Apple has released iOS 8.1.2 as an over-the-air software update for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users running iOS 8. The latest release contains bug fixes for users as well as a fix for a problem regarding ringtones purchased from Apple being removed from devices. We’ll check out the software release for any significant changes or issues and update accordingly.
For users subject to the reported issues involving ringtones purchased through iTunes, Apple points users to itunes.com/restore-tones for recovering those purchases.
Information regarding the security improvements with iOS 8.1.2 will be made available by Apple here soon.
The release of iOS 8.1.2 is the latest maintenance update following iOS 8.1.1 on November 17th which targeted improving iPhone 4s and iPad 2 performance under iOS 8. Apple released iOS 8.1 on October 20th bringing support for Apple Pay to iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2, and iPad mini 3 users.
For developers, Apple issued a beta version of the upcoming iOS 8.2 release on November 18th alongside WatchKit for building and testing applications for the Apple Watch which we expect to be released this spring.
Today’s software update release is available for all devices running iOS 8 including:
- iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus
- iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad mini, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3
- iPod touch, fifth-generation
In addition to releasing iOS 8.1.2 publicly today, Apple also refreshed the Apple TV channel lineup with new content including UFC and Dailymotion as well as an overhauled YouTube channel.
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Is it safe?
So far so good 👌
So far smooth sailing on my 5S and Mini 2
So far so good on my family devices, including
IPad 2
iPad air
Iphone 5, 5s and 6
All updated OTA.
well I have the latest update , selected tweet for new messages and it still f….. well chimes
I mean…. fool me one shame on you…. fool me twice….. I’ll wait and see if iPhones are working after this update.
My iPhone 6 is working just fine after the update ;)
FINALLY they fixed the Select Copy Paste issue on my iPhone. So, going to update my iPads now as well.
Is that the issue where the pop-up menu just won’t disappear, no matter where you tap?
Just did it… it worked. I have purchased 5 ringtones since my first iPhone 7 years ago… with the last two being purchased since iOS 8 has rolled out. I had the problem of the recent ringtones disappearing (the older three stayed on the phone). This update along with going to itunes.com/restore-tones did fix the problem… but it simply downloaded all my purchased ringtones to the phone. Now I have duplicates of the older three ringtones.
Installed it via OTA on my 6. Seems fine so far.
installed OTA on iPhone 6 Plus for AT&T and all is well
Updated my 5S via iTunes, and so far so good… Updating my iPad Min 2 right now, will post back with anything beneficial…
So far so good…
Was maybe hoping to see those iPad Air 2/iPad mini 3 wallpapers sneak into this update, doesn’t look like it though.
I’d like to see the status bar still showing while viewing photos bug get squashed. That’s so incredibly annoying. I wish they’d stop cranking out major updates only once a year and instead do what they did with OS X Snow Leopard and stake a year off and really go through iOS with a fine tooth comb and polish it up because 8 is by far the buggiest and least QA’d update they’ve ever put out. There’s so many little things that are wrong with it, Safari being utterly useless on an older iPad being number one. They should fix that sooner rather than later because my iPad is pretty much useless for surfing the internet now because it’s just awful.
How about 4s?
Does anyone know if they are releasing a patch for the wifi dropping on the ipad air 2?
Never had an issue with wifi on my IPad 2. And 812 works fine there too.
You might want to consider upgrading your router. They are not all equal.
still no fix for iPad multitasking gesture bug, choppy wallpaper scrolling, crashing stock applications, etc. I don’t honestly think anything was actually fixed in this update
Only fix was the ringtone bug. Can you not read?
To his defense, the title says ‘fixes….including … Ringtone’ . ‘Fixes’ is plural, i.e. more than one, so there must be more fixes .
And the article only mentions the ringtone bug fix, because it was the only fix. Apple was only concerned with fixing this issue, which is why this was never even tested by developers.
So neither of you read the article and came straight to the comments?
I read the article. Join part, it says “The latest release contains bug fixes for users as well as a fix for a problem regarding ringtones purchased from Apple being removed from devices.”
