Apple developer site targeted in security attack, still down

Apple's site for developers was attacked by an intruder last week, the company said Sunday. In a note to developers, the company said that an "intruder" tried to gain access to developer information, prompting the company to take the service down. Sensitive information on that site was encrypted, Apple said, however it's keeping the site down while security is being hardened. No estimate was provided for when it will be back up. Apple sent the following to developers on Sunday, detailing some of what happened:
Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers from our developer website. Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers' names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed. In the spirit of transparency, we want to inform you of the issue. We took the site down immediately on Thursday and have been working around the clock since then.

In order to prevent a security threat like this from happening again, we're completely overhauling our developer systems, updating our server software, and rebuilding our entire database. We apologize for the significant inconvenience that our downtime has caused you and we expect to have the developer website up again soon.


An Apple spokesman told CNET that the company's developer Web site is "not associated with any customer information" and that "customer information is securely encrypted."

Apple's developer site is home to software downloads, documentation and forums for third-party software developers. The site became inaccessible to registered developers last Thursday, causing angst for users who could not access those features. On Friday the company noted that it would be extending membership periods to cover the outage, and that any published software would not be removed.

he attack comes as Apple's gearing up for two new major releases of iOS and OS X. Developers have been readying their software for the new versions of those operating systems in time for their official release, which Apple has said will come in the fall.

The outage sparked some concerns about there being a larger, behind the scenes security issue. Those concerns, which turned out to be well-founded, were amplified by scattered reports from users saying they had received password reset e-mails, suggesting others were attempting to gain access to their Apple ID accounts.

CNET will keep you updated with additional details as they come.

Updated at 3:50 p.m. PT with additional background and comment from Apple.

Pre-DC

Pre-DC With only a week to go before WWDC 2012 and the surprises Apple will announce there, today seems like a good time to release updates to our suite of free software to include the rocky-racoon jailbreak and untether developed by @pod2g and @planetbeing! Today’s updates are: PwnageTool 5.1.1 redsn0w 0.9.12b1 cinject 0.5.4 (version 0.5.3 also had rocky-racoon but this includes some updates) ultrasn0w 1.2.7 (5.1.1 compatibility only - no new baseband support) If you’ve already installed rocky-racoon, don’t bother reinstalling it unless you’ve had problems and would like to try a different tool. The underlying untethered jailbreak (rocky-racoon) is identical to what is already installed by last week’s tools like Absinthe, cinject-0.5.3, and the rocky-racoon Cydia package — only the injection method offered by the above tools differs. redsn0w allows owners of A4+earlier devices to install rocky-racoon two different ways: backup/restore method similar to Absinthe and cinject its traditional limera1n-based ramdisk install. If you have a lot of media on your A4 device (music, movies, TV shows, etc), then the ramdisk method is preferrred because it avoids any possibility of later problems related to syncing to iCloud (including Photo Stream and Music Match). The ramdisk method is not available for A5 devices or later because limera1n can’t be used. If you’d like to use redsn0w’s ramdisk method, just be sure to put the A4 device in DFU or Recovery mode before starting redsn0w (otherwise it will immediately start to use the backup/restore method). We’ve also added a new redsn0w feature specifically for those who got in on the SAM unlock: you can now include your SAM tickets as part of your initial ramdisk jailbreak of iPhone4 or earlier, or alternatively you can upload your SAM tickets to any device after its been jailbroken. redsn0w accepts either the individual SAM activation ticket plist file, or the entire zip file created by redsn0w’s “Backup” button. As usual, redsn0w continues to cover all of its previous jailbreaks and untethers (so redsn0w-0.9.12b1 covers everything from 5.1.1 all the way back to 4.1). PwnageTool also avoids any possible sync issues, but again it applies only to A4+earlier devices. If you unlock your iPhone with ultrasn0w or a commercial method, you must use PwnageTool to avoid updating your baseband otherwise you’ll lose the unlock. PwnageTool will also jailbreak+untether the AppleTV2,1 5.0_2B206f (unless you customize the IPSW further, you’ll have just basic SSH access to the device). If you’d like to contribute to those that actually developed rocky-racoon, please visit here (any other links you may see are not going to the actual rocky-racoon developers, they’re being diverted to other “related” or fraudulent accounts). This particular jailbreak brought an unusual amount of fanfare and hoopla to the table, including “press releases” and other haughty silliness. We’d just like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that jailbreaking is about freedom, not fame and donations! Here are the download links. Please use our comment section below to give feedback. Enjoy! Update #1: Starting with version 0.9.12b2, redsn0w will now explicitly ask users with limera1n-able devices whether they want to inject rocky-racoon using the DFU ramdisk method or the backup/restore method (the ramdisk method is better for those with lots of media on their device that would create very large backups, and it’s required for those with unactivated iPhones). If you’ll always want to use limera1n, you can select that in the Preferences pane. It also fixes an iBooks issue on old-bootrom 3GS iPhones, and provides more useful error messages when things go wrong. PwnageTool 5.1.1 (OS X) redsn0w 0.9.12b2 (OS X) redsn0w 0.9.12b2 (Windows — run in Administrator Mode) cinject 0.5.4 (OS X + Windows) ultrasn0w 1.2.7 — install this via Cydia

