The third beta of iOS 6.1 has been released to developers, edging closer to a wider public release for the minor software update. iOS 6.1 beta 3 arrives as build 10B5117b and is available as an OTA update to anyone currently running iOS 6.1 beta 2. IPSW for beta 3 will also be available for downloading from the iOS Developer Center.
Thus far, no significant changes have been found in iOS 6.1 betas, and the release primarily consists of minor improvements to Maps, Passbook, Siri, and Safari, as well as a variety of bug fixes and minor UI adjustments.
Alongside the public release of the iOS 6.0.1 update, registered Apple Developers received access to the first beta of iOS 6.1. Included in the release are a variety of minor UI changes, and a new Map Kit aimed at developers to help the built-in Maps app. iOS 6.1 beta 1…
iOS 6.1 beta 5 has been released and is available for all registered developers to download through the iOS Dev Center. Supported devices continue to be iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad mini, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and the iPod touch 4th and 5th generations.…
Apple has released another beta build of iOS 6.1 to registered developers. The second beta arrives less than two weeks after the first beta, and is labeled build 10B5105c. A beta update to Xcode and Apple TV are also available. Registered iOS Developer can download the revised firmware from Apple's…
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Is it just me or is Passbook the single most useless “feature” ever added to iOS? What is it? What’s the point of it? How do you add anything to it? Why does clicking on it send me to the app store to download apps? Shockingly bad experience, I literally have no understanding or explanation for it’s existence and how it works.
Use an airline’s app to purchase a ticket. You’ll be offered the opportunity to board the airplane using the boarding pass you’ll have in Passbook. Theater tickets can also be displayed in Passbook — no printing.
It’s not a bad app, just not something most of us will use frequently.
Is it just me or is Passbook the single most useless “feature” ever added to iOS? What is it? What’s the point of it? How do you add anything to it? Why does clicking on it send me to the app store to download apps? Shockingly bad experience, I literally have no understanding or explanation for it’s existence and how it works.
Use an airline’s app to purchase a ticket. You’ll be offered the opportunity to board the airplane using the boarding pass you’ll have in Passbook. Theater tickets can also be displayed in Passbook — no printing.
It’s not a bad app, just not something most of us will use frequently.