iOS 8.1 : What’s New?

Last updated Jun 24, 2017 716

From the presentation to the beta until the official launch: what has changed with iOS 8.1 and how you can better appreciate the new features incorporated in the new update.

The new iOS 8.1 is finally available to the public. From the presentation on 16 October during the keynote focused on the new iPad and iMac 5K today’s launch we have been able to discover, beta after beta, all the changes introduced by the new update that can be downloaded and installed on the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 and subsequent and subsequent versions, as well as fifth-generation iPod touch and iPad any mini.

Among the main novelties, we recommend the introduction of Instant Hotspot and the ability to send and receive SMS messages on Mac. The same will also find details on Apple Pay, Camera Roll and Photo Library iCloud, three other important innovations that have been introduced with this update only.

An interesting possibility – already spotted in a previous beta – to select the type of internet connection in the base if necessary: while up to iOS 8 was all handled automatically by the device, you can now manually select between LTE, 3G and 2G case of poor network coverage thus saving precious battery. Also changed the icon iBook was introduced a switch in Settings > General > Keyboard to enable / disable the dictation of Widget and icons can be activated / deactivated within the Notifications Center have been enlarged slightly for clarity.

Here are the details of all the latest news and bug fixes :

Addition of the beta version of the service iCloud Photo Library.
Inclusion of the album ” Camera Roll ” in the app photos and album ” My photo stream ” Photo Library when iCloud is not enabled.
Alerts you when the free space is not enough to achieve first time-lapse video.
Messages includes new features, enhancements and fixes.
Possibility for iPhone users to send and receive SMS and MMS messages from your iPad and Mac.
Resolution of a problem for which research sometimes did not show any results.
Fixed a bug where read messages were not marked as such.
Fixed problems with the messages of the group.
Troubleshooting Wi-Fi performance that could occur when connecting with some basics.
Fixed an issue that could prevent you from connecting to Bluetooth hands-free devices.
Correction of errors that could prevent the screen from rotating properly.
Added an option to select 2G, 3G or LTE for mobile data.
Fixed a bug in Safari that sometimes did not allow video playback.
Added support for AirDrop ticket’s Passbook.
Introduction of an option, independent of Siri, which enables dictation setting’s keyboards.
Possibility for HealthKit app to access data in the background.
Enhancements and fixes for accessibility.
Fixed an issue that prevented the proper functioning of Led Access.
Fixed a bug that prevented the operation of third-party keyboards with VoiceOver.
Improved stability and sound quality while using hearing aids with MFi iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Fixed a problem with the VoiceOver for which the composition is blocked on a tone to the composition of a new number.
Improved reliability through the use of writing, keyboards and Bluetooth Braille display with VoiceOver.
Fixed an issue that prevented the use of the cache server for OS X updates to iOS.