Release appearance
iOS 4.1 Public
Recorded context
About this appearance
iOS 4.1 introduced Game Center to the public release line, expanded FaceTime support on the new iPod touch, and delivered security fixes for accessibility, FaceTime trust, image parsing, and WebKit.
- Date
- Sep 8, 2010
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
The public release brought Game Center’s friend challenges, automatic matchmaking, achievements, leaderboards, and game discovery to supported devices. On the new iPod touch, iOS 4.1 also underpinned FaceTime video calling alongside multitasking and folders.[1][2]
Apple’s security bulletin documents a VoiceOver correction for location-service indicators, stronger certificate handling for FaceTime calls, safer TIFF and GIF parsing, and numerous WebKit memory-safety fixes. These entries are representative rather than a one-record-per-CVE transcription.[3]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- Apple Introduces New iPod touch
Apple Newsroom · 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z · Game Center, FaceTime, and September 8 update
- About the security content of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch
Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 4.1 security content
- About the security content of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch
Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · Accessibility — CVE-2010-1809
- About the security content of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch
Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · FaceTime — CVE-2010-1810
- Apple Introduces New iPod touch
Apple Newsroom · 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z · FaceTime on iPod touch
- Apple Introduces New iPod touch
Apple Newsroom · 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z · Game Center
- About the security content of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch
Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · ImageIO — CVE-2010-1811 and CVE-2010-1817
- Apple Introduces New iPod touch
Apple Newsroom · 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z · iOS 4.1 features and September 8 availability
- About the security content of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch
Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · WebKit entries
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
feature · introduced
Game Center social gaming network
Supported games could connect players with friends or automatically selected opponents while surfacing scores, achievements, and games played by friends.
- [1] Apple Introduces New iPod touch · Game Center
security · fixed
VoiceOver announcement for location use
The change made the location-services status cue available to VoiceOver users instead of leaving it visual-only.
- [1] About the security content of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch · Accessibility — CVE-2010-1809
security · fixed
FaceTime certificate validation
Apple tied the issue to an attacker in a privileged network position and addressed it through stricter certificate handling.
- [1] About the security content of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch · FaceTime — CVE-2010-1810
compatibility · introduced
FaceTime support on the new iPod touch
The new iPod touch could place Wi-Fi FaceTime calls to another compatible iPod touch or iPhone 4 and switch between front and rear cameras.
- [1] Apple Introduces New iPod touch · FaceTime on iPod touch
security · fixed
TIFF and GIF parser memory safety
Crafted images could terminate an application or execute code; the release improved image handling and bounds checks.
- [1] About the security content of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch · ImageIO — CVE-2010-1811 and CVE-2010-1817
security · fixed
WebKit SVG and text-node safety
The repaired use-after-free, invalid-state, and memory-corruption conditions could otherwise terminate the browser or permit code execution on a malicious page.
- [1] About the security content of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch · WebKit entries