Lots of bugs in ios 11.0.3 on iPhone 6s

donalan wrote:

Sorry but I disagree it is the software update this time and I suspect this is usually the case. I can report to a general resolution to my issues with poor battery performance and bugs - I did a factory reset and re-installed my back up then re-installed my apps. I would say my phone is back to 80% pre iOs 11xx.xx It still has bugs with power use sometimes cutting off at 35% and not opening again till charged for a few minutes. I went to the genius bar they tested the phone and say the hardware is good.

Its the upgrades for new phones that degrades performance. Here is an excellent article in the Times about this situation A New Phone Comes Out. Yours Slows Down. A Conspiracy? No. - The New York Times

Ill be changing over to a Samsung in the spring so I can use a phone to record my 4 hour bike rides (my iPhone used to be able to but no more). Ive liked Apple but after this episode Ill give Android OS a shot. The Samsung product is better than the iPhone too. Better battery, better price better form factor. Best of luck convincing people this is somehow their fault not Apple's.

Bye.

A lot of us are still having problems post iOS 11.xxx This is directly related to the update as Apple got caught and had to admit to using iOS updates to throttle 'older' phones. People wondering why they have loss of performance after the latest major update (iOS 11.xxx) have the right to know its not just hardware or some of the other things mentioned on this thread - its Apple.

Why this is hard for some to accept I dont know or much care but people have the right to know so they dont waste valuable time trying to fix a problem intentionally designed and released by Apple.

il.lampros

***** Anyway you may be eligible for a free battery replacement if you have an iPhone 6S made in fall of 2015 you can check for that here iPhone 6s Program for Unexpected Shutdown Issues - Apple Support There likely will be any number of class action suits over the slowing down of phones and the battery problems with the iPhones so if you do have repairs please keep your receipts. Sorry for people making fun of your English its perfectly understandable.

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Then you're smart enough to realize that if the OS were truly causing these issues there would be tens of thousands of users out of the millions using iOS 11 complaining of the same issues here - and there are not.

It's too bad those apps are crashing for you, but they're not for literally millions of others.

If you've tried reinstalling iOS 11 already:

If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

I would suggest taking your phone in to your local Apple Store for diagnosis as there is apparently something unique to your iPhone causing them.

CherylinMass wrote:

Has anyone gone to the "Genius Bar" at an Apple store with their questions and concerns?

Many have done so and have reported on other threads. Some had their iPhones replaced, some had their iPhones repaired, some came away unhappy. You'll never know your own result if you never try. Certainly, you're not accomplishing anything here.

The phones aint broken to take them to service, and also there’s 5 more ppl I know with the same issues, so it’s the iOS Update,

Btw, already went to Apple store, the did a hard reset and still crashing!

So I hope Apple it’s getting this! And do something with this iOS version!

I wish I knew what your issue was as well.

I know that I haven't seen any of those issues, nor have those I interact with on a regular basis.

I'm glad you took your phone into the Apple Store, as frankly they are best equipped to capture the kind of data that would reveal patterns to the engineers in Cupertino as to why these issues seem particularly troublesome for some users.

Note that the two biggest reductions in battery life after an iOS upgrade after the first day or two (when Spotlight is rebuilding its indices) are apps that are not compatible with the new OS that are spinning in loops, and as always, use of the phone in an area with two bars or less of cell signal, which causes the radio to operate in full power mode just to keep in contact with the cell tower.

As you're an engineer, I would definitely recommend you sign up for a free developer account and report your issues here:

https://bugreport.apple.com/web/

You may get a direct response to your issues or requests for more information that way.

You also should know the difference between transmission codecs; AAC is not proprietary per se and aptX is an optional high resolution codec for Bluetooth.

M.Echo wrote:

If millions are not having the issue, it doesn't mean the few that have problems shouldn't notify Apple.

Absolutely. Take your broken iPhone to an Apple Store for investigation and resolution.

I am having this issue on 2 iPhone 7 Plus' and an iPhone 6.

This is NOT limited to the iPhone 6S or 6S Plus.

I've had devices with a full charge at 10pm end up dead by 6AM, with NO discernible use during normal sleeping hours. I would suspect that these issues are due to background processes that just simply don't give up use of the cellular or wifi radios; or both.

Apple needs to address this in an update ASAP, as I have family wanting to know if they can go BACK to iOS 10 at this point (which I know, isn't possible...)

My iPhone 7+ re-springs regularly, and apps crash quite frequently as well. The new files viewer built-into iWork routinely refuses to show my files, requiring that I eject both Numbers/Pages from memory, then reboot (doing only one or the other isn’t sufficient).

Then, while working on a Pages document on my iPad, I’ll frequently get version conflicts caused by my iPhone, even though I didn’t open that document on it in several days.

