Apple releases iOS 5.0.1; 'Batterygate' fix included
Best keep the phone plugged in when updating...
Apple has begun rolling out its first iOS 5 update, after it acknowledged last week that some iPhone owners running iOS 5 could find the battery life draining too fast, even when left idle in standby.
A number of theories have emerged about what caused the problems, but we're unlikely to ever know for sure what the fixes were, thanks to Apple's renowned reputation for keeping things like that a secret.
The key changes in iOS 5.0.1 don't just include fixing the bugs that affected battery life, as original iPad owners will also find that they can now use the new multitasking gestures already given to iPad 2 users that updated to iOS 5.
Using four or five fingers, you can swipe up to show the multitasking bar, pinch to return to the home screen and swipe left and right to switch between apps.
There are also some bug fixes with Documents in the Cloud, as well as improved voice recognition for Australian users. Apple has no doubt made a few other tweaks here and there, including new security patches.
The update applies to owners of an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad, iPad 2, iPod touch (3rd generation) and iPod touch (4th generation). You can update via iTunes or OTA (Over-The-Air) using Wi-Fi, the first update to be offered in this way.
We're going to do our updates now, so we'll either be very happy tomorrow, or brick our devices and spend all night trying to restore our data.
If you're going to update, let us know if you see an improvement. Given how bad the battery life was for some iPhone users, it's not as if you won't notice almost straight away.