0615 fun

The iPhone Dev Team is happy to announce a baseband downgrade option in redsn0w for those who are using the iPad’s 06.15 baseband on the iPhone3G or iPhone3GS. Typically you’d have the 06.15 baseband if you unlock with ultrasn0w but updated your iPhone baseband past 05.13.04. With this new capability, you can now downgrade specifically from 06.15 to 05.13.04 (even if you never had 05.13.04 on that device before). This gives you the best of both worlds: ultrasn0w compatibility and a normal iPhone baseband with full GPS and the ability to use stock IPSWs again. Here are the steps: Use the “Extras->Select IPSW” button in redsn0w to tell it which firmware version you have installed (new-bootrom 3GS users can usually skip this step but it doesn’t hurt for them to do it too). Do a controlled shutdown of your iPhone (“slide to power off”). This step is very important to avoid mount problems when the ramdisk is running! Go back to the first screen and click “Jailbreak”. Enable the “Downgrade from iPad baseband” checkbox, disable Cydia if you already have it installed, and click Next to proceed through the normal DFU ramdisk steps. After the ramdisk gets launched and you see the Pwnapple running on your iPhone, you’ll eventually get to the “Flashing Baseband” step. THIS STEP TAKES A VERY LONG TIME to complete and there won’t be any feedback while its running. Please just let it be for the next 3-8 minutes! When the ramdisk has done its job it will reboot the phone on its own. For those who are wondering if you can update your 3G or 3GS to 06.15 solely for the purposes of downgrading to 05.13.04, the answer is “yes” for 3G owners, and “maybe” for 3GS owners. The iPad baseband is not compatible with 3GS units manufactured week 34 of 2011 or later. If you have an iPhone3GS and if digits 3-5 of its Serial Number are 134 or later (xx134…), then you should NOT try to install the 06.15 baseband on your 3GS! It will brick your radio, preventing both the downgrade from working and normal iPhone software from using it as a phone! Be warned! Thanks very much to @dilbert4life for graciously loaning us his 3GS at 06.15 (we had no such devices because we always prevent BB updates!) If you have any questions or comments, please use our comments section below! Here are the download links. Enjoy! redsn0w 0.9.14b1 (OS X) redsn0w 0.9.14b1 (Windows — run in Administrator Mode) Update #1: If you’re still using ultrasn0w after going down to 05.13.04, many people have reported that re-installing Mobile Substrate and/or ultrasn0w fixes crashes and “No Signal”. Update #2: There’s a subset of 3GS iPhones that won’t take the downgrade. We now understand why (they use a slightly different NOR chip), and should be receiving a loaner of such a phone on Thursday the 28th. After we have one in hand we’ll tweak the redsn0w payload to handle that variation too! The improved downgrader is now available here.

Baseband Freedom

Happy 4th of July! Today’s release of redsn0w 0.9.14b2 improves the iPad baseband downgrade and should cover anyone who couldn’t downgrade with 0.9.14b1. This version covers 3 different types of NOR chips in the iPhone 3G and 3GS (the earlier version covered only the most prevalent NOR chip). We’ve also simplified the process and added logging to help diagnose any remaining stubborn iPhones. The revised steps are: Connect your iPhone in normal mode, then click “Jailbreak” after redsn0w identifies its model and BB version (you needn’t pre-select the IPSW anymore). Choose the “Downgrade from iPad baseband” option (you needn’t worry about de-selecting Cydia anymore). Do a controlled “slide to power off” shutdown of your phone and proceed through the normal DFU ramdisk steps. Should the downgrade fail to take, feel free to leave the redsn0w log in the comments below. Use the “Extras->Even more->Backup” button to grab a copy of /var/mobile/Media/redsn0w_logs, then extract the log text file(s) from the zip and paste them into the comments (currently that log file is generated only during baseband downgrade runs). NOTE: The original warning about 3GS units manufactured in early 2011 or later still holds! They have a NOR chip that’s incompatible with 06.15.00 and so trying to install it will brick the device. Please read and re-read the warning in our earlier post. Thanks to bobmutch, @healeydave and @dilbert4life for lending us their iPhones to improve the baseband downgrade!

