Apple has finally released the iOS 7.1 update. Today, Apple device owners can download the update from iTunes. The 7.1 update includes the new Apple CarPlay app, new features, UI improvements, bug fixes, and addresses a reboot issue with the iPhone 5S, iPad mini, and iPad Air.
For starters, the iOS UI has received a few changes: the phone's dialer and power off screens have been altered to feature new icons and buttons, as well as a UI shift focused on rounded UI icons. Received phone calls will now show two separate buttons: one for accepting and the other for declining. A few UI tweaks to the music app and keyboard have also been made.
Touch ID, a feature that allows users to lock their iPhone 5S by fingerprint, has had recognition improved, speeding up the process between scanning and unlocking.
In terms of new features, Apple CarPlay (why not iCar?) has been detailed as a means to interact with iOS devices while in a car. Described as a safter method of using your device while driving, CarPlay will employe the use of Siri voice commands for control over music, messages, and calls. CarPlay support will be seen in upcoming vehicles from Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, BMW, and Ferrari.
Siri has also been given a few changes to how users can make use of the assistant. Prior to iOS 7.1, Siri's listening would continue until the device chose to stop by way of detecting audible pauses. In iOS 7.1, users hold the home button down while they give Siri a command or query and then let the button go when they are finished.
IOS 7.1 is available now for download.
Via: The Verge
