Mac software updates

zappaDPJ · Nov 27, 2013, 17:50:37

Well that's annoying. I'd convinced myself that there was something wrong with my iPhone 4 because I wasn't receiving calls or getting any audio indication of incoming texts and notifications. Today I decided I'd fiddle about one last time to be sure and then head off to Apple for a replacement. Only it turned out not to be broken. The last update toggled a load of settings I didn't even know existed which basically put the phone in silent mode and/or reject calls amongst other things (some of which I still can't find a setting for).

I've had it happen before where a setting toggled after an update which wiped out my entire calender and then synced the emptiness to Outlook. This time the consequences were dire. I had to eat humble pie for telling her in doors that she categorically had not phoned me and left two messages because if she had I would have known about it. Bugger! She'll dine out on that one until xmas... 2020. Just as bad, I don't need a shiny new phone

So why does this happen, it seems so random. And can someone tell me what the padlock icon next to the battery life indicator means please

Simon · Nov 27, 2013, 18:51:33

Can't say it's ever happened to my 4S, Zap. Would the padlock mean the phone is locked?

zappaDPJ · Nov 27, 2013, 19:06:42

I don't lock my phone

and the padlock is always there

Simon · Nov 27, 2013, 19:10:44

The padlock isn't there on mine, even when the phone is locked.

zappaDPJ · Nov 27, 2013, 19:12:41

I've never seen it before either, it appeared after the last update.

Simon · Nov 27, 2013, 19:13:19

Ah, I think it might mean the phone is locked in portrait mode, so you can't use landscape mode. On iOS 7, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to get the Control Centre, then click the top right button.

Steve · Nov 27, 2013, 19:55:54

That's my feeling Simon it's a screen rotation lock.

zappaDPJ · Nov 27, 2013, 21:14:39

Sorted, thanks guys

I guess that one could have been down to a miss-click aka sausage fingers

Simon · Nov 27, 2013, 21:28:57

Yes, I hate that Control Centre - it's too easy to click one of the top buttons when closing it, and I'm always turning off Bluetooth by mistake.

Gary · Nov 28, 2013, 08:53:52

Quote from: Simon on Nov 27, 2013, 21:28:57
Yes, I hate that Control Centre - it's too easy to click one of the top buttons when closing it, and I'm always turning off Bluetooth by mistake.

I rarely do that on my iPhine 5S but do in the iPad, I think its how big the control centre is. If its an issue tell Apple via feedback, they do listen and have implemented some things people wanted.

Gary · Dec 03, 2013, 20:59:51

Apple remote desktop client update 3.7.1 released. Bug fixes and probably security fixes.

Steve · Dec 03, 2013, 21:37:22

Thanks Gary, finally got my DAC to work with Mavericks tonight after Chord Electronics updated their driver.

Gary · Dec 03, 2013, 22:01:37

Quote from: Steve on Dec 03, 2013, 21:37:22
Thanks Gary, finally got my DAC to work with Mavericks tonight after Chord Electronics updated their driver.

I'm hoping 10.9.1 comes along soon and fixes the FireWire, thunderbolt and sleep and graphics issues.

Gary · Dec 16, 2013, 07:33:00

iPhoto 9.5.1 (Mavericks) fixes issues with print preview, stability and bug fixes too. (Came out last week but my Mac only just updated, I cant find it on the Apple website anywhere I had to search the web for a whats it about then matey

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Steve · Dec 16, 2013, 08:16:21

True mine updated this AM as well.

Gary · Dec 16, 2013, 08:38:52

Quote from: Steve on Dec 16, 2013, 08:16:21
True mine updated this AM as well.

It was released last Wednesday, Steve. The Apple website seems to no longer keep up with updates sometimes

Steve · Dec 16, 2013, 09:11:25

I didn't see anything on rumours either.

Gary · Dec 16, 2013, 09:54:01

Quote from: Steve on Dec 16, 2013, 09:11:25
I didn't see anything on rumours either.

Apple are now doing stealth updates in line with their company policy of silence on everything else fruity it seems

Steve · Dec 16, 2013, 10:08:32

I wondered why the laptop was crawling this AM didn't realise it was an iPhoto update until it finished, perhaps time to turn auto update off.

Gary · Dec 16, 2013, 11:34:38

Quote from: Steve on Dec 16, 2013, 10:08:32
I wondered why the laptop was crawling this AM didn't realise it was an iPhoto update until it finished, perhaps time to turn auto update off.

Think is its going to be hard to tell when updates are released if Apple dont post that they have

lozcart · Dec 16, 2013, 13:10:19

Quote from: Gary on Dec 16, 2013, 09:54:01
Apple are now doing stealth updates in line with their company policy of silence on everything else fruity it seems

It's to stop idnet having congestion issues when a large update is released.

Gary · Dec 16, 2013, 22:19:50

Quote from: lozcart on Dec 16, 2013, 13:10:19
It's to stop idnet having congestion issues when a large update is released.

Gary · Dec 16, 2013, 22:23:24

10.9.1 released which concentrates on Mail issues, so I still have pin wheels randomly, I still have glitches in the animation for Disc Utility which still does not verify drives properly unless you boot into safe mode and my iMac wont sleep with a firewire drive plugged in. All of which worked fine in Mountain Lion. Thanks for Nothing, Apple

Steve · Dec 16, 2013, 22:50:24

I can verify the disk but I can't repair it obviously. I think a job for the morning.

Gary · Dec 16, 2013, 22:59:44

Quote from: Steve on Dec 16, 2013, 22:50:24
I can verify the disk but I can't repair it obviously. I think a job for the morning.

Mine verifies but its buggy, it wont always verify all the way and sometimes I get the green ok sometimes I don't its a known issue for some Macs thats not fixed in this update.

Its only a 246Mb download, and of course no combo as its a first patch for the OS. It does feel faster though and some glitches are fixed, just a shame my Mac cant sleep. I may try a clean install of 10.9.1 tomorrow, as long as IDNets network can cope with it