iOS 17.1 is expected to be released next week. It is the first major update since iOS 17 was released in September. The release candidate for the update has been made available to beta testers. Along with new features, Apple is also addressing two issues that were present in iOS 17 and were causing problems for customers. The bug that caused image retention on certain iPhone models has been fixed. Additionally, the default iOS keyboard will be faster after the update.
MacRumors reports that the iOS 17.1 update will fix a bug that “may cause display image persistence,” citing the feature notes for the release candidate (RC) for the next software update that is now available to test via the public beta channel. The company is expected to roll out the iOS 17.1 update to eligible iPhone models on October 24.
Users have reported screen burn-in issues on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models — on various platforms, including Apple’s forums and Reddit — weeks after the phones were launched. While it was suggested that the iPhone 15 models could be impacted by a hardware issue that was causing the alleged burn-in issue, it appears that the next software update will contain a fix for the issue.