So apparently the ringtone fix was NOT the only fix.
It was the only major one worth noting. If Apple had fixed any of the various other bugs that people have mentioned, they would’ve been in the release notes. Apple fixes tiny things that no one notices all the time.
Still no “Spotlight Search” fix. So frustrating. I type things in to search online there and its a 50/50 shot if it will pull up the “Search Web” and “Search Wikipedia” options. And if it doesn’t pull those up and I exit Spotlight Search my text disappears
Apple mixed up completely the portrait vs landscape display modus with my iPad after installing the new iOS update!
Rubbish! Spotlight search and Safari touch issues and forums keyboard lag on some websites like airlines.net.
how long did it take to get the notification about redownloading your ringtones ? its been about 15 minutes for me and still nothing ..
My 6 Plus developed a slight bend after the update. 😒
Hi, this is Samsung.
We hear reports that millions of iPhones have developed a bend after applying this ring tone security bug. We even have viral videos of this happening while people apply the update.
We will use your information in our next commercial for the S5, in hopes that we might convince someone to buy an S5 for their child or grandparent. Will you buy one? We’re reducing the price again!
VP, Samsung Mobile division.
ios 8.1.2 fucked my camera up thanks apple
Hi, this is Samsung.
We hear reports that millions of iPhones have developed a camera issue after applying this ring tone security bug. We even have viral videos of this happening while people apply the update.
We will use your information in our next commercial for the S5, in hopes that we might convince someone to buy an S5 for their child or grandparent. Will you buy one? We’re reducing the price again!
VP, Samsung Mobile division.
Anyone having deleted KB shortcuts coming back over and over? I was ‘told’ by Apple that 8.1.1 fixed that, but it wasn’t the case. This is such an annoying bug. iCloud can’t be used for backups until this is fixed.
I installed it on my iPhone 5 and iPad Mini and it works great.
I just wish I could delete an email from the lock screen without having to enter my password or Touch ID.
I hope this will never be possible, it would be some kind of security breach. Imagine that somebody else, a family member for instance, would delete your important e-mail even without authority to access your phone.
When I installed it on my iPad Mini 2 OTA, it came back with 4 new apps installed (but not in my purchased apps list): Tango, Spotify, Pandora, and Flappy Bird. Anybody else have this happen or is it just me?
It’s just you, as I installed it on 3 devices and that did not happen.
Yeah, none of that happened.
Figured it out (kinda)! My friend wanted to verify that his AT&T iPhone 5S had been unlocked so I stuck my SIM card in it. That explains why the same apps (plus Viber) showed up on my 5S after restarting it. Spotify wanted his iTunes account when it was updating. Doesn’t really explain how they ended up on my iPad, though. They’re still not in my purchased apps so they shouldn’t have synced. Weird.
The update turned my iPhone 6 into a 6 Plus. Thanks Apple!
I have updated my iPphone 5 OTA at 8.1.2. I am not able now to make phone calls to numbers witch include international formating (+40 … ). I have all my numbers in the contacts list this way, with international formating, even for my country.
I have checked and unchecked dial assist in settings-phone, but with no results.
I am located in Romania. Does anyone else have this problem?
I have iphone 4S which have issue of not getting Cellular Network after updating to 8. is this new update (8.1.2) resolved that issue? Please let me know on sbm_mahajan@yahoo.co.in
That was fixed awhile back with 8.0.2.
i have an ipod 5 touch and the first one when i updated ios 8.1.2 i had battery issue like when i charge it while using it, it destroy some of it like 100% to 30% in like 5 mins, so i got a new one and still the same thing, is this gonna be fix on ios 8.1.3?
You’ve probably got a rogue app, or you’re lying. The battery shouldn’t drain that fast even if there was an OS issue. Do a full restore without all of your apps. Also, the next update is 8.2.
