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The current version for Apple iPhones contains incorrect functions.
In order to avoid dangers, some users should definitely avoid using it for the time being.
Munich – Updates do not always bring the desired success straight away.
After Google Pixel smartphones were affected by a potentially damaging update at the beginning of the year, Apple users should now also be careful.
Because the latest version for iPhones – iOS 17.4 – means that certain functions of the cell phone no longer work, as
techbook.com
reports.
An app operator also warns about this.
But improvement could soon follow.
Error on iPhone version iOS 17.4 poses dangers – who should avoid it first?
With the previous version, Apple had just brought a revolutionary security feature against iPhone theft onto the market.
However, the company has already struggled with previous updates.
Apple had to fix a number of security gaps and errors with the previous version iOS 17.2.
iOS 17.4 now also seems to contain a bug that, in the worst case scenario, poses real dangers.
The latest Apple iPhone version iOS 17.4 poses real dangers for some users - those affected should wait with the update for the time being.
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Because as
techbook.com
reports, problems arise with various apps that have not appeared before.
Accordingly, iOS 17.4 should override the iPhone's internal barometer, which has been in every Apple cell phone model since the iPhone 6.
Accordingly, apps that access information from air pressure and altitude measurements are affected by the error.
App operator warns against installing iPhone version iOS 17.4
That's why even the operator of the app Flyskyhy warned against installing iOS 17.4, an app that is used for sports such as paragliding.
In these high-altitude sports, reliable air pressure and altitude data are essential and athletes sometimes rely on their cell phones.
According to its own information, the app operator also contacted Apple to draw attention to the problem.
However, as
giga.de
reports, external barometers on the iPhone - for example as Bluetooth devices - are not affected by the error.
Correction of faulty Apple update probably already on the way
However, it seems as if affected users won't have to wait long before there is any prospect of improvement.
According to rumors from
macrumors.com
, Apple will bring the improved successor version 17.4.2 onto the market this week.
Accordingly, Apple is currently testing the update internally.
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The platform operators assume that iOS 17.4.2 will only fix the relevant errors; it is unclear whether the update will contain further changes.
Although this is not official information from the company, the portal has repeatedly proven itself to be reliable in the past when it comes to Apple update predictions.
Apple, on the other hand, has not yet commented on the current errors and planned updates.
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