Originally published at: https://tidbits.com/2019/11/18/ios-13-2-3-fixes-searching-messages-attachments-mail-and-background-downloading/
In what has become an almost weekly occurrence, Apple has once again updated iOS and iPadOS. This week’s update to version 13.2.3 aims to fix miscellaneous bugs related to search, message attachments, email, and background downloading of content.
I still say, Apple should have pulled all “13” versions of the many flavors of iOS, released 12.5 to cover the new hardware, gone back to the shop with the iOS 13 code and worked on it until late Summer 2020. Then release it as iOS 14!
I’m going to skip iOS 13 completely.
I’m upgrading now. I hope they finally fix the new bug introduced just since iOS 13 where the keyboard suddenly forgets it’s in Japanese and starts outputting nonsense English characters, when typing in manually or dictating. It happens multiple times a day and is really frustrating.
Does anyone have any ideas why the quality of Apple software updates is so flawed these days? Is it poor programming, too complex programming, poor testing regime, suspect integration, premature releases to fit a timetable, inadequate program documentation? I sometimes have the feeling that we users are the test beds for new releases.
Over the last few days I’ve been having issues with Mail being sluggish and nonresponsive on my iPhone. Never had a problem quite like it before. I’m installing this update ASAP in the hope that it will resolve my problems.
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I recently upgraded to iPadOS 13.2.2 because Apple Support thought it would fix a problem I was seeing in the Files app. The only problems I saw was some squirrelly behavior in the UI; that seems to have gotten fixed in iPadOS 13.2.3.
I eventually fixed the Files problem – a storage leak – by offloading all local files in Files from the iPad, deleting the app, and re-installing the app. Yucko!
All of those ideas have been speculated and seem to have existed for a number of years, but recently appear to have become larger factors, probably due to increased complexity. The only thing I would add is a recognized shortage of talent with new companies multiplying like rabbits all looking for engineers that were already in short supply, so hiring the cream of the crop is both difficult and expensive.
In addition to that, as a software engineer, I think management not listening to the engineers is a major factor contributing to declining software quality. Engineers need to meet unrealistic expectations, delivering more and more in less and less time. In the end, something’s got to give, quality in this case.
Yes, we covered that in:
This is me, too. Let us know if the fix works for you, Dave?
Apparently they updated iOS 12 for users of older phones too - at least I have a notice to update again.
I’m not seeing in on any of the announcement lists I monitor. The last was to iOS 12.4.3 (16G130) back on Oct 28. Let us know if you got something different.
Thank you I must have missed this excellent report. The conclusion suggesting that Apple is hurting its reputation with less than quality software is on the money. If Apple is seriously addressing its buggy software then it probably needs to let it be known.
There was a good story today in Bloomberg about what Apple is planning for future updates of iOS, so, we’ll see, but maybe good news going forward.
12.4.3 is the update. I just got the notice last week- probably because I have to manually connect to the WiFi now. Once the screen goes black, the phone soon disconnects and does not reconnect automatically the next use - a problem I can live with.
Is there a way to update iOS 12.4.1 to 12.4.3? All I see is 13.2.3.
You’ll only get 12.4.3 if your device cannot go to iOS 13, I believe.
Thank you for confirming that (disappointing) information, Adam. It is what I expected, but my hopes were raised by the mention of 12.4.3.
98% of what I do n my tablet is youtube, streaming netflix/prime and some reading via browser. During one of the dot releases, I did notice my battery usage went way, way up. This last one, the dot 3 SEEMS to have solved that issue.
Very little confidence in their OS engineers these days…
Thanks for asking about 12.4.3 availability, Will. I was also wondering if I could get that for my 8+, as I do not want to move to iOS 13 (at least not at this time).