Thursday, November 10, 2011

Apple releases iOS 5.0.1 to the masses, includes bug fixes for battery life

With the developer build having now been out for a while, and some folks claiming to have already received the update via Apples customer care — Apple has now sent iOS 5.0.1 to the masses. You can either go to Settings: General: Software Updates on your device and get it over the air (OTA) or plug into iTunes and get to downloading it right now. As noted in the change log:


  • Fixes bugs affecting battery life

  • Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad

  • Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud

  • Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation


Safe to say quite a few people who have been experiencing issues with their battery on the iPhone 4S will be looking carefully at this update to ensure it really does address their concerns. Full release notes are past the break for you all as well as a list of compatible devices.

This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including:


  • Fixes bugs affecting battery life

  • Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad

  • Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud

  • Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation


Products compatible with this software update:

  • iPhone 4S

  • iPhone 4

  • iPhone 3GS

  • iPad 2

  • iPad

  • iPod touch (4th generation)

  • iPod touch (3rd generation)


For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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