Apple has released iOS 8.0.2, hoping to resolve bugs with connectivity and its fingerprint scanner in iOS 8.0.1
iOS 8 was released alongside the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus last week, but users quickly began complaining that the new OS was draining their batteries and hampering Wi-Fi connectivity.
On Wednesday evening, the company rolled out iOS 8.0.1 in the hope of resolving these problems and other bugs. However, Apple was forced to yank the update after only 60 minutes, following reports it was causing dropped calls and refusing to let users log in using Touch ID.
The bug appeared to only affect iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices, and Apple claimed fewer than 40,000 of the more than 10 million handsets it has sold were hit by the flaw.
However, following previous blunders, including the foisting of U2's "Songs of Innocence" album on all iTunes users and problems with the larger of its two new handsets bending, it was yet another embarrassment for the company.
In the immediate aftermath, Apple advised users how to roll back to iOS 8 ahead of the release of the latest update.
iOS 8.0.2 lists the same changes as 8.0.1, including a fix for a bug that had prevented it from releasing apps compatible with its much vaunted HealthKit and an issue that prevented some apps from accessing the photo library.
Additionally, it fixes the network connectivity and Touch ID problems in 8.0.1 and also claims to improve the reliability of the Reachability feature on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which enables owners to use the device one-handed.
In a statement to The Verge, Apple said: "We apologise for inconveniencing the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users who were impacted by the bug in iOS 8.0.1."
Some Australian users on Reddit claim they are still experiencing the same problems as with 8.0.1, but most seem to be satisfied and PC Pro has updated to iOS 8.0.2 (so far) without incident.
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