Apple releases iPadOS & iOS 15.0.2 with bug fixes for Find My, Photos, more

Apple has released iOS 15.0.2 with a number of fixes for bugs found in iOS 15, including issues with the new iPhone 13 models and the Find My app.

The iOS 15.0.2 update is currently available as an over-the-air download in the Settings app. The update carries a build number of 19A404.

According to Apple's release notes, the updates address several issues, including bugs in the Find My app that prevented the iPhone Leather Wallet with MagSafe or AirTag from connecting or appearing in the app. Additionally, the update fixes a bug that could lead to an iPhone removing Photos that were saved to a user's library from Messages if the corresponding thread was deleted.

Other addresses issues include CarPlay failing to open audio apps, or device restorations failing when using Finder or iTunes on the iPhone 13

Apple's latest iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 update comes about a week after the company issued iOS 15.0.1, which contained fixes for a number of bugs on the new iPhone 13 lineup. On Oct. 8, Apple stopped signing the base version of iOS 15.

The company is also currently working on iOS 15.1, a more significant update to iOS 15 that will introduce verifiable Covid-19 vaccine records in the Wallet app and lossless audio for the HomePod and HomePod mini.

9 Comments

crazyexcalibur 35 comments · 3 Years

About 3 years ago

How about fixing Home Kit Video Recording. It’s been busted since the new IOS.

M68000 873 comments · 7 Years

How about fixing the App Store bug where size of pending updates while on cellular service are not correct. Has been this way for long time.

retrogusto 1138 comments · 16 Years

iPad OS 15 made my 10.5” iPad Pro (A10X fusion processor) noticeably jittery, performing worse than my iPad 2 did with some software, and I’m still hoping that as they revise it the performance will improve, but this release doesn’t solve the problem. If anybody is holding out to avoid this kind of issue, you should probably keep waiting unless you have other reasons that merit the trade-off.

rrabu 254 comments · 23 Years

I’m mostly pissed at HKSV no longer working. And their support just walks you through turning stuff off and on again and logging out and back into iCloud. Fixes nothing and then your device spends an eternity getting photos, email, etc in sync again…

dewme 5739 comments · 10 Years

retrogusto said:

iPad OS 15 made my 10.5” iPad Pro (A10X fusion processor) noticeably jittery, performing worse than my iPad 2 did with some software, and I’m still hoping that as they revise it the performance will improve, but this release doesn’t solve the problem. If anybody is holding out to avoid this kind of issue, you should probably keep waiting unless you have other reasons that merit the trade-off.

I have the same model, but without knowing what apps you’re referring to I can’t say whether there is a wider issue with this particular iPad Pro. I did discover that the Apple News app was seriously draining the iPad's battery while it was running in the background. Once I stopped News from running in the background the battery drain situation improved significantly.

I’m still a little suspicious about Apple’s Private Relay (beta) feature and what impact it may be having on connected performance. Has anyone seen any performance evaluations related to Private Relay?