Blob-o-riffic

Today marks the public release of iOS6! For those devices capable of running 6.0, the 5.1.1 SHSH blob signing window will soon close, so it’s very important that you backup your 5.1.1 blobs now while you still can. We advise you do it for every device you have (see tutorial sites like iClarified if you don’t know the process). A few months back we released a redsn0w feature that lets you downgrade A5+ devices from 5.1.1 to anything lower (if you had saved blobs). Unfortunately once the 5.1.1 window closes, redsn0w’s 5.x downgrade feature will no longer work. Most A5+ users will not be able to downgrade. So if you’re an A5+ owner up at 6.0 when the 5.1.1 window closes, you’ll be stuck there without a jailbreak for now. We’re happy to report there are some serious deficiences in the 5.x restore process that are permanently exploitable. They’ll never be fixable by Apple because they’re all self-contained in the 5.x IPSWs. Here’s the breakdown: A4 devices and 3GS will always be downgradable (and jailbreakable) with saved blobs due to limera1n. The tethered iOS6 jailbreak for those devices (and untethered for old-bootrom 3GS) will be out when Cydia and other important pieces are all working properly. iPad2 owners who have both 4.x blobs and 5.x blobs will always be able to downgrade to those versions, even once you come up to 6.0 and the 5.1.1 window closes (don’t do that yet though!). You need both 4.x and 5.x blobs to qualify for the 5.x downgrade even though you only wish to downgrade to 5.x (you need only your 4.x blobs to downgrade to 4.x) iPad3, i4S (and iPad2 owners who don’t satisfy #2) will always be able to RE-restore the current 5.x OS that’s already on their device. So if you’re at 5.1.1 when the window closes (and you’ve saved your blobs), you’ll always be able to RE-restore to 5.1.1 again. This makes the 5.1.1 jailbreak a lot less fragile — you don’t have to worry about messing up your install with funky extensions or getting into a boot loop, because you can always RE-restore from 5.1.1 to 5.1.1 again (or from 5.0.1 to 5.0.1 again, etc). But once you fall off the 5.x train by restoring to 6.x, you’ll be stuck there until the next jailbreak. Please be aware that RE-restores and iPad2 downgraded devices will always end up with the latest baseband (not the one that came with that firmware). So don’t go near any of this if your unlock depends on the baseband version. All of these features will be released shortly in a new version of redsn0w. In the meantime please be sure you have your 5.1.1 blobs and stay at 5.1.1. Happy iOS6 day! Update #1: For a refresher on why saved blobs are not as powerful as they used to be, please see our Blob Monster post (the scenarios described above are possible only due to mistakes made by Apple, but those mistakes are being cleaned up with each new firmware).

