Apple makes iOS 4.1 official

By on Sep 1, 2010 at 1:26 PM
General September 1, 2010

At today’s keynote event, Apple announced that iOS 4.1 is coming out of beta and getting official. Additions to the latest iOS code base include bug fixes, HDR photos, and the inclusion of the Game Center. Apple is stating that iOS 4.1 addresses Bluetooth issues, proximity sensor, and iPhone 3G issues that have been reported ad nauseum in Apple’s support forums. HDR photos, for those not familiar, occur when your camera takes several photos — in succession — at different exposure levels. The photos are then combined using software that chooses the optimal lighting conditions, from each of the photos, for each area of the original photo. HDR shots result in images “with preserved or exaggerated local contrast” which increases the artistic effect of your shot. The Game Center will be live in the new OS update and will have several new game titles available. iOS 4.1 will also add HD video uploads to YouTube over Wi-Fi and  TV show rentals (we’re sure there will be more on this later). iOS 4.1 is set to drop next week.

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  • Fisch

    they should make iPhone 4.1 official and fix my dropped call issues…………im about ready to make the android leap.. 5 dropped calls in the center of Vegas yesterday GG

    • Michael

      Had the captivate and the call quality was worse than the iphone 4 and battery life was disgustingly worse. The android o.s had some lag and the touchscreen was nowhere near as responsive as iphone. Android reminds me of windows mobile 6.1 with a clusterfuk of widgets. BTW i’m not an iphone user nor an android user anymore so this is coming from a non bias party.

    • J…

      get a new phone then fool…..simple

  • DInc

    Apple fanboys must be cleaning up after themselves right now.

  • JamaicaMike

    I hope this ‘fix’ fixes these issues – three dropped calls, it switched to FaceTime while on a call 3 times, and turned the keypad on while on call once, all last night and I just got the phone Monday night…grrr…..

  • RaVen

    I swear Stevo never changes his clothes does he?

  • Canela67

    Good! apple is finally doing something to solve all the issues w/ the Iphone 4!

  • Len

    Sounds like a lot more fixes, than additions. Basically with this update, your iphone will be in the state that it was meant to be in when it was released.

  • Not a fanboi

    I bet the entire BGR office is swimming in jiz right now… I miss the old days of BGR, fair, balanced and the whole tech world. Now you’re just the fox news of tech blogs. Apple = GOP Non-apple = Democrats

    • Norm

      Terrible analogy….plus you have it backwards

    • T Man

      BGR was fair and balanced a while ago? With on BG on the site, it was totally one sided and was why I stopped visiting this site until they got some new writers.

  • Not HDR

    The author apparently doesn’t know what HDR is or he would not have referred to it as a “properly lighted photo.”

    • Andrew Munchbach

      Substituted “lighted” for “contrasted” in original post… wasn’t sure you could use “contrasted” like that.

      Changed wording. Thank you.

  • OneTwo

    Steve is just one pitiful looking soul. Same ole 15 yr old smock neck. Same jeans black socks white sneaks. Weighing about 98 lbs. The phones still gonna drop calls like crazy

    • LostPlatypus

      Is it me, or does he look more and more like Skeletor with each passing media event?

  • Mj

    If the iPhone never changes WTF makes u think his choice in clothin will lol. Hell the iPhone matches his outfit

  • DMG

    @Not a fanboi,

    Cry a little more for us bitch.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

  • Todd

    did he say anything about iOS 4 on iPad?

    • Kent

      Yes, I thought he said something about a Novemberish release, referring to it as the 4.2 release and said it was pretty much the 4.1 release but just for the ipad.

      To me the interesting thing is that he referred to the HDR feature which confused me a little since the ipad doesn’t have a camera. Or maybe this confirms previous rumors that the ipad indeed will get a front and back camera in the next hardware update. I would bet that they are going to have to update the ipad to hold off all of the android tablet competition coming down the pipe. I personally like the ipad, but won’t consider it until they add the cameras.

    • J…

      november is correct:)

  • sosumijobs

    iOS4.1 GM DOES NO FI THE PROXIMITY SENSOR ISSUE!

    Proof here:

  • JAWS

    Where are the games?

  • Michael

    I’m using the bold 9780 right now and love it!!

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