Title: Apple Releases iOS 8.1 With Apple Pay Support, SMS Relay, Camera Roll, and More Post by: HCK on October 22, 2014, 03:00:21 pm Apple Releases iOS 8.1 With Apple Pay Support, SMS Relay, Camera Roll, and More
Apple today released iOS 8.1, its first major update to iOS 8. First seeded to developers (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/29/apple-seeds-first-ios-8-1-beta-to-developers/) at the end of September, iOS 8.1 brings quite a few significant features to the operating system. The update activates Apple Pay, enables Yosemite users to access Continuity features like SMS relay and Instant Hotspot, offers all iOS 8 users access to iCloud Photo Library, fixes several bugs, and more. iOS 8.1, build 12B410 for iPads and 12B411 for iPhones, is available immediately as an over-the-air download and after updating, it will allow iPhone 6 and 6 Plus owners to access Apple Pay, Apple's new payment service. With Apple Pay, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus can be used to make payments in both retail stores that support NFC and participating apps. Apple has also released Apple TV software 7.0.1. (http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2014/10/ios81release-800x458.jpg) Apple Pay support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (U.S. only)Also included in iOS 8.1 is support for SMS relay, a Continuity feature designed to allow Macs (running Yosemite) and iOS devices like iPads to receive SMS messages routed through a user's iPhone. Instant Hotspot is also enabled through the iOS 8.1 update, letting Mac users remotely activate the Personal Hotspot capabilities of an iPhone when two devices are near each other. Along with those major features, iOS 8.1 reinstates the Camera Roll (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/16/camera-roll-ios-81/), which was removed with iOS 8, and it gives all iOS 8 users access to iCloud Photo Library (https://www.apple.com/icloud/photos/), Apple's new cloud-based photo storage solution. The removal of the Camera Roll turned out to be a controversial decision, with Apple opting to re-add it after iOS users asked for the feature to be returned. iOS 8 has not been Apple's smoothest software release, with users encountering quite a few bugs in the operating system. While multiple issues were fixed with iOS 8.0.2, released (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/25/apple-releases-ios-8-0-2/) in late September, iOS 8.1 fixes several other bugs, including a problem that caused some iOS 8 users to have trouble pairing their phones with their Bluetooth devices. According to release notes, iOS 8.1 also fixes several other complaints users have had about iOS 8, including problems connecting to Wi-Fi and issues with screen rotation. 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