As announced earlier, Apple has released iOS 8.1 update for compatible iPhone iPad and iPod touch. The update includes support for Apple pay for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Along with iOS 8.1, Apple has also added iCloud Photo Library Beta.
The update also brings camera roll back. iOS 8.1 finally adds option to select between 2G, 3G or LTE networks for cellular data. The iOS 8.1 update files size is less than 100 MB but it still require more than 2GB of free. If you want to clean junk files then follow this tutorial and also check how to prepare for iOS 8.1 update.
Apple iOS 8.1 is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It is compatible with following devices:
- iPhone:
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone 5s
- iPhone 5c
- iPhone 5
- iPhone 4S
- iPad:
- iPad Air 2
- iPad Air
- iPad 4th Generation
- iPad 3rd Generation
- iPad 2
- iPad Mini:
- iPad Mini 3
- iPad Mini with Retina Display
- iPad Mini
- iPod
- iPod Touch 5th Generation
iOS 8.1 comes wit many new features and improvements. Here’s a complete changelog:
What’s New in iOS 8.1:
This release includes new features, improvements and bug fixes, including:
- Apple Pay support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (U.S. only)
- Photos includes new features, improvements and fixes
- Adds iCloud Photo Library as a beta service
- Adds Camera Roll album in Photos app and My Photo Stream album when iCloud Photo Library is not enabled
- Provides alerts when running low on space before capturing Time Lapse videos
- Messages includes new features, improvements and fixes
- Adds the ability for iPhone users to send and receive SMS and MMS text messages from their iPad and Mac
- Resolves an issue where search would sometimes not display results
- Fixes a bug that caused read messages to not be marked as read
- Fixes issues with group messaging
- Resolves issues with Wi-Fi performance that could occur when connected to some base stations
- Fixes an issue that could prevent connections to Bluetooth hands-free devices
- Fixes bugs that could cause screen rotation to stop working
- Adds an option to select between 2G, 3G or LTE networks for cellular data
- Fixes an issue in Safari where videos would sometimes not play
- Adds AirDrop support for Passbook passes
- Adds an option to enable Dictation in Settings for Keyboards, separate from Siri
- Enables HealthKit apps to access data in the background
- Accessibility improvements and fixes
- Fixes an issue that prevented Guided Access from working properly
- Fixes a bug where VoiceOver would not work with 3rd party keyboards
- Improves stability and audio quality when using MFi Hearing Aids with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
- Fixes an issue with VoiceOver where tone dialing would get stuck on a tone until dialing another number
- Improves reliability when using handwriting, Bluetooth keyboards and Braille displays with VoiceOver
- Fixes an issue that was preventing the use of OS X Caching Server for iOS updatesSome features may not be available for all countries or all areas.For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.
