behavior · changed
3D Touch app-switcher gesture
documentedconfirmed
Apple restored access to the app switcher by pressing the display edge on supported hardware.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 11 Updates · iOS 11.1 — Other improvements and fixes
Release record
iOS 11.1
Full article
Public release
- Recorded milestones
- 6
- Beta cycle
- 34d
- Average interval
- 7d
- Public release
- Oct 31, 2017
Release notes
Overview
Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.
Release overview
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- About the security content of iOS 11.1
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 11.1 — Released October 31, 2017
- About the security content of iOS 11.1
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 11.1 — security content
Documented & observed
Changes in this version
Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
security · fixed
iOS 11.1 security fixes
documentedconfirmed
Apple’s advisory documents security corrections including lock-screen permission issues and KRACK-related Wi-Fi state handling on specified devices.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About the security content of iOS 11.1 · iOS 11.1 — security content
bugFix · fixed
Photos and accessibility fixes
documentedconfirmed
Apple grouped a series of Photos reliability corrections with accessibility improvements for PDFs, notifications, Mail, and braille input.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 11 Updates · iOS 11.1 — Photos; Accessibility
feature · introduced
Expanded emoji set
documentedconfirmed
The point release expanded the system emoji catalog with more than 70 documented additions.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 11 Updates · iOS 11.1 — Emoji
Milestones
Release history
Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.
Developer beta
Beta 1
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +12 days
Developer beta
Beta 2
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +7 days
Developer beta
Beta 3
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +4 days
Developer beta
Beta 4
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +3 days
Developer beta
Beta 5
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +8 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verifiediOS 11.1 reached the public release channel on October 31, 2017. iOS 11.1 was publicly released on October 31, 2017. It combined a visible emoji expansion with accessibility, Photos, app-switching, and security corrections. This article records the public appearance only and does not assign cumulative notes to an earlier beta.
- Availability
- available
- Sources
- 6 linked
Historical context
Cycle comparison
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .1 releases
48 days, 5.2 milestones
Based on 20 previous iOS .1 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
34d (avg: 58d)
24 days shorter than the iOS average
Duration ranking
#78 of 92
Middle of the pack iOS beta cycles
Longest gap in this cycle
12 days
Between Beta 1 and Beta 2