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iOS 8.0 Public

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Public release

Recorded context

About this appearance

The public iOS 8 release introduced major communication, media, keyboard, health, family, cloud, cross-device, developer-platform, privacy, and security changes.

Date
Sep 17, 2014
Availability
available
Revision
No

Chronology evidence

Appearance sources

These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.

  1. Apple Announces iOS 8 Available September 17

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · Continuity

  2. Apple Announces iOS 8 Available September 17

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · Family Sharing

  3. Apple Announces iOS 8 Available September 17

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · Health and HealthKit

  4. Start Developing for iOS 8

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2014-06-02T00:00:00.000Z · HealthKit

  5. Apple Announces iOS 8 Available September 17

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · iCloud Drive

  6. Apple security updates (2014)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 — 17 Sept 2014

  7. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 — Camera improvements

  8. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 — Continuity features

  9. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 — Family Sharing

  10. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 — Health

  11. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 — iCloud Drive

  12. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 — Messages improvements

  13. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 — Photos improvements

  14. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 — QuickType keyboard

  15. Start Developing for iOS 8

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2014-06-02T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 APIs and technologies

  16. Apple Announces iOS 8 Available September 17

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 SDK

  17. About the security content of iOS 8

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8 security content

  18. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8

  19. Apple Announces iOS 8 Available September 17

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · QuickType and third-party keyboards

  20. Apple Announces iOS 8 Available September 17

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · September 17 public availability and launch features

  21. About the security content of iOS 8

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z · Wi-Fi — passive scan MAC randomization

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

feature · changed

Photos editing, search, and extensions

documentedconfirmed

The Photos app added one-swipe light and color correction, detailed exposure controls, date and location search, media-specific albums, and direct use of compatible third-party filters and editing tools.

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8 — Photos improvements

feature · introduced

Richer Messages conversations

documentedconfirmed

Users could send voice, video, or photos with a swipe, manage participants and names in group threads, mute a conversation, leave it, share location, and browse attachments from a details view.

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8 — Messages improvements

developerApi · introduced

Expanded developer platform

documentedconfirmed

Developers gained system extension points, application authentication with Touch ID, a lower-overhead graphics technology, a managed cloud backend, and frameworks for health data and connected-home accessories.

  1. [1] Start Developing for iOS 8 · iOS 8 APIs and technologies
  2. [2] Apple Announces iOS 8 Available September 17 · iOS 8 SDK

security · fixed

Randomized passive Wi-Fi scanning

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed device tracking through passive Wi-Fi scans by randomizing the MAC address used during that discovery activity.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8 · Wi-Fi — passive scan MAC randomization

feature · changed

Expanded Camera capture tools

documentedconfirmed

Camera introduced time-lapse and a timer, let users adjust exposure before capture, and extended burst or panorama options to the documented supported devices.

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8 — Camera improvements

feature · introduced

Continuity across iOS and Mac

documentedconfirmed

Supported devices could move an activity between iOS and Mac, use an iPhone connection as an automatic hotspot, handle iPhone calls and messages on other devices, and exchange files with OS X Yosemite.

  1. [1] Apple Announces iOS 8 Available September 17 · Continuity
  2. [2] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8 — Continuity features

feature · introduced

QuickType and third-party keyboards

documentedconfirmed

QuickType offered on-device predictions tailored to writing context and supported languages, while a new extension point allowed compatible third-party keyboards to work system-wide.

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8 — QuickType keyboard
  2. [2] Apple Announces iOS 8 Available September 17 · QuickType and third-party keyboards