Could Apple skip 7.0.3 and go straight to 7.1?

There was a rumored 7.0.3 suppose to land last week according to BGR. There was also suppose to be a beta 7 according to BGR so we know their sources aren't worth a grain of salt. With that said, I'm starting to wonder if Apple might skip a iOS 7.0.3 and go straight to 7.1 for the iPad launch and release that across all devices. Also, we have always seen betas for 4.1/5.1/6.1 so Apple would have to throw a curveball at us skipping betas altogether for 7.1. Obviously a 7.0.3 could always drop tomorrow making this thread a moot point.

​What are your thoughts?

I thought 7.0.3 would be out by now...

I'm thinking the iMessages bug was fixed on the backend so there wasn't as much of a reason to have 7.0.3.

Originally Posted by Karenkcoulter

I'm thinking the iMessages bug was fixed on the backend so there wasn't as much of a reason to have 7.0.3.

That's what I was thinking,

Originally Posted by Karenkcoulter

I'm thinking the iMessages bug was fixed on the backend so there wasn't as much of a reason to have 7.0.3.

I thought this too, since I haven't had any hangups in the last couple weeks when I was usually getting it at least once a day.

I wouldn't be surprised if they do


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Originally Posted by Karenkcoulter

I'm thinking the iMessages bug was fixed on the backend so there wasn't as much of a reason to have 7.0.3.

Not for me, iMessages wouldn't send for me for about an hour yesterday.

Originally Posted by Karenkcoulter

I'm thinking the iMessages bug was fixed on the backend so there wasn't as much of a reason to have 7.0.3.

There are many bugs that needs to be addressed still outside of iMessage.

I think 7.1 is next personally


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Originally Posted by Garz

There are many bugs that needs to be addressed still outside of iMessage.

I'm sure bug fixes will be rolled into whatever release number they call it. But if the most urgent one (iMessages) didn't require a release and they have another one already coming up soon, they may have decided just to wait. I was not implying there were no other bugs to fix.

I've never had issues with iMessages. I wouldn't be surprised if the next release is 7.1.

Originally Posted by pr1nce

I've never had issues with iMessages. I wouldn't be surprised if the next release is 7.1.

same here. not even once

I always read about imessge issues but since ios5 I've only had a problem once and it was for about half an hour...

All my iMessages issues were magically fixed a few days ago. I was having it go down 2-3 times a day since iOS 7.0.2 released, and it's been up fully for the past few days. My guess is 7.1 coming in a week or 2.


Tappin and Talkin from my iPhone 5

I heard 7.1 was going to bring back the old UI. :p ;) :D

My iMessages have been working for a week now - after acting up several times per day, I'd definitely say they fixed it on the server.

Originally Posted by pr1nce

I've never had issues with iMessages. I wouldn't be surprised if the next release is 7.1.

I never did either but my biggest issue is a widespread 5s issue that we discussed here. http://forums.imore.com/iphone-5s/26...ppy-laggy.html

i don't think so 7.1 .. should be 7.0.3 for current fixes like i message

Seeing how buggy 7.0.2 is, whatever they do they ought to do really quick. But I guess Apple, owing to its size, is beyond the point where they need to care about users' problems any more. Think of 90s Microsoft as a comparison point. iOS 7 is still effectively in beta and users are paying for its hasted, botched-up development process.

Originally Posted by Trappiste

Seeing how buggy 7.0.2 is, whatever they do they ought to do really quick. But I guess Apple, owing to its size, is beyond the point where they need to care about users' problems any more. Think of 90s Microsoft as a comparison point. iOS 7 is still effectively in beta and users are paying for its hasted, botched-up development process.

Of course, that's why they released 7.0.1 and 7.0.2 within weeks of 7.0s release. They must hate us all.

Why is everyone expecting something big from a X.X.1/2/3 update. Its a small for number for a reason, and that is minor and major bug fixes. NO new features.

Originally Posted by meashishnd

i don't think so 7.1 .. should be 7.0.3 for current fixes like i message

iMessage seems to have been fixed server side so no release needed.

Originally Posted by Garz

There was a rumored 7.0.3 suppose to land last week according to BGR. There was also suppose to be a beta 7 according to BGR so we know their sources aren't worth a grain of salt. With that said, I'm starting to wonder if Apple might skip a iOS 7.0.3 and go straight to 7.1 for the iPad launch and release that across all devices. Also, we have always seen betas for 4.1/5.1/6.1 so Apple would have to throw a curveball at us skipping betas altogether for 7.1. Obviously a 7.0.3 could always drop tomorrow making this thread a moot point.

​What are your thoughts?

I hope they do something. My iPhone has just started acting up in the last 2 days. It has crashed 3 times now doing completely different things in that time span. I can also enter 3 digits of my unlock code before it plays a single sound that I tapped the screen.

Might go to the Apple Store tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Garz

I never did either but my biggest issue is a widespread 5s issue that we discussed here. http://forums.imore.com/iphone-5s/26...ppy-laggy.html

This is the one and only issue that I've had as well. That said, I think it's highly likely that Apple will skip a smaller update this time in favor of fixing many other user complaints with a large update like iOS 7.1. Hopefully we'll see some kind of update soon.

ya its something sure done by from server side is it permanently .. are you feel some leggy , laps in some way ios7 ??