Release appearance
iOS 6.1 Beta 1
Recorded context
About this appearance
iOS 6.1 Beta 1 is represented by 5 selected source-linked change records from the 2012-11-01 milestone; unsupported routes and build guesses remain excluded.
- Date
- Nov 1, 2012
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Release identity and boundary
Contemporaneous coverage places the first iOS 6.1 developer seed on November 1, 2012. Earlier 6.0.1 reporting describes carrier testing rather than a developer distribution, so this archive does not invent a 6.0.1 beta route.[1][2]
Selected milestone record
The selected records cover the new local-search interface, boarding-pass relevance, advertising-identifier reset, a reported Siri ticket workflow, and an iCloud plan-change restriction later attributed specifically to this first seed.[3][4][5][6][7]
The identity report prints build 10B5095f, but this candidate creates no build because the retained page does not preserve device-specific download artifacts or a first-party build record.[8]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- Apple Testing iOS 6.0.1 with Fixes for Keyboard Screen Glitch, Camera Flash Issues, and More
MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2012-10-22T14:40:17.000Z · 6.0.1 boundary — Apple has begun carrier testing of iOS 6.0.1
- Apple Seeds First iOS 6.1 Beta to Developers
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2012-11-01T18:30:26.000Z · Release date — Thursday November 1, 2012
- Apple posts iOS 6.1 Beta 2, new Apple TV beta
iDownloadBlog · Christian Zibreg · 2012-11-12T18:15:59.000Z · Beta 1 retrospective — will not be able to upgrade or downgrade your iCloud storage
- Apple seeds iOS 6.1 Beta to developers with Maps Kit improvements
iDownloadBlog · Christian Zibreg · 2012-11-01T18:39:52.000Z · MapKit search — programmatically search for map-based addresses and points of interest
- Apple seeds iOS 6.1 Beta to developers with Maps Kit improvements
iDownloadBlog · Christian Zibreg · 2012-11-01T18:39:52.000Z · Pass relevance — The date must match for these passes to be relevant
- Apple seeds iOS 6.1 Beta to developers with Maps Kit improvements
iDownloadBlog · Christian Zibreg · 2012-11-01T18:39:52.000Z · Settings control — new Reset Advertising Identifier button has been added
- Apple to bring movie ticket purchasing to Siri with upcoming iOS 6.1 update
9to5Mac · Mark Gurman · 2012-11-04T21:43:58.000Z · Siri observation — ability to get movie tickets
- Apple Seeds First iOS 6.1 Beta to Developers
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2012-11-01T18:30:26.000Z · Build evidence — build number of 10B5095f
- Apple Seeds First iOS 6.1 Beta to Developers
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2012-11-01T18:30:26.000Z · Developer integration — developers can integrate Apple's new mapping service in their apps
- Apple to bring movie ticket purchasing to Siri with upcoming iOS 6.1 update
9to5Mac · Mark Gurman · 2012-11-04T21:43:58.000Z · Observed Siri capability — ability to get movie tickets
- Apple Seeds First iOS 6.1 Beta to Developers
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2012-11-01T18:30:26.000Z · Passbook scope — improvement to how boarding passes are handled in Passbook
- Apple Seeds First iOS 6.1 Beta to Developers
MacRumors · Jordan Golson · 2012-11-01T18:30:26.000Z · Release identity — Apple today released the first beta of iOS 6.1 to developers
- iOS 6.1 to Add Siri-Based Movie Ticket Purchases via Fandango
MacRumors · Eric Slivka · 2012-11-05T14:34:25.000Z · Report mirror — purchase movie tickets through Siri
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
feature · introduced
Advertising Identifier reset control
Advertising settings gained a control intended to rotate the device's advertising identifier for later requests.
- [1] Apple seeds iOS 6.1 Beta to developers with Maps Kit improvements · Settings control — new Reset Advertising Identifier button has been added
developerApi · introduced
MapKit local-search classes
The first seed exposed a local-search API for applications to retrieve addresses and places from Apple's map service.
- [1] Apple Seeds First iOS 6.1 Beta to Developers · Developer integration — developers can integrate Apple's new mapping service in their apps
- [2] Apple seeds iOS 6.1 Beta to developers with Maps Kit improvements · MapKit search — programmatically search for map-based addresses and points of interest
bugFix · knownIssue
iCloud storage-plan changes
A later developer-note reproduction specifically records that Beta 1 could not change the user's iCloud storage plan.
- [1] Apple posts iOS 6.1 Beta 2, new Apple TV beta · Beta 1 retrospective — will not be able to upgrade or downgrade your iCloud storage
behavior · changed
Date-and-location relevance for boarding passes
Boarding-pass relevance began requiring the date to match, while a matching location extended the presentation window.
- [1] Apple seeds iOS 6.1 Beta to developers with Maps Kit improvements · Pass relevance — The date must match for these passes to be relevant
- [2] Apple Seeds First iOS 6.1 Beta to Developers · Passbook scope — improvement to how boarding passes are handled in Passbook
feature · introduced
Siri movie-ticket purchasing
Developers found a United States workflow that handed Siri movie-ticket requests to Fandango for checkout.
- [1] Apple to bring movie ticket purchasing to Siri with upcoming iOS 6.1 update · Observed Siri capability — ability to get movie tickets
- [2] iOS 6.1 to Add Siri-Based Movie Ticket Purchases via Fandango · Report mirror — purchase movie tickets through Siri