iOS 8.1.1 Breakdown: 5 Things iPhone Users Need to Know

11/20/2014 By Adam Mills

Apple’s iOS 8.1.1 for iPhone is here and it delivers fixes for iOS 8 problems and performance enhancements for the iPhone 4s. There’s much more to Apple’s new iOS 8 update though. Here, we take at the most important information that’s emerged for the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and others in the days since the iOS 8.1.1 release.
Back in September, Apple rolled out its brand new iOS 8.0 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. In the weeks since, Apple’s released a number of iOS 8 updates aimed at curbing the problems that iOS 8.0 delivered to iPhone and iPad users. iOS 8.0.1, iOS 8.0.2 and iOS 8.1 all arrived with bug fixes on board though, as we’ve pointed out, all three delivered some problems of their own.
In an effort to squash those lingering bugs, Apple’s delivered iOS 8.1.1, an update whose sole purpose it is to deliver bug fixes and performance improvements. The iOS 8.1.1 update’s release comes a few weeks after Apple put the update inside of its beta program for developers. Apple, it seems, didn’t want to take any chances after the iOS 8.0.1 update and its problems.

We’ve been using the iOS 8.1.1 update for several days now and we’ve been monitoring all of the key developments that have emerged in the days since its arrival. We’ve been paying close attention to this update for a number of reasons. First, iOS 8 came with an unusually high number of bugs. Apple’s iOS 8.1 update, which brought numerous fixes along with it, delivered some problems as well. We also want to keep those of you informed about it, especially you iPhone users on iOS 7 that are thinking about making the switch to Apple’s brand new operating system.
With current and prospective iOS 8.1.1 users in mind, here, we take a look at the iOS 8.1.1 update for iPhone and detail what we think constitute the most important things you need to know about Apple’s new iOS 8 update.

iOS 8.1.1 Impressions: iPhone

The first thing that you need to know is that you do not need to install the iOS 8.1.1 update right now. We see too many iPhone users, even seasoned ones, that rush to install Apple’s new updates just because they are new. This isn’t smart. Smaller updates like iOS 8.1.1 might be small but they can have a huge impact on the performance and stability of your device.