Reprinted from TidBITS by permission; reuse governed by Creative Commons license BY-NC-ND 3.0. TidBITS has offered years of thoughtful commentary on Apple and Internet topics. For free email subscriptions and access to the entire TidBITS archive, visit http://www.tidbits.com/ iOS 11.0.2 Fixes iPhone 8 Crackling Josh Centers Apple has released iOS 11.0.2, this time with actual release notes! The update fixes crackling noises during phone calls on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. (Apparently, making phone calls isn't a common enough iPhone activity for Apple to have caught this problem in testing.) [1][tn_iOS-11.0.2-notes.jpg] iOS 11.0.2 also addresses a bug that could cause photos to become hidden and fixes another that could prevent you from opening attachments in encrypted email messages. Surprisingly, this is the second iOS update in a row that [2]doesn't include any security fixes. You can get the iOS 11.0.2 update, which is roughly 275 MB, in Settings > General > Software Update or via iTunes. We haven't heard of any reason to avoid it, but it's also sufficiently targeted that most people who don't have an iPhone 8 can install at their leisure. References 1. http://tidbits.com/resources/2017-10/iOS-11.0.2-notes.png 2. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208164