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  • Apple releases watchOS 7.0.2 update, looks to fix battery drain, ECG issues

    Apple today released watchOS 7.0.2, the second update to the watchOS 7 operating system that came out in September. watchOS 7.0.2 comes more than two weeks after the release of watchOS 7.0.1, a bug fix update.

    This should come in handy.

    Apple on Monday released watchOS 7.0.2. The update, which can be downloaded via a paired iPhone by going to General > Software Update, requires at least 50 percent battery life to install (it can be placed on a charger if need be,) and needs to be in range of the iPhone.

    The update offers the following fixes and changes:

    – Addresses an issue that could cause the battery to drain more quickly
    – Resolves an issue that prevented some users from accessing the ECG app in regions where it is available

    If you’ve had a chance to try the watchOS update and have any feedback to offer, please let us know about your experience in the comments.

    Via MacRumors

  • Rumor: Apple to release iOS 7.0.3 update, tackle assorted bugs, next week

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    To quote the classic “Aliens”: “Is this going to be a stand up fight, sir, or just another bug hunt?”

    Per Boy Genius Report, Apple is rumored to roll out another minor update to iOS 7 next week, addressing several small and lingering issues in the company’s latest mobile operating system.

    The iOS 7.0.3 update has been released to employees and select external partners for testing according to the article. The new version is said to be made available in advance of iOS 7.1’s expected reveal alongside new iPads at Apple’s rumored October event.

    The new build may address performance issues that have lingered since iOS 7’s debut last month as well as new lock screen bypass security concerns that have surfaced since last week’s iOS 7.0.2 release. For comparison, iOS 7.0.2 carries build number 11A501.

    The same site incorrectly claimed that Apple would release a seventh beta of iOS 7 in August. Apple instead skipped from iOS beta 6 to iOS 7 Golden Master on Sept. 10.

    Apple released iOS 7.0.1 with “bug fixes and improvements” as an over-the-air update for the iPhone 5s and 5c on the handsets’ launch day, with iOS 7.0.2 following just six days later to address bugs related to lockscreen passcode security.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

  • Some iOS 7 users report iMessage bug, temporary workaround discovered

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    Well, this is why they invented bug fixes…

    Per AppleInsider and multiple reports on Apple’s Support Communities webpage, a number iPhone owners who recently upgraded to iOS 7 are experiencing issues with iMessage, though a simple software reset may resolve the problem, at least temporarily.

    The users have reported an apparent iMessage bug that is causing messages to go unsent, unreceived or sent as a text on a variety of iPhones models running iOS 7. Others complain that iMessages are not being converted to SMS texts, as would be the case if Apple’s servers were down, and are simply not being sent.

    Some threads date back to Sept. 18, when Apple released the latest iOS to the public, though posts regarding the perceived issue have become increasingly frequent since the most recent iOS 7.0.2 update went live last week.

    Support Communities forum members may have discovered a solution, however. Users are finding success with the following procedure: disable iMessage in Settings -> Messages, reset the iPhone’s Network Settings under Settings -> General -> Reset, then reenable iMessage. The method was also reported to be successful, at least in the short term.

    There are variations on the method that include shutting down the handset for three to five minutes, though the technique has seen mixed results.

    It is unclear how widespread the iMessage problem is at this point in time.

    The purported iMessage troubles are the latest in a string of minor bugs users have reported following Apple’s launch of iOS 7 less than two weeks ago. The company subsequently pushed out two updates, the first being a day-one patch that dealt with the iPhone 5s’ Touch ID sensor, while the second squashed a lock screen passcode bypass bug.

    If you’ve seen the issue on your end, please let us know in the comments.

  • Apple releases iOS 7.0.2 update, fixes Lock Screen vulnerability

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    It got some negative attention and now it’s got a fix.

    On Thursday, Apple released iOS 7.0.2, an updated new version of its operating system for its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. The new operating system, which weighs in as a several hundred megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:
    – Fixes bugs that could allow someone to bypass the Lock screen passcode.

    – Reintroduces a Greek keyboard option for passcode entry.

    iOS 7.0.2 is available via iTunes or Over-The-Air updating and requires an iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad 2, third or fourth-gen iPad, iPod Touch 4th Gen or iPad Mini to install and run.

    If you’ve tried the updates and have any feedback to offer, let us know in the comments.