Restoration reinvigoration

Today we’re pleased to release redsn0w version 0.9.15b1, with significant new features supporting restoring to older firmware no longer being signed by Apple. For brevity, we’ll list most of the new features in bullet form. For more details, please feel free to drop by our comments section, or check out any upcoming guides on tutorial sites like http://iclarified.com First, the high-level new feature list: restore from any 5.x iOS to any other (up, down or the same) 5.x iOS on all devices as long as you have the correct blobs (see more below) Cydia now included in the tethered 6.0 jailbreak on A4 devices automatically “Just Boot” tethered when qualifying A4 device connects in DFU mode untethered 6.0 jailbreak on old-bootrom 3GS untethered 6.0 hactivation on any 3GS or iPhone4 directly restore pre-A5 devices to earlier firmware — no more complicated 15-step how-to’s with stitching, iTunes errors, and “hosts file” concerns fetch new signed blobs for any IPSW (present or future — no redsn0w update required) using Extras->SHSH Blobs->New block the BB update for any 3GS or iPhone4 restore (past, present, or future — no redsn0w update required) using Extras->Even More->Restore deactivate any iPhone, useful for testing your “official” unlock status through iTunes. (Please only deactivate your own iPhone!) activation status shown on “Even more” page significantly more (very nerdy) info returned by “Identify” button when device is in Normal mode tethered jailbreak of ATV2 supported (but the only thing available for it is the SSH2 custom bundle available here — no Cydia yet. Must use “Select IPSW” for tethered boot of ATV2 for now). auto-exit WTF mode for older devices with broken buttons any time a set of blobs is fetched remotely (from Apple or Cydia), redsn0w also saves them locally (and will check there first if you click “Local”) for your future restoring convenience, you should also submit all of your past and present TinyUmbrella blobs to Cydia if you haven’t done so yet. Resubmitting is okay and won’t cause conflicts. Here are more details on the iOS5-to-iOS5 restores for A5+ devices. (Note: pre-A5 devices don’t have these restrictions — just follow the redsn0w prompts during the restore). 1. redsn0w now lets you restore an A5+ device from any iOS5 to any other iOS5 as long as you have correct 5.x blobs for the starting (current) and ending points of the restore APtickets eliminated “higher-version only” comparison of firmware restores (just like BBtickets did for the baseband) example restores supported by redsn0w if you have the correct blobs: 5.1.1-to-5.0.1, 5.0.1-to-5.1.1, 5.1.1-to-5.1.1, 5.0.1-to-5.0.1 if you don’t have the blobs locally, let redsn0w try to fetch them remotely (redsn0w always tries both Apple and Cydia). Any succesful remote fetch also saves a local copy too. 2. You DO NOT QUALIFY for iOS5-to-iOS5 restores if you got to your current 5.x via an OTA update the tickets saved by Cydia, redsn0w, and TinyUmbrella do not cover OTA update ramdisk images even if they did, it’s the “wrong kind” of ramdisk (you’d need to start at that earlier pre-OTA FW) devices fresh from factory or refurb may fall in the “does not qualify” category (your results will vary) it’s okay if you previously got to 5.x via an OTA update, as long as your current 5.x was installed via a normal iTunes restore. All that matters is how you got to your current 5.x most recently redsn0w detects an OTA/normal-restore APticket mismatch very early, so if you don’t know your status there should be no harm in trying. Any device in recovery mode after such a mismatch can boot normally again just by going back to “Even More” screen from the “Restore” screen (or use “Recovery Fix” if you quit redsn0w before doing that). 3. Unlike the A4 devices, redsn0w can’t (usefully) prevent the baseband updates of A5+ iPhones and iPads. and so, redsn0w automatically flashes the currently signed baseband when it does A5+ restores, even if those basebands didn’t come with the original firmware stay away from this if you have an unofficial unlock that isn’t supported by the newest baseband the least-tested baseband update code in redsn0w is for iPad2,3 and iPad3,2. Please give any feedback on those iOS5 restores in the comments section below. 4. iPad2 owners (all three models) with saved 4.x blobs can use those instead, even from 6.x if you have both 4.x and 5.x iPad2 blobs, you can always get to 5.x via the 4.x blobs, even if you’re currently on 6.x you cannot get to 5.x from 6.x without the 4.x blobs (but you may still qualify for the iOS5-to-iOS5 restore described above) if somehow you have 4.x blobs but no 5.x blobs, you can still go down to 4.x from 6.x this only applies to iPad2 owners (they’re the only A5+ devices that ever had a public 4.x FW) redsn0w still supports (but doesn’t require) jailbreaking A5+ devices at 5.0.1 and 5.1.1. Just head back to the first page after re-restoring to 5.x. It’s always much faster to jailbreak those FW versions with a freshly-restored device, before letting iTunes restore from a saved userland backup. And finally, some random details: 5. ultrasn0w isn’t yet updated for 6.x by now you probably should be taking advantage of the extremely cheap IMEI-based unlocks of iPhones sold by established online retailers like http://cutyoursim.com still, IMEI-based unlocks don’t work in all cases. We’ll announce when ultrasn0w is ported up to 6.x redsn0w will still hactivate your 3GS or iPhone4 if you run it before the device is activated. Due to the current tethered 6.x JB status, redsn0w now hactivates 6.x without requiring subsequent tethered boots. If you accidentally hactivate with redsn0w, use the “Deactivate” checkbox available from the Jailbreak screen, not the normal one in “Even more” 6. As always, redsn0w lets you “Fetch” the SHSH blobs currently flashed onto your pre-A5 device use this if you’re at 5.x or 4.x but without having saved your blobs when the window was open this is only useful when Apple is no longer signing the firmware, otherwise Cydia/redsn0w “New”/TinyUmbrella blobs are superior (but you’re welcome to fetch your 6.0 blobs this way anyway) fetching blobs in this fashion will automatically forward them up to Cydia, as well as save a local copy We realize there’s a lot of info in this post. If you’re at all confused about things remember to visit our comments section, with our very helpful user base and moderators like dhlizard, Frank55, 41willys, and slavakulikoff. If you’re in the Melbourne, Australia area, MuscleNerd (and another anonymous long-time Dev Team member) will be giving some talks at the Breakpoint conference http://www.ruxconbreakpoint.com this week. And @mdowd’s iOS talk at the same conference should be quite interesting too! We’ll also all be attending Ruxcon a few days later, so say hi if you see us! Update #1 (Oct 15): Version 0.9.15b2 fixes a few issues for 3GS owners: old-bootrom awesomeness is no longer forgotten directly after a restore, and iPad baseband upgrade/downgrade support is fixed (same production date cutoffs apply!). If your 3GS is currently tethered at 6.0 even though you have an old bootrom, just re-run redsn0w’s Jailbreak step (no need to restore). Don’t forget you can add some pizzaz with your own boot logo or a nerdy verbose boot. Update #2 (Nov 1): Version 0.9.15b3 fixes the redsn0w “error 2601” that Windows users were seeing using the Restore button. It also fixes a related Windows iTunes error 14 for stitched files. Note that if you have a baseband, you should probably avoid stitching and simply use redsn0w’s native Restore (not iTunes). Those lucky recipients of new iPad minis and iPad4s on Friday can use this redsn0w to save your 6.0 blobs off to Cydia. First connect your new device and turn it on, then use redsn0w’s Extras->SHSH Blobs->New and point it at the 6.0 IPSW. Expect an ultrasn0w compatibility update for iOS 6.0 by Friday (mostly useful for 3GS old-bootrom users who are currently enjoying the untethered 6.0 jailbreak!). Same baseband support as with 5.x. Thanks to @iamgolfy for helping test the 2601 Windows fix! Here are the download links. Enjoy! redsn0w 0.9.15b3 (OS X — use Ctrl-Click->Open if on Mountain Lion for now) redsn0w 0.9.15b3 (Windows — run in Adminstrator Mode)

