iOS 6

24 Jun 2015

iOS 6, code-named Sundance, was introduced by Apple during the WWDC 2012 keynote on June 11 and was released on September 19, 2012. It was notable for its support of 16:9 displays for the then-new iPhone 5, for a new, Google-free version of the Maps app, Passbook, Facebook integration, Siri enhancements, and more. iOS 6.1, code-named Brighton, shipped on January 28, 2013. The latest release for most devices was iOS 6.1.3 on March 19, 2013. iOS 6.1.4 shipped for iPhone 5 only on May 2, 2013, and iOS 6.1.5 shipped for iPod touch 4 only on November 11, 2013.

iOS 6 review

Rene Ritchie 6 years ago 146

iOS 6 is a software update divided against itself. Apple claims over 200 new user-facing features, which is the same if not more than previous versions of iOS. Many of these are good and solid, reducing the friction and increasing the functionality of iOS, and delightfully so. But a lot of it them are also about Apple and the future of their platform. In that regard, iOS 6 is nowhere...

WWDC 2012 Flashback: Mountain Lion, iOS 6 and the radical new Retina MacBook Pro

Peter Cohen 4 years ago 4

As we head towards WWDC 2014 we thought it would be fun to look back at Apple World Wide Developer Conferences past, what they introduced, and what impact they made. Today let's take a look at WWDC 2012, where Apple took the wraps off of Mountain Lion, iOS 6 and new MacBook models... While WWDC 2011 had been something of a disappointment for hardware mavens, 2012 roared back with a...

iOS 7.0.6 and 6.1.6 for iPhone and iPad released, go get your bug fixes! [Update: Apple TV too!]

Peter Cohen 4 years ago 77

Apple on Friday released iOS 7 version 7.0.6 and iOS 6 version 6.1.6. Both are no available as over-the-air (OTA) downloads. Apple describes the 7.0.6 update thus:

Apple releases iOS 6.1.5 for iPod touch 4, also fixes FaceTime call bug

Rene Ritchie 5 years ago 43

While pretty much every other iOS device released since 2010 is getting iOS 7.0.4, the not-qualified iPod touch 4 is getting the same FaceTime call bug fix but in retro iOS 6.1.5 form (2010 original iPad had not camera, so no FaceTime).

Sorry folks, you can no longer downgrade from iOS 7 back to iOS 6!

Allyson Kazmucha 5 years ago 50

We're getting a lot of inquiries from a lot of people who, for whatever reason, aren't happy with iOS 7 and want to downgrade to iOS 6 with the set of instructions we provided for the original beta. However, that was then and this is now. if you are on the public release of iOS 7 and you're reading this, you can no longer downgrade to iOS 6 at this time.

Apple once again tells developers iOS 6 has a 93% adoption rate, dares them to compare to Android

Joseph Keller 5 years ago 10

Apple has updated part of its developer website to highlight that the vast majority, 93%, of iOS customers are using iOS 6 or higher. iOS 5 is still in use by just 6% of customers, while 1% use iOS 4 or below.

iOS 6 reports for U.S. defense duty with new approval

Peter Cohen 5 years ago 1

The U.S. Department of Defense has approved the use of iOS 6 devices, which may help Apple to build some strength in a market still dominated by BlackBerry devices. The US D.O.D. currently has about 470,000 BlackBerrys in use across its networks, with 41,000 Apple mobile devices and 8,700 Android devices. The Department of Defense is building a multivendor environment, it said in a...

iOS 6.0 gets US federal government's security stamp of approval

Derek Kessler 5 years ago 3

Since the dawn of time, BlackBerry smartphones have been the mobile communicator of choice for the United States federal government. The federal National Institute of Standards and Technology has been approving hardware and software to meet the FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) since 1995, and today iOS 6.0 was granted FIPS 140-2 certification. Specifically, the iOS...

Apple advises developers to stop accessing UDIDs, start supporting Retina and 16x9 by May 1

Rene Ritchie 5 years ago 20

Apple has posted two new entries to their developer news page, the first warning developers they need to stop tracking people via UDID, and the second warning them they have to start supporting the double density Retina display, and 16x9 iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5 dip-lays, by May 1.

Apple releases iOS 6.1.3

Joseph Keller 5 years ago 64

Apple has released iOS 6.1.3 which contains a fix for the passcode bypass bug as well as improvements to Maps in Japan.

Apple seeds newly renumbered iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 to developers

Rene Ritchie 5 years ago 4

Apple has released iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 to developers. The second beta to what was originally numbered iOS 6.1.1, recent updates meant to address cellular connectivity on the iPhone 4S and an Exchange calendar bug on all iOS devices, caused the latest beta to get re-sequenced to iOS 6.1.3. If you're a paid developer, you can grab it now through the usual channels. More: developer.apple.com

evasi0n now updated with full jailbreak support for iOS 6.1.2

Allyson Kazmucha 5 years ago 4

Earlier today, Apple released iOS 6.1.2 where shortly after, planetbeing confirmed evasi0n works on iOS 6.1.2 but we would need to wait for it to be updated. The evad3rs have officially updated evasi0n for Mac, Windows, and Linux to officially support the iOS 6.1.2 firmware.

evasi0n jailbreak confirmed to still be working on iOS 6.1.2

Allyson Kazmucha 5 years ago 3

Apple has just released iOS 6.1.2 to address some small issues. That doesn't mean that an update can't render a jailbreak useless. Fortunately planetbeing is reporting that evasi0n appears to still be working under iOS 6.1.2. Obviously, you'll still need to hold off on updating until evasi0n is updated to recognize iOS 6.1.2 as a supported firmware.

Apple releases iOS 6.1.2 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, fixes Exchange calendar bug

Rene Ritchie 5 years ago 23

Apple has just released iOS 6.1.2, their second minor point update, and as promised it fixes a bug that's caused network activity problems for Exchange calendar users. How to update iOS 6 over-the-air (OTA)

Fix for the Microsoft Exchange bug in iOS 6.1 coming soon according to Apple

chrisoldroyd 5 years ago 6

Apple has announced that it is working on a fix for the Microsoft Exchange bug that has been widely reported by users upgrading to iOS 6.1. The bug which is causing severe headaches for system administrators is said to be caused by a user responding to an exception to a recurring calendar event. This exception is a change to a single instance of a repeating calendar event.

Evasi0n jailbreak tool updated to version 1.3, now supports iOS 6.0, 6.1 and 6.1.1

chrisoldroyd 5 years ago 8

The evad3rs team have wasted no time at all in updating their hugely popular evasi0n jailbreak tool to support the just released iOS 6.1.1 firmware. The new evasi0n release, which is now up to version 1.3, fully supports iOS 6.0, 6.1 and 6.1.1. iOS 6.1.1 was released yesterday solely for iPhone 4S devices after widespread reports of poor 3G connectivity and Exchange account problems...

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