Update: Apple briefly released iOS 8.0.1 on Wednesday, but quickly pulled it after updaters reported that the move killed their cellular service and Touch ID.

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Apple is reportedly prepping an update to its latest-generation mobile operating system, which launched a week ago with a number of glitches.

Since its Sept. 17 debut, iOS 8 has been installed on at least 46 percent of smartphones and tablets. But early adopters are already complaining about slow Wi-Fi and battery drainage, as well as an infestation of bugs.

Those initial flaws, however, will get patched up when Apple releases iOS 8.0.1, MacRumors said, citing an anonymous source. Cupertino is expected to fix issues with its phone service, keyboard, Safari browser, AirDrop sharing, and VPN.

And while there is no official word on when the updated OS will hit airwaves, MacRumors suggested that Apple was already seeding carrier partners with iOS 8.0.1, before the company announced launch dates.

Apple did not immediately respond to PCMag's request for comment.

iOS 8 got its start this summer, when Cupertino released the next-gen mobile OS to developers, complete with HomeKit and HealthKit, as well as a handful of other additions and improvements.

But it didn't take long for folks to find fault with the new service, which causes apps to crash 3.3 percent of the time. According to analytics firm Crittercism, devices running iOS 8 are 67 percent more likely to crash than last year's iOS 7, Bloomberg reported.

Unsurprisingly, older iPhones running the newest operating system are at the greatest risk, according to Crittercism CEO Andrew Levy, who told Bloomberg that iOS 8 includes more than 4,000 new functions to which developers have to adapt.

For more, see PCMag's review of Apple iOS 8 and the slideshow above. Also check out 3 Features You Should Enable in iOS 8, as well as Before and After iOS 8: What's Different?

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