Apple Updates iOS to 6.1

tubemonkey · 01-28-2013, 08:27 PM

New update now available

Apple Updates iOS to 6.1

Cheeky1 · 01-28-2013, 09:28 PM

JB is expected to be released Sunday for models! Weeeeeeeeeee!

Shack70 · 01-28-2013, 10:09 PM

Downloaded and installed, noticed nothing different. Just bug fixes I think

jswinden · 01-28-2013, 11:19 PM

Looks like it mostly just added LTE support. Since I have a WiFi only iPad3 and iPod touch 5 it won't be much of an upgrade.

FlorenceArt · 01-29-2013, 04:53 AM

Just found it on my iPhone this morning, but I may wait a few days to upgrade for safety. It's a bit annoying that I don't get a say whether I want to download the upgrade or not.

I do hope that this upgrade will end the game center harassment. I had to register to the damn thing to get rid of endless error messages, and now it welcomes me back every single time I open a game app, just to rub it in. Leave me alone, Apple!

tubemonkey · 01-29-2013, 05:01 AM

I tried upgrading my iPt4 via OTA and it didn't work. So I did it the old fashioned way and hooked it up to my PC. How quaint.

Jessica Lares · 01-29-2013, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheeky1

JB is expected to be released Sunday for models! Weeeeeeeeeee!

I AM SO EXCITED!!!!

Faterson · 01-29-2013, 06:10 PM

The list of iOS 6.1 changes can be seen here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_6#6.1

I'm still an iOS 5 user and I was taken aback to discover in the above list that iOS 6.0 apparently made it impossible for iTunes Match users to download individual songs. Well, I can only say that makes me so much gladder I never upgraded to iOS 6.0, because I use that particular iTunes Match feature pretty frequently.

Turtle91 · 01-29-2013, 06:45 PM

Good news Faterson!

Version 6.1: "iTunes Match Subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud."

That doesn't help you with your Stanza issue....but 1.2 should be released "any day now" so you can upgrade!!

Faterson · 01-29-2013, 07:00 PM

Right, on the iPad, I can upgrade now.

The iPhone will need to stay on iOS 5.1.1 for the foreseeable future, so that Stanza runs reasonably well on it. As soon as Marvin for iPhone is available, I'll move on to iOS 6.x on the iPhone, too.

kyteflyer · 01-29-2013, 08:33 PM

Upgraded on iPad first to check how Stanza would go. Everything working same as in 6.0.x - that is, partial settings only. So I upgraded the phone, too. Sadly, my phone was purchased when the OS was at 6 already, so I have no option to downgrade to 5.1.1 which I would love to do. ah well. ya pays ya money and makes ya choices as someone said, once. So, I'm still using Stanza. Hopefully the first Marvin iphone version wont be tooo far away

shanghaichica · 01-30-2013, 07:03 AM

I upgraded both my ipad and iPod OTA on Monday night. Nothing in the update for me but at least it was quick.

FlorenceArt · 01-30-2013, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faterson

The list of iOS 6.1 changes can be seen here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_6#6.1

I'm still an iOS 5 user and I was taken aback to discover in the above list that iOS 6.0 apparently made it impossible for iTunes Match users to download individual songs. Well, I can only say that makes me so much gladder I never upgraded to iOS 6.0, because I use that particular iTunes Match feature pretty frequently.

Thanks for the link. The list includes "Wi-Fi Signal intensity improved", I hope that means wifi reception is improved because I have a very unstable and weak wifi where I live at the moment.

Nothing about the game center. I suspect that Apple considers it a "feature" that you can no longer opt out of the thing. Bummer.

Faterson · 01-30-2013, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Thanks for the link. The list includes "Wi-Fi Signal intensity improved", I hope that means wifi reception is improved because I have a very unstable and weak wifi where I live at the moment.

Are you very far away from your WiFi router?

