New Update Comes With Bug Fixes, Hope For iPhone 4s And iPad Users

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November 18, 2014 11:46 AM

The new update includes a number of bug fixes, improved overall stability, and, most importantly, performance improvements for older devices including the iPhone 4s and iPad 2.

iOS 8.1.1 is now available, as the first update since Apple's launch of Apple Pay on the platform.

These devices, while technically supported with iOS 8.0, suffered a performance hit according to some as a result of the demands of the new OS, and this update should help make life easier for those who have already upgraded.

Apple does not explain any further on how these improvements work, but even just word of something potentially better should be welcome news to iPhone 4s and iPad 2 owners.

According to TechCrunch, the new update has been downloaded and tested on newer hardware, including the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and thus far, there haven't been any major problems like the cellular connectivity bug that affected 8.0.1. It also seems to resolve problems some were having with iCloud Drive and apps including iWork for iOS.

The update can be found by navigating to "Settings > General > Software Update" and should download relatively quickly, as it's a lightweight delta.

So if you're dissatisfied with the performance of your older device under 8.0, then you should go ahead and download iOS 8.1.1.

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