The current version encountered many problems and came with several bugs. Hence, it is not surprising to learn that Apple has released iOS 8.1.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users running iOS 8. However, the current update may not the long awaited raft of bug fixes needed for users affected by the ongoing problems with iOS 8.
Instead the release "addresses a problem where ringtones purchases through the iTunes Store may have been removed from your device." Apple notes a dedicated url – itunes.com/restore-tones – has been setup for recovering those ringtones.
Apple does also state that iOS 8.1.2 has "bug fixes," but it appears that the URL it provides has no information on the release and Apple always calls more significant bug fixes in its main release notes. Furthermore iOS 8.1.2 comes in at a paltry 28.2MB (this may differ slightly from device-to-device) making it a minor point release.
As such iOS 8.1.2 isn’t the major fix users still plagued by ongoing iOS 8 problems have been hoping for. The iOS version (iOS 8.1.1) released last November fixed bugs for many users, but there are still a good number that remain affected by issues ranging from crippled WiFi (a main support thread for this is now over 93 pages long), Bluetooth bugs stopping connection to headsets and car kits and chronic battery drain. In this context Apple’s decision to address a ringtones bug first will no doubt cause anger, regardless of whether it is low hanging fruit.
Hopes were raised when Apple seeded 'iOS 8.2 (Beta 1)' in the iOS Dev Center at the same time that it releases iOS 8.1.1. The main new feature listed for this is the addition of the 'WatchKit' API for the Apple Watch, but the more significant version number suggests it should be a more wide-ranging update. The problem is iOS 8.2 is not expected to be released before spring 2015.
Instead the release "addresses a problem where ringtones purchases through the iTunes Store may have been removed from your device." Apple notes a dedicated url – itunes.com/restore-tones – has been setup for recovering those ringtones.
Apple does also state that iOS 8.1.2 has "bug fixes," but it appears that the URL it provides has no information on the release and Apple always calls more significant bug fixes in its main release notes. Furthermore iOS 8.1.2 comes in at a paltry 28.2MB (this may differ slightly from device-to-device) making it a minor point release.
As such iOS 8.1.2 isn’t the major fix users still plagued by ongoing iOS 8 problems have been hoping for. The iOS version (iOS 8.1.1) released last November fixed bugs for many users, but there are still a good number that remain affected by issues ranging from crippled WiFi (a main support thread for this is now over 93 pages long), Bluetooth bugs stopping connection to headsets and car kits and chronic battery drain. In this context Apple’s decision to address a ringtones bug first will no doubt cause anger, regardless of whether it is low hanging fruit.
Hopes were raised when Apple seeded 'iOS 8.2 (Beta 1)' in the iOS Dev Center at the same time that it releases iOS 8.1.1. The main new feature listed for this is the addition of the 'WatchKit' API for the Apple Watch, but the more significant version number suggests it should be a more wide-ranging update. The problem is iOS 8.2 is not expected to be released before spring 2015.
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