LIKE I SAID AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE:
WHATEVER MAN!!!!!!! It does work like that and the crap your talking about used to work but now Apple, the people you work for f’ed up, sooooo that method “DOES NOT WORK”. I clicked on your page and I see you promote Apple, well tell Apple they need to fix their product free of charge (highly unlikely) or they need to come out of pocket for their nation wide screw up. Just like the guy said about fixing it, once a new update is released you still have to deal with frozen screen before you can even update. So tell those stiffs up in corporate that the smell of a nation wide lawsuit is amongst the air.
@Air Burt- Nothing concerning ios 8 has been resolved. Nothing. And how dare you call anyone a liar when you’re the biggest liar and fraud on this site??!!!
More proof you have no clue what you’re talking about. You seem to really enjoy being an ignorant asshat. But at least that makes you good at something!
It’s really sad that you have to make another account to try to make your senseless arguments sound less retarded. It’s not working though; you sound just as ignorant as ever.
Riiiight i need to make another account so I can pretend that someone agrees with me while I argue with a known jackass. Great detective work Vikki.
Only jackass here is you. But I realize logical thinking must be such a strain for you. Take your accounts and go home before you hurt yourself trying to sound like us educated people.
Hi. Is anyone facing an issue with the lock screen not showing the time/ date with this update on the iPhone 5S? When I press the home button, I only see the notifications but no time/ date. Rebooting only offers respite for some time after which the bug reappears. Any solutions?
Not seeing that on my 5S. It has happened a couple of times, but that was on 8.1.1. It was just a random bug that popped up and went away the next time I unlocked it. I’d try doing a restore maybe.
So the ringtones are now saved… but my phone still insists on reverting back to the default text tone. So annoying.
Did they fixed the apps from crashing in 8.1.2 or do they still crash for this new update?
they still crash
I have a 5s and ever sense I updated to 8.0 my touch id does not work anymore. I have the new update 8.1.2 and still every time I try to set up the touch id I slide the slider to turn it on and I get a fail. add finger print is grayed out. everything worked great in ios7. I tried re setting phone back and do a clean install through iTunes and still the same. I think it has something to do with the firmware update they did in ios 8.0. Any suggestions ? Thank You
Probably a hardware issue, not software if you’ve done a full restore.
My Iphone5 camera is down after update :(
well I have the latest update and selected tweet for new messages and its still f…… well chiming
I hate the change to my i-pad to IOS8. This was done without my knowledge and now i can no longer send photos. How do I restore this capability? Frustrated and angry.
Do a restore through iTunes. That shouldn’t be happening.
I can no longer send photos on my i-pad. How do I restore this capability? I am so disappointed with Apple for messing up what was a good thing.
when i installed ios 8.1.2 i had battery issue on my ipod 5 touch, like when i charge it while i use it….it destroy some of my batter…so the only way i can charge it is to leave it alone, apple need to fix that on 8.1.3
I UPDATED TO iOS 8.1.2 and i am about to smash my phone.I am letting it get me so upset.please help me remove it from my Iphone 4S please no wifi,bluetooth stinks it wont load hafe the time,its losing my info.I AM PULLING MY HAIR OUT OF MY HEAD THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY PHONE TILL THIS DOWNLOAD……..GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Do a clean install through iTunes. 8.1.2 works nearly as good as iOS 7 on the 4S.
I have a theory that you may not like but here it is. I’ve noticed that Apple is commenting on many of its ios 8 issues except for one of the most serious ones: the frozen screen. This is for anyone having screen freezing issues due to ios 8 on their Ipad, Ipod, or Iphone I’m going to explain something to you as quick as possible about your device and what Apple is going to do about it. Apple is going to do nothing. That’s right. Nothing, because there is nothing Apple can do about it and they know it. Let me explain: see, you can attempt to update 2 ways. Either on the device itself or on your computer with the device plugged in. Seeing as how the screen is frozen the first option is futile. That brings us to the second and here is why that option won’t work either: after you’ve downloaded the new update and the device has gotten itself ready to install the new software there is a prompt that appears asking you to respond on the device itself. And of course with the frozen screen there is no way to respond. And so you’re stuck in a cycle. The device has a frozen screen so you can’t update it and you can’t update it because you can’t respond on it and you can’t respond on it because it has a frozen screen. Even if Apple releases an update that will fix ALL the issues, if you have a frozen screen it won’t apply to you for the reason described above. You can’t get past it the frozen screen. Will Apple do a recall? I highly doubt it. They’re not in the business of losing money, only ripping people off. Now what they may do is have customers trade in their unusable device towards the purchase of a newer one. But as far as just handing out free Ipads and Iphones due to a faulty software update that they created, Apple just isn’t going to swallow that bullet.
