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iOS 8.1.3 Public

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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.

Date
Jan 27, 2015
Availability
available
Revision
No

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  1. About the security content of iOS 8.1.3

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-12-04T00:00:00.000Z · AppleFileConduit — CVE-2014-4480

  2. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.3 — Apple ID password

  3. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.3 — education testing

  4. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.3 — Spotlight and multitasking gestures

  5. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.3 — update storage

  6. About the security content of iOS 8.1.3

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

  7. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.3

  8. About the security content of iOS 8.1.3

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-12-04T00:00:00.000Z · MobileInstallation — CVE-2014-4493

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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

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