Apple today released iOS 6.1.1 Software Update which fixes an issue that could impact cellular performance and reliability for iPhone 4S.
System Requirements:
iPhone 4S
Update your device wirelessly (available in iOS 5 and later):
1. Ensure your device is connected to a power source. To avoid potential data costs connect your device to a Wi-Fi network.
2. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. iOS will automatically check for available updates.
3. If an update is available* you can tap Download to download the update.
4. After the download has completed tap Install to update your iOS.
Note: If you leave the update to download in the background, once the download has finished you will receive a notification saying an update is available for your device. Tapping “Details” will take you to “Settings > General > Software Update.” Tap “Install Now” to install the iOS update. If you decide to leave the installation for later “Settings” will display notification badge until the update has been installed.
Updated my iPhone 4S. No problems. 😉
Not available through iTunes at the moment.
Spoke too soon- just showed up. Figures….
I’m thinking this update is to stop Evasi0n.
Not likely. Evasi0n is for all iOS 6.1 devices, not just 4S.
We are still, at the moment, waiting for Apple to catch up with itself and post the security features of the update, which they have promised. But I’d think they’d post a whole iOS update to squash Evasi0n, an update that would be compelling in order to lure away hackers.
All the iPhone should have the same package
Dear Apple, you are just a tad sloppy with your software development. Might I suggest you employ software testers rather than your customers.
Great to have someone on this site who knows so much about development that can comment so powerfully on iOS.
Basics…that is all its about. Remember Apple Maps?
Right, just like the iPhone 4 antenna issue!
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Oh, now I get it. Because you succumbed to the FUD from the media about Maps, you are now an expert on iOS software development.
No that’s just it….you don’t get it. It is not about iOS development one bit. Let me explain…within ANY software development phase you have stages at which software should be able to perform certain functions and then you test every conceivable outcome you can think of on which hardware your software will be installed on. Alpha and beta testing being the most common. You cannot tell me that Apple did all the possible testing it could with Maps and ver 6.1 of iOS. Your argument of FUD is wrong because of the sheer amount of people that had the problem with Maps and Apple being a global company did not have the time ir resources
…and money to make sure that iOS worked on the hardware Apple says it will work on! So please understand that although iOS development is different from other platforms the development phases ARE NOT. Apple got sloppy.
As I see it, the problem with the data supplied to maps was limited to the way some things looked in flyover and not the maps themselves. For the 3 people in Australia who may have ignored the road signs in a remote location and had to ask someone ‘if they were there yet’, I have no sympathy. It was a tiny ‘bug’ and can be cleaned up in a few hours or less.
I actually write software and know the process well. No matter how well you test in house, you will miss a few things. That is why we release ‘bug’ fixes in our updates.
You can’t tell me Apple didn’t come across the problems that plenty of users have came across including people I know and not just 3 people in Australia experienced!
Bug fixes are done by EVERY software house but you don’t release software that isn’t ready. So again, Apple got sloppy.
I think the problem only affected 4S users in England.
I’m in Wales, does this explain why I can’t update?
Hope this fixes the connectivity and poor battery life I’ve noticed since updating to 6.1. Sudden loses of connectivity while at work is a pain in the butt.
“loses of connectivity while at work is a pain in the butt.”
You are holding it wrong…..;-)
“loses of connectivity while at work is a pain in the butt.”
Both are normal if that’s where you put your phone.
iPhone 4S only. It won’t let me upgrade my iPhone 5.
4S should have been in the headline.
Good God Apple… what the hell happened to smaller, easily applied “delta updates”?! From iOS 6.1 to iOS 6.1.1 I’m downloading 920MB?! That ain’t no delta update.
Mine is only 23MB!
Use the Software Update in the iOS. As Khairhol accurately points out, it’s only 23 MB when using that method.
The update went smoothly until the phone restarted, then it reported an error, forcing me to restore. I did that (no other choice offered), and it now said the phone cannot be activated because the activation server is “unavailable.” That was five hours ago. I called Apple Support and the (really) helpful lady said I just have to wait until the servers aren’t so busy. Did they not plan for a lot of traffic? And since this applies ONLY to the 4S, one might think the traffic would be lighter than a blanket upgrade for all iOS devices. I’m perturbed.
Longintooth UK
Nothing wrong with my iPhone 4S until I downloaded and installed the latest update 6.1.1
last evening. Now my battery gets warm (more than previously) and the battery needs recharging more often. Wish I’d never updated it now!
I never update any iOS on a device until at least two months after release. Apple’s updates are always buggy and they most certainly use us as testers. I will not install iOS 6.1.1 until April. There’s no rush with any of the updates. And this applies to desktop too – I haven’t downloaded the new iTunes yet. Everyone I know that has it hates it and complains a lot. I’m sure Apple will eventually fix the issues. Another reason to wait a few months or longer after they post an update.
The quality control for Apple has always been in hardware, the software always gets released too soon so they can crowd source the problems. I don’t have an issue with other people voluntarily being test subjects but I’d rather wait it out until things work correctly.
What do you will happen to the 6.1.1 release while you wait?
And now iOS 6.1.1 totally screws up my Word with Friends what next!!!