#apple software bugs

Apple is changing how it develops its software to cut down on bugs

“The initial release windows of both iOS 12 and iOS 13 saw users complaining about a plethora of bugs both major and minor. Apple has plans to mitigate this problem when iOS 14 launches next year, according to sources who spoke with Bloomberg,” Samuel Axon reports for Ars Technica:

A major factor contributing to iOS 13’s rough launch window was the fact that many Apple developers were making…

Apple software chief Federighi is overhauling iOS 14 development and testing for greater reliability

Apple is overhauling how the company’s software is beta tested after another round of buggy initial releases.

Mark Gurman for Bloomberg:

Software chief Craig Federighi and lieutenants including Stacey Lysik announced the changes at a recent internal “kickoff” meeting with the company’s software developers. The new approach calls for Apple’s development teams to ensure that test versions, known as…

FBI forensic expert blasts Apple ‘jerks’ for encrypting iPhones

“Ever since Apple made encryption default on the iPhone, the FBI has been waging a war against encryption, complaining that cryptography so strong the company itself can’t break it makes it harder to catch criminals and terrorists,” Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports for Motherboard.

“On Wednesday, at the the International Conference on Cyber Security in Manhattan, FBI forensic…

“Less than two months ago, Apple users discovered a bug in macOS that allowed anyone to log in with root access,” Jason Cross writes for Macworld. “Apple apologized and fixed it quickly, but now users on Open Radar have found a similar (but far less severe) macOS password bug.”

“If you’re running macOS High Sierra, try this: Open System Preferences. Click on App Store. If the padlock…

“If you’ve been paying attention to the Apple-sphere recently, you might have noticed that complaints about macOS and iOS bugs seem to be flooding all channels. Issues with iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra abound, and many commentators have wondered what’s gotten in to Apple this release cycle,” Alexander Fox writes for Apple Gazette. “While it does seem like bugs abound in the latest update, is the…

iCloud is a major weakness: Will Apple ever fix it?

[cfsp key=”adsense_336x280″]”Those who are interested in the state of Apple as a company will know that online services are not its forte,” Max Slater-Robins writes for TechRadar.

“The primary problem with iCloud is that it doesn’t ‘just work’ and this creates problems for Apple’s overall image,” Slater-Robins writes. “Each failure on Apple’s part detracts from its credibility and image, eroding…

Why DNS in OS X 10.10 is broken, and what you can do to fix it

[cfsp key=”adsense_336x280″]”Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the current state of Apple’s software quality. Anyone with even a passing familiarity with development knows that bugs are par for the course, and most people aren’t bothered by small, day-to-day bugs that are fixed within a reasonable timeframe,” Iljitsch van Beijnum reports for Ars Technica. “Obviously, like…