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Reception for iOS

iOS 7 has received positive reviews. David Pogue of The New York Times praised iOS 7, saying that users will become accustomed to the dramatically changed interface, and will come to enjoy the utilitarian and additional Siri features. He also noted that iOS 7 was the biggest change in the current generation of iOS devices, not the iPhone 5S and 5C. Darrell Etherington of TechCrunch stated that although "iOS 7 will be a dramatic change from the iOS many users already know and love, but on balance it’s an update packed with plenty of new features that make using Apple’s mobile devices easier and more enjoyable".

The adoption rate of iOS 7 was reported to be as high as 35% after one day. By September 22, iOS 7 was installed on more than 200 million devices, which Apple claimed was "the fastest software update in history". Shortly after release, some users reported the ability to bypass their device's passcode requirement and access certain information, which Apple fixed with the 7.0.2 update. Many users experienced dramatic virtual keyboard lag rendering their phones 'unusable' after updating to iOS 7 on iPhone 4 and 4S. A workaround with nearly 100% success was discovered which involves a simple step of turning off "Documents and Data" in Settings-iCloud-Documents and Data. A thread on the Apple online forum received attention from the media in late September 2013 after a number of users reported feeling nauseated after experiencing the animations of the new operating system. George Kikano of Case Medical Center stated that the new "parallax" function of iOS 7 is causing the symptoms in some users, and not the animations as previously thought.

Some critics noted the influence of competing mobile platforms on the design and functionality of iOS 7. Of note were the use of concepts from Androidand Windows Phone, such as a similarly minimal and typographic design, Control Center being an equivalent to similar settings toggles on the notification shade of Android, a similar multitasking menu to WebOS, and even the design of the Weather app being almost identical to those on Windows 8 and HTC Sense. However, they also noted that Apple has had a long history of taking concepts from other platforms of the period and refining them as innovations of their own, including the original Mac OS–which was inspired primarily by the graphical user interface of Xerox PARC's Alto. Sascha Segan of PC Magazine stated that "Apple's brilliance is in putting the pieces together and marketing them. Apple's developer APIs and its history of making money for developers still reigns supreme—there's less piracy than on Android, and a bigger audience and more design flexibility than on Windows Phone."

Supported Devices for iOS

iPhone ^P4 iPhone 4 ^P4C iPhone 4 (CDMA version) ^P4S iPhone 4S ^P5 iPhone 5 ^P5C iPhone 5C ^P5S iPhone 5S iPod Touch ^T5 iPod Touch (5th generation) iPad ^S2 iPad 2 Wi-Fi only ^S2C iPad 2 Wi-Fi+3G ^S3 iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi only ^S3L iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi+4G ^S4 iPad (4th generation) Wi-Fi only ^S4L iPad (4th generation) Wi-Fi+4G (LTE) ^M1 iPad Mini Wi-Fi only ^M1C iPad Mini Wi-Fi+4G (LTE) ^M1C iPad Air Wi-Fi only ^M1C iPad Air Wi-Fi+4G (LTE) ^M1C iPad Mini with Retina Display Wi-Fi only Apple TV (2nd generation onwards) ^A2 Apple TV (2nd generation) ^A3 Apple TV (3rd generation)

Version history: portable iOS devices

Apple announced iOS 7 on June 10, 2013 at its annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) event, with release announced for sometime in the Fall (Northern Hemisphere) or Spring(Southern Hemisphere) 2013. At their iPhone event on September 10, 2013, Apple announced the full release of iOS 7 for September 18, 2013, while also unveiling two new iPhone models: theiPhone 5C and iPhone 5S.With this release, support was dropped for the iPhone 3GS and the iPod Touch (4th generation). Supported devices on this release include the iPhone 4 onwards,iPod Touch (5th generation), the iPad 2 onwards, and the iPad Mini (1st generation) onwards.

