Apple releases iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1 and tvOS 12.1 to the public

Apple has released iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1, in addition to tvOS 12.1 to the public. The updates drib dead inwards on the same 24-hour interval equally Apple’s “There’s to a greater extent than inwards the making” event, which saw the arrivals of a novel MacBook Air, Mac mini, in addition to iPad Pro. 

Incremental updates

As you lot tin encounter inwards the video above, Apple’s iOS 12.1 update brings 4 principal features to iOS devices: Group FaceTime, novel emojis, in addition to for 2018 iPhones, real-time Depth Control inwards the Camera app, in addition to Dual SIM.

The iOS 12.1 full general unloose is available over-the-air (OTA) nether the Settings app on your device. Go to General > Software Update to drib dead started. You tin too drib dead the novel firmware over on our Downloads webpage.

Here’s the changelog for iOS 12.1, per Apple:

• Group FaceTime


• Adds back upwardly for video in addition to well calls amongst upwardly to 32 participants simultaneously


• Encrypted end-to-end in addition to hence your conversations stay private


• Start Group FaceTime correct from a grouping Messages conversation, or bring together an active telephone band at whatsoever time
  
  Emoji


• Over lxx novel emoji, including novel characters amongst cherry hair, grayness pilus in addition to curly hair, novel emoji for bald people, to a greater extent than emotive smiley faces in addition to additional emoji representing animals, sports in addition to food


• Dual SIM support


• Introduces Dual SIM amongst eSIM which allows 2 numbers inwards 1 device for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, in addition to iPhone XR

Other improvements in addition to fixes:

• Introduces Depth Control inwards Camera preview for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, in addition to iPhone XR


• Improves cellular connectivity for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, in addition to iPhone XR


• Adds the mightiness to modify or reset your child’s Screen Time passcode using Face ID or Touch ID


• Fixes an number where the sharpest reference frame was non ever selected inwards front-facing photos for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, in addition to iPhone XR


• Resolves an number that caused messages to hold upwardly merged into 1 thread when 2 users were signed inwards amongst the same Apple ID on multiple iPhones


• Addresses an number that prevented unopen to voicemails from appearing inwards the Phone app


• Resolves an number inwards the Phone app that could campaign telephone numbers to seem without their corresponding contact name


• Fixes an number that could forestall Screen Time from reporting specific websites inwards the action report


• Addresses an number that could forestall adding or removing household unit of measurement members from Family Sharing


• Adds a functioning administration characteristic to forestall the device from unexpectedly shutting down, including the option to disable this characteristic if an unexpected shutdown occurs, for iPhone X, iPhone 8 in addition to iPhone 8 Plus


• Adds the mightiness for Battery Health to inform users that it is unable to verify if a genuine Apple battery is inwards iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, in addition to iPhone XR


• Improves reliability of VoiceOver inwards Camera, Siri, in addition to Safari


• Fixes an number that could campaign MDM Device Enrollment to study an Invalid Profile mistake for unopen to enterprise users

The update is compatible amongst the next devices:

• iPhone XS


• iPhone XS Max


• iPhone XR


• iPhone X


• iPhone 8


• iPhone 8 Plus


• iPhone 7


• iPhone 7 Plus


• iPhone 6s


• iPhone 6s Plus


• iPhone 6


• iPhone 6 Plus


• iPhone SE


• iPhone 5s

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro sec generation


• 12.9-inch iPad Pro 1st generation


• 10.5-inch iPad Pro


• 9.7-inch iPad Pro


• iPad sixth generation


• iPad fifth generation


• iPad Air 2


• iPad Air


• iPad mini 4


• iPad mini 3


• iPad mini 2

• iPod touch sixth generation

Both watchOS 5.1 in addition to tvOS 12.1 furnish põrnikas fixes only.

Build numbers

The novel updates choose the next construct numbers:

• iOS 12.1: 16B92 | 16B93


• watchOS 5.1: 16R591


• tvOS 12.1: 16J602

With the iOS 12.1 beta flavor straight off over, it volition hold upwardly interesting to encounter when Apple releases something novel for developers.

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