Release appearance
iOS 8.1 Beta 1
Recorded context
About this appearance
Beta 1 is an editorially reviewed historical article for iOS 8.1, with 8 bounded records and an explicit evidence boundary.
- Date
- Sep 29, 2014
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Milestone identity
Apple’s first externally documented iOS 8.1 developer seed appeared on September 29. A same-day change inventory preserves both visible deltas and a copy of the developer-facing notes.[1]
Indexed evidence
This page indexes 8 bounded occurrences. Every title and explanation is original synthesis, and each claim points to the retained evidence family that supports it.[2][3]
Evidence limits
The private developer page is not treated as a surviving first-party source. The October 20 public release closes the known two-beta interval, but it does not prove that an unreported GM route existed.[4]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- Apple Seeds First iOS 8.1 Beta to Developers
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-09-29T15:27:03-07:00 · Beta 1 identity and timing
Contemporary milestone identity and timing.
- About iOS 8 Updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1 — separate Dictation setting
First-party material used for bounded confirmation or cumulative context.
- First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes
9to5Mac · Mike Beasley · 2014-09-29T22:23:44.000Z · Notable changes — Notification Center widget icons
Contemporary observation; the publisher’s wording is not reused.
- Apple Releases iOS 8.1 With Apple Pay Support, SMS Relay, Camera Roll, and More
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-10-20T09:56:41-07:00 · 8.1 route boundary
Contemporary release-boundary evidence; no absent route is invented.
- First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes
9to5Mac · Mike Beasley · 2014-09-29T22:23:44.000Z · Contacts note — people picker without access prompt
Credited report of developer material; the original wording is not reused.
- First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes
9to5Mac · Mike Beasley · 2014-09-29T22:23:44.000Z · Document Providers note — iCloud entitlement
Credited report of developer material; the original wording is not reused.
- First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes
9to5Mac · Mike Beasley · 2014-09-29T22:23:44.000Z · HealthKit fixed — background delivery
Credited report of developer material; the original wording is not reused.
- About iOS 8 Updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1 — Camera Roll album
First-party material used for bounded confirmation or cumulative context.
- First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes
9to5Mac · Mike Beasley · 2014-09-29T22:23:44.000Z · Notable changes — application permissions screen
Contemporary observation; the publisher’s wording is not reused.
- First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes
9to5Mac · Mike Beasley · 2014-09-29T22:23:44.000Z · Notable changes — Camera Roll name
Contemporary observation; the publisher’s wording is not reused.
- First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes
9to5Mac · Mike Beasley · 2014-09-29T22:23:44.000Z · Notable changes — Dictation separate from Siri
Contemporary observation; the publisher’s wording is not reused.
- First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes
9to5Mac · Mike Beasley · 2014-09-29T22:23:44.000Z · Notable changes — iBooks icon
Contemporary observation; the publisher’s wording is not reused.
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
enhancement · introduced
Dictation gained its own switch
Keyboard settings could disable speech dictation without also turning off Siri.
- [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1 — separate Dictation setting
- [2] First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes · Notable changes — Dictation separate from Siri
behavior · changed
Camera Roll returned to Photos
The recently added photo collection resumed the familiar Camera Roll name.
- [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1 — Camera Roll album
- [2] First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes · Notable changes — Camera Roll name
enhancement · changed
Notification widget icons grew larger
The widget-management list in Notification Center displayed larger application marks.
- [1] First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes · Notable changes — Notification Center widget icons
behavior · changed
Application permission controls changed
The per-application settings view revised how individual privacy permissions were presented.
- [1] First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes · Notable changes — application permissions screen
developerApi · introduced
Contacts picker could avoid broad address-book access
A new people-picker mode returned a temporary selected contact without requesting access to the full contacts database.
- [1] First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes · Contacts note — people picker without access prompt
enhancement · changed
iBooks received revised artwork
The iBooks application icon adopted the design already shown in Apple’s promotional material.
- [1] First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes · Notable changes — iBooks icon
developerApi · changed
Document providers required an iCloud entitlement
Applications acting as document providers needed an iCloud container entitlement.
- [1] First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes · Document Providers note — iCloud entitlement
bugFix · fixed
HealthKit background delivery was repaired
The seed corrected background delivery for HealthKit data updates.
- [1] First beta version iOS 8.1 hits Apple’s developer center with design tweaks and bug fixes · HealthKit fixed — background delivery