Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Development of next major iOS 8 updates has begun

Apple has reportedly started working on iOS 8.1, iOS 8.2 and iOS 8.3.





It has merely been a fortnight since iOS 8 was finally released to the public. Apple demonstrated the new software at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2014 back in June and since then it has been in a lengthy beta stage which ended on September 17th. iOS 8 is available now for all supported devices and it is only a matter of time before subsequent major updates that bring new features are released.

So far Apple has only released two iOS 8 updates and both of them have been incremental aimed squarely at fixing bugs. iOS 8.0.1 was meant to fix the bug that kept HealthKit apps out of the App Store and instead it ended up bringing more bugs to the system. Apple quickly released iOS 8.0.2 to take care of that and now its the latest version of this new OS iteration.

Reports claim that Apple engineers are testing upcoming major updates such as iOS 8.1, iOS 8.2 and iOS 8.3 in Cupertino, California and adjoining areas. Some websites have also seen visits from iOS devices powered by these operating systems in their analytics which goes to show that testing really is being done by Apple albeit on a small scale.

So far the company has not revealed when the new updates will be released and exactly what they’ll bring to the table. Expected improvements include the ability to run two apps side-by-side on the iPad as well as overall improvements for the native Maps app in iOS. One of these updates may also bring the required compatibility settings for Apple Watch and Apple Pay both of which will be available early next year, the company unveiled both during its event on September 9th.

It cannot be said for sure right now when Apple is planning on releasing the updates so we will have to wait for official word on that.

Source: 9to5mac



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