iOS 5.0.1 Delta Update
This morning iOS 5.0.1 has gone live to the public and according to the release notes, among other things, will fix battery issues from iOS 5 and will improve voice recognition for dictation with an Australian accent. No doubt it will also seem a lot snappier, smoother and faster then any previously release of iOS as well… but don’t all new updates?? See below for full details of the update.
The update is available for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation). To get the update on iOS 5 you can install it as a Delta Update OTA (Settings > General > Software Update), meaning as long as your iPhone is plugged into power you can download and install it directly to your iPhone. At only 44.6MB it only takes 5 or 10 mins from start to finish. You can of course also plug into iTunes and do it the old way (via the update button).
We recommend as with any update ensuring you have backed up your device first.. oh yeah you can do that wirelessly too now.
Release Notes:
- Fixes bugs affecting battery life
- Adds Mulittasking Gestures for original iPad
- Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
- Impoves voice recognition for Australian users using Dictation
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
As you can see above, in addition to battery and voice recognition fixes, iOS 5.0.1 also enables multitasking gestures on the original iPad (go to Settings > General > Multitasking Gestures), fixes the Smart Cover security flaw and resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud.
Let us know how you get on in the comments below.
easy and successful install over the air
(Tonzey has made 5 comments)
Anyone experience any improvement in battery life? Apparently some people didn’t notice any… http://goo.gl/fb/Qrb5V
(Yaman_NZ has made 184 comments)
@ Yaman_NZ:
i have had the beta on my phone and yes i have noticed a difference ..
(@Marvin_nz has made 26 comments)
Hi guys, keen to update OTA but it appears that I can only do it over Wi-Fi, is there a setting on the device that I can change so that I can do over mobile broadband, cheers
(zimbo has made 1 comment)
Battery life still shocking for me. going to let it run dead and charge it up to re calibrate tonight to see if its any better.
(Foose has made 18 comments)
@ zimbo:
Not sure if this is related, but Apple won’t let you download anything (apps.) over 20mb. over 3g.
(pacharawit has made 57 comments)
I was impressed with the Delta update, so much easier that 790MB!! and just went about its business in the background til it need to reset @zimbo, im pretty sure its wifi only.
@yaman I have noticed a perceptible difference in battery life on my iphone 4 – its been sitting here for an hour or 2 while doing nothing and still @ 100% battery. (prior to this it would at least be down 3 or 4% in a few hours)
@ @Marvin_nz:
(itchyitchy has made 5 comments)
@ Foose: what settings have you turned on location wise? did you do a clean install when going to 5.0 . every major upgrade ( 4.3 – 5 should always be a clean install set up from new ) as a few users in the dev forums have said its better when the do a clean install of ios 5 / 5.o1 ) and remember if its a new device how much are you using it?
(@Marvin_nz has made 26 comments)
Well I got my 4S today and did the update instantly. So far I’m noticing good battery life.
(wazza has made 10 comments)
Tried to install ota. Just says error unable. Even tried restart and soft reset. I installed os5 as well as reset via iTunes post. Very dissapointed by battery life on os5 so far as well as update failings. Booo!
(adamhollingworth has made 8 comments)
@marvin_nz I have turn off quite a few location service already and I’m on the 4S so its already on iOS5 to start with. Delta update OTA to 5.0.1 still no change today after battery re calibration. Dropped 1% just by replying this message
(Foose has made 18 comments)
@marvin_nz oh btw this is not such a ‘new’ device for me. Had every iPhone already and got this 4s month ago
so I’m not crazy on the usage. Going to do a clean install this afternoon and see how it goes. Shouldn’t have to do that. Start to think its more a hardware problem
(Foose has made 18 comments)
@ Foose: hmmmm odd . yesterday it got 7hours 10min of screen on time usage . with screen brightness to 1/2 and most of the location stuff turned on . ( apart from traffic and iads and time zone) most of the day was spent on 3G . before the update i would get 5 hours usage
(@Marvin_nz has made 26 comments)
I ran the update on the 4s via the air and it update it pretty fine.
I have decided to invest in the “Mophie” juice Air case with built in battery. Im happy with the fact that i have spare supply I can access at any time should the need arise.
So the new update will be a bonus if the fix has made a difference at all.
(alopes has made 71 comments)
@ alopes:
for me it has made a difference .. but i was happy with it anyway … what did the Mophie sting you ?
(@Marvin_nz has made 26 comments)
Yea I’ve updated to ios5.1 an it’s much better battery an I’m on iPhone 4
(Curly has made 25 comments)
Just a thought for folks like me who are still on iPhone 4 … my battery was getting a bit tired … still got me through most days (although on others it needed a bit of a tickle up during the day). I grabbed a generic battery off of a dealer on TradeMe (but iPhone kept rebooting, so back to original battery) – grabbed a (so-called) “genuine” battery off of another dealer on trademe (but it wouldn’t charge above 82%, so back to the original battery AGAIN), and finally got a battery from iFixit (with a 6 month warranty), and it’s given the phone a new lease on life (still at 80% after an entire day today) (albeit a wekend one). So for those who’ve had their phones for a year or so, they may not have noticed how much the battery performance has dropped off due to battery deterioration — and might be time for a replacement (which is pretty easy on the iPhone 4 — 2 screws to pop the back off, and 1 screw to undo the battery connector — little fidley, but not particularly difficult if one is careful).
Hope this helps someone!
(ColinSouthern has made 2 comments)
Just did a Clean Restore to 5.0.1 on the mac. and restored all my data. now we will see if this improves the battery life. (OTA update to 5.0.1 from 5.0 yesterday did not help battery life at all.)
Hopefully this clean restore will get the battery issue sorted out for me
will let you all know/.
(Foose has made 18 comments)
Hi All
Is it just me or is there no option to turn off 3G on the iPhone 4s???
Thanks
(Reneb has made 17 comments)
Hi All
Is it just me or is there no option to turn off 3G on the iPhone 4s?
Thanks
(Reneb has made 17 comments)