This was the case for every phone prior to the iPhone and is certainly the case for Android, as past bugs were patched by some wireless carriers and not by othe

This was the case for every phone prior to the iPhone and is certainly the case for Android, as past bugs were patched by some wireless carriers and not by others. Getting an answer to this may prove difficult, as Apple are very litigious and people know this. If engineers received a gag order, I suspect they probably won't risk violating it.