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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I would caution everyone to wait till the second update like 17.02 or .03. We all have to wait for apple to fix their bugs; every update seems to have at least 1 or 2 major issues. So I am thinking, the fixes will come more when the knew phones get in to the stores. I think that is sept. 22 2023. But if you really just like updating right away, good luck.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Heather </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">Scott Davert via NFB-DB</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, September 18, 2023 2:04 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:scottdavert@gmail.com">Scott Davert</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[NFB-DB] iOS 17 coming out today: message for braille users</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wanted to give braille users a bit of a cautionary message about upgrading to iOS 17. Some braille display users, myself included, have had significant issues with the Focus 5th generation displays. The connection was not stable for me on 2 different phones running iOS 17. I had one instance where the the Focus wouldn't communicate at all and it took several rounds of trouble shooting to get the connection back. When it did come back, it did some randomly, while I was not interacting with it. Testing with another focus on the latest firmware yielded similar results. On the other hand, some users have also reported having no issues with the Focus at all. Some users have also reported challenges with the Braille Sense 6 and Eurobraille displays. I have found, as have others, that the Brailliant BIX series and Mantis have reliable connections. How this will play out I’m unsure. I have no further data about specific braille displays I can share, and it will be a week before I can investigate further. That said, I’m sure there will be some who upgrade anyway and I hope they will report their findings as well. Basically, upgrade at your own risk is the bottom line.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone</p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB-DB mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB-DB@nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-DB:</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-db_nfbnet.org/kd5cbl%40gmail.com</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>