iOS 6.1

Big Jambox Update Lets You Rock a Little Longer, Improves Audio Performance

Bonnie Cha in Product News on April 3 at 8:40 am PT

A software update brings new features and improvements — mostly for iOS users — to the Bluetooth speaker system.

Apple Working on Fix for iOS 6.1 Passcode Hack

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 14 at 12:12 pm PT

Apple’s hard at work on a fix for a bug discovered in iOS 6.1.

Apple Working on Fix for Bug That Causes Issues With Exchange and iOS 6.1

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 13 at 9:33 pm PT

The iPhone maker says it will issue a fix for the potentially battery-draining glitch in a future software update.

News Byte

Microsoft Suggests Blocking iOS 6.1 Over Exchange Bug

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 12 at 2:49 pm PT

Apple’s iOS 6.1 update may have solved an issue that undermined cellular performance on the iPhone 4S, but evidently it didn’t repair a second bug that cut some users off from Microsoft Exchange. On Tuesday, Microsoft broadcast a support document acknowledging the issue and offering some workarounds to avoid it that range from throttling iOS 6.1 devices to blocking them entirely. Microsoft is currently working with Apple to fix the problem.

Vodafone Warns Its iPhone 4S Customers Not to Upgrade to iOS 6.1

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 8 at 1:33 pm PT

An issue with the latest Apple software is causing some customers on 3G networks to experience problems making calls, sending texts and accessing the Internet.

Apple’s iOS 6.1 Brings Siri-Enabled Movie Ticket Purchases, iTunes Match Update

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 28 at 10:34 am PT

iOS 6.1 is finally out of beta.