IOS 7.1 Is Out With Australian Siri Update And Visual Tweaks

IOS 7.1 Is Out With Australian Siri Update And Visual Tweaks

iOS 7.1 is now available through Software Update on all your Apple devices. Here’s what’s new — including an improved Australian English accent in Siri.

The key features in the the new version:

  • Updates to the visual interface, primarily switching to rounded UI elements in the phone dialer and power off features.
  • Improvements to the keyboard interface.
  • Fix for random reboot problem with iPhone 5S.
  • CarPlay support
  • Manual control of how long Siri listens by holding down the Home button while you speak.
  • New, more natural voices for Siri in Mandarin Chinese, UK English, Australian English and Japanese. (We have a video comparing the old and new accent.)
  • Updates to iTunes Radio, including the ability to create stations by searching and subscribing to iTunes Match.
  • New month view in Calendar.
  • Improved performance for iPhone 4.
  • New camera setting to automatically enable HDR for iphone 5S.

Apple releases iOS 7.1 with reboot fix, UI tweaks, and CarPlay [The Verge]


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