With so much anticipation filled among the audience, iOS 9.3 on contrary came out to be as a blooper. All the users were filled with a lot of enthusiasm about the latest advancements in the software, but the final release went to several crest and troughs.
iOS 9.3 was quite important for the users when it comes to mobile OS update, however this did not go as it was expected to be for the iOS. The latest software in some cases is locking users. Along with the users this has also creased the eye brows of business owners who have hired iPhone app developer as nothing has been stable till date. This blog is all about why and what happened and also moves to what will come next.
Desperation: iOS 9.3
iOS 9.3 was one of the most significant update considering from the point of view of software updates, wherein the update did not go well for those who were not using the latest version of the iOS devices.
After updating their mobile OS, Apple users thought got locked with the out of their devices in some cases. This is the reason why Apple retreated its update for those who were using the lower version of the devices.
An Apple spokesperson later confirmed the decision for a hold and sent along this statement:
In order to update your device to iOS 9.3 you require an Apple ID as well as password which is used to update your software. There are times when the users forget their password, this is the reason the device remain inactive till the device is recovered in order to reset the password. Therefore they pulled back the release of the updated version of iOS 9.3 and then they are planning to launch an updated version which do not includes this particular step.
Night Shift feature means that the it automatically reduces screen brightness based on time of day and location, notification of employee monitoring, pass code protection for Notes, and ample lot of other features that are upgraded to render updates in iOS 9.3 and these updates were awaited quite eagerly.
This update was available since March 21 and this implies that till date millions of users might have upgraded to that version. This is fine with the current generation of iPhone's but this was quite problematic for those who were using iPhone 5 or the fourth generation iPad. Due to this the user got into trouble as the device got inactive and they had to take help from Apple to make their device active all over again.
iOS 9.3.1
As the problem was growing, Apple made it sure to tackle the problem as soon as possible and hence it launched a fix for the issues encountered within the app. This release came up with a fix for the bug that making the iPhone's freeze.
Further the users also reported that their iPhone got locked when they clicked on links in Safari, Twitter and Chrome which was just after the launch of iOS 9.3.
IOS 9.3.2
After the series of up and down user are expecting something new and are waiting for iOS 9.3.2 for iPhone, iPad as well as iPod. After going through a series of ups and downs we are now expecting Apple to come up with incredible features that polish the past mistakes.
Finally, Apple came with the update after long wait in the end of March for hand held devices such as iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It was not only the users wherein we as iOS developers were also quite excited for iOS 9.3 as it was supposed to bring features such as Night Shift, improvements in the existing Note and much anticipated Wi-Fi calling. However, all the anticipation drowned when the certain things failed to function properly.
But Apple did not took much time to overcome these issues, and came up with iOS 9.3.1 an improved version of the platform. However, this was not enough so developers decided to come up with another version which will be iOS 9.3.2 update and this would be the stable version for handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Should You update your iOS to iOS 9.3?
After coming across so many negative news you might be wondering whether you should upgrade to this new version of iOS or not. Well I agree that more that being in talks about positive reasons the iOS update hogged in negative lime light. However, there are ample of benefits of iOS 9.3 that we cannot afford to ignore.
But still if you are unable to get to know whether you should go ahead with it you need to understand what it has to offer.
After the problematic version of iOS 9.1 and iOS 9.2, Apple decided to double the development time of iOS 9.3. However, despite of doing so there were still many problems in the version. This was the reason why Apple moved ahead and upgraded it to iOS 9.3.1 so as to cover all the potholes. But can you afford it?
Do you need iOS 9.3?
The earlier versions of iOS 9.x were compatible with iPhone 4S and above, iPad Pro, 5th generation iPod touch or later iPad 2 and above and Pad mini and above.
You will receive a prompt to upgrade your system and for those who haven't can trigger this manually by going down to Settings > General > Software Update.
Jailbreak
Even teams such as TaiG and Pangu who happen to come up with jailbreaks of the previous versions haven't been able to come up with these jail breaks after iOS 9.1. Due to this all the jailbreak companies are waiting for a long time since for for iPhone, iPad and iPod.
What's in for users?
This do not surprises us that iOS 9.3.1 claims itself to be one thing: this is about making sure that the Universal Links bug that has a affect the net surfing of the users. The description itself describes to be the :
“Fixes an issue that causes apps to be unresponsive after tapping on links in Safari and other apps”
So what additional features do we have any additional features in the platform. Even the Apple Security Update page linked to in the iOS 9.3.1 release notes actually has no reference to iOS.
When it comes to Apple Security Updates page that are linked to iOS 9.3.1 but it release description speaks nothing about iOS 9.3.1 remotely about it and moreover the update is just of 35MB (however the size is different for each devices). Which puts us to another question..
What are the working condition of iOS 9.3.1?
Yes of-course it is working, but certainly not working for all the devices which means it is not working for everyone.
There are several comments coming from the users on the Apple Support Communities forum that the links bug is yet not resolved even after updating to iOS 9.3.1 and along with this it also has issues with the battery life, i Message, Photo syncing and iBooks.
However these reports are quite limited reports, but the whole point is that they are present there and they still needs to be resolved.
Should I Install iOS 9.3.1? No until you have Safari Links Bug
We know that iOS 9.3.1 has limited updates as the prime motive of the release was to tackle a single serious problem, so if you are experiencing the same problem then you can easily install this to solve your issue as this works and all the issues are not at all of prime concern in front of unable to browse internet.
We know that there are still some small teething problems and if you haven't been affected by this then there are chances that the you might remain unaffected by this problem.
You are certainly not missing out any of the features or even an update in security, therefore you need not take any further risk unless you are sure that the problems reported on the Apple Support Community are grabbing on.
Anticipation!
Looking at the turbulent condition of the operating system we can certainly say that iOS 9 will come with few more releases which are scheduled in a row.
Only five months are in between when it comes to the launch of iPhone 7 which is by the way under of per-launch anticipatory talks and also Apple Watch second generation is about to get launched. So we might come across iOS 9.4 and there is high possibility that we might come across iOS 9.5 prior to the launch of iPhone 7 as that might bring iOS 10 along with it.
