Apple today updated iOS to version 6.1, adding LTE capabilities to 36 additional iPhone carriers and 23 additional iPad carriers around the world, so even more iPhone 5, iPad mini and iPad with Retina display users can experience ultrafast wireless performance to browse, download and stream content at blazing fast speeds. To date, iOS users have uploaded over nine billion photos to Photo Stream, sent over 450 billion iMessages and received over four trillion notifications.
“iOS 6 is the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, and with nearly 300 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices on iOS 6 in just five months, it may be the most popular new version of an OS in history,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, in a statement. “iOS 6.1 brings LTE support to more markets around the world, so even more users can enjoy ultrafast Safari browsing, FaceTime video calls, iCloud services, and iTunes and App Store downloads.”
This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:
• LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers at www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/)
• Purchase movie tickets through Fandango with Siri (USA only)
• iTunes Match subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud
• New button to reset the Advertising Identifier
For information on the security content of this update, visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
iOS 6 features include Siri, which supports more languages, easy access to sports scores, restaurant recommendations and movie listings; Maps with Apple-designed cartography, turn-by-turn navigation and Flyover view; Facebook integration for Contacts and Calendar, with the ability to post directly from Notification Center, Siri and Facebook-enabled apps; Shared Photo Streams via iCloud; and Passbook, the simplest way to get all your passes in one place. Additional updates in iOS 6.1 include the ability to use Siri to purchase movie tickets in the US through Fandango, and iTunes Match℠ subscribers can download individual songs to their iOS devices from iCloud.
Apple’s App Store offers more than 800,000 apps to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch® users, with more than 300,000 native iPad apps. App Store customers have downloaded over 40 billion apps, and Apple has paid over seven billion dollars to its incredible developer community. Customers can choose from apps in 23 categories, including newspapers and magazines offered in Newsstand, games, business, news, sports, health & fitness and travel.
iOS 6.1 is available as a free software update today. iOS 6.1 is compatible with iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad (third and fourth generation), iPad mini, iPad 2 and iPod touch (fourth and fifth generation). Some features may not be available on all products.
Source: Apple Inc.
Individual song downloads are back in iTunes Match, FINALLY!!!
put does it fixed the HDMI out problem from the Apple hdmi to 30 pin adapter???
You certainly don’t sound like a Mark to me. Sound more like a Kim Yong.
Do you mean a 30 pin to HDMI? Apple does not do HDMI to 30 pin on any iOS 6 device.
There is no problem with HDMI adaptor that I have ever experienced. But usually I use the AIRPLAY so no adaptor needed…just an Apple TV.
dude, read Apple’s support forum’s…there are a SLEW of people having issues with HDMI output adapter from apple. most are running ipad 3’s and iOS 6.x. i dunno if it’s an OS or hardware issue (OS is my guess), but there are LOTS of people with the problem. and since i don’t travel around with an Apple TV in my pocket (granted i almost could the thing is so small), having the output cable working would be really nice for presentation purposes.
I have never had any problems using the connector….games, presentations…..whatever. I think it requires that you attach it properly to your device.
Give me an exact case so I can go try it myself. If you cannot then STFU.
Apple’s adapter (male 30pin to HDMI+female 30pin) has been buggy for me as well. Works on some phone/iPad/iOS combinations and not on others. Works on the same device sometimes and not with others.
If you want to argue the problem could be the adapter device itself, you might have a point. But, to discount someone’s comments as hogwash unless they give you a use case scenario that you can replicate is ridiculous; especially when there are many posts on the support forums. Shall we also run any other bug or glitch by you for verification prior to submitting to Apple?
Paul, if you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, don’t vent on random folks who leave comments. That’s trolling, and nobody wants that.
+ 1000, uncalled for Paul, you owe an apology to Mark
The HDMI video output from my old AppleTV 1 works great. I’ve had no trouble running AirPlay on the thing thanks to having hacked it with aTV Flash. I’ve been using a cheap HDMI to DVI cable I got for $5 at the local used computer shop, as well as an RCA audio cable for audio. I use my iPod Touch 4 with iOS 6 for control and streaming.
BTW: Apple TV v5.2 is out today:
Browse and play your purchased iTunes music directly from iCloud.
Use your Apple Wireless Keyboard to control your Apple TV. See this article for more information.
Send stereo audio from movies, TV shows, and other videos on Apple TV to AirPlay-enabled speakers and devices (including AirPort Express and other Apple TVs).
Includes performance and stability improvements with the iTunes Store, AirPlay, Netflix, iTunes Match, and wired Ethernet connections.
I used to use an Apple HDMI to 30 pin adapter/connector which displayed the contents of my iPad flawlessly to my plasma TV.
Since getting an Apple TV, I have dispensed with the connector.
But I have never experienced any problems with the connector displaying output to the TV, except that if you’re expecting apps to display full screen they don’t unless the app has been optimised as such by the app developer.
