Apple knows the troubles iOS 9.3.3 has caused iDevice owners: issues emerged mainly with the iBooks app after the update. But it was a different problem that caused the update's first two weeks of life to be less than stellar.
The Cupertino company has confirmed with Forbes that the bigger problem had to do with a server issue, which hit them during the launch of iOS 9.3.3, putting to rest (somehow) the idea that another OS update might have to be rolled out as an antidote to the glitch.
"Don't hold your breath for iOS 9.4," writes Forbes contributor Gordon Kelly in his report. This is a sobering reminder since iOS 9.3.3 is poised to be the last OS upgrade for older devices such as the iPhone 4s and iPad 2.
The problem with the iBooks app and other collections post-iOS 9.3.3 and with the server at the time was all "just a badly timed coincidence." Apple may have hit a wall in the iOS 9.3.3 update, it seems, but the server hiccup has now been fixed.
"Apple also asked me to reassure users that their iBooks and PDFs were never in danger as they are backed up in iCloud," Kelly adds.
Had iOS 9.3.3, being the last update for older iDevices, been troubled with a flaw, things could have turned ugly. But Twitter and consumer forums seem to have quieted down with complaints over iOS 9.3.3 issues.
Better Than iOS 9.3.2
Perhaps an important saving grace of the iOS 9.3.3, though, is that it is not as bug-infested as its predecessor, the iOS 9.3.2 which, going by our own thread here on Tech Times, seems to have earned more than a few frustrated Apple customers.
After our report on the way iOS 9.3.2 has bricked devices and caused freezing, random reboots, battery drain and Bluetooth issues, Tech Times readers shared individual problems they had encountered.
