The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are great phones, but neither is completely immune to glitches, and anyone who's touched these phones lately shows intermittent horizontal lines across the screen when it's on or unlocked.
It falls into the jaded category rather than something more serious, but it's still not a thing you want to see on an expensive new phone, and as MacRumors discovered (opens in a new tab), this is one thing quite a few people would experience. . . But this is also something that should be fixed soon.
In a note from Apple and seen by MacRumors (opens in a new tab), the company acknowledges the bug, stating that "Apple is aware of the issue and a software update will be available shortly to resolve it."
So hopefully it's not a thing you'll have to put up with for a long time if you're a victim, and since it's a software glitch rather than a hardware glitch; a simple software update should fix this issue.
However, it is not clear exactly when this patch will be added, but it could come with iOS XNUMX. However, while it's currently in beta, it probably won't roll out properly for at least a few weeks, depending on how long Apple tends to take with new releases.
Alternatively, the company may release an iOS XNUMX patch sometime sooner.
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If we have to wait for iOS XNUMX for this patch, at least it won't be the only thing we'll get in this next version, as at least two major new features are expected as a part of this one.
On the one hand, there is Apple Music Classical, which will surely arrive with iOS XNUMX. It's a dedicated traditional music app, which makes it easier to find traditional music than the main Apple Music app.
The update should also provide the ability to protect your Apple ID with a physical security key, when using two-factor authentication. This is a more secure alternative to using an authenticator app or your number to verify a connection.
So iOS XNUMX probably isn't going to be a huge update like iOS XNUMX would be, but for some people these additions could make a big difference.