14 DAY TRIAL // Apple has just released iOS 11.0.2 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, as the second bugfix for the core version 11 of its mobile operating system.
According to the changelog that shows up on devices being offered the update, the new version includes a fix for an issue causing a crackling sound during calls on iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Unsurprisingly, Apple says that only “a small number” of units were affected, but we all know what that means.
Additionally, there’s a bugfix aimed at a problem causing photos to be hidden, as well as a patch for the bug leading to attachments in S/MIME encrypted emails to fail to open.
No word on possible battery fix
Aside from the three fixes mentioned above no other specifics were provided on more widespread reports, but given that it lands only approximately a week after the previous update, it’s not hard to figure out that the focus has been on fixing bugs found in 11.0.1.
And as most of the iPhone users probably found out the hard way, there were plenty of such bugs, some of which impacted the battery life of their devices.
As we’ve already reported earlier this week, a number of iPhone models updated to iOS 11 suffered from terrible battery life and the update to 11.0.1 brought absolutely no difference. In fact, there were users complaining that the update actually made things worse, with the battery issue confirmed to impact iPhone 6, 6s, 7, and even the recently-released 8.
What you can do right now, however, is to download the update and hope that battery life would be improved, though as we learned the hard way, there’s no guarantee an iOS update makes things better.
The iOS 11.0.2 update comes as a 286.1 MB download, so make sure you are connected to a high-speed Wi-Fi network to get the new version. Of course, don’t forget to check that the iPhone is fully charged or at least plugged in before starting the install process.