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iOS 8.1 Public

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Public release

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About this appearance

The public iOS 8.1 release added Apple Pay, expanded Photos and cross-device messaging, repaired connectivity and accessibility problems, and delivered targeted security protections.

Date
Oct 20, 2014
Availability
available
Revision
No

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  1. Apple Pay Set to Transform Mobile Payments Starting October 20

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-10-16T00:00:00.000Z · Apple Pay availability with iOS 8.1

  2. Apple Pay Set to Transform Mobile Payments Starting October 20

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-10-16T00:00:00.000Z · Availability

  3. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1 — accessibility and Caching Server

  4. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1 — Apple Pay

  5. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1 — connectivity, rotation, and Safari

  6. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1 — Messages

  7. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1 — other new options

  8. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1 — Photos

  9. About the security content of iOS 8.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1 security content

  10. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1

  11. About the security content of iOS 8.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · Keyboards — CVE-2014-4450

  12. About the security content of iOS 8.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · Secure Transport — CVE-2014-3566

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

security · fixed

QuickType credential-learning restriction

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2014-4450 by reapplying input-field criteria during element changes and excluding fields with autocomplete disabled from QuickType learning.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8.1 · Keyboards — CVE-2014-4450

feature · introduced

SMS and MMS relay to iPad and Mac

documentedconfirmed

iPhone users gained the ability to send and receive SMS and MMS messages from their iPad and Mac as part of the cross-device messaging experience.

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1 — Messages

enhancement · introduced

New network, AirDrop, Dictation, and HealthKit controls

documentedconfirmed

The update added an operator-dependent 2G, 3G, or LTE selector, AirDrop for Passbook passes, a Dictation setting separate from Siri, and background HealthKit data access for compatible apps.

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1 — other new options

feature · changed

iCloud Photo Library beta and Camera Roll

documentedconfirmed

The Photos app introduced iCloud Photo Library as a beta service, displayed Camera Roll and My Photo Stream in the documented configurations, and added a low-space warning for time-lapse video.

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1 — Photos

bugFix · fixed

Accessibility and Caching Server reliability

documentedconfirmed

Apple repaired Guided Access, third-party keyboard use with VoiceOver, hearing-aid stability and audio, tone dialing, several VoiceOver input paths, and delivery of iOS updates through OS X Caching Server.

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1 — accessibility and Caching Server

bugFix · fixed

Connectivity, rotation, and Safari video fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed Wi-Fi performance with some base stations, Bluetooth hands-free connection failures, stalled rotation, and Safari videos that sometimes would not play.

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1 — connectivity, rotation, and Safari

security · fixed

SSL 3.0 CBC downgrade protection

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2014-3566 by preventing a connection fallback sequence from retaining affected CBC suites when an attacker blocked newer TLS attempts.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8.1 · Secure Transport — CVE-2014-3566