[hide] v t e Table of versions: iOS 7.x – portable iOS devices
Version	Build	Baseband	Release date	Features
iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPod Touch (5th generation), iPad 2, iPad (3rd generation), iPad (4th generation), iPad Air, iPad Mini (1st generation), and iPad Mini 2
7.0[edit]	11A465 11A466 (iPhone 5S and 5C shipped with this)	04.12.09 P4 5.0.02 P4S05.00.01 P51.00.06 P5C P5S	September 18, 2013; 3 months ago	Initial release on iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. UI Flat design and move away from skeuomorphism in general (exceptions exist - for a move towards more skeuomorphism, see for example the Countdown with a new skeuomorphic 3D animation of a spinning wheel). System Helvetica Neue Regular font. Full Screen apps that make use of the system status bar and navigation bar. Translucent design in tab bar, navigation bar, status bar, system keyboard, Control Center, and Notification Center (some translucent layers not on iPhone 4, iPad 2 or iPad (3rd generation)). Opaque design in Alert view, Action Sheet and Share Sheet. Borderless buttons in general. Back navigation gesture by swiping from left edge of the screen. New UI for arranging tab-bar icons. System-wide dynamic font size, configurable in Settings. Enhance the viewing experience of non-iPad apps on Retina iPads, remove the 1x and 2x toggle, apps are opened in ’2x’ mode by default on non-Retina iPads. Home Screen Search dialog is now accessible on each screen by pulling it down. "New" banner on newly installed apps have been replaced with blue dots. Brand new icons for built-in apps. Newsstand is now a dedicated app instead of a folder. Control Center A unified screen to quickly access toggles and controls for system settings and services, and for using AirDrop and AirPlay. System wide, accessible by swiping upward from the bottom of the screen. Accessible in the lock screen. Flashlight (device-specific features that come with physical camera) toggle button. Landscape support. A grabber in full screen apps. Mute/silent toggle button in iPad. iOS in the Car Providing iOS control to in-car control systems on some car models by selected vendors from 2014. Includes Siri integration (eyes-free/hands-free modes), satellite navigation, telephony, music, and iMessage integration. AirDropP5, P5C, P5S, T5, S4, M1 Integrates Apple's ad-hoc Wi-Fi sharing feature AirDrop. Alert view, for receive invitation from other devices, option to accept/cancel. Options to set discoverable: Off/Contacts only/Everyone. Inter-app Audio Register audio streams to share with other apps. Provides for MIDI control of audio rendering, remotely launching other registered Inter-App Audio apps. Notification Center Accessible in the lock screen. Today tab, for previewing the events calendar, stocks, and tomorrows events; provides traffic info on frequently visited places. Missed filter: can filter list to see notifications that occurred when phone was not actively in use. Bounces when swiped down quickly. Folders Unlimited number of apps via folder subpages. Newsstand app can now be moved inside any folder. Transparent background. Folders change color when apps are downloading and clock-like animated progress graphic is superimposed over folders that have actively downloading apps. Alert A countdown for snooze. Calculator New feedback when pressing a key. Toggle landscape mode button. Spotlight Accessible on every page of the Home screen by swiping downward from anywhere. New animation. Multitasking Redesigned switcher, with horizontal scrolling for previewing all running apps, and swipe upward gesture to stop any running apps. Can close multiple apps simultaneously by swiping with multiple fingers. Landscape switcher. Smart background app running mode; fetches data based on network connectivity and user habits. Use apps while the app is updating. Wallpapers New wallpapers. Dynamic wallpapers.P4S, P5, P5C, P5S, T5, S2, S3, S4, M1 Gyroscope-responsive parallax wallpaper effect, based on user's movement.P4S, P5, P5C, P5S, T5, S2, S3, S4, M1 Weather Dynamic animation for different weathers.P4S, P5, P5C, P5S, T5 Shows sunrise/sunset humidity, chance of precipitation, and wind speed. Can see multiple locations simultaneously when the menu icon is selected. Can select GPS icon at bottom to immediately see weather for current location. Phone Block list. Contact pictures on Favorites. Transparency in the number pad button when pressing. Phone History and Voicemail Info options allow one to return the call in multiple ways including call back, FaceTime and Messaging. Contacts New fields in Contacts: "Add Social Profile", and "Add Instant Message". "Chat", "FaceTime", "Mail" buttons next to the contact information; no longer need to scroll down to the bottom. Send contacts through AirDrop. FaceTime FaceTime Audio. Block list. A dedicated app on the iPhone, like the previous version on iPod Touch and iPad. Messages Long SMS. Block list. No longer have to scroll to the top to access "Call", "FaceTime", and "Info". Contact pictures in group chats. Ability to see exact time of when each message was sent by dragging conversation bubbles to the left. Event and address detection in