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               iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1 Fix Unspecified Bugs

   Adam Engst

   Apple has released [1]iOS 18.2.1 and [2]iPadOS 18.2.1 with 'important
   bug fixes' that are apparently not important enough to describe.
   Unusually, there are [3]no security-related fixes, so these bug fixes
   presumably address functional issues introduced in 18.2.

   Although various problems have been reported in the [4]Apple Support
   Communityand [5]Reddit, they don't seem to be common. Nevertheless, we
   can hope that these updates make life better for those dealing with
   buggy device behavior.

   If iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 are working well for you, I see no reason
   to update right away. Without release notes or the threat of security
   vulnerabilities, it's impossible to generate urgency around these new
   versions. However, the rapid release after the holiday break suggests
   that the bugs fixed were significant enough to warrant interrupting the
   engineers' holiday vacations.

References

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   1. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121161
   2. https://support.apple.com/en-us/121162
   3. https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100
   4. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255889730?t=undefined&sortBy=rank
   5. https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/1hesc62/has_ios_18_been_incredibly_buggy_for_you_all/?t

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