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Apple Releases iOS 16.4.1 With Fixes For Siri Response Issues and Other Bugs

.....Apple today released iOS 16.4.1, a minor update to the iOS 16 operating system that first came out last September. iOS 16.4.1 is a bug fix update that comes almost two weeks after the launch of iOS 16.4, an update that introduced new Emoji, Safari Web Push notifications, Voice Isolation for phone calls, and more.

iOS 16.4.1 can be downloaded on eligible iPhones over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update.

According to Apple's release notes, iOS 16.4.1 add a fix for an issue that could cause Siri not to respond in some cases, and it adds skin tones variations for the pushing hands emoji.

This update provides important bug fixes and security updates for your iPhone including:

- Pushing hands emoji does not show skin tone variations
- Siri does not respond in some cases

Apple is already testing iOS 16.5, a follow up to iOS 16, and the company will soon transition to working on iOS 17, the next-generation version of iOS that is expected to see an introduction at WWDC in June.


.......iOS 16.4.1...............................?!


Apple Releases macOS 13.3.1 With Fix for Apple Watch Unlock

....Apple today released macOS Ventura 13.3.1, a minor update to the macOS Ventura operating system released last October. macOS Ventura 13.3.1 comes almost two weeks after the launch of macOS Ventura 13.3.

The macOS Ventura 13.3.1 update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Settings.

According to Apple’s release notes for the update, it introduces a fix for a bug that could cause Auto Unlock with Apple Watch not to work, plus it includes a fix for an issue that caused the pushing hands emoji not to show skin tone variations.

macOS Ventura 13.3.1 provides important bug fixes and security updates for your Mac including:

- Pushing hands emoji does not show skin tone variations
- Auto Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch may not work

Apple is already beta testing macOS Ventura 13.4, an update that will follow macOS Ventura 13.3 and should see a release in the next month or so.


.......macOS 13.3.1...................?!

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Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/2023 06:39PM by NewtonMP2100.

Thanks. Done.

Also, Safari update 16.4.1 for macOS 12



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Safari 16.41 is available for Big Sur as well.

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The almost-an-afterthought mention of "important bug fixes and security updates" glosses over a couple of zero-days patched in iOS 16.4.1. Do the update.

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Done, thanks!

My phone is working on it now.

Well. That took a while. I thought it was stuck during the install because the bar wasn’t moving, but it finally finished and is up to date.

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Safari 16.41 is available for Big Sur as well.

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The almost-an-afterthought mention of "important bug fixes and security updates" glosses over a couple of zero-days patched in iOS 16.4.1. Do the update.

How it possible that Safari and iOS share the exact same version number?!?

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Tiangou
Safari 16.41 is available for Big Sur as well.

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The almost-an-afterthought mention of "important bug fixes and security updates" glosses over a couple of zero-days patched in iOS 16.4.1. Do the update.

How it possible that Safari and iOS share the exact same version number?!?

I don’t know because neither version works on my iPhone 2.

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Hi everyone,

Glad to see this. Was having WIFI connection/password issues and rampant audio issues, i.e. ring and text notification weren't audible. Also caused homepods to lose their connection to our network. All started when I upgraded to 16.4. Hopefully, this resolves the issues.

Robert

Thank goodness for Apple iterating version numbers... I was half expecting to see that this was a security update for older macOS/Safari that kept the previous version bump from last week and just changed the build id. That always makes life challenging for those who manage fleets of devices! (Most of the tools are keyed to check version number, getting the build id is extra work.)

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That was quick. I had only just been prompted to upgrade to 16.4 2-3 days ago. I always hold off upgrading to the first major point release anyways, too many of them from Apple have been buggy on release.

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My phone is working on it now.

Well. That took a while. I thought it was stuck during the install because the bar wasn’t moving, but it finally finished and is up to date.

Yeah, that took a lot longer than I expected. I think it took almost as long for that little 241MB update as it did for the 3.8GB iOS 16.4 update before it.

One warning - recent updates have Apple turning back on the auto-update setting.

On key devices, I like to have auto-download but not auto-install.

These updates reverse that setting by default.

One warning - recent updates have Apple turning back on the auto-update setting.


I just saw that on my phone and iPad.

Ticks me off.

I do the same — auto download but not install.

None of the 16.4 or 16.4.1 updates badged Settings, so maybe I caught it early, but that's a setting I'll check every time after an update.

I still have to check Location Settings as some of them are enabled too.

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