iOS 11.2 Beta Fixes Calculator Bug Causing Incorrect Calculations when Numbers Are Rapidly Entered

calculatorapp 1The new iOS 11.2 beta, released to developers this morning, addresses a Calculator animation issue that's been present since iOS 11 was released to the public in September and throughout the iOS 11 beta testing process.

In all versions of iOS 11 prior to iOS 11.2, a calculator animation causes some symbols to be ignored when entered in rapid succession. As an example, if you tap 1+2+3 and then hit the equals sign quickly, animation lag is likely to case the result to be 24 instead of 6.

With the iOS 11.2 beta, Apple has removed the animations from the calculator app, so calculations can be conducted rapidly with no need to pause between entering numbers to obtain the correct result.

Though the Calculator bug was present throughout the iOS 11 beta testing process, it gained significant attention last week, likely prompting the fix in today's beta. An Apple engineer said dozens of people had filed bug reports about the problem, and hundreds of complaints were lodged on reddit and the MacRumors forums.

iPhone users who regularly use the Calculator app should find it to be much more accurate with the slow animations removed.

Related Forum: iOS 11

Top Rated Comments

canadianreader Avatar
71 months ago
Apple has a team dedicated to read macrumors articles
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Meandmunch Avatar
71 months ago
It is hard not to see a bit of humor in the fact the calculator is buggy. The most basic and simple of Apple apps that has been with the OS and iOS since, forever.
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jerry16 Avatar
71 months ago
It is hard not to see a bit of humor in the fact the calculator is buggy. The most basic and simple of Apple apps that has been with the OS and iOS since, forever.
and it can't even manage to find it's way over to the iPad after all. these. years.
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
pat500000 Avatar
71 months ago
Macrumor is our new feedback system! Make more headlines!
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
GuilleA Avatar
71 months ago
Still can't understand why they can't (or won't) update individual apps through the App Store. This should've been a quick fix just for calculator app, but now we have to wait for 4-5 more betas before release.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Andres Cantu Avatar
71 months ago
And this whole time I thought Apple was reinventing Mathematics ;)
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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