Apple said it would stop providing the
software update, which it began distributing on Wednesday morning to fix
several issues in last week's iOS 8 operating system for iPhones and
iPads.
The decision to pull the update came
after some people complained on Twitter and in Apple user chatrooms that
the update, dubbed iOS 8.0.1, rendered their phones unable to make
calls and caused problems with a feature that lets people unlock their
phones with their fingerprint.
By midday Wednesday, Apple announced that
it was investigating the reports and would issue advice to users "as
quickly as we can." Users are still able to the upgrade older phones to
last week's version of iOS 8, which Apple said has already been
downloaded to nearly half of all iOS devices.
Some tech blogs reported the update only
seemed to cause problems for the latest phone models the new iPhone 6
and 6 Plus. It's not uncommon for new software to contain bugs that have
to be fixed with subsequent releases.
Meanwhile, social media sites were
buzzing yesterday with reports that the aluminum shell of the iPhone 6
Plus is vulnerable to bending.
Some Twitter users claimed their phones
showed a slight curving at one end after several hours in a pants
pocket. With a 5.5-inch screen, the iPhone 6 Plus is slightly longer and
thinner than other iPhone models.
It's not clear how widespread the
complaints are. One YouTube video showed someone bending an iPhone 6
Plus by applying extended pressure with his hands not from normal
sitting.
Both the iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus were
given high ratings in a recent "breakability" test sponsored by
SquareTrade, a San Francisco firm that sells protection plans to
consumers for their electronic devices. That test did not include
bending, and SquareTrade plans further tests.
Apple did not comment on the reports of bending.
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