14 DAY TRIAL // Word has it that Apple’s promised fix for the proximity sensor issues reported by iPhone 4 owners was included in yesterday’s iOS 4.1 Beta 2 update targeting registered Apple developers. Apple is yet to debut the public version of the software update which should include additional enhancements and fixes.
[AMDARK=1]A report by 9to5Mac seems to indicate that Apple has been careful to include a proximity sensor fix for iPhone 4 devices, with the site noting: “…it seems iOS 4.1 might just be the magical savior of the proximity sensor. This is based on non-scientific tests on two iPhone 4s as well as reader submissions.” Sofpedia is curious to know from those with access to the betas whether the fix has, indeed, been included.
The latest version of iOS publicly available from Apple is 4.0.1, also a promised software update, which delivered an improved formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display. Released on July 15, just before Apple’s event focused on the “antennagate” fiasco, the update aimed to put an end to reports saying iPhone 4 was suffering from reception issues.
During the event in question, Apple’s CEO also acknowledged a bug with the phone’s proximity sensor, which reportedly caused users to accidentally activate controls on the phone’s screen during calls, leading to undesired behavior (such as muted or dropped calls), and still does to this day. Steve Jobs promised to address this particular issue in a separate software update which, according to 9to5Mac, seems to have arrived for registered Apple developers.
A public release date for the software cannot be accurately predicted at this time, although it is fair to assume Apple will do everything in its power to roll it out as soon as possible, with the number of complaints related to the phone’s proximity sensor growing steadily on the company’s forums.