Apple iOS 8.0.2 update fixes problems in Healthkit, keyboard and Safari

Apple has released the iOS 8.0.2 update after the botched 8.0.1 updated which rendered cellular services useless on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and also affected the TouchID on the two new iPhones.

Other fixes that the update offers is with the HealthKit app which had a bug during rollout and thus other apps related to this were not allowed in the App Store. Now the bug has been fixed and HealthKit apps are available in the App Store. More on how the HealthKit app works once we’ve tried it out a little bit.

The update also fixes an issue where third-party keyboard were getting deselected when users entered their passcodes for the iPhones. It’s also fixed an issue that did not allow some apps to access the Photos Library.

There’s also a fix for unexpected cellular data usage when users were sending an SMS or MMS to their contact. Safari, about which users have been complaining has also been given a performance boost, and now users will find it easier to upload photos and videos from the browser. Whether this fixes the issue of Safari crashing, is not clear.

iOS 8.0.2 will also ensure that ringtones which were not backed up in iCloud earlier are now backed up and improves the Reachability feature on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

However even with this iOS 8.0.2 update, not all users will be happy. As we had noted in this post , the list of problems with iOS 8 is quite large.

Two major issues that users complained about was shorter battery life and poor Wi-Fi connectivity. In addition users also faced issues where apps are crashing, iMessages has Group Chat problems, and Safari was also crashing.

Apple has said that it had shipped 10 million units of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. In addition iPhone 6 Plus consumers have complained that the device is prone to ‘bending’ sparking off a number of jokes against Apple. Bendgate has it has come to be known , has put a serious question mark on Apple’s credibility.

Hopefully the latest build of iOS 8 will solve some problems for Apple users.