Apple to Release iOS 11.2.5 Soon

According to firstnameatappledotcom, iOS 11.2.5 is ready and might be released as soon as Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

The update also includes the fix to address the crash caused by specially crafted malicious text that can cause iOS device to freeze.

iOS 11.1 beta 3: Passcode is Now Required to Trust a Computer

UPDATE: This feature also shows up in iOS 11.0.3

New security feature in iOS 11.1 beta 3:

Passcode, if enabled, is now required to trust a computer.

I don’t remember seeing this message on the phone before other than the usual “Do you want to trust this computer” message.

It is a good security measure to have this on. I know a lot of people who don’t want to be bothered with entering the passcode every time they need to unlock the iPhone; they also think Touch ID is hassle.

 

iOS 11 Release Notes

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iOS 11 Release Notes:

iOS 11 brings hundreds of new features to iPhone and iPad including an all new App Store, a more proactive and intelligent Siri, improvements to Camera and Photos, and augmented reality technologies to enable immersive experiences. iOS 11 is also the biggest release for iPad ever and adds powerful new multitasking features, a new Files app and more ways to use Apple Pencil.

App Store

  • All-new App Store designed for discovering great apps and games everyday
  • New Today tab helps you discover new apps and games with stories, how-to guides, and more
  • New Games tab to find new games and see what’s most popular with top game charts
  • Dedicated Apps tab with top picks, dedicated app charts, and app categories
  • App pages include more video previews, Editors’ Choice badges, easier access to user ratings, and information about in-app purchases

Siri

  • New Siri voice is more natural and expressive
  • Translate English words and phrases into Chinese, French, German, Italian or Spanish (beta)
  • Siri suggestions based on your usage of Safari, News, Mail, and Messages
  • Works with notes apps to create to-do lists, notes and reminders
  • Works with banking apps for account transfer and balances
  • Works with apps that display QR codes
  • Hindi and Shanghainese dictation

Camera

  • Portrait mode now supports optical image stabilization, HDR and True Tone flash
  • Photos and videos will take up half the space with the new HEIF and HEVC image and video formats
  • Redesigned set of nine filters optimized for natural skin tones
  • Automatically identify and scan QR codes
  • Photos
  • Loop, Bounce, and Long Exposure Live Photo effects
  • Mute, trim, or choose a new key photo for Live Photos
  • Memory Movies automatically adapt content for portrait and landscape orientation
  • More than a dozen new memory types including pets, babies, weddings, and sporting events
  • People album is more accurate and stays up to date across devices with iCloud Photo Library
  • Animated GIF support

Maps

  • Indoor maps for major airports and shopping centers
  • Lane guidance and speed limit information with Turn-by-turn directions
  • One-handed zoom with double tap and swipe
  • Interact with Flyover by moving your device

Do Not Disturb while Driving

  • Automatically silences notifications while driving and keeps iPhone silent and display off
  • Optional iMessage auto reply to alert selected contacts that you’re driving

New features designed for iPad

  • An all new Dock provides quick access to your favorite and recently used apps and can even be shown on top of active apps
  • Dock resizes so you can add all of your favorite apps
  • Recently used and Continuity apps are available on the right
  • Enhanced Slide Over and Split View
  • Apps can be easily started in Slide Over and Split View from the Dock
  • Slide Over and background apps now run simultaneously
  • Apps in Slide Over and Split View can now be placed on the left side of the screen
  • Drag and drop
  • Move text, images, and files between apps on iPad
  • Multi-Touch to move multiple items at the same time
  • Spring-loading to move content between apps
  • Markup
  • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more
  • Instant markup anything in iOS – just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark
  • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed
  • Notes
  • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil
  • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note
  • Search handwritten text
  • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows
  • Table support to organize and display information
  • Pin important notes to the top of the list

Files

All-new Files app to browse, search and organize files

Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers

Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all apps and cloud services

Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and tags

QuickType

Flick down on letter keys to enter numbers, symbols and punctuation marks on iPad

