Apple on Tuesday released iOS & iPadOS 17.1.1 (build 21B91) to the general public, a small yet important software update for iPhones and iPads up from version 17.1 that introduces important bug fixes for those platforms.
Citing the official change log published by Apple for these updates, we can gather that iOS & iPadOS 17.1.1 introduce the following changes:
This update provides bug fixes for your iPhone including:
– In rare circumstances, Apple Pay and other NFC features may become unavailable on iPhone 15 models after wireless charging in certain cars
– Weather Lock Screen widget may not correctly display snow
As it would seem, the update indeed addresses a problem that had been reported where the NFC chip would stop functioning as expected on iPhone 15 models after being charged using the integrated wireless charger found inside of BMW and even some Toyota vehicles.
The NFC chip handles all near field communication tasks, including contactless Apple Pay payments. Having said that, it was a frustrating bug for many affected users who may have just upgraded to Apple’s latest handset this year.
Apple claims that the issue was rather limited in scope and that only a small number of users actually reported a problem, but now that it has been addressed, affected users can hopefully avoid a trip to the Apple Store to get it fixed.
The update also appears to fix a bug where the Lock Screen’s Weather widget may sometimes display snow for weather conditions, even when it wasn’t snowing outside.
For whatever reason, the Weather functionality of iOS and even watchOS has been somewhat shaky this year, with issues first arising with Weather complications in watchOS 10 not updating as expected, warranting a bug fix update.
If you have an iPhone or iPad, then you can install the latest iOS or iPadOS 17.1.1 firmware update by navigating to Settings → General → Software Update and following the on-screen prompts to check for and install the available update.
Obviously, if you’re a jailbreaker or thinking about jailbreaking in the future, you may want to steer clear of this and any other firmware updates as it’s best practice to stay on the lowest possible firmware and avoid software updates in this specific scenario. Everyone else who doesn’t plan to jailbreak should update.
Have you updated to iOS or iPadOS 17.1.1 yet? Let us know why or why not in the comments section down below.