I’m a developer who *has* optimized my app for the AppleTV as an external screen. When working on the project I learned that when wired your external screen is 1920×1080, but when using AirPlay (at present, and I have no information on future offerings, just noting that I suspect it could change) the screen is 1280×720. Just an interesting fact.
Thank you for the nugget, Jim. I love the AirPlay optimisation on the apps that do support it. It’s typical Apple attention to detail. Apps display flawlessly onscreen via my Apple TV. Another thing that I love about Apple – the seamless integration between all the devices.
SQ: Has the Do Not Disturb bug been fixed?
That was fixed on the 7th.
It wasn’t “fixed.” It ceased being a problem. As it stands, it could be a problem again next year.
How many pornographic tweets have been tweeted? Inquiring minds want to know.
It’ snappy!
Is J.S. Bach’s Tocatta and Fugue in C minor an individual song?
Do you mean BWV 565 in “D” minor? or Michel Rondeau’s composition in “C”?
I’m afraid to upgrade to anything after they took away Cover Flow. Until it comes back I’ll wait.
Siri is so cold to me now.
I wish they would replace the OS X Spinning Beach Ball with those turning gears everywhere.
Would getting an SSD solve all your spinning beach ball problems?
They seem to have really sorted out iTunes Match.
I have had lots of small cosmetic problems with album art and problems with downloading songs, this all seems to have been fixed in 6.1 – artwork that has never appeared is now there and the individual song downloads are blazing fast!
I just downloaded Rory Gallagher’s 11 minute epic Walk on Hot Coals in about 30 seconds on a 3G network. Wow!
Will it fix the crappy podcast app?
The podcast app will have its own update to fix its shortcomings. This fixes bugs with the underlying OS.
This weekend has been wicked, regarding iOS 6.1. Many are not amused. For consumers I am sure this is fine, but a serious strain for others.
I like the PODCAST app. Stop your complaining.
I know it’s part of iTunes. I wish Apple would pour some more brainpower into actually making Soundcheck work better.
I’ve been using iVolume for years. I wish Apple would just buy it and integrate it into iTunes.
I haven’t updated to the new version of iVolume. Which probably works better that v 2, 30 bucks seems a bit steep to me.
I’m on version 3.6.6. I bought it as part of a bundle over at MacUpdate in 2008.
iOS 6.1 also includes 28 security patches, some of which are critical. I wrote up a summary here:
http://mac-security.blogspot.com/2013/01/ios-61-big-security-fixes.html
Has anyone else been experiencing hangs when wirelessly downloading and installing apps on iOS devices? I have had 3 iPhones and 2 iPads have the same problem, both over WiFi and cellular, in which the app icon appears with the progress bar, but it never fully finishes downloading. Doesn’t matter if the app is large or small. I fully restored one iPhone to see if that would help, but it did not.
Just wondering if this update solved that.
Couple of workarounds.
– Perform a regular sync with your Mac. I don’t know much about iCloud sync as I don’t use that. The sync should update all apps and clean out any cobwebs in the iOS device.
– If you see an app update stalled, touch the app. This will stop the download. Then touch the app again. This will resume the download.
– Reboot your iOS device once a week.
I find that this should mostly help.
Same scenario for me over WiFi with devices plugged into power. I’m having difficulty updating my iPhone 4s and iPod Touch 3G. My iPad 3 updated just fine. The other two devices have been “updating” for about 5 hours so far. Not sure what to do about it either.
Plug your iOS devices directly into the USB port of your Mac and perform an update over a wired connection. I have performed updates over Wi-Fi which have gone flawlessly and have performed updates connected to my Mac which have also gone flawlessly.
However, if you are experiencing problems, it’s better to perform the update over a wired connection. Ensure that your Mac is connected to a power source if it’s a laptop.
Switch off your iOS device before connecting to your Mac. Upon connecting, the device will perform a self diagnostic test on boot up and will request for reinstallation of the OS or restore from backup.
Here’s what I did. I simply did a hard-reset on the iPod figuring it was relatively expendable. It restarted, and went right back into the updating process. WIthin a half hour it had installed and restarted. It works fine now.
As for the iPhone, I just plugged it into my MacBook where it continued in the downloading mode. iTunes recognized it and I clicked on update. iTunes downloaded and installed the update. Although it took a bit longer than the iPod it, too, is working.
I suspect, in this update scenario, updating from iTunes is better than via WiFi.
As soon as I find my Apple TV remote, that someone who will go unnamed has misplaced, I’ll update my Apple TV. and see what hppens there.
I hope this update fixes the issue I have been having with my passenger-side door.
Gosh, now I can buy movie tickets using Siri!! Just the kind of thing I have been waiting all my life for!!
I am starting to feel like I am the product on the shelf, not the customer of Apple. Not so good!