Release record
Release notes
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Apple’s retired support article documents that iOS 8.0.1 caused some iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices to lose cellular service and Touch ID functionality.[1]
Source ledger
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Apple Support · Apple · 2014-09-26T00:00:00.000Z · Title and abstract — archived September 27, 2014
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z · 2014 security-update table — iOS 8.0.1 omitted
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · Version index — iOS 8.0.1 omitted
Apple Support · Apple · 2014-09-26T00:00:00.000Z · Archived September 27, 2014
Documented & observed
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Release changes
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regression · regression
Apple documented loss of cellular connectivity and Touch ID after some iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices installed iOS 8.0.1.
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Milestones
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Public release
The surviving first-party record for iOS 8.0.1 documents a cellular-service and Touch ID regression on some iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices; no itemized Apple patch list survives.
Historical context
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Historical avg for .0.1 releases
8 days, 3.0 milestones
Based on 1 previous iOS .0.1 releases
| Version | Year | Cycle | Milestones | Avg. Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iOS 5.0.1 | 2011 | 8d | 3 | 4d |
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