Firmware update: Apple iOS 8.1.3

Apple has released the third update version 8.1 of iOS. Apple iOS is the operating system for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Version 8 can only be installed on iPhone 4s, iPad 2, and fifth-generation iPod touch or later and includes a large collection of improvements. For example, there is support for virtual keyboards from third parties such as Swype and Swiftkey, there is a Health app, the OS supports Family Sharing and the new iCloud Drive can be activated. There are also improvements to notifications and Spotlight and changes have been made, especially under the hood, that give developers more options. In version 8.1.3, among other things, less free space is required to install updates and several problems have been fixed.

About the 8.1.3 Release

This release includes bug fixes, increased stability and performance improvements, including:

• Reduces the amount of storage required to perform a software update
• Fixes an issue that prevented some users from entering their Apple ID password for Messages and FaceTime
• Addresses an issue that caused Spotlight to stop displaying app results
• Fixes an issue which prevented multitasking gestures from working on iPad
• Adds new configuration options for education standardized testing

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