Apple Again Rumored to Release iOS 7.1 in March

MacRumors · Feb 7, 2014

A new report from 9to5Mac claims iOS 7.1 will indeed be released to all iOS users in March, representing the first major revision since iOS 7 was launched publicly in September of last year.

Sources note the next version of iOS 7 will continue with the visual improvements, minor tweaks and bug fixes reported in earlier beta versions seeded to developers.

While recent reports are pegging a launch sooner than later, reliable sources say that Apple is currently planning to ship iOS 7.1, the first significant update to iOS 7, in March. The iOS 7.1 update is said to not have any "secret features," and it will basically be what we have been told to expect by the past five betas: some user-interface tweaks in the Phone app, an improved Calendar app, speed improvements, and numerous bug-fixes.

BGR originally cited a March release date for iOS 7.1 back in late December, but a follow-up report earlier this week seemed to hedge on that claim somewhat by noting that the update was expected in the "coming weeks." Slowing increments of build numbers from the developer beta versions suggest the software is nearing a public launch, but whether that date lands in late February or the early March is not clear.

Previous iOS 7.1 betas have included various improvements such as a new "Button Shapes" option in Accessibility, keyboard tweaks that indicate shift and caps locks, a new event list view within the Calendar app and refined icons for the Phone, FaceTime, and Messages app. The unreleased iOS in the Car feature has also been refined in the iOS 7.1 beta testing period, but it is unclear when the functionality will be made available to the public.

Details on features in past beta releases can be found in our previous beta posts: Beta 1, Beta 2, Beta 3, Beta 4 and Beta 5.

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Serban · Feb 7, 2014

Oh yeaaah baby

XboxMySocks · Feb 7, 2014

And fixing evasi0n :c

Serban · Feb 7, 2014

a bugfree software will be a really revolutionary. I dont think there was something like that

Sky Blue · Feb 7, 2014

hmm, maybe an event in March? New Apple TV and iOS in the car demo?

doelcm82 · Feb 7, 2014

If these rumors continue, it will be March before we know it.

proline · Feb 7, 2014

I love how even though nobody has a good track record of predicting minor iOS release dates, and all the BGR predictions that MacRumors loves have proven wrong so far (especially their Beta 3 predictions), MacRumors continues to publish these meaningless made-up stories. Shows how desperate people can get for clicks these days.

7.1 will be released when it is ready (based on beta 5, that won't be for at least a few more weeks).

AustinIllini · Feb 7, 2014

iOS 7.0.3

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proline said:
I love how even though nobody has a good track record of predicting minor iOS release dates, and all the BGR predictions that MacRumors loves have proven wrong so far (especially their Beta 3 predictions), MacRumors continues to publish these meaningless made-up stories. Shows how desperate people can get for clicks these days.

7.1 will be released when it is ready (based on beta 5, that won't be for at least a few more weeks).

It's "Macrumors" not "MacFacts"

Curun · Feb 7, 2014

Sky Blue said:
hmm, maybe an event in March? New Apple TV and iOS in the car demo?

No no no. No more demos.

Real product launch!

33man · Feb 7, 2014

Release in March as it will contains a lot info about new products? Anyway, I'm not so in a hurry to have a caps lock looking different

BeyondtheTech · Feb 7, 2014

Ugh, so it's at least four more weeks of Springboard resets, black screen issues, Safari crashes, and phantom emails. Yay.

Sky Blue · Feb 7, 2014

Curun said:
No no no. No more demos.

Real product launch!

well yes, i mean a "here's how it works and it's available this week" demo.

J5TS0 · Feb 7, 2014

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cmChimera · Feb 7, 2014

Serban said:
a bugfree software will be a really revolutionary. I dont think there was something like that

Has this joke not gotten old yet?

stooovie · Feb 7, 2014

Basically, if you upgrade diligently (as Apple tells you), half of every year, you have suboptimal product (until bugs get fixed).

numlock · Feb 7, 2014

just throwing it out there but is this rapid one year release cycle really the best one?

it seems it takes half a year after the release to get some of the major issues taken care of and then of course the day after the next os is released you might as well have a device from another company if you didnt upgrade.

to me it feels like they are chasing their tail.

its like you pay pretty high price for a device and get to be a beta tester for the 2-3 os-es it supports

stooovie · Feb 7, 2014

numlock said:
just throwing it out there but is this rapid one year release cycle really the best one?

it seems it takes half a year after the release to get over some of the major issues taken care of and then of course the day after the next os is released you might as well have a device from another company if you didnt upgrade.

to me it feels like they are chasing their tail.

its like you pay pretty high price for a device and get to be a beta tester for the 2-3 os-es it supports

yes, exactly my feelings. And the old adage "no one forces you to update" is false - Apple actively forces you with software updates requiring the latest OS. FCPX 10.1 and iWork apps require Mavericks - if you collaborate with other people on latest versions, you HAVE to update.

Nozuka · Feb 7, 2014

did they improve the music app? that's really the only thing i liked better in ios6

ios 7 version sucks if you got alot of albums from the same artist or to just repeat one album from an artist instead of all of them or randomly.

WaxedJacket · Feb 7, 2014

proline said:
I love how even though nobody has a good track record of predicting minor iOS release dates, and all the BGR predictions that MacRumors loves have proven wrong so far (especially their Beta 3 predictions), MacRumors continues to publish these meaningless made-up stories. Shows how desperate people can get for clicks these days.

7.1 will be released when it is ready (based on beta 5, that won't be for at least a few more weeks).

And here you are clicking...

white4s · Feb 7, 2014

jailbreaked 7.0.4. > 7.1

Serban · Feb 7, 2014

Maybe an event in March, with Phill presenting us another "SNEAK PEAK" at what they are working at(just like in case of mac pro)

smizzle · Feb 7, 2014

Still not crazy about a lot of the visual tweaks. Personally, I think they are a step backwards. Oh well... at least it should be more stable.

ksnell · Feb 7, 2014

Sky Blue said:
hmm, maybe an event in March? New Apple TV and iOS in the car demo?

For some reason I just imagined them driving a car up on stage for the demo! Would be interesting to see them do a demo on non-Apple hardware. Talk about a lack of Apple control.

bbfc · Feb 7, 2014

proline said:
I love how even though nobody has a good track record of predicting minor iOS release dates, and all the BGR predictions that MacRumors loves have proven wrong so far (especially their Beta 3 predictions), MacRumors continues to publish these meaningless made-up stories. Shows how desperate people can get for clicks these days.

7.1 will be released when it is ready (based on beta 5, that won't be for at least a few more weeks).

Well it's a rumour, and this is MacRUMOURS!

ziggie216 · Feb 7, 2014

bbfc said:
Well it's a rumour, and this is MacRUMOURS!

My source (my dog) barked that iOS 7.2 will be release in 2015.. just a rumor that I heard

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