Release record

iOS 6.1.1

Full article

Public release

Recorded milestones: 2
Beta cycle: 5d
Average interval: 5d
Public release: Feb 11, 2013

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

iOS 6.1.1 was an iPhone 4S-specific maintenance release for a problem that could reduce cellular performance and reliability. Apple’s surviving note does not identify a new feature or release-specific security delta.^[1]

Source ledger

References

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About iOS 6
Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.1.1
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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 · knownIssue

Evasi0n jailbreak path

undocumentedreported

Testing reported that the newly released seed still allowed the evasi0n jailbreak to run.

Recorded at Beta 1

[1] First iOS 6.1.1 beta does not break recently released evasi0n jailbreak · Security observation — does not block the evasi0n jailbreak tool from running

enhancement · changed

Maps improvements for Japan

documentedcorroborated

The seed grouped navigation pronunciation, routing, map-label, icon, color, and landmark work for users in Japan.

Recorded at Beta 1

[1] Apple Seeds First Beta of iOS 6.1.1 to Developers · Maps release notes — improvements to Maps for Japan
[2] Apple releases iOS 6.1.1 beta to developers with major enhancements to Maps for Japan · Maps release notes — major enhancements to Maps for Japan

bugFix · fixed

iPhone 4S cellular reliability

partiallyDocumentedconfirmed

The maintenance update targeted an issue affecting iPhone 4S cellular behavior, although Apple’s surviving note does not describe the trigger or network conditions.

Recorded at Public

[1] About iOS 6 · iOS 6.1.1

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

Feb 6, 2013
Developer beta
Beta 1
Full articleEditorially verified
iOS 6.1.1 Beta 1 is represented by 2 selected source-linked change records from the 2013-02-06 milestone; unsupported routes and build guesses remain excluded.
Availability
available
Sources
9 linked
Open this appearance
Feb 11, 2013+5 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verified
iOS 6.1.1 addressed cellular performance and reliability on iPhone 4S, with no additional itemized change in Apple’s surviving release history.
Availability
available
Sources
1 linked
Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .1.1 releases

35 days, 4.0 milestones

Based on 1 previous iOS .1.1 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

5d (avg: 58d)

53 days shorter than the iOS average

Previous .1.1 releases (iOS)

Previous comparable iOS releases
Version	Year	Cycle	Milestones	Avg. Interval
iOS 12.1.1	2018	35d	4	12d

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Official release notes