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That mysterious iOS 17.2.1 replace launched simply earlier than Christmas appears to be inflicting havoc for some iPhone customers.
A few readers pointed me to a thread over on Apple’s assist discussion board the place customers are complaining of getting issues connecting to their mobile community following the replace.
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The issue appears to have an effect on calls and knowledge, and whereas nearly all of complaints look like from T-Cell and Verizon clients, the issue does not appear restricted to those networks.
Discussion board customers have supplied up a couple of ideas, starting from deleting any VPN profiles off the iPhone (faucet Settings > Basic > VPN & Machine Administration > VPN, then faucet the i subsequent to any VPN profiles and Delete VPN) to resetting community settings (faucet Settings > Basic > Switch or Reset iPhone > Reset after which faucet Reset Community Settings), however these have had restricted success, and I imagine that these are fixing secondary points, not the problem being brought on by the replace.
And nearly all of affected customers haven’t got a VPN put in.
Backside line: These are value a attempt, however do not maintain your breath.
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It is also value noting that this problem is not new; I’ve seen sporadic experiences for this on many prior updates. Nevertheless, this particular iOS 17.2.1 replace appears to be creating extra widespread points.
Together with this mobile problem, some customers are claiming that the replace has adversely affected battery life, whereas others are claiming that the iPhone overheating problem is again.