
Along with today’s release of macOS Monterey, Apple has released iOS 15.1 for iPhone and more. The update comes in at 1.44GB for the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
Also available is iPadOS 15.1 for iPad users, watchOS 8.1 for Apple Watch and tvOS 15.1 for Apple TV users. Also available for developers is Xcode 13.1.
With the release of iOS 15.1, it brings native Apple Wallet support for your vaccination QR codes.
To update your iPhone, go to Settings > General > Software Update.
iOS 15.1 release notes below:
SharePlay
- SharePlay now available for synchronized experiences in FaceTime with Apple TV app, Apple Music, Fitness+ and other supported App Store apps
- Shared controls to give everyone ability to pause/play/rewind/fast forward
- Smart volume automatically lowers volume when friends speak
- Apple TV supports option to watch shared video while you continue FaceTime on iPhone
- Screen sharing via FaceTime
Camera
- ProRes video for iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Settings to turn off automatic camera switching when taking macro pictures and videos for iPhone 13 Pro, Pro 13 Max
Apple Wallet
- COVID-19 vaccination card support to add and present verifiable vaccination info from Apple Wallet
Translate
- Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan) and for system-wide translation
Home
- New automation triggers based on the current reading of a HomeKit-enabled humidity, air quality, or light level sensor
Shortcuts
- New pre-built actions let you overlay text on images or gifs, plus a new collection of games lets you pass the time with Siri
This release also fixes the following bugs:
- Photos app may incorrectly report storage is full when Importing photos and videos
- Weather app may not show current temperature for My Location and may display colours of animated backgrounds incorrectly
- Audio playing from an app may pause when the screen locks
- Wallet may unexpectedly quit when using VoiceOver with multiple passes
- Available Wi-Fi networks may not be detected
- Battery algorithms updated on iPhone 12 models to better estimate battery capacity over time
iOS 15.1 direct download links below:
- iOS 15.1 (Build 19J572) for:
- Apple TV 4 (AppleTV5,3) — Download
- AudioAccessory5,1 (AudioAccessory5,1) — Download
- iOS 15.1 (Build 19B74) for:
- iPad mini 4 (Wi-Fi) (iPad5,1) — Download
- iPad mini 4 (Cellular) (iPad5,2) — Download
- iPad Air 2 (Wi-Fi) (iPad5,3) — Download
- iPad Air 2 (Cellular) (iPad5,4) — Download
- iPad Pro (9.7”, Wi-Fi) (iPad6,3) — Download
- iPad Pro (9.7”, Cellular) (iPad6,4) — Download
- iPad Pro (Wi-Fi) (iPad6,7) — Download
- iPad Pro (Cellular) (iPad6,8) — Download
- iPad 5 (Wi-Fi) (iPad6,11) — Download
- iPad 5 (Cellular) (iPad6,12) — Download
- iPad Pro 2 (12.9”, Wi-Fi) (iPad7,1) — Download
- iPad Pro 2 (12.9”, Cellular) (iPad7,2) — Download
- iPad Pro (10.5”, Wi-Fi) (iPad7,3) — Download
- iPad Pro (10.5”, Cellular) (iPad7,4) — Download
- iPad 6 (Wi-Fi) (iPad7,5) — Download
- iPad 6 (Cellular) (iPad7,6) — Download
- iPad 7 (Wi-Fi) (iPad7,11) — Download
- iPad 7 (Cellular) (iPad7,12) — Download
- iPad Pro 3 (11”, Wi-Fi) (iPad8,1) — Download
- iPad Pro 3 (11”, Wi-Fi, 1 TB) (iPad8,2) — Download
- iPad Pro 3 (11”, Cellular) (iPad8,3) — Download
- iPad Pro 3 (11”, Cellular, 1 TB) (iPad8,4) — Download
- iPad Pro 3 (12.9”, Wi-Fi) (iPad8,5) — Download
- iPad Pro 3 (12.9”, Wi-Fi, 1 TB) (iPad8,6) — Download
- iPad Pro 3 (12.9”, Cellular) (iPad8,7) — Download
- iPad Pro 3 (12.9”, Cellular, 1 TB) (iPad8,8) — Download
- iPad8,9 (iPad8,9) — Download
- iPad8,10 (iPad8,10) — Download
- iPad8,11 (iPad8,11) — Download
- iPad8,12 (iPad8,12) — Download
- iPad mini 5 (Wi-Fi) (iPad11,1) — Download
- iPad mini 5 (Cellular) (iPad11,2) — Download
- iPad Air 3 (Wi-Fi) (iPad11,3) — Download
- iPad Air 3 (Cellular) (iPad11,4) — Download
- iPad11,6 (iPad11,6) — Download
- iPad11,7 (iPad11,7) — Download
- iPad12,1 (iPad12,1) — Download
- iPad12,2 (iPad12,2) — Download
- