Software bugs have become Apple’s greatest vulnerability<article>
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<p>Reports of bugs have plagued many of Apple’s software releases this fall, from iOS 13 to iPadOS to macOS Catalina. Even the HomePod received an update that resulted in some of the smart speakers becoming unresponsive, causing Apple to temporarily pull the release while it fixed the problem.</p><p>Bugs, of course, are not the sole province of the folks from Cupertino, but this year has seemed particularly bad, especially when compared with the relatively stable release of iOS 12 in the fall of 2018. It’s led to many calls for Apple to rethink its software strategies and to spend more time squashing bugs than implementing new features.</p><p>This week, <a href="
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-21/apple-ios-14-features-changes-testing-after-ios-13-bugs" rel="nofollow">a report from
Bloomberg[/url] suggests that Apple is taking steps in that direction, making changes to its software development practices that will help bring more stability to early builds of the software. But there’s more that could be done to help improve users’ experiences with Apple software, and internal changes are just one component.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3455224/software-bugs-have-become-apples-greatest-vulnerability.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Software bugs have become Apple’s greatest vulnerability