It’s not stuck like that. Once the battery dies, you can do a restore through iTunes. Or simply open it up and disconnect the battery. Not that hard to figure out.
Hello, I have try to do fresh installation of the iOS 8.1.2 but still i have network issue in my iPhone 4S. I am waiting to have any solution to that. Please help me in that.
Listen jackass, first off I’m well aware that you work for Apple and thats your reason for always claiming that there is nothing wrong with these updates and second there is NO restoration method you can mention that I haven’t tried. I OWN MY OWN ELECTRONICS BUSINESS so clearly I’d better know what the hell I’m talking about. You’re just a troll that works for Apple.
It’s very clear you know nothing, including about me. Quit making yourself look like an idiot. I could make just as wild a claim that you’re making all of this issue up. But I’m not an idiot like you.
Yeah ok buddy. As long as you believe your own story thats all that matters right?
Nah, most people believe me. I won’t lose sleep if an asshat like you doesn’t.
This AirBurt dude works for Apple. He’s a liar and knows that ios 8 is pure crap. He’s just on here repping for Apple. Oddly enough out of the 70 million affected users he seems to be THE only person not having any problems with ios 8. This dude is full of shit and a flat out LIAR. He’s garbage and his employer (Apple) is garbage.
Nothing you’ve said is true. You’re just here to ignorantly troll. You continue to make yourself look like an idiot by making stupid comments like this.
As I said above, as long as you believe your own lies thats all that matters.
Continuing to make yourself look like a retard, I see. Go back to your cave.
Really PAUL? You look like a fucken homosexual clown with your yellow hair and ridiculously oversized glasses. Look, Mr. “Church tech guy” take your bullshit Apple “knowledge” and peddle it somewhere else. You’re the only one here that has responded to EVERY single post and you’re response is always in support of Apple. You don’t know shit. Stop sucking coporate cock dude. They don’t care about you. We don’t care about you. Hell, nobody cares about you. Dueces loser!!
I see all you’re going to do is attack me, which makes sense because you haven’t given a single valid argument. You keep trying and failing to make any logical point. Harp on because no one cares what you think. Try actually helping people like I do here on 9to5mac. If all you do is complain and attack others, you’re just a pathetic troll trying to make others feel bad because you’re unhappy with your decisions in life. That being the case, you have no credibility and no one cares what you think. Attack all you want; it doesn’t mean a thing when you can’t make any valid points.
Really PAUL? You look like a fucken homosexual clown with your yellow hair and ridiculously oversized glasses. Look, Mr. “Church tech guy” take your bullshit Apple “knowledge” and peddle it somewhere else. You’re the only one here that has responded to EVERY single post and you’re response is always in support of Apple. You don’t know shit. Stop sucking coporate cock dude. They don’t care about you. We don’t care about you. Hell, nobody cares about you. Dueces loser!!
Copy-pasting your ad hominem attacks now? That’s the mark of a truly pathetic troll. Keep making yourself look like a hot-headed asshole. I’m not responding anymore unless you can actually make a logical argument, which you’ve yet to prove you can do.
I LOST MY AUDIO IN IPHONE 4S . IOS 8.1.2 .
I LOST MY AUDIO IN IOS 8.1.2 IN IPHONE 4S . WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW . HOW TO FIX IT ?
Do a full restore in iTunes.
HELP ME FIXING THIS PROBLEMS !