One-handed keyboard support on iPhone

New keyboards for Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Georgian, Irish, Kannada, Malayalam, Maori, Odia, Swahili, and Welsh

English input on the 10-key Pinyin keyboard

English input on the Japanese Romaji keyboard

HomeKit

New accessory types including AirPlay 2 speakers, sprinklers and faucets

Expanded occupancy, time and accessory based triggers

QR code and tap to pair accessory setup support

Augmented Reality

Augmented reality technologies that apps from the App Store can use to deliver content on top of real-world scenes for interactive gaming, immersive shopping experiences, industrial design and more

Machine Learning

Core machine learning technologies that apps from the App Store can use to deliver intelligent features with machine learning data processed on device for high performance and user privacy

Other features and improvements

Control Center redesign brings all controls on one page

Control Center custom controls including accessibility, guided access, magnifier, text size, screen recording and Wallet

Apple Music now helps you discover music with friends. Create a profile so friends can listen to playlists you’ve shared and see the music you listen to most

Apple News now includes Top Stories picked just for you, recommendations from Siri, the best videos of the day in Today View, and great stories selected by our editors in the new Spotlight tab

Automatic Setup signs you in to iCloud, Keychain, iTunes, App Store, iMessage, and FaceTime with your Apple ID

Automatic Setup restores device settings including language, region, network, keyboard preferences, places you frequently visit, how you talk to Siri, home and health data

Easily share access to your Wi-Fi networks

Storage optimization notifications and free up space in Settings for apps like Photos, Messages, and more

Emergency SOS calls emergency services based on your current location and automatically notifies emergency contacts, shares your location, and displays your Medical ID

FaceTime lets you capture Live Photos from the other person’s Mac or iPhone camera

Easily check Flight status in Spotlight and Safari

Definitions, conversions and math support in Safari

Russian and English bilingual dictionary

Portuguese and English bilingual dictionary

Arabic system font support

Accessibility

VoiceOver descriptions support for images

VoiceOver tables and lists support in PDFs

Type to Siri support for basic search queries

Spoken and braille caption support for videos

Dynamic Type increases text and app UI to larger sizes

Redesigned Invert Colors make media content easier to view

Highlight Colors improvements in Speak Selection and Speak Screen

Switch Control typing can scan and type whole words at a time

iOS 11 is performance optimized for 64-bit apps. 32-bit apps will need to be updated by the app developer to work with this version of iOS.

Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas, for more information visit: https://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability and https://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

iOS 11 is Released

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It’s Tuesday, September 19, 2017 and Apple has officially released iOS 11 (build 15A372). Registered Apple Developer can download the Restore Images at Apple Developer Download page.

Peculiarly, our iPhone 6s Plus has yet to receive the Over The Air (OTA) update.

iOs 11 is available for the following devices including the yet to be released iPhone 8 and iPhone X:

  • iPhone 7
  • iPhone 7 Plus
  • iPhone 6s
  • iPhone 6s Plus
  • iPhone 6
  • iPhone 6 Plus
  • iPhone SE
  • iPhone 5s
  • iPad Pro (10.5-inch)
  • iPad Pro (9.7‑inch)
  • iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation)
  • iPad Pro (12.9‑inch)
  • iPad (9.7-inch)
  • iPad Air 2
  • iPad Air
  • iPad mini 4
  • iPad mini 3
  • iPad mini 2
  • iPod touch (6th generation)

iTunes 12.7.0, now Sans App Store

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From Apple Knowledge Base:

The new iTunes focuses on music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and audiobooks. Apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are now exclusively available in the new App Store for iOS. And the new App Store makes it easy to get, update, and redownload apps—all without a Mac or PC.

In a way, iTunes the Application is becoming less complicated. There are some who uses iTunes to keep a copy of their iOS Apps, but I bet that majority of iPhone and iPad users don’t use iTunes to download iOS Apps.