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When Apple launched its assertion about iPhone 15 Pro overheating points earlier this week, the corporate indicated that an iOS update would be capable of partially tackle that subject. That update has arrived right this moment within the type of iOS 17.0.3, an update which claims to handle “a difficulty that will trigger iPhone to run hotter than anticipated,” in addition to patching a pair of security exploits.
Apple additionally mentioned that particular apps like Instagram and Uber have been additionally inflicting telephones to warmth up and that it was working with builders on fixes. The iPhonedo YouTube channel just lately demonstrated that model 302.0 of the Instagram app operating on iOS 17 may additionally make iPhone 14 Pro telephones and even an iPad Pro run scorching, confirming that the problem wasn’t distinctive to the brand new telephones.
Initial experiences claimed that the iPhone 15 Pro’s new Apple A17 Pro chip, its new 3 nm manufacturing course of, and/or the telephone’s new titanium body may very well be inflicting or exacerbating the warmth problems. Apple has denied these claims. Even after the repair, you’ll be able to nonetheless count on a brand new iPhone to run a bit heat throughout and instantly after preliminary setup, because it downloads apps and knowledge and performs different background duties.
The security updates embody one patch for a kernel flaw (CVE-2023-42824) that Apple says is being actively exploited however requires native entry to your machine. A second vulnerability residing in WebRTC additionally obtained a patch. Tracked as CVE-2023-5217, the vulnerability originates with libvpx, a code library created and maintained by Google and included into WebRTC and a whole bunch of different apps use. Last week Google warned that attackers have been exploiting the crucial code-execution flaw.
This is the third minor update Apple has launched for iOS 17 within the final three weeks. Version 17.0.1 additionally patched security flaws, whereas model 17.0.2 resolved a bug that might trigger problems for folks transferring knowledge from an older iPhone to a brand new iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Pro. The 17.0.2 update was initially solely launched for the iPhone 15 fashions, however Apple launched it for all iPhone and iPad customers a couple of days later.
It’s widespread for brand spanking new iPhones to get particular iOS fixes in speedy succession because the new telephones and new OS ship across the similar time yearly. Older gadgets additionally get extra thorough vetting in the course of the months-long developer and public beta applications, which Apple has made even simpler to make use of in current releases.
The first main update to iOS 17, model 17.1, is presently in beta testing. So far, it largely appears to refine a couple of of iOS 17’s new options, together with the StandBy sensible show mode—MacRumors has a great roundup of the modifications. If Apple follows its standard schedule, the 17.1 update ought to roll out for all iPhone and iPad customers throughout the subsequent few weeks.
Update: We’ve added extra details about the WebRTC bug that Apple patched in iOS 17.0.3.