Apple releases iOS 4.3.3 and iOS 4.2.8 to address issues with Location Data.

Following the Apple Q&A on Location Data, iOS 4.3.3 and iOS 4.2.8 are now available for download.

This Update contains changes to the iOS crowd-sourced location database cache including:

  • Reduces the size of the cache
  • No longer backs up the cache to iTunes
  • Deletes the cache entirely when Location Servcies is turned off.

iOS 4.3.3 (8E41) is available for:

  • iPad (iPad1,1)
  • iPad 2 (iPad2,1 | iPad 2,2 | iPad2,3)
  • iPhone 3GS (iPhone2,1)
  • iPhone 4 GSM (iPhone3,1)
  • iPod touch 2nd Generation (iPod2,1)
  • iPod touch 3rd Generation (iPod3,1)
  • iPod touch 4th Generation (iPod4,1)

iOS 4.2.8 (8J2) is available for:

  • iPhone 4 CDMA (iPhone 3,3)

The iOS update can be obtained primarily through iTunes.