iOS 15.7.1 beta may break Face ID
Early versions of operating systems usually come with a warning that users may encounter errors of varying degrees of severity. The one discovered by Apple’s iOS 15 beta users definitely ranks high on this scale, as it interferes with the Face ID security feature.
Users on Reddit and Twitter are reporting that iOS 15.7.1, released earlier this week, is disrupting Face ID on the iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and iPhone 13 Pro.
Don’t update to 15.7.1. My 12 Pro face ID stopped working after the update.
— Raj (@realviraj) October 20, 2022
For some, attempting to reset Face ID resulted in a “Face ID not available” message, rendering the security feature completely unusable. Which is why users are advised to avoid iOS 15.7.1 beta completely.
MacRumors notes that early versions of iOS are usually identical to final iOS releases, but it’s possible that Apple will release a new iOS 15.7.1 beta before the final version of the operating system arrives next week.
People who have encountered the problem recommend downloading and installing iOS 16 – although since its release, many problems have also been recorded. One of them is the ‘rattle’ of the camera. In September, iPhone 14 Pro owners published videos in which the cameras of their devices behaved strangely when using third-party applications. The movements of the camera module were so sharp that they caused ‘rattling’.
Apple fixed the vibration issue in iOS 16.0.2, but there are other issues related to FaceTime and iMessage. These have also been resolved, but many iPhone users are still wary of updating until the operating system is more stable.
Earlier, it became known that Apple is reducing the production of iPhone 14 Plus by 90% due to weak demand (2 weeks after the start of sales). The company has instructed at least one manufacturer in China to immediately halt production of iPhone 14 Plus components while the US company’s procurement team reviews demand. Apple’s two downstream suppliers in China, which source parts and assemble them into larger modules, are also cutting their production by 70-90%. These suppliers are said to be the only ones producing a specific module for the iPhone.
