Apple delayed development of iOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11 and tvOS 18 due to bugs

Apple had to stop the development of iOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11 and tvOS 18 operating systems to improve quality and performance, as well as fix bugs. This change in schedule is a rare one for the Cupertino company.

There were outages in the software on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and other branded devices. fixing errors in the code. Once this issue is resolved, Apple plans to get back on schedule, avoiding delays in launching operating systems.

Apple announced the development pause to employees last week. Engineers were instructed Fix initial flaws rather than adding new features to systems.

Although the outage is rare, this redirection isn’t big news. The company’s chief software officer, Craig Federighi, plans to ship operating systems with bugs resolved, even if it means delaying the release of new features.

That’s exactly why Federighi’s team found flaws in internal testing. So they had a one-week sprint to fix the problems.

Apart from the upcoming iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS 15, Apple has also stopped working on iOS 17.4. Update the operating system of existing iPhones It is planned to be released in March 2024.

iOS 17.1

Towards the end of October, Apple released iOS 17.1. The update allows AirDrop transfers to continue over the internet even if the target device goes out of range.

“In addition, this release brings improvements to Standby mode and Apple Music, as well as other features, bug fixes, and security updates for iPhone,” the update description emphasizes.