iOS 5.0.1 update now available

culabula

Is now released. Update via iTunes now. Reports suggest that OTA updates ar beginning to trickle through.

eirlink

Question ?

This update is available when i connect my iphone 4 via cable to itunes BUT i would rather do an OTA update on the phone itself. reason being , im led to believe the OTA update is incremental and therefore smaller in size/ quicker
however when i try the OTA route ( settings / general / software update ) my phone tells me ios 5.0 is up to date !

am i missing something ?




iOS 5.0.1 Software Update

This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including:
• Fixes bugs affecting battery life
• Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
• Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
• Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPod touch (4th generation)
• iPod touch (3rd generation)

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

cornbb

I guess it is still propagating across the various update servers. Give it a couple of hours and see if you can get it then.

eirlink

she' s there now

progress.....
downloaded in 4 mins
onscreen message that phone will restart in 7 seconds or less
phone rebooted to black screen with large white apple logo and white progress bar underneath
restarting...........
another black screen with large white apple logo and white progress bar underneath...
another restart....
DONE !

turnsoutIwas

Updating OTA now...this short battery life has been really annoying me. Hopefully this will sort it out.

iggy

Just updated via OTA. Very impressed with how painless it was.
Only took about 8 mins in total.
It is supposed to fix battery issues, let's hope so

jeckle

Finally, hope battery issues are resolved. Time will tell!

Savman

790MB :eek:

jaykay2

Just a heads up for anyone who plans on jailbreaking their phone, I saw on Redmond Pie that if you want to jailbreak, then don't update to 5.0.1 as it will mean the next jailbreak won't work untethered.

tallus

Savman wrote: »

790MB :eek:

I just checked on my ipad 2 and it said 34.9 mb ?

mdfire

790mb via itunes, but much reduced in size using OTA as it only downloads the required files

SilverSparkle

mdfire wrote: »

790mb via itunes, but much reduced in size using OTA as it only downloads the required files

Newbie to iPhones... What does OTA mean?

The Big Gig

Over the air

coylemj

SilverSparkle wrote: »

Newbie to iPhones... What does OTA mean?

'Over The Air', as opposed to doing it via the cable connected to iTunes on the PC/Mac.

kellsred

How do you get it OTA?
I'm going into Settings>General>Software Update but it's telling me my software is up to date? iOS 5.0

iPhone 4 by the way

kjl

is 5.0 still being signed?

jc84

Over the air updates are brilliant and only took about 6 mins, finally got hand gestures for ipad1 too so well happy with that, seems to have fixed an issue I had with safari that kept crashing, don't know if anyone else had that problem

The Mad Hatter

Just updated my iPad over the air while I was out brushing my teeth! Neat...

SilverSparkle

Just updated my 4s and touch over the air. So fast and easy!!

kbell

Downloading now, fingers crossed!!

eeloe

Only took me literally 5 mins, my broadband is blindingly quick tho, so the download was pretty instant.

Hopefully this update gives the battery some more juice...

Sad Professor

Everything went smoothly here. Very impressed with the OTA updates.

And I now have multitasking gestures back on my iPad. Woohoo!

bucks73

Updated my 3Gs OTA and well happy. Very simple and straightforward.

mdfire

I felt my iPad1 had slowed down quite a bit with ios5 but it definetly seems much slicker now.

jamesd

kjl wrote: »

is 5.0 still being signed?

At the moment Yes.

waynegalway

Just in the middle of updating my ip4, 44mb download.

Checking for software updates on my iPad (1st gen), and it says that iOS 5.0 is the latest version and that it's up to date. Anyone else come across that, where your phone updated OTA but your iPad doesn't seem to recognise there's an update available?

Amtmann

Anyone have any observations about whether their battery life is improved? I normally hit 40% by mid afternoon, down 60% from first thing in the morning.

biko

3GS - 39.8 MB over the air so handy size.

eeloe

I can't really see a difference in the battery.

@ 86% here

Usage 52 mins
Stand by 2hr 25m

notahappycamper

Battery from 7am this morning:

usuage: 1 hr 12 mins.
standby: 3 hours 18mins
It was at 95%
iPhone 4

wush06

No improvement for me on the battery.

guil

Standby of 7 hours an usage of 3 hours 35 mins and I'm at 48%

waynegalway

Too early to tell what the update will do for my battery, but as a guide I was getting about 4 hours per 10% of battery power. I'd consider my usage normal enough. in 40 hours of battery I'd probably have in total about 5 hours usage, checking mails, 20 mins of calls, browsing, etc. Nothing heavy like 3D games or streaming videos.

I'm happy with that, so if the update makes it even better, then happy days indeed!

adox

Am I right in thinking for OTA updates you have to have your device connected to a power source?

biko

I don't think so, just as long as you have plenty battery. I'm fairly sure it requires a wifi connection though.

guil

adox wrote: »

Am I right in thinking for OTA updates you have to have your device connected to a power source?

You certainly are but you can check for updates without being connected

Discostuy

adox wrote: »

Am I right in thinking for OTA updates you have to have your device connected to a power source?

I didn't for mine anyway. It does give a brief warning to recommend you connect to power but it still updates regardless.

waynegalway

Mine updated without a power source. I'd say it's just that if your battery drained in the middle of the update it could cause a crash.

Thinkingaboutit

Battery seems marginally better.

guil

I stand corrected about the power source. I presumed from the message that it wouldn't work otherwise

Amtmann

Usage: 1 hr 17 mins
Standby: 3 hrs 33 mins
Battery: 82%

lau1247

the update was a big regret..

used it from wednesday morning with 60 odd percent and charged yesterday night with 20% left..

Did the update and as of now since the morning i'm at 44%.. someone at Apple should get shot through and through.. how did they manage to make it that much worst??

I even turn off the majority of the feature which was not required before the update..

my advise for anyone who hasn't update on 4s.. DO NOT DO IT IF YOUR PHONE HAD A DECENT PERFORMANCE TO START WITH

120_Minutes

Just under 13 hours standby and 2 hours usage, 75% ... And I wasn't having any problems to begin with

macgabhs

If your battery level is less than 50% it will allow you to download the update but will prompt you to connect to a power source before installing. If your battery level is greater than 50% you can install OTA no problem.

Thephantomsmask

Does it require a wifi connection? My IP4 is still saying software up to date when I check via 3G

jester77

My battery is running ok

1,33 Usage
7,35 Standby
83%

and I have a location reminder running the whole day

jester77

Thephantomsmask wrote: »

Does it require a wifi connection? My IP4 is still saying software up to date when I check via 3G

Yip, tried to update the ipad this morning when it was on 3G and wouldn't allow me. It still shows the update but grays out the install button.

Amtmann

Usage: 1 hr 56 mins
Standby: 5 hr 49 mins
Battery: 71%

This is an improvement. I still would prefer longer battery life, but it's undoubtedly better than it was.

120_Minutes

Thephantomsmask wrote: »

Does it require a wifi connection? My IP4 is still saying software up to date when I check via 3G

Yes, it does

Edit... Already answered.

I'm at 15h15m standby 2h38m usage and at 63% with wifi on 24/7

pfurey101

OK I am now seriously concerned. My battery seems to draining like feck since the update. I need to do a few tests.

It was grand before the update!

There are some reports out there that the battery life is worse after the update.

pansyflower

Usage: 1 hr 56 mins
Standby: 5 hr 49 mins
Battery: 71%

Where do I get these figs?