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iOS 6.1 Public

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iOS 6.1 widened LTE availability, added Siri ticket purchasing and individual iTunes Match downloads, exposed an advertising reset control, and delivered network, identity, kernel, and browser security fixes.

Date
Jan 28, 2013
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 visible changes broadened connectivity and media access: more carrier networks received LTE support, Siri could purchase movie tickets through Fandango in the United States, and iTunes Match users could retrieve songs one at a time rather than only through broader downloads.[1][2]

A new control reset the Advertising Identifier, while the security bulletin records stricter identity-certificate failure handling, kernel pointer validation, blocked erroneous certificate authorities, preserved JavaScript preferences, hardened Wi-Fi parsing, and extensive WebKit repairs.[3][4]

Source ledger

References

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  1. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.1 — LTE, Siri, and iTunes Match

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  2. Apple Updates iOS to 6.1

    Apple Newsroom · 2013-01-28T00:00:00Z · LTE carriers, Fandango, and iTunes Match

    Back to text ↑
  3. About the security content of iOS 6.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · Identity Services through Wi-Fi entries

    Back to text ↑
  4. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.1 — Advertising Identifier

    Back to text ↑
  5. About the security content of iOS 6.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · Identity Services — CVE-2013-0963; Security — TURKTRUST certificates

  6. Apple Updates iOS to 6.1

    Apple Newsroom · 2013-01-28T00:00:00Z · Individual iTunes Match downloads

  7. Apple security updates (2013)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.1 — 28 Jan 2013

  8. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.1 — Fandango with Siri

  9. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.1 — iTunes Match

  10. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.1 — LTE

  11. Apple Updates iOS to 6.1

    Apple Newsroom · 2013-01-28T00:00:00Z · iOS 6.1 availability and features

  12. About the security content of iOS 6.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.1 security content

  13. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.1

  14. About the security content of iOS 6.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · Kernel — CVE-2013-0964; WebKit entries

  15. Apple Updates iOS to 6.1

    Apple Newsroom · 2013-01-28T00:00:00Z · LTE expansion

  16. Apple Updates iOS to 6.1

    Apple Newsroom · 2013-01-28T00:00:00Z · Siri movie-ticket purchases

  17. About the security content of iOS 6.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · StoreKit — CVE-2013-0974; Wi-Fi — CVE-2012-2619

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

compatibility · changed

Expanded LTE carrier support

documentedconfirmed

Apple announced LTE capability for 36 additional iPhone carriers and 23 additional iPad carriers, subject to compatible hardware and carrier networks.

  1. [1] About iOS 6 · iOS 6.1 — LTE
  2. [2] Apple Updates iOS to 6.1 · LTE expansion

feature · introduced

Advertising Identifier reset control

documentedconfirmed

The release exposed a direct reset action for the identifier used by advertising systems.

  1. [1] About iOS 6 · iOS 6.1 — Advertising Identifier

security · fixed

Kernel and WebKit security

documentedconfirmed

Argument checks prevented a user-mode process from reaching the first page of kernel memory, while WebKit fixes addressed memory corruption and cross-site scripting involving pasted content and frames.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 6.1 Software Update · Kernel — CVE-2013-0964; WebKit entries

enhancement · changed

Individual iTunes Match song downloads

documentedconfirmed

The update added song-level retrieval instead of requiring a broader album or playlist download workflow.

  1. [1] Apple Updates iOS to 6.1 · Individual iTunes Match downloads
  2. [2] About iOS 6 · iOS 6.1 — iTunes Match

feature · introduced

Siri movie-ticket purchasing

documentedconfirmed

The integration extended Siri’s movie information into a transaction flow for supported U.S. showings.

  1. [1] About iOS 6 · iOS 6.1 — Fandango with Siri
  2. [2] Apple Updates iOS to 6.1 · Siri movie-ticket purchases

security · fixed

Identity and certificate validation

documentedconfirmed

Identity Services returned a null result instead of an empty identity after certificate validation failed, and iOS stopped accepting the incorrect TURKTRUST intermediates documented by Apple.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 6.1 Software Update · Identity Services — CVE-2013-0963; Security — TURKTRUST certificates

security · fixed

StoreKit preference and Wi-Fi parsing security

documentedconfirmed

The update preserved the user’s Safari JavaScript preference and blocked a same-network input path that could temporarily disable Wi-Fi on affected hardware.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 6.1 Software Update · StoreKit — CVE-2013-0974; Wi-Fi — CVE-2012-2619