Saturday, April 12, 2014

Apple Releases iOS 7.1

 Apple has released the biggest update so far for iOS 7. Since iOS 7 was the most drastic update that Apple had released since the original iPhone, there were bound to be issues. Though there were incremental updates, iOS 7.1 is the first major blockbuster update and it brings plenty of changes to iOS. Some of the well documented changes are the fixing of white screen of death,
better Touch ID performance as well as subtle changes to the UI and icons. The update is available Over the Air or from iTunes.
The update is about 288 MB in size and after downloading will take about 10 minutes to install. The main changelog of the update as published by Apple is as follows:

CarPlay
iOS experience designed for the car
Simply connect your iPhone to a CarPlay enabled vehicle
Supports Phone, Music, Maps, Messages, and 3rd-party audio apps
Control with Siri and the car’s touchscreen, knobs, and buttons
Siri
Manually control when Siri listens by holding down the home button while you speak and releasing it when you’re done as an alternative to letting Siri automatically notice when you stop talking
New, more natural sounding male and female voices for Mandarin Chinese, UK English, Australian English, and Japanese
iTunes Radio
Search field above Featured Stations to easily create stations based on your favorite artist or song
Buy albums with the tap of a button from Now Playing
Subscribe to iTunes Match on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to enjoy iTunes Radio ad-free
Calendar
Option to display events in month view
Country specific holidays automatically added for many countries
Accessibility
Bold font option now includes the keyboard, calculator, and many icon glyphs
Reduce Motion option now includes Weather, Messages, and multitasking UI animations
New options to display button shapes, darken app colors, and reduce white point
New Camera setting to automatically enable HDR for iPhone 5s
iCloud Keychain support in additional countries
FaceTime call notifications are automatically cleared when you answer a call on another device
Fixes a bug that could occasionally cause a home screen crash
Improves Touch ID fingerprint recognition
Improved performance for iPhone 4
Fixes display of Mail unread badge for numbers greater than 10,000
Continued user interface refinements