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iOS 7.1 released and ready for download

Cha1k — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:03:04 GMT

iPhone, iPad, and iPod users can now download the latest version of iOS 7. Expect slow download times today until traffic clears out somewhat.

Back your your device to iCloud or iTunes on your computer before downloading any update in case something wonky happens.

Re: iOS 7.1 released and ready for download

ChynnaBlue — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:32:28 GMT

Thanks! I never try on the first day because of the stress on the system. I'll try later this week and let my parents know about it. My dad has an iPhone 4S, so I'm happy to read that 7.1 has improved performance on those models.

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Akane — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:33:36 GMT

Not available for download on my phone yet. I read about the updates - some nice improvements. Thanks!

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glb613 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:36:04 GMT

Once you backup your iPad to your computer using the USB cable, you can change the setting in iTunes to synch wirelessly.

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ChynnaBlue — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:44:52 GMT

On 3/10/2014 Bikkie said:
Not available for download on my phone yet. I read about the updates - some nice improvements. Thanks!

You can force it to look for updates, depending on which iOS you have now. Mine didn't show up in Software Updates until I forced it to do a check, but I can't download it here because I'm not on a Wi-Fi network now. I'll wait until tomorrow, anyway, especially if I do it without docking.

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Lynnj — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:50:34 GMT

Thanks for providing a notice here about the update, Chalk. I will download and install later this week. I like to see if others have any significant problems first, before I do it to my devices. Also to all who do the update, make sure to check your settings after the update is complete. I've found that updates reset some of the things I changed/configure in settings. For example, it automatically turns my Bluetooth on, which uses battery. Since I don't use this feature often, I keep this set to off position to conserve battery power. Best to check all of your settings of this nature after the update is complete.

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gidgetgh — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:23:00 GMT

Downloading it now. It says ""two hours remaining"". Wow. Either there are a ton of us downloading or it's a big release.

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Time-To-Shop — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:39:07 GMT

Thank you for posting about the iOS update Cha1k! I just did my update. And lynnj, yes the update turns on bluetooth just like you said! Thanks for the reminder to check on that. You guys are so nice to let all of us know about the updates.

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dooBdoo — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:39:57 GMT

Thanks for the thread, Chalk! I second the reminder to perform a complete backup before all updates.

I downloaded the new release earlier today on my iPad. I’ll update my iPhone in a few minutes.

Even though, as gidgetgoeshawaiian said, the time estimate first said 9 minutes, then said 1 hour, it actually took 16 minutes for the download and preparing update; then, 1 minute to verify update; about 9 minutes for the shutdown/installation/restart. A total of about 26 minutes from start to finish. (Note: the time required will vary depending upon a number of factors - I wanted to provide my experience as an example.)

As Lynnj mentioned, it did automatically turn Bluetooth on. So far, I’ve had no problems, all data/photos/videos/contacts/email/calendar entries/etc. appear intact.

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Iambeezer — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:51:37 GMT

Uhh........... bluetooth is always automatically turned on. Whether you just got the phone or do a restore....... this has always been the way since bluetooth and iphone started dating.. not new to 7.1

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dooBdoo — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:09:52 GMT

On 3/10/2014 WIlliam Joseph said: Uhh........... bluetooth is always automatically turned on. Whether you just got the phone or do a restore....... this has always been the way since bluetooth and iphone started dating.. not new to 7.1

That's not so. Although I think the default factory setting has Bluetooth "on," prior to iOS 7 the updates didn't change it. It's beneficial (and doesn't hurt anything) to give a heads up, since not everyone uses Bluetooth and it can be an unnecessary drain on the battery.

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gidgetgh — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:43:50 GMT

Mine is still taking forever to download on my phone. It still shows about an hour to go.

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glb613 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:09:56 GMT

On 3/10/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said: Mine is still taking forever to download on my phone. It still shows about an hour to go.

Mine downloaded and updated in 15 minutes.

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dooBdoo — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:11:30 GMT

On 3/10/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said: Mine is still taking forever to download on my phone. It still shows about an hour to go.

Hi, gidgetgoeshawaiian. How are you updating? I just completed it on my iPhone 5 (I updated the iPad via WIFI, the iPhone by connecting to iTunes on my iMac).

The iPhone estimate was about 18 minutes. The entire process took only 14 minutes total. You might want to restart yours.

(edited to correct word)

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I am still oxox — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:14:55 GMT

On 3/10/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said: Mine is still taking forever to download on my phone. It still shows about an hour to go.

I connected my phone with the cord and it took about 15 minutes to totally update the system

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ChynnaBlue — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:52:41 GMT

On 3/10/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said: Mine is still taking forever to download on my phone. It still shows about an hour to go.

Wow, my iPhone 4S with iOS 5.something didn't even take that long to update to 7.0 when I was preparing it to transition to my iPhone 5S. I would start over.

I'm waiting until tomorrow or Wednesday to download, when fewer people may be on.

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Akane — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:04:31 GMT

Updated, took about 20 minutes total over wifi on iPhone 5S. Did anyone else notice a speed improvement opening apps and navigating through menus?

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gidgetgh — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:39:01 GMT

I don't know how long my phone ended up taking because we were meeting with someone, but it finished. Doing the iPad now and it's taking forever also. I just connected each to the power cord like I always do. I never have had problems with updates but they're taking forever today.

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Lynnj — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 03:01:28 GMT

Here is a link to an article about some of the things they updated with this release. I still haven't updated my devices yet. Will do so in a few day. But, looking forward to calendar having list view again, and I like the holding down home button until done speaking with Siri. Just copy/paste this link to get to atricle to rad more - - - http://www.macworld.com/article/2105786/ios-7-1-the-changes-we-love-and-the-ones-we-don-t.html

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Lynnj — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 03:05:57 GMT

Also, looking on apple website, seems some with iPhone 5s are having problems with the fingerprint identity feature since the update. Many posts in the iPhone help area about this. So far, this seems to be the only bug with the update. Others have made comments about how much faster their device has been since the update.