the message context, tap to open in Calendar and Maps. A contact with a nickname will appear in Messages under the nickname, rather than the full name. New animation when compressing video to be shared. Safari Full screen browsing, the previous version only support in iPhone landscape mode. Unified text field for both URL and search. Bookmarked website thumbnail icons appear when text field is activated. Top-hit, Google suggest, Bookmarks, and History appear on the unified text field while typing. Preview tabs are no longer limited to 8. Preview tabs use new 3D vertical animation for previewing the opened tabs; long press to edit positions, swipe to remove. Reading List shows website thumbnails on the right. Scrolls articles one-by-one vertically from Reading List, as per OS X Mavericks. Swipe gestures for back/previous history, as per OS X. Parental controls. Private button: enables "Do not track me." feature per website within the app. Previously, configuration appeared in Settings for every website. Recent links: a reading list of all user's friends on Facebook or Twitter post. Reading List button: new round glasses icon pays tribute to Steve Jobs. The .com button removed and replaced with a simple period button. The .com, .net, and .org domain extensions can be accessed by holding down on the button. Bookmarks/Reading List/Shared Links tabs re-ordered/slightly tweaked. New bolder loading bar, private browsing UI tweaks and tab/bookmark changes on the iPad . iCloud Photo Stream video support, and more than one contributor per photo stream. Notification Sync across different iCloud devices. Maps Automatic Day/Night Mode that responds to ambient light and current time to switch between day and night color schemes. Turn-by-turn walking directions, with estimated time. Maps bookmarks syncing. Receives notification data sent from the new Maps app in OS X Mavericks (version 10.9). A live compass at the right top corner. Clock App icon reflects the live time. Timer shows in the lock screen. City shows how many hours ahead/behind from your current location. Music New iTunes Radio service. Scrub along the song to get to a certain part directly from the lock screen. Download full albums from iCloud from iTunes Match. Tapping a song in the Now-Playing screen allows users to rate. Cover Flow: Instead of swiping though individual albums, one can now swipe through multiple albums. Reintroduced on-screen lyrics for iPads (this feature was absent in iOS 5 and iOS 6). iTunes Radio Slider/discovery feature. App Store Automatic app updates: switch to enable/disable in Settings, under iTunes, App Store. New catalogues for kids based on their age. Genius tab replaced with "Apps Near Me" tab for app recommendations based on user's location. Volume purchase. Search tab redesigned, the number of results appears on the right of the search field. Circular download progress animation during downloading/updating in Home Screen. Add to wish list. It is now possible to download older versions of apps (the last compatible version supported by the device legacy firmware). iTunes Smart download of TV episodes. Photos Albums are organized by Places, Moments, and Years, using the EXIF data as the base of the collection. Share Sheet shares photos to iCloud, social networks, and AirDrop (if available). New default album "Panorama Photos". Camera Control redesign: swipe horizontally to select the still images, videos, square photos, and Panorama modes (if available). Live image filters. P4S, P5, P5C, P5S, T5 SDK for 60 FPS video recording. Pinch to zoom while video recording. Redeem iTunes gift card using front camera. Panorama reduces when battery is low.[clarification needed] Slow motion video recording at 120 frames per second.P5S Burst mode.P5S High dynamic range imaging (HDR) for iPad. Calendar New layout for Calendar list view on the iPhone. Years view. Week view. Integration with Mail. Integration with Maps, users are notified with transit information when entering places information. Can now hide or show declined events. Will support custom calendar colors. All Day toggle on the Add Event Screen instead of buried in the Select Time control. Can snooze or View Event when an Event Reminder appears. Can setup a second alert time for an event. Can change Busy/Free Status. Selecting the name of the calendar month shows the monthly calendar. Game Center Secure game scores. Authenticated players. Turn-based game modes. Ranking-style leader boards. Compass Inclinometer. Mail View PDF annotation. New smart mailboxes. Improved Mail search. Hotmail is now Outlook when adding an account, using new Outlook icon. Flagged, Unread, To or CC, Attachments, All drafts, All sent, All Trash smart mailboxes. Shake to Undo to un-archive something. When emailing a passbook pass, it appears as a pass. New animation when compressing video to be shared. New animation when moving mail into a folder. When selecting a target folder while moving an email, an iconic image of the email above the folder selector appears. Have the ability to move an email to Junk folder when flagging. New Print option available when Reply option is selected. Notes New design, mostly white. No longer change fonts