If the 3G/4G signal is too weak where one lives, there's not much a regular user can do to improve the situation. But for WiFi, it should be possible to move your WiFi router closer to where you most frequently use your wireless devices. I can't say I have noted any significant issues with WiFi reception on any of the iDevices, as long as they are reasonably close to the WiFi router (does not have to be in the same room). It's also possible to exchange WiFi routers, and get one with a stronger signal (within reasonable limits and respecting one's neighbours, of course).

BeeTee-Ess · 01-30-2013, 08:23 PM

I have good WiFi access on both my iPhones and my iPad Mini from 4 rooms away, in a cavity brick home, with brick partition walls in between.

I've always been impressed by that! I must check to see what difference the upgrade has made.

01-28-2013, 08:27 PM	#1
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Shack70 Guru Posts: 775 Karma: 1043626 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: York, Pa Device: Kindle Fire 10", Honor 8 Android Phone	Downloaded and installed, noticed nothing different. Just bug fixes I think

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jswinden Nameless Being	Looks like it mostly just added LTE support. Since I have a WiFi only iPad3 and iPod touch 5 it won't be much of an upgrade.

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Just found it on my iPhone this morning, but I may wait a few days to upgrade for safety. It's a bit annoying that I don't get a say whether I want to download the upgrade or not. I do hope that this upgrade will end the game center harassment. I had to register to the damn thing to get rid of endless error messages, and now it welcomes me back every single time I open a game app, just to rub it in. Leave me alone, Apple!

01-29-2013, 05:01 AM	#6
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,476 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I tried upgrading my iPt4 via OTA and it didn't work. So I did it the old fashioned way and hooked it up to my PC. How quaint.

01-29-2013, 06:10 PM	#8
Faterson pokrývač škridiel Posts: 1,525 Karma: 3300000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Device: 3iPad, SamsungNote & Tabs, 2OnyxBoox, Huawei 8″, PocketBook	The list of iOS 6.1 changes can be seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_6#6.1 I'm still an iOS 5 user and I was taken aback to discover in the above list that iOS 6.0 apparently made it impossible for iTunes Match users to download individual songs. Well, I can only say that makes me so much gladder I never upgraded to iOS 6.0, because I use that particular iTunes Match feature pretty frequently.

01-29-2013, 06:45 PM	#9
Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,093 Karma: 18727053 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	Good news Faterson! Version 6.1: "iTunes Match Subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud." That doesn't help you with your Stanza issue....but 1.2 should be released "any day now" so you can upgrade!!

01-29-2013, 07:00 PM	#10
Faterson pokrývač škridiel Posts: 1,525 Karma: 3300000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Device: 3iPad, SamsungNote & Tabs, 2OnyxBoox, Huawei 8″, PocketBook	Right, on the iPad, I can upgrade now. The iPhone will need to stay on iOS 5.1.1 for the foreseeable future, so that Stanza runs reasonably well on it. As soon as Marvin for iPhone is available, I'll move on to iOS 6.x on the iPhone, too.

01-29-2013, 08:33 PM	#11
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone SE2020	Upgraded on iPad first to check how Stanza would go. Everything working same as in 6.0.x - that is, partial settings only. So I upgraded the phone, too. Sadly, my phone was purchased when the OS was at 6 already, so I have no option to downgrade to 5.1.1 which I would love to do. ah well. ya pays ya money and makes ya choices as someone said, once. So, I'm still using Stanza. Hopefully the first Marvin iphone version wont be tooo far away

01-30-2013, 07:03 AM	#12
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 987 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11, iPhone 13 Pro Max,iPad mini 6, PW5	I upgraded both my ipad and iPod OTA on Monday night. Nothing in the update for me but at least it was quick.

01-30-2013, 08:23 PM	#15
BeeTee-Ess Addict Posts: 306 Karma: 679580 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: K3, K4NT, KPW2, Voyage, iP4, iP6, iPad Mini, HP TouchPad, Kobo Mini	I have good WiFi access on both my iPhones and my iPad Mini from 4 rooms away, in a cavity brick home, with brick partition walls in between. I've always been impressed by that! I must check to see what difference the upgrade has made.