Apple recently made the iOS 7.1 update available for all users to download. It introduces a couple of new features as well as performance improvements and UI enhancements.
Leading the pack of changes in the iOS 7.1 update is the Apple CarPlay, the company’s car infotainment system, for bringing the iOS experience (complete with Music, Maps, Messages, and other apps) into select new cars released in 2014 and later.
Other changes include manually controlling Siri to stop listening, enabling auto HDR for the iPhone 5s, the ability to see calendar events in month view, and many more. The iOS 7.1 update also makes significant boosts in performance especially to the iPhone 4. Launching apps from the homescreen should be noticeably faster.
To update their old iOS 7, users with supported iDevices simply have to go to Settings, then General, then Software Update. Check out the complete iOS 7.1 changelog below:
- CarPlay
iOS experience designed for the car
Simply connect your iPhone to a CarPlay enabled vehicle
Supports Phone, Music, Maps, Messages, and 3rd-party audio apps
Control with Siri and the car’s touchscreen, knobs, and buttons
- Siri
Manually control when Siri listens by holding down the home button while you speak and releasing it when you’re done as an alternative to letting Siri automatically notice when you stop talking
New, more natural sounding male and female voices for Mandarin Chinese, UK English, Australian English, and Japanese
- iTunes Radio
Search field above Featured Stations to easily create stations based on your favorite artist or song
Buy albums with the tap of a button from Now Playing
Subscribe to iTunes Match on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to enjoy iTunes Radio ad-free
- Calendar
Option to display events in month view
Country specific holidays automatically added for many countries
- Accessibility
Bold font option now includes the keyboard, calculator, and many icon glyphs
Reduce Motion option now includes Weather, Messages, and multitasking UI animations
New options to display button shapes, darken app colors, and reduce white point
- New Camera setting to automatically enable HDR for iPhone 5s
- iCloud Keychain support in additional countries
- FaceTime call notifications are automatically cleared when you answer a call on another device
- Fixes a bug that could occasionally cause a home screen crash
- Improves Touch ID fingerprint recognition
- Improved performance for iPhone 4
- Fixes display of Mail unread badge for numbers greater than 10,000
- Continued user interface refinements
[Source: Apple]