To make matters worse, every once in a while when I open a document a tiny “Download Error” flashes right before the document opens. It’s very easy to miss and start editing an outdated version of the document. The same occurs when closing a document, with an “Upload Error” message. I have to eject the app from memory for the problem to go away.

But the worst part is it's not even limited to iOS 11. Every few days since upgrading to High Sierra, my 2013 27” iMac suffers display corruption soon followed by a complete system lockup requiring a hardware reboot. The weird thing is if that occurred while playing a video, sound will first continue playing until the buffer is depleted, then the system will hang entirely.

I have never experienced such instability and unreliability with any Apple products. The only thing that came close was iOS 7 on the iPhone 5s, but that was limited to random reboots.

Just wanted to chime in too.

iPhone 6S, working totally fine in 10.3.3.

Since installing 11 (all 3 releases) I have the following issues (same goes for a few of my friends with same phone):

1. Battery life is half of what it was. I never used to charge during the day until it was plugged in at bedtime, now if i don't plug it in when i get to work it dies after lunch. I had to purchase a battery pack for when I travel otherwise my phone won't make it through the day, it used to make it to the end of the day with at least 30% battery remaining without any charging.
2. LTE signal strength went from 4 bars to 2 bars, in the exact same location at my work desk. I noticed this as soon as it rebooted from installing iOS 11, and it has never come back. Same for in my bedroom on my side table, it used to be 4 bars, now it is 2. In chapters i used to be able to surf internet on LTE, now in the exact same spot i have one bar, and it isn't enough to pass any data, so i can no longer surf. I have heard same complaint from a user on Telus, I am on Bell. I feel like low signal may be cause of battery life issue, as typically holding on to a low signal is pretty strenuous on the battery.
3. Cellular usage counter reset all by itself, so now i don't know how much data i have used this month, it says last reset time was "never". I did not reset it, it happened all by itself.
4. Swiping right from homescreen to bring up wiglets, once they are up, they usually crash and return me to homescreen.

What I have tried:

1. Reset network settings
2. Disable all settings that use battery (location, push/fetch, background refresh, raise to wake, siri always listening, auto brightness, etc)
3. Low power mode
4. Soft reboot
5. Hard reboot
6. Restore phone using iTunes and reload icloud backup
7. Restore phone using iTunes as NEW phone, without any of my apps or settings

None of the above have fixed the issues. My case has been escalated to apple engineering dept, but they have yet to call me back. Bell advises that they have not changed anything that would result in lower signal strength.

Some people say that iOS 11.1 will fix all our issues, but since they have not even been acknowledged, I'm hesitant to believe that they will be fixed.

Not sure if this will help, but someone suggested turning off Location Services on the camera and gallery apps.

Settings> Privacy> Location Services> Camera

Set to Never.

Hope that offers some relief.

iPhone 7 plus running iOS 11.0.3

Just adding my experience. I had none of these issues with iOS 10.x

No on-screen volume indicator when I press volume up and down hardware buttons.

Generic now-playing card on lock screen when playing something in Music.

No now-playing card at all when playing content in other audio apps (Overcast, Spotify, etc.)

Hitting pause on my Powerbeats3 fades out other audio apps and begins playing what’s in Music.

Other audio apps not showing in the Control Center widget— only Apple’s Music app.

Example: Begin playing audio in Overcast. Lock phone. Raise to wake, no now-playing card. Swipe up to control center. Audio widget just says “Music.” If the controls are available, podcast stops and music starts playing, then controls are grayed out. The only way to stop the music is to go into the Music app and do it manually.

Hard resetting fixes this temporarily.

Some other issues since iOS 11. What I can recall off the top of my head.

During a call: audio icon does not present a speaker phone option.

During a call: audio routed to Powerbeats3 headphones no matter what I choose. Headphones need to be powered off to use the handset for audio.

During a call: voices can be strangely pitched lower (very weird!).

Entire interface freezing, then sometimes unfreezing with all my input rushing through.

Apps freezing. Apps launching to blank screen and then unexpectedly quitting, repeatedly.

Force-quitting apps doesn’t help.

I’ve deleted and reinstalled some common apps I use (Instagram, Snapchat, etc.)

Resetting Network Settings did nothing.

Resetting All Settings did nothing.

I did a wipe and restore of my iPhone. No noticable improvement.

At this point all there is left is to set the iPhone up as new. Which is a destructive process that should not be necessary. I’m hoping that iOS 11.1 addresses these issues. I’d feel better about setting up as new if iMessages in the cloud rolls out.

He isn't defending them he is being realistic. A lot of people had their issues fixed or ameliorated with iOS 11.1. In some cases they had contacted Apple and told them what was happening so Apple could look for a fix. You can wait for 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, etc. until they might hit your problem or you can try some diagnostics, send feedback, call Apple, go to the Apple Store, etc.