Apple has released iOS 5.0.1, a minor software update designed to fix battery life issues among other things. As we reported earlier, Apple had seeded the fix to some iDevice owners who had been seeing those problems. This is the first update that is available over-the-air (to the general public), for those with iOS 5.0 on their devices. Apple added the ability to update its iOS platform OTA in iOS 5.
Those who had late version of the iOS 5 beta were able to update to the final version OTA. While earlier reports were that iOS 5.0.1 wasn't showing up via OTA, we can confirm it's now available via that method. Naturally, you can also update by cabling your device and using iTunes.
To do an OTA update, click on Settings > General > Software Update. Then click Download and Install to start the upgrade process. If your battery is below 50 percent and you’re not connected to the power source, the update won’t install.
Here are the release notes:
iOS 5.0.1 Software Update
This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including:
* Fixes bugs affecting battery life
* Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
* Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
* Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
Products compatible with this software update:
* iPhone 4S
* iPhone 4
* iPhone 3GS
* iPad 2
* iPad
* iPod touch (4th generation)
* iPod touch (3rd generation)
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5052.
Among the security fixes is one for the vulnerability found by developer Charlie Miller, one that got him booted out of the iOS developer program, after he submitted a proof-of-concept app into the App Store.
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