Apple's annual iPhone snafus

Every year, around the time of the iPhone's release, reports of problems plaguing Apple's new smartphone inevitably pop up.

Your iPhone is tracking you

iPhone location

In April 2011, data researchers discovered that the iPhone appeared to be recording users' every move and sending the information back to Apple. IPhone users became furious.

Apple didn't comment for about a week, but finally posted on the company's website a statement saying that the iPhone was not technically recording users' locations. Rather, it was logging nearby Wi-Fi network locations to assist with GPS tracking.

Still, the company admitted that its phones were failing to delete old location data (it was supposed to be wiped after seven days), thanks to a software bug. Years of information was being stored, and the data was being sent to Apple even when users turned off location services on their iPhone.

Apple eventually fixed the bug with a software update.

  @DavidGoldmanCNN - Last updated September 21 2012 10:04 AM ET

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