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iOS 8.1.3

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
1
Beta cycle
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Average interval
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Public release
Jan 27, 2015

Release notes

Overview

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iOS 8.1.3 reduced the storage needed for software updates and fixed Apple ID password entry, Spotlight app results, and iPad multitasking gestures, while adding controls for standardized testing in education.[1]

The security update tightened protected filesystem paths, executable and kernel validation, enterprise-app installation, trust prompts, and WebKit 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 8.1.3

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  2. Apple security updates (2015)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.3 — 27 Jan 2015

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  3. About the security content of iOS 8.1.3

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-12-04T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.3 security content

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Documented & observed

Changes in this version

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Release changes

Changed in this release

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

enhancement · introduced

Education standardized-testing controls

documentedconfirmed

The update added device-configuration options intended for education standardized-testing environments.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1.3 — education testing

security · fixed

Enterprise app-container protection

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2014-4493 by changing installation rules so an enterprise application could not override an existing application in the documented cases.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8.1.3 · MobileInstallation — CVE-2014-4493

bugFix · fixed

Spotlight app results and iPad gesture fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple repaired two separate user-interface failures: missing application results in Spotlight and nonfunctional multitasking gestures on iPad.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1.3 — Spotlight and multitasking gestures

bugFix · fixed

Messages and FaceTime Apple ID sign-in fix

documentedconfirmed

The release corrected a condition that prevented some users from entering an Apple ID password in Messages and FaceTime.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1.3 — Apple ID password

security · fixed

AppleFileConduit path validation

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2014-4480 by adding checks around symbolic links handled through AppleFileConduit.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8.1.3 · AppleFileConduit — CVE-2014-4480

enhancement · changed

Lower software-update storage requirement

documentedconfirmed

Apple reduced the amount of device storage needed to perform an iOS software update.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1.3 — update storage

Milestones

Release history

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  1. Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public iOS 8.1.3 release reduced update-storage requirements, repaired account, search, and iPad gesture problems, added education controls, and strengthened platform security.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    8 linked
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Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .1.3 releases

30 days, 3.0 milestones

Based on 2 previous iOS .1.3 releases

Previous .1.3 releases (iOS)

Previous comparable iOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iOS 12.1.3201934d411d
iOS 6.1.3201326d226d

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Official release notes