iOS 10.1

Apple releases iOS 10.1 with Portrait Mode for iPhone 7 Plus, fixes and improvements for all other devices

Greg Barbosa | Oct 24 2016 - 10:01 am PT

Apple has just released the official build of iOS 10.1 to the general public which includes the new Portrait Mode for the iPhone 7 Plus. After being available to developers and public beta testers for the past few weeks, iOS 10.1 is now available to users on compatible iOS devices. iOS 10.1 also includes a list of other changes for all iOS devices. Jump through to read the full release notes.

Developers and public beta testers on iOS 10.1 build 14B72c will be happy to know that they are already running today’s general public release and any further update won’t be necessary.

In regards to iOS 10.1’s fixes, the most notable include fixes for Bluetooth connectivity with 3rd party devices, People’s names being saved in iCloud backups, and new option to replay Message effects.

For the impressive new Portrait mode in Camera, we went hands on with the new feature using the beta in our initial walkthrough. Zac also wrote about the new feature here and took some example images here. Check out Jeff Benjamin’s video demonstration below:

How to update to iOS 10.1

To update to iOS 10.1, visit Software Update in Settings. Connect your iPhone or iPad to a power source and tap Install Now. Firstly, the OS must download the OTA file in order to begin setup. After the download has finished, the device will then begin the update process and eventually reboot into iOS 10.1.

If you don’t have the time right now to update, you can let iOS automatically install it at a later date (it will intelligently choose a time when you are likely to be asleep).

iOS 10.1 runs on:

iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4, iPad 4th generation, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro 9.7 inch and iPad Pro 12.9 inch
iPod touch 6th generation.

iOS 10.1 Release Notes

Camera and Photos

Introduces Portrait Camera for iPhone 7 Plus that creates a depth effect that keeps your subject sharp while creating a beautifully blurred background (beta)

People names in the Photos app are saved in iCloud backups

Improved the display of wide color gamut photos in the grid views of the Photos app

Fixes an issue where opening the Camera app would show a blurred or flashing screen for some users

Fixes an issue that caused Photos to quit for some users when turning on iCloud Photo Library

Maps

Transit support for every major train, subway, ferry, and national bus line, as well as local bus systems for Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya

Sign-based transit navigation including layouts of all underground structures and walkways that connect large transit stations

Transit fare comparison when viewing alternative transit routes

Messages

New option to replay bubble and full screen effects

Messages effects can play with Reduce Motion enabled

Fixes an issue that could lead to contact names appearing incorrectly in Messages

Addresses an issue where Messages could open to a white screen

Addresses an issue that could prevent the report junk option from displaying with unknown senders

Fixes an issue where videos captured and sent in the Messages app could be missing audio

Apple Watch

Adds distance and average pace to workout summaries in the Activity app for outdoor wheelchair run pace and outdoor wheelchair walk pace

Fixes issues that may have prevented Music playlists from syncing to Apple Watch

Addresses an issue that was preventing invitations and data to appear in Activity Sharing

Fixes an issue that was allowing Activity Sharing to update over cellular when manually disabled

Resolves an issue that was causing some third-party apps to crash when inputting text

Other improvements and fixes

Improves Bluetooth connectivity with 3rd party accessories

Improves AirPlay Mirroring performance when waking a device from sleep

Fixes an issue where playback would not work for iTunes purchased content when the “Show iTunes Purchases” setting is turned off

Fixes an issue where certain selfie apps and face filters used with the FaceTime HD Camera on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus did not display a live preview

Fixes an issue in Health where individual strokes are converted to separate characters when using the Chinese handwriting keyboard

Improves performance of sharing websites from Safari to Messages

Fixes an issue in Safari that caused web previews in tab view to not display correctly

Fixes an issue that caused certain Mail messages to be reformatted with very small text

Fixes an issue that caused some HTML email to be formatted incorrectly

Fixes an issue that in some cases caused the search field to disappear in Mail

Fixes an issue that could prevent Today View Widgets from updating when launched

Fixes an issue where Weather widget sometimes failed to load data

Fixes an issue on iPhone 7 where Home Button click settings would not appear in search results

Fixes an issue that prevented spam alert extensions from blocking calls

Resolves an issue that could prevent alarm sounds from going off

Fixes an issue where audio playback via Bluetooth would cause the Taptic engine to stop providing feedback for some users

Resolves an issue preventing some users from restoring from iCloud Backup

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/HT201222