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iOS 8.1.1

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
1
Beta cycle
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Average interval
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Public release
Nov 17, 2014

Release notes

Overview

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

iOS 8.1.1 was a maintenance release focused on bug fixes, stability, and performance improvements for iPad 2 and iPhone 4s.[1]

Its security bulletin documents repairs involving private-browsing cache clearing, code validation, lock-screen restrictions, Spotlight location disclosure, sandbox permissions, and WebKit memory handling.[2][3]

Source ledger

References

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  1. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.1

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  2. Apple security updates (2014)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.1 — 17 Nov 2014

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  3. About the security content of iOS 8.1.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.1 security content

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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 · fixed

Spotlight initial-location minimization

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2014-4453 by removing approximate location from the initial Spotlight Suggestions connection and sending it only with a user query.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8.1.1 · Spotlight — CVE-2014-4453

security · fixed

Private-browsing cache clearing

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2014-4460 by changing caching behavior so website data did not remain in the affected cache after private browsing ended.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8.1.1 · CFNetwork — CVE-2014-4460

security · fixed

Lock-screen passcode-attempt enforcement

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2014-4451 by adding enforcement for circumstances in which an attacker holding the device could exceed the failed-passcode-attempt limit.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8.1.1 · Lock Screen — CVE-2014-4451

enhancement · changed

iPad 2 and iPhone 4s performance improvements

documentedconfirmed

Apple described iOS 8.1.1 as including bug fixes and increased stability, with performance improvements specifically for iPad 2 and iPhone 4s.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1.1

Milestones

Release history

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  1. Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public iOS 8.1.1 release improved older-device performance and stability while correcting private-browsing, lock-screen, Spotlight-location, and other documented security weaknesses.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    5 linked
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Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .1.1 releases

20 days, 3.0 milestones

Based on 2 previous iOS .1.1 releases

Previous .1.1 releases (iOS)

Previous comparable iOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iOS 12.1.1201835d412d
iOS 6.1.120135d25d

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Official release notes