guys really screwed us over with this terrible update...

please fix asap.

iPhone 6s, iOS 11.0.3

Posted on Oct 12, 2017 2:38 AM

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Posted on Oct 12, 2017 2:44 AM

1) I haven't seen lots of apps crashing but if they are, that needs to be brought to the attention of the app provider, whether Apple or someone else.


2) I've never seen Wi-Fi crash anything, or the volume indicator stop working. If you have elements disappearing from the bottom of your screen you may also have a hardware issue causing problems on your device.


3) Battery - same here. If you are seeing continual battery issues, take your phone in to be diagnosed; the most common cause of excessive battery draw is a third party app that is not compatible with iOS 11 is stuck in a loop, drawing power.

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Oct 17, 2017 9:15 AM in response to just1nc4s3

I'm seeing issues with iPhone 7+ and ios 11.0.3 in which spotlight is completely useless now.


Spotlight is:

• generating only one application in the suggestion window.

• applications have no labels, only the icon shows up.

• applications sometimes do not launch when they are clicked on. Have to go to the app manually to launch it.

• required to type out the full application name to get the suggestion. (could be related to the first entry).




Suggestions??????

Oct 18, 2017 10:42 AM in response to Dogcow-Moof

I have a lot of bugs and they bagan since I updated to the iOS 11(all of its versions)... when I was using iOS 10 I didn’t have any problems but now I have them... I’m currently using an iPhone 6S Plus


1. The first issue I found is anytime I turn on my iPhone it starts normally, the Apple logo appears and everything seems to be normal, but then when it is close to get to the lock screen or finish the start up the screen goes black for a second and then it continues like nothing never happened to the lock screen waiting till I unlock it. At the beginning I was so freaked out.


2. Certain apps keep crashing for example: WhatsApp, Snapchat, Tumblr, they have a lot of bugs, specially WhatsApp; indeed, the performance of my iPhone sticks and slows down a lot. Sometimes I regret updating to iOS 11. It is like a sticking plaster.


3. Keyboard not responding while I write... I can be texting someone, then when I type something it literally appears like 3 seconds after or more, sometimes it happens while I’m using the WhatsApp app too.


4. I’ve never have any problems with the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth or even the Mobile Data, the battery lasts a little less than what it used to last with the iOS 10 update but it isn’t that bad.


I hope Apple find a solution for these issues and other issues.

Oct 19, 2017 1:08 AM in response to just1nc4s3

i’m having all the same exact issues with my 6s plus and everyone i know with an iphone 6 or newer are as well. i’m over it. one of my friends said that her ios messed up so bad that her entire screen stopped working. like it was on and would ring and the screen would turn on but it was just solid black but you could tell it was on. took it to several phone shops and said they couldn’t fix it.

Oct 19, 2017 5:18 AM in response to just1nc4s3

This is also happening to me.

I’m running ios 11.0.3 on an iphone 6s that’s just days over 6 months old.

I can only run up to two apps in the background before apps start freezing and crashing. If i have more than 4 apps open it will freeze the entire ios, can’t go home, can’t lock my phone so i’m forced to hard restart. This is an issue as I often need to be switching between more than two apps at a time.

If i backup my phone then do a full factory reset will this fix the issue? Or is this an unfixable ios error where we have to wait for the next update?

Oct 19, 2017 8:58 PM in response to just1nc4s3

Hey there my friendly nerd ball that’s reading this. I have a 6 plus that is 2 yrs old. The current update has really killed my apple joy. I have 5 apples in my family’s basket and they all seem to be rotting. Steve would not be impressed. I think you should release the old iOS for previous gens immediately as myself, my wife, my daughter, my son and my baby girl are all like, Dad my phone is so slow now. Just like rotten apples get thrown in the recycling green bin, I’m on a fast forward move away from my loved Mac platform. You have 2 weeks to reply or rectify. Do the math. Sorry Apple.

Oct 19, 2017 9:57 PM in response to just1nc4s3

I’m at the end of my rope Apple. I won’t be upgrading my phone ever untilll you decide that you’re going to continue to support older models without prejudice. I had everything working so well and it all ***** so much now. Again, Steve would be so dissapointed with what you’ve done. Gonna have to pull the plug soon. Sorry Apple. I did love you.

Oct 19, 2017 11:53 PM in response to Dogcow-Moof

That’s your best answer? Many people wait for a fix and don’t actively complain. Just got a new 8S plus and am running IOS 11.0.3. My IOS mail freezes at least once a day while selecting messages for deletion. That is not a 3rd party problem and is definitely an IOS problem. My 6 S plus behaved exactly the same when updating from IOS 10. I passed that one down to my wife.

Oct 20, 2017 3:15 AM in response to just1nc4s3

The whole iOS 11 release is a joke, my phone has become so unstable it is almost unusable. Current issues:


1. Screen hangs and becomes unresponsive - hard reset to fix

2. Sudden call dropping even with full signal bars, phone stationary and full 4G - sometimes it takes a hard reset in order to make calls again.

3. Apps unresponsive and then crash repeatedly - even ones that support the new iOS

4. Phone slows down significantly, this is usually a sign its about to freeze

5. Battery life is horrendous - Leave the house at 7am with 100% at 7:20am it is 73%, by 10:00am its 50% and that is with most things turned off, although I should not have to turn off key features just to get the battery to last


Come on Apple - you need to sort this out now.

Oct 20, 2017 8:20 AM in response to just1nc4s3

By far the worst update I have ever experienced. And there have been some bad ones.


I had the same problem as you did with the wifi crashing the music app or the volume indicator just stops working.

I am also unable to switch between iphone, speaker and any blue tooth device may have had connected. Speaker phone does not work ever. Can not even switch to it. Answers calls works about 75% of the time, the other 25% just drop and have to re call.

When I link to my Tahoe in bluetooth or even USB I get nothing. It will not play music, take or receive a call. I have to restart the phone and the Spotify, Sound cloud or even Apple Music app two or three time before it will even link to hear music. I get no artist info on my cars display or controls anymore from the vehicle itself.

Also the phone freezes ever two or three days where I can not even force restart it. Just have to wait about 5-8 minutes for it to stop freaking out and restart.

Never had any of these problems prior to the 11 update.

Oct 20, 2017 7:33 PM in response to just1nc4s3

one of the chief issues on my 6s is that volume doesn't work when the screen is off. Lots of apps are crashing randomly. my phone restarted itself 3 times since the update to 11.0.3 2 weeks ago. awful usability, for some reason even dial pad has changed; it has thicker fonts and digits now.. terrible, but not a totally surprising attack on our gadgets from apple. thanks again apple

Lots of bugs in ios 11.0.3 on iPhone 6s

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