Apple promises to fix iOS 7's 'black screen of death' in future software update

 

 

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Apple promises to fix iOS 7's 'black screen of death' in future software update
1/23/2014 1:15:00 AM

Apple promises to fix the "black screen of death" bug that's affected iPhones running iOS 7 since September. 

The bug causes the iPhone to "soft reboot" out of nowhere, interrupting tasks for 30 seconds to one minute as you wait for the home screen to return. We've seen it here at Pocket-lint, and while it doesn't occur every day, it does happen more than we'd like. 

Read: iOS 7 review

Apple told Mashable in a statement: "We have a fix in an upcoming software update for a bug that can occasionally cause a home screen crash." It didn't detail when the update will be available, but it's expected to come as part of iOS 7.1, which is currently in testing with developers. 

BGR, who has pegged Apple's software releases correctly in the past, reported iOS 7.1 will come to the public in March. Past the "black screen of death" fix, the new software is expected to include iOS in the Car, new accessibility options, and multiple other bug fixes to smoothe over performance. 

 

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