Apple releases iOS 8.1.3 reducing storage required to update, squashing Spotlight bugs, more
Apple on Tuesday issued an update for its iOS mobile operating system, addressing complaints about how much storage was required to install new software, and also fixing a number of bugs related to FaceTime, iMessages, Spotlight, and iPad multitasking gestures.
iOS 8.1.3 is now available for download through the Software Update section of the native Settings app on iPhone or iPad. Users can also update through iTunes on a Mac or PC.
According to Apple, the minor release includes bug fixes, increased stability, and performance improvements. The spotlighted list of changes are:
The previous release of iOS, version 8.1.2, arrived in early December, also a minor bug and security fix. That update addressed an issue that could cause users to lose ringtones purchased from iTunes.
The next major release of Apple's mobile operating system is expected to be iOS 8.2, which is currently in beta for developers. The iOS 8.2 pre-release builds include Apple's WatchKit tools, required for developing applications to run on the forthcoming Apple Watch.
iOS 8.1.3 is now available for download through the Software Update section of the native Settings app on iPhone or iPad. Users can also update through iTunes on a Mac or PC.
According to Apple, the minor release includes bug fixes, increased stability, and performance improvements. The spotlighted list of changes are:
- Reduces the amount of storage required to perform a software update
- Fixes an issue that prevented some users from entering their Apple ID password for Messages and FaceTime
- Addresses an issue that caused Spotlight to stop displaying app results
- Fixes an issue which prevented multitasking gestures from working on iPad
- Adds new configuration options for education standardized testing
The previous release of iOS, version 8.1.2, arrived in early December, also a minor bug and security fix. That update addressed an issue that could cause users to lose ringtones purchased from iTunes.
The next major release of Apple's mobile operating system is expected to be iOS 8.2, which is currently in beta for developers. The iOS 8.2 pre-release builds include Apple's WatchKit tools, required for developing applications to run on the forthcoming Apple Watch.
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Cue the "Is it safe to update to?"
But really.
Pity the article doesn't go into a bit more depth, if you will, on this, nor any mention of 8.2. Also no mention on the 120 Sports added to the Apple TV?
I would like to update my wife's 4s from iOS 6 wirelessly with only 246MB free (she's got a ton of baby videos.)
Also no mention on the 120 Sports added to the Apple TV?
I don't understand why adding each new channel requires an ATV software update...
99% of the time it's ok. I'm updating my 6+ now. If that seems ok, then I'll update my iPad too.
Because it needs to be appended to all of the menus, among other things.
I would like to update my wife's 4s from iOS 6 wirelessly with only 246MB free (she's got a ton of baby videos.)
The 4s is pretty laggy with iOS 8.x, to the point of being unusable. And there is no going back at this point if you don't like it.
The 4s is pretty laggy with iOS 8.x, to the point of being unusable. And there is no going back at this point if you don't like it.
Turning off Predictive typing helps improve typing on the 4S with iOS 8. But yes, iOS 7.1.2 should have been the last version on the 4S.
I don't understand why adding each new channel requires an ATV software update...
Because it needs to be appended to all of the menus, among other things.
I literally can't remember the last time I hard-coded an item in a menu, though I do still see newer developers do that sort thing on occasion.
So how much space is now required??
I would like to update my wife's 4s from iOS 6 wirelessly with only 246MB free (she's got a ton of baby videos.)
Transfer all those baby videos off the iPhone, run the update, and then sync them back to the iPhone as movies, if she really wants them on the phone.
I hope Apple doesn't use this as an excuse for continuing with the 16mb iPhone/iPad.
Ok Thanks... I think I will just wait for my tax refund to upgrade her phone to the 6.
Because it needs to be appended to all of the menus, among other things.
But I suspect the point was that something like that shouldn't be hardcoded into the system software. It shouldn't require a .x release (or even a .Y.x release) to add new channels. It should be more akin to a data table that can be updated via a non-system software update rather than make the new channels wait for an OS update to deploy.
That said, there may be performance reasons for doing it the way they do. And it certainly a good carrot to get people to update their OS software.
As opposed to the stick Apple uses on iPhones/iPads of forced, hidden download of huge, unwanted system updates. I guess in a couple of days I'll need to remember to go in and delete that which I never asked for in the first place to recover the 2-3+ GB of storage space it takes up.
I don't understand why adding each new channel requires an ATV software update...
Huh? Dozens of channels have been added to the ATV in between iOS updates.
Any mention of a Safari update?
My iPad 2 has a constant- A problem occurred with this web page so it was reloaded' issue, which I never had before iOS8 (although Safari might crash once in a while).
I presume what it really is; its running out of RAM on large websites, even though we all know Apple products have plenty of RAM! /s
Wow that's a great user experience...
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
33 security bugs in 20 separate issues. Repeat after me, Apple is not immune...
It doesn't have to be hard coded. But Apple might be adding addendums to the database that need an update to function. Plus, they could be fixing bugs, working on some underlying code, etc.