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Earlier this month, Apple rolled out the iOS 7.0.4 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Right off the bat, we heard about some issues that were affecting owners of the iPhone though, as we pointed out, things were much quieter than usual. That said, even now, days later, we are still hearing about and seeing problems with Apple’s latest piece of iOS 7 software.

For months now, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners have been using Apple’s brand new iOS software, iOS 7, an update that not only brought about new features but a new design as well. And while the experience has been a good one for many iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users, iOS 7 has also shown many users its ugly side as well.

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Almost right off the bat, users discovered issues lurking inside the brand new iOS 7 update, issues that prompted Apple to release iOS 7.0.2. Shortly after iOS 7.0.2 arrived, users began to complain about issues inside of that update as well, including a nasty iMessage bug that prevented iPhone users from sending or receiving iMessages, forcing them to rely on text messages instead.

Apple delivered an iOS 7.0.3 update to solve those issues but as we pointed out, iOS 7.0.3 did not fix everything wrong with iOS 7. iPhone and iPad users began clamoring for an iOS 7.0.4 update or an iOS 7.1 update though neither rolled out in the short term. Instead, users had to wait a few weeks for the update to arrive. When it arrived, it was iOS 7.0.4 and not iOS 7.0.3 and the update only professed a fix for a FaceTime issue and none of the other issues that users had been experiencing. Often times though, iOS updates will fix things without mentioning them in the change log.

After the update arrived, we heard about a number of problems that users were having, including some issues that we were seeing on our own devices. Since then, we have been hearing more and more about issues in iOS 7.0.4 and we’ve also started seeing some issues of our own on the new iPad mini with Retina Display.

iOS 7.0.4 problems are continuing to surface it seems and over the past few days, we’ve heard from a number of iPhone and iPad owners who have written in detailing their issues.

The common denominator here are not the issues themselves but that issues from iOS 7.0.3 have carried over into iOS 7.0.3. Already, we’ve reported that iPhone 5s random reboots are still an issue in iOS 7.0.4 and we’re also seeing an increasing number of complaints about Wi-Fi connectivity either not working or being unstable.

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Users are also now reporting broken email, issues with touch where the screen is simply unresponsive at times, and we’re seeing more complaints about lag inside of iOS 7. iOS 7.0.4 doesn’t seem to have fixed those issues either. And, we’re starting to see complaints about iOS 7.0.4 battery drain start to increase.

We’re also seeing random reboot issues on the iPad mini with Retina Display, something that started happening a few days after it arrived. It has been happening once a day, sometimes twice.

Those who are seeing issues inside of iOS 7.0.4 likely have a bit of a wait ahead of them when it comes to the next iOS 7 update. Apple recently released the first iOS 7.1 beta, a sign that iOS 7.1 will be the next update for iOS 7 users. In the past, we’ve seen iOS x.1 updates stay in beta for a few weeks at least and last year’s iOS 6.1 update didn’t arrive until January. So, iPhone and iPad users who are experiencing issues with iOS 7.0.4 may be dealing with them for at least a few more weeks or, until temporary fixes are found.

18 Comments

18 Comments

  1. someone

    11/25/2013 at 12:35 pm

    “issues that prompted Google to release iOS 7.0.2”
    Google doesn’t release iOS…

  2. Aron Tripp

    11/25/2013 at 1:48 pm

    Everyone is just Holding/Touching/Connecting it /Doing Everything wrong. It just works.

    • Steven Zellers

      11/25/2013 at 5:07 pm

      yawn

      • Larry

        11/25/2013 at 8:08 pm

        Ohhhhaaaahhh yaaaawn here too, just another iOS 7 flaw, wah wah WAHHHH!!! Just like all others it’s the apple waiting game?¿?¿

    • Connor

      11/26/2013 at 4:12 am

      I haven’t had any problems, i must be doing it wrong hahaha.

      • Larry

        11/26/2013 at 8:42 am

        Your one of the lucky ones.. That’s good!! Your not doing wrong, don’t course yourself!!

  3. Not Adam Mills

    11/25/2013 at 3:15 pm

    Adam Mills… you made a terrible sin against the gods of technology… absolute blasphemy! Apple and Google are separate entities…

  4. Stephen

    11/25/2013 at 4:07 pm

    This has to be the worst written, worst edited piece of garbage article I have heard. So many mistakes and complaining without the slightest hint of understanding coding, debugging and testing practices. You can ask Google, er, Apple about it.

    • Steven Zellers

      11/25/2013 at 5:12 pm

      Huh?! You weren’t aware that Google was involved in the development of iOS ;)

      At least it gets a little better further down haha:

      “…but that issues from iOS 7.0.3 have carried over into iOS 7.0.3”

  5. adam mills sucks at journalism

    11/26/2013 at 4:57 am

    the worst article in the world!! how did it make it to the top listing on google?! no specifics as to what’s wrong, just repeated issues issues issues over again like a drone, even got the company wrong!!! Google released IOS 7.0.2?!?! you suck like hell as a journalist.

    • Kim

      11/26/2013 at 5:44 am

      I am having trouble playing my game wizard blox it didn’t start until I upgraded to iOS 7.0.4 this is so frustrating!!!!!!

    • Larry

      11/26/2013 at 8:45 am

      He is doing some seriouse ass kissing!!

  6. Alice

    11/27/2013 at 8:21 am

    I’m always amazed at the level of rudeness people will reach when they can be faceless and nameless. You can express disagreement without being a jerk.

    • michelle

      11/27/2013 at 12:41 pm

      Yes, Alice…well stated. This piece was clearly written in a rush without little thought to details, fact checking or editing. Also, Apple has historically fixed issues for users pretty quickly and to beat them up like this is rather uncalled for. State the facts and get them right.

  7. Mike

    12/02/2013 at 5:15 am

    And the reason for using iOS rather than Android is?

  8. Guy

    12/09/2013 at 12:50 pm

    I am able to bypass my lock screen on my 5S/7.0.4 just by plugging in my charger and pressing the home button at just the right time…give it a try sometime. :)

  9. Robert Crocker

    01/04/2014 at 7:57 am

    IOS7.0.4 reloads on several sites that I try to use. IPad 2

  10. Robert noferi

    01/17/2014 at 4:51 pm

    IOS 7.0.4 is absolutely the WORST software update you can make to any of your I pad , I phone devices. I have seldom had a problem with them UNTIL this update.
    My ipad 2 continually crashes and often it loads so slowly I forget what I was looking for in the first place. Then there are the wifi connection issues, printing issues, on and on .
    I have tried many of the suggested “fixes” for these issues to NO avail.
    Outrageous!! A company that fired its vp for closing retail locations ,- based on its concern for hands on customer service should hang its head in shame. Perhaps it’s time to use some language the company can hear to fix these new problems so many of us are having.
    SELL YOUR APPLE STOCK! Encourage all fund managers and shareholders you know to do the same.
    It will take a while, but that kind of noise will be heard.
    Servicing the customers you have is MUCH smarter than looking for new ones!

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