<div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Updating your smartphone’s firmware to the newest update is recommended for users as it not only improves the performance but it also brings in new features to your device. Who wouldn’t want that? While it is good habit to keep your devices up to date, there are certain issues that new updates could bring. For instance when Apple announced the new iOS 8 update, users started facing Touch ID issues, battery problems, Wi-Fi connectivity problems, Bluetooth problems, and so on.<br> </div><div>Apple is known to be quick on fixing bugs and it did so by rolling out incremental updates with iOS 8.2 and 8.3. Today Apple has released yet another update, iOS 8.4, for iPhone and iPad users. Apart from bringing bug fixes and improvements in performance, the new update also comes with a revamped Music app and Apple's on-demand streaming music service, Apple Music. The iOS 8.4 update is now available for all supported iDevices and along with Apple Music, brings the 24x7 Beats 1 radio service to over 100 countries.<br><br>The new music service has been one of the most talked about features from Apple this year as it offers the entire iTunes store music library to users at a monthly fee and users get the service free of charge for the first three months. However some users are reporting that Apple Music comes with an auto-renewal setting, which means at the end of the three months, users will be charged automatically via their iTunes ID. Thankfully, the auto-renewal setting can be switched off in case you don’t like the service or are just not in the mood for paying the subscription. When Apple announced the service, the subscription was priced at $ 9.99, but it seems that the cost of the service in different countries will differ. For instance in Thailand and Indonesia the service is $5 (Rs. 300) per month, in the Philippines and Russia it is $3 (Rs. 180) and Indian customers can avail the monthly service for just while in India it is available for just $2 (Rs. 120). <br> </div><div>While this does sound exciting, it should be noted that the content might also differ for different countries. Users are also reporting that the new Music app refreshes your music library and might remove every single song that you have on your device, so better be careful before you go for an update to iOS 8.4. To update your iOS device you need to connect it to your PC and run iTunes which will guide you through the update process. Alternatively you can go to your device’s setting and check for the OS update under the Software Update tab.<br> </div><div>Updating your mobile OS can be risky but if you follow instructions, you should end up with a smooth running device. There have been cases when Android users updated to the new Lollipop update and ended up hating the revamped volume setting and issues with memory and battery drain. Yes, there are certain ways that you can downgrade your system, on iOS and Android, but that would mean a whole lot of tinkering with your device and high-chances of losing your data. But if you are willing to take the risk and are technically sound, then the process requires you to enter the recovery mode and then install an older OS firmware file. </div><div> </div></div>
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