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The fix is in!

iOS 8.1.3 is here! Fixes Spotlight, takes less space to install, and more bugs squashed!

John Callaham
27 Jan 2015

iOS 8.1.3 on the iPhone 6 Plus

Apple has just released iOS 8.1.3 for iPhone and iPad devices. The over-the-air update has a number of fixes and improvements, including one that should cut down on the amount of storage needed for future software updates.

Here's the change log for iOS 8.1.3, the download for which should be around 240MB, depending on which device you're downloading it on.

  • Reduces the amount of storage required to perform a software update
  • Fixes an issue that prevented some users from entering their Apple ID password for Messages and Face Time
  • Addresses an issue that caused Spotlight to stop displaying app results
  • Fixes an issue which prevented multitasking gestures from working on iPad.
  • Adds new configuration options for education standardized testing.

If you'll recall, the iOS 8.1.1 update returned some 500MB of free space to users. The free space needed to implement the many major under-the-hood changes that comprised iOS 8 did cause some grief for many updaters, so hopefully after installing iOS 8.1.3 we won't have to resort to less civilized means of updating when the next update comes along.

Update: The installation for iOS 8.1.3, by all accounts so far, has been exceptionally quick and easy.

Wow, iOS 8.1.3 was incredibly smooth. Fast, no re-setup or re-login requests. Just boom, updated, done. Nice work, Apple!

— Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) January 27, 2015

Non-interruptive as well:

.@reneritchie Have to agree with that. I even had a @UseHours timer going that was still running after installing.

— Adam Oram (@TiP_AdamO) January 27, 2015

And space-saving:

@reneritchie @markgurman just updated a 4S that needed 1.1GB more free space yesterday, but updated no problem today!!

— Geno (@Gen_Zer0) January 27, 2015
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