Apple withdrew its new operating system update, iOS 17.3 Beta 2, due to certain defects, causing some iPhones to freeze.

Developers who tested the system reported that some of their iPhones got caught in a series of ‘boot loops’a code error that attempts to a device to start the new software.

Apple introduced the update on Wednesday and was available for less than 24 hours before the issue started generating complaints. Those who have updated their devices They had to reset their smartphones to an older version for the device to work.

Those with issues had the iPhone series 12, 13, 14, and 15. An app developer and security researcher, Guilherme Rambo, found evidence that the boot loop issue caused by the failure of the ‘backboard’ software that runs in the background of iOS and helps manage the user’s touch screen movements.

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“According to the crash log, this is more likely to happen to people with the ‘Back Tap’ feature enabled,” Rambo wrote on the social network Mastodon. “Other accessibility subsystems appear to be affected by the same bug,” he added: “but this error is causing the boot loop.”

While user complaints mainly focused on iPhone issues with the iOS 17.3 Beta 2 update, Apple only pulled that update and the iPadOS 17.3 Beta 2 developer beta.

Reportedly, versions to an older iOS, such as iOS 17.3 or iOS 17.2.1, they can solve the boot loop problem. The expert advises consumers to do the same Back up your critical data in advance.

However, iPhone iOS 17.3 Beta 2 It’s not the only new software update that has sparked protests from Apple users in recent months.

Journal, the new application to turn your iPhone into your diary

In December, iOS users started criticize the new ‘Journal’ apppowered by artificial intelligence, accusing the app of inappropriately altering people’s thoughts, emotions and private experiences.

The iPhone app was released in Apple’s new iOS 17.2 update and prompted users to do so write about their lives to “reflect and practice gratitude,” according to the Cupertino company.

However, tech experts have pointed out that the app’s default settings make your phone visible to nearby devices, not just when you’re using it.

The Journal app uses users’ photos, workout data, recent music listening history, and even location data to create so-called journal entries that are largely complete before the phone’s owner enters a single word.

These capabilities have raised privacy concerns and fears of data being shared without people’s knowledge. (JO)