As it has been rumored for quite some time now, Apple finally rolled out their newest update for all things iOS. Enter iOS 7.1. While users shouldn’t expect many huge changes, instead you will see many small fixes & UI changes throughout the entire OS. Like you can see the Answer & Decline buttons get smaller + rounder, the ability to disable the parallax motion effect to your desired wallpaper images, automatically set HDR mode on for photos, better Calendar view, the addition of CarPlay support and more.
See the full changelog of everything new below.
CarPlay
- iOS experience designed for the car
- Simply connect your iPhone to a CarPlay enabled vehicle
- Supports Phone, Music, Maps, Messages, and 3rd-party audio apps
- Control with Siri and the car’s touchscreen, knobs, and buttons
Siri
- Manually control when Siri listens by holding down the home button while you speak and releasing it when you’re done as an alternative to letting Siri automatically notice when you stop talking
- New, more natural sounding male and female voices for Mandarin Chinese, UK English, Australian English, and Japanese
iTunes Radio
- Search field above Featured Stations to easily create stations based on your favorite artist or song
- Buy albums with the tap of a button from Now Playing Subscribe to iTunes Match on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to enjoy iTunes Radio ad-free
Calendar
- Option to display events in month view
- Country specific holidays automatically added for many countries
Accessibility
- Bold font option now includes the keyboard, calculator, and many icon glyphs
- Reduce Motion option now includes Weather, Messages, and multitasking UI animations
- New options to display button shapes, darken app colors, and reduce white point
Other
- New Camera setting to automatically enable HDR for iPhone 5s
- iCloud Keychain support in additional countries
- FaceTime call notifications are automatically cleared when you answer a call on another device
- Fixes a bug that could occasionally cause a home screen crash
- Improves Touch ID fingerprint recognition
- Improved performance for iPhone 4
- Fixes display of Mail unread badge for numbers greater than 10,000
- Continued user interface refinements
As usual, you will need to update over Wi-Fi as this is a big update (214MB on my iPhone 5 + 1.4GB on my wife’s iPhone 5s). Let us know how you’re liking the new update or if you’re still have problems.
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