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Apple iPhone 16GB iOS 9 plans emerge, Samsung Galaxy Alpha also due update

Apple iPhone 16GB iOS 9 plans emerge, Samsung Galaxy Alpha also due update

Just when you think your phone-manufacturer might be ignoring your concerns, it comes steaming in with a much-needed operating system update. Suddenly all is well with the world again.

Both Apple and Samsung are said to be rolling out new updates, as they look to address service issues with their 16GB iPhones and the Samsung Galaxy Alpha respectively.

MacRumors reports Apple will include a feature with the new iOS 9 which temporarily delete apps to free up space for the vital download.

The upshot should be that rather than hitting a brick wall due to a lack of capacity, users will see data-hungry apps briefly removed from their device to make space for the iOS 9.

Once the update is complete, the deleted apps will be automatically reinstalled, allowing them to carry on as before.

When Apple released iOS 8, which required 4GB of space, it caused 16GB iPhone users all manner of problems.

The new update feature, plus the more streamlined nature of iOS 9 - which is thought to only need 1.3GB - should help put users' minds at rest.

Apple is expected to release iOS 9 for iPhone users in the autumn.

samsung galaxy alpha detail

And so on to Samsung. Not to be left out, the firm's French unit has confirmed the Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS update is to be rolled out to Galaxy Alpha devices.

This means owners of the metal-clad smartphones - who recently received the Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) OS update - should benefit from further bug fixes.

Issues relating to Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth discovery, video streaming, clock alarms, ringer audio, browser launches and more are set to be addressed by the update.

Samsung France says the over-the-air update is imminent, although carrier testing of the new Android build may slow down the rollout in some regions.

Source:

Time

MacRumors

IB Times

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