An update to Apple’s mobile operating system — the iOS — on Monday has addressed a problem that had left the company’s smartphone, iPhone, hard to use here for many.
The first major update to iOS 8 gives back the users the option to pick their mobile data networks — 2G, 3G or 4G LTE.
The ‘2G network’ option was available in iOS 7 but Apple restricted the options to just 3G and 4G LTE in its iOS 8, leading to criticism that the company was not concerned about emerging markets where 3G penetration is not yet 100 per cent. Apple’s new generation operating system — the iOS 8 — was rolled out last month with the default network option set to ‘3G.’
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Many Indian users who installed it were left with connectivity problems since most mobile service providers in the country have unreliable 3G networks. As a result, many experienced low-quality service.
Users subsequently slowed down migration from iOS 7 to iOS 8. Apple only recently launched its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus in the country, which come installed with iOS 8.