in Notes. Can AirDrop notes. Settings Per app cellular data usage permission. Per app using microphone privacy permission. Per app using camera privacy permission. Password required to reset networking and contents. Accessibility Head movement detection for different gestures. China features Tencent Weibo social network integration. Chinese-English bilingual dictionary. Improved Chinese input including T9 keyboard for pinyin (Added in Beta 4), and handwriting recognition for multiple Chinese characters. Siri Updated voices, and a new male voice (in select regions/languages). English (US), French, and German will be available with the launch of iOS 7 (additional languages will be added over time). Controls certain system settings, such as turning on/off Bluetooth, and changing display brightness. Search from Wikipedia and Bing search engines. Post to Sina Weibo. Search tweets on Twitter. Option to open MLB scores in the MLB.com At Bat app. Navigation, access and voice are more natural. Reminders Geofencing. Ability to create repeating reminders has been removed. Passbook Scan and recognize barcodes/QR codes. Add gift cards as a folder. Find My iPhone Activation Lock: re-activation with iCloud account if the device have been wiped remotely using Find My iPhone service, to prevent unauthorized usage of the lost device. Password required to disable. Enterprise Enterprise single sign-on. Per app VPN. Managed app config, for more efficiently deploying and managing of iPhones and iPads. Accessories Unauthorized Lightning cables are blocked and can no longer be used.[28] Setup and configure Wi-Fi accessories, such as AirPlay speakers. Location Beacons: a new class of low-powered, low-cost transmitters that can notify nearby devices, which serve as trail markers in a park, exhibits in a museum, or product displays in stores. Bluetooth LE profiles; including time, notifications, keyboards, and stereo sound. MFi game controllers. Screenshot No longer included in the Assistive Touch, they appear on the layer of the image. Trusted Devices User is warned when plugging their iOS device into their Mac/PC, "Trust the currently connected computer? Trusting this computer will allow it to have full access to your device and all of its data." Voice Memo New design. Save to iCloud. Share using AirDrop. Status bar Translucent design. 1xRTT icon on CDMA iPhones changed from "o" icon to "1x" icon. GPRS icon on GSM iPhones changed from "o" icon to "GPRS" icon. Dots representations for cellular signal strength. Icon size slightly increased for better readability on the lock screen. Lock screen Charging the battery: rather than battery image on the lock screen, x% charged briefly appears under the clock, then reverts to the date. Access to Notification Center and Control Center. When playing music, the lock screen will now display the time. iPad has Camera control on the lock screen, like the previous version on iPhone and iPod Touch. Timer counting down is shown when the device is locked. Scrubbing bar is now displayed on the lock screen. Wi-Fi New Wi-Fi diagnostics mode. Wi-Fi Hotspot 2.0. Other New first-time setup menus. Boot up no longer shows spinning wheel. Add Passcode Lock during Setup Assistant. Vimeo and Flickr social network integrations. Italian, Korean, and Dutch dictionaries. New fade animation when pressing the power button. New Tamil keyboard. New ringtones and system sounds.
7.0.1[edit]	11A470a		September 19, 2013; 3 months ago	iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C only Bug fixes Fixes a bug with the Touch ID sensor on the iPhone 5s. Fixes a bug with the App Store purchases system.
7.0.2[edit]	11A501	1.00.06 P5C P5S	September 26, 2013; 3 months ago	Bug fixes Fixes bugs that could allow someone to bypass the Lock screen passcode. Features Reintroduces a Greek keyboard option for passcode entry.
7.0.3[edit]	11B511	1.02.02 P5C 1.02.02 P5S5.02.00 P5	October 22, 2013; 2 months ago	Initial release on iPad Air and iPad Mini (second generation). Bug fixes Updates lock screen to delay display of 'slide to unlock' when Touch ID is in use (iPhone 5s). Fixes iMessage bugs where messages failed to send and iMessage failed to activate. Improves system stability for iWork app. Fixes accelerometer calibration issue. Fixes a bug where Siri or VoiceOver used a lower voice. Fixes bug that could allow someone to bypass the Lock screen passcode. Enhances the Reduce Motion setting to minimize motion and animation. (but not separately from only turning off the parallax effect) Fixes a bug that caused VoiceOver input to be too sensitive. Fixes a bug that caused supervised devices to become unsupervised when updating software. Features Adds iCloud Keychain for website login & Wi-Fi network passwords, credit/debit card management, and other account info. Adds Password Generator in Safari for generating unique, hard-to-guess passwords. Adds back web search and Wikipedia search in Spotlight. Updates the bold text setting to change dial pad text.
7.0.4	11B554a		November 14, 2013; 50 days ago	Bug fixes: Bug fixes and improvements, including a fix for an issue that causes FaceTime calls to fail for some users.
Version	Build	Baseband	Release date	Features