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iOS 5.1 available over the air now, changelog inside

07 March, 2012 | Read the news | Post your comment
iOS 5.1 available over the air now, changelog inside - read the full textJust hours after the iOS 5.1 update was announced at Apple's iPad event in San Francisco the update is live for you to download. The update brings Japanese language support for Siri as well as the option to selectively delete photos from Photo Stream in iCloud. Also, the lockscreen camera...

 

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every time i go to settings>general>software update, it says, "unable to check for update. an error occured while checking for update". im afraid to connect to my computer, back up, restore, and lose my game center account. what is wrong with my ipod?

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  • 2012-03-24 16:35
  • jI@i

Iphone 4 user, and the best thing in this update is the battery improvement. WOW!!

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  • 2012-03-14 16:20
  • StN9

Swipe it up for camera

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  • 2012-03-12 06:08
  • vGW}

May everyone knows this but now u can swipe the lockscreen to open camera whereas previously it was a press button.

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  • 2012-03-11 14:03
  • 0p7T

to be honest its coding update. i have not noticed any real difference. on the ipad you get new wallpapers. where are they for iphone.

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  • 2012-03-11 13:38
  • mqMt

> In reply to tinn @ 2012-03-08 02:08 from mD6v - click to readThat was in it b4 update came out. Thats not new

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  • 2012-03-10 17:07
  • Tr8a

my battery is better after the update.:)

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  • 2012-03-10 16:49
  • v55x

> In reply to Nish @ 2012-03-08 18:40 from KAk} - click to readIf you are updating a Jailbroken device you will need to restore it first - there is already a jailbreak for 5.1 so you will just need to do it again

I would still like to know which battery issues have been corrected - I have noticed a vast improvement in battery life but would love to know how lol

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  • 2012-03-10 11:45
  • Iasi

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-03-09 04:06 from kg3S - click to readu cant u have to download an emoji plug in

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  • 2012-03-10 03:48
  • tAG8

Facebook intigration would be silly since nothing social media lasts forever, would you buy a phone that has a direct link to MySpace? I think not.

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  • 2012-03-10 02:19
  • Gc@S

> In reply to Rad @ 2012-03-09 16:13 from PSw6 - click to readDoes it say facebook integration?

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  • 2012-03-09 17:49
  • kcDw

Facebook integration is not true on this update

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  • 2012-03-09 16:13
  • PSw6

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-03-09 13:17 from qi39 - click to readInstead of tapping on the lockscreen camera button, try sliding it upwards. That's probably why the screen "jumps" as you say. It's a sign poking you in the right direction.

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  • 2012-03-09 13:42
  • NQb5

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-03-09 13:17 from qi39 - click to readSlide the camera icon up to actvate the camera !

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  • 2012-03-09 13:28
  • 8inh

Camera botton won't work. Tapping the camera just causes the screen to Jump but it won't open into the camera.

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  • 2012-03-09 13:17
  • qi39

> In reply to Daza @ 2012-03-09 11:32 from vuM3 - click to readyou are wrong

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  • 2012-03-09 12:23
  • MNT5

i choose over iphone 4s because i fall in love with its camera but after i update my 4s to 5.1 i have problem with the camera, there is a tiny pink dot when i going to take a photo just like s2

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  • 2012-03-09 12:13
  • uZ9T

> In reply to Nish @ 2012-03-08 18:40 from KAk} - click to readIt wont work because you are jailbroken and with a jailbreak you cannot update your device otherwise you will lose your jailbreak

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  • 2012-03-09 11:32
  • vuM3

Were the battery life issues corrected???

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  • 2012-03-09 08:42
  • Ptmx

I find camera button permernent in lock screen is not nice looking, the slide bar become narrower, overall it look ugly, lost Steve Jobs artistic style.

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  • 2012-03-09 06:27
  • 7qHR
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