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Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS 7.1, Apple TV Software to Developers

Apple has released the first beta of iOS 7.1 to registered developers for testing purposes. The update can be downloaded via Apple's developer center. The beta arrives as build number 11D5099e. Apple also released a new Apple TV beta.

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According to the release notes, iOS 7.1 fixes some network connection issues and some other bugs. There is also a new Yahoo logo, as well as new burst mode upload options and a toggle for a 'dark keyboard' in the Accessibility settings, according to 9to5Mac.

Late last week, Apple released iOS 7.0.4 to all users, fixing an issue with FaceTime calls.

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Top Rated Comments

Michael Goff Avatar
165 months ago
Bug fixes please. No new features, just fixes.

How about making the OS better for iPads?
Score: 33 Votes (Like | Disagree)
165 months ago
Would be nice if they offered the old UI - iOS7 on the iPhone is just too damn hard to read - I've so many friends who have the same complaint (here at the retirement home):)
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ipodlover77 Avatar
165 months ago
High Precision Timers

When sleeping or waiting for extremely precise time intervals, timers were delayed by up to 1 millisecond.

YESSSSSSSS. This issue was bugging me to no end
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
b001ean Avatar
165 months ago
Hopefully they have not completed the release notes because thats a drastically lacking document then I was expecting from an .1 update.

Agreed. Very minor.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
verpeiler Avatar
165 months ago
How about making the OS better for iPads?

QFFT! It really lacks iPad optimization.. folders or the app switcher are just blown up iPhone versions.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
165 months ago
Are you a developer? If not what would you need to be testing for?

Oh no... not this again.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)