By AnonyMouse, 7 March, 2012
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iOS and iPadOS
Apple has released IOS 5.1 as of this afternoon. I am in the process of upgrading as I am typing this posting. So when everyone get up to speed. Let us all know what you think. Post any new findings. What is new, what has been fixed, what is broken or anything you like to submit and talk about. So let the gate open and stampede commence!
Apple has made iOS 5.1, the newest version of its mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, available for download, announcing the update at Wednesday's iPad event. The latest version of iOS features support for a Japanese version of Siri, a new slide-to-open camera option on the lock screen, and a potential fix for battery problems that plagued many iPhone owners upon iOS 5's initial release in October.
Apple's first new version of iOS since November, iOS 5.1 is an update that Apple has been promising for several months, and which will supposedly address and fix the iPhone's much-noted battery issues. After iOS 5 was identified as the culprit for widely reported power problems on the new iPhone 4S back in October, Apple quickly issued iOS 5.0.1; that update, however, did not adequately solve battery issues for many users. Apple issued the following statement via email to HuffPost back in November:
The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers experienced on their iOS 5 devices. We continue to investigate a few remaining issues.
iOS 5.1 is the result of that three-and-a-half month investigation. Aside from Japanese Siri and the camera button on the home screen -- users can now swipe up from home to open the camera app -- look for improved battery usage, as well as a fix to a well-publicized bug that was causing audio issues for some iPhone 4S owners, from the latest iOS update. The full list of new features, fixes and upgrades in iOS 5.1:
Japanese language support for Siri (availability may be limited during initial rollout)
Photos can now be deleted from Photo Stream
Camera shortcut now always visible on Lock Screen for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
Camera face detection now highlights all detected faces
Redesigned Camera app for iPad
Genius Mixes and Genius playlists for iTunes Match subscribers
Audio for TV shows and movies on iPad optimized to sound louder and clearer
Podcast controls for playback speed and a 30 second rewind for iPad
Updated AT&T network indicator
Addresses bugs affecting battery life
Fixes an issue that occasionally caused audio to drop for outgoing calls
Comments
Issue.
Installation
Noticable Fixes
Music player fix
Other noticable News
Dock Bug
Confirmation of doc bug.
More Issues found to be Fixed
One more Note
unmuting with rotor still present
Can't confirm dock issue on iPhone 4.
copy and paste
One battery issue still remains and strange behaviour on unlock
for people who are using blue tooth braille display
Location Services?
Verizon iPhone and Braille displays?
my comments
iOS!
Another issue!
Take Picture on the Lock Screen
IOS 5.1 update
take a picture
no security issue
That's weird. after
The dock problem
Focus 40 Blue can be used without problems
Doc Bug on Iphone 4S after upgrading to IOS 5.1
upgrading to ios version 5.1 via iclowd
Podcast on OTA updates
John, you might want to listen to this podcast, which guides you through updating iOS on your iDevice.
Have you tried updating via iTunes, or is that not an option?
updating on itunes
my thoughts so far
SMS Messages
SMS Virus?
Still no start up sound
VoiceOver More Responsive On iPhone 3GS
Problems I've found.
Sumarized impressions
My impressions of IOS 5.1
voiceover speech dies, but voiceover is still on