MacRumors reports that along with the Apple TV Software Update 4.4.4, Apple seems to have also tweaked iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone 4S.
The build number of the tweaked iOS 5.0.1 is 9A406, whereas the build number of iOS 5.0.1 released two weeks back was 9A405, indicating that it is a minor update.
MacRumors reports:
The tweaked version of iOS 5.0.1 does not appear to be being offered to users currently running the original version of the software, but would be downloaded by any users upgrading to iOS 5.0.1 from this point on. Consequently, any change appears to be a minor one that Apple would like to pass along to users and can easily do so for new iOS 5.0.1 users with the tweaked update, but for which an entirely separate iOS 5.0.2 release is not warranted. The company is presumably bundling the changes into the forthcoming iOS 5.1 update that is currently in developer testing, and at that point all users would receive it as part of the larger update.
MacRumors speculates that the tweaked version of iOS 5.0.1 probably includes minor changes required for tomorrow's iPhone 4S launch in Brazil, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Taiwan.
As far as we can remember, this is the first time that Apple has released a tweaked version of iOS 5.0.1 without release a new iOS software update.
iPhone 4S users can install the tweaked version of iOS 5.0.1 by downloading it using this direct download link.
[via MacRumors]
I’ve been noticing ever since subscribing to a bucketload of iPhone-related RSS feeds that I see the same story repeated about 6 times. Why not just give a link to their site and be done with it? What’s the point of simply regurgitating someone else’s content?
Because not everyone views 6 other websites for their information. This is the only site I visit and I prefer to not have to leave the site to view information.
Why load a page, JUST to have to load another page. Makes no sense.
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So…the update is so minor that Apple didn’t even change the version number by 0.0.1? It’s probably a spelling correction or something.
I’m staying on 5.0 untill the jailbreak is released for the 4S
Amen bro. Roll on
Same here. Gonna be a long wait
The only tweak in 5.0.1 worth mentioning is if it fixed the battery issues so maybe just maybe devteam will release their jailbreak…just my 2 cents….ps how can it be possible that pod2g cannot get a hold of an iPad 2 or 4s I mean really?!
Lack of donations?
I’m slightly curious to know what warranted this tweak…
A Christmas gift from apple it would seem!
Apple also realised how foolish they look releasing new software update every other week.