When iOS 16.3 arrives, it may have two big fixes that iPhone users have been waiting for. According to reports, Apple will fix a problem with the iPhone 14 screen and a problem with the new Home app architecture.
In recent weeks, some iPhone 14 users have been complaining about horizontal lines flashing across their screens. According to social media posts and discussion forums, the lines appear when the iPhone wakes up or reboots.
According to MacRumors, Apple internally acknowledged that the bug is software-related rather than hardware-related, so Apple Stores will not replace or repair affected devices. Rather, there is reportedly “a software fix coming soon that will resolve the issue,” according to an internal company memo.
The other issue is related to the new Home architecture introduced earlier in iOS 16.2. Just before the holidays, Apple pulled the feature, which improves reliability and efficiency, due to a sharing issue, but without providing an update on when it would be reinstated. In the second iOS 16.3 beta, the Home architecture upgrade option has returned, suggesting that Apple has fixed the issue.
It’s possible both updates will arrive in the iOS 16.3 update, expected to arrive next month, or earlier in a 16.2.1 update. Apple often sends updates between development releases to patch security holes and major issues, and these could certainly rise to that level. However, since the upgrade of the Home app’s architecture was withdrawn without an app or system update, it’s possible that Apple could restore it independently without an update.
