Release appearance
iOS 5.0.1 Beta 1
Recorded context
About this appearance
iOS 5.0.1 Beta 1 is represented by 6 editorially reviewed, source-backed records from the 2011-11-02 milestone; unsupported routes and builds are excluded, while cumulative context is labeled explicitly.
- Date
- Nov 2, 2011
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Opening the maintenance cycle
Contemporaneous release coverage places the first 5.0.1 developer seed on November 2, 2011. The surviving Apple Developer entry displays November 3, so this page keeps the release-day identity and records the one-day source mismatch.[1][2]
Selected milestone records
Six source-linked records describe the seed's maintenance scope: four broad reliability or usability items, one security repair identified in a contemporary recap, and one first-party storage-management API.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Public boundary
Apple announced worldwide availability for 5.0.1 on November 10. That existing Public event remains separately owned and is not patched by this batch.[10]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- New File Attribute for Managing Data Backups
Apple Developer · Apple · 2011-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · Apple page date — November 3, 2011
- Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2011-11-02T21:38:37.000Z · Release date — Wednesday November 2, 2011 2:38 pm PDT
- Apple Issues iOS 5.0.1 Beta 2
9to5Mac · 9to5 Staff · 2011-11-04T17:50:26.000Z · Beta 1 retrospective — fixed the Smart Cover security flaw
- New File Attribute for Managing Data Backups
Apple Developer · Apple · 2011-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · Developer API — new way for developers to specify files that should remain on device
- Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2011-11-02T21:38:37.000Z · Developer-note category — Contains security improvements
- Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2011-11-02T21:38:37.000Z · Release-note item — Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
- Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2011-11-02T21:38:37.000Z · Release-note item — Fixes bugs affecting battery life
- Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2011-11-02T21:38:37.000Z · Release-note item — Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
- Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2011-11-02T21:38:37.000Z · Release-note item — Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
- iOS 5.0.1 Now Available to Customers
Apple Developer · Apple · 2011-11-10T00:00:00.000Z · Public boundary — iOS 5.0.1 is now available to iOS users worldwide
- Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2011-11-02T21:38:37.000Z · Release identity — Apple just released iOS 5.0.1 beta to developers
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · fixed
Documents in the Cloud repairs
The seed carried general repairs for Apple's cloud-document workflow without naming individual failures.
- [1] Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements · Release-note item — Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
enhancement · changed
Australian dictation recognition
The beta described a recognition improvement for Australian English dictation users.
- [1] Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements · Release-note item — Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
bugFix · fixed
Battery-life repairs
The first seed associated the maintenance update with repairs for unspecified battery-life defects.
- [1] Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements · Release-note item — Fixes bugs affecting battery life
feature · introduced
Multitasking gestures for the original iPad
The first maintenance beta exposed the multitasking gesture set on the original iPad.
- [1] Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements · Release-note item — Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
developerApi · introduced
Low-storage file retention attribute
Apple exposed a developer mechanism for protecting designated offline content from low-storage cleanup.
- [1] New File Attribute for Managing Data Backups · Developer API — new way for developers to specify files that should remain on device
security · fixed
iPad 2 Smart Cover passcode protection
Release-day notes only named security work broadly; later coverage of Beta 2 identified the Smart Cover lock-screen repair in its Beta 1 recap.
- [1] Apple Issues iOS 5.0.1 Beta 2 · Beta 1 retrospective — fixed the Smart Cover security flaw
- [2] Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements · Developer-note category — Contains security improvements