Apple releases first iOS 8.1.1 beta to developers with bug fixes
Following the release of OS X 10.10.1 Yosemite beta, Apple on Monday issued the first developer beta for iOS 8.1.1 , the upcoming point release for the company's mobile operating system.
With iOS 8.1.1 beta, classified as build 12B432, Apple brings a number of bug fixes and performance improvements to its iPhone and iPad OS, according to the update's release notes.
Notably, display of blood glucose data has been temporarily disabled for the Health app as Apple works to add compatibility with devices that display the metric in mmol/L. Currently, the Health app does not allow manual input of data using that particular unit of measurement, so it will be removed to avoid confusion. While a fix is being engineered, third-party developers can still access the APIs, however.
Apple released iOS 8 in September, though the initial version rolled out with bugs in the HealthKit developer framework that prompted the delay of certain apps supporting the protocol. A subsequent iOS 8.0.1 release attempting to patch the problems was found to disable wireless connectivity and touch ID for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Apple finally issued a stable iOS 8 version in iOS 8.0.2.
With iOS 8.1.1 beta, classified as build 12B432, Apple brings a number of bug fixes and performance improvements to its iPhone and iPad OS, according to the update's release notes.
Notably, display of blood glucose data has been temporarily disabled for the Health app as Apple works to add compatibility with devices that display the metric in mmol/L. Currently, the Health app does not allow manual input of data using that particular unit of measurement, so it will be removed to avoid confusion. While a fix is being engineered, third-party developers can still access the APIs, however.
Apple released iOS 8 in September, though the initial version rolled out with bugs in the HealthKit developer framework that prompted the delay of certain apps supporting the protocol. A subsequent iOS 8.0.1 release attempting to patch the problems was found to disable wireless connectivity and touch ID for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Apple finally issued a stable iOS 8 version in iOS 8.0.2.
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I found apps that are supposed to sync with icloud drive frequently stopped syncing. Pages, Numbers, 1Password, Drafts 4 to name a few.
When app stopped syncing, it would look like the device has lost all the documents when in fact the documents are still sitting in the icloud. Lots of complaints in the apple forum.
Problem went away if I set icloud drive to 'OFF', re-set the iphone 6/iPad Air 2, and turn the icloud drive back to 'On'. Every apps would sync properly for a while and the sync would stop again.
What are you talking about here, the released software or the Beta?
released ios.
My family has reported no serious issues other than my son had some issue with his iPad Air. He restored his iPad Air and was fine.
IOS actually seems to be better from me than Mac OS as far as bugs go. However the Safari bug, where it locks up during text entry, sucks. I have a bug report in for that one and it is still open. Most of the bugs in iOS 8 seem to be less noticeable if you aren't looking closely.
So im hoping this release actually smooths things out. In forums like this I can get hit with the Safari lock up bug rather randomly and sometimes go for days not seeing a problem.
Hopefully, it will work better with older devices. I regret updating my iPad2. They should have left this off the list of devices that could get the update. Just too sluggish. I'm jealous of my wife who never updated hers from one of the iOS 6 versions.
Hopefully I can get this beta installed to test soon as this is my second attempt to respond. Yep Safari hung up while writing my first response. By the way I see this particular bug when writing in a text box like this one. Generally it seems to be related to the use of a back space key and is near impossible to force to happen.
In your case you describe something a bit different. If you can in fact reproduce the problem then I'd suggest detailing everything including the step by step set of actions that leads to the hang up. With this info send Apple a bug report. There is always the possibility that this is a different sort of bug even though it sounds similar. Bug reports are especially useful when you can force the problem to happen every single time.
On my iPad 3 it has been a mixed bag with some aspects of the machine obviously slower and others improved. I especially like that Safari is much snappier. I would not be surprised to see some minor performance improvements but would be happy to see the bugs gone instead.
definite speed upgrade even if its minor in 8.1.1!
speed upgrade with 8.1.1
I've been fortunate to not have any issues with iOS 8 on my iPad 2. I now have an Air 2 but my wife is still using the iPad 2 without any issues. Her 4S on the other hand has not faired so well with iOS 8 but that's probably got more to do with the device itself getting near the end of it's life due to regular use.
Our 1st gen iPad Mini seems to be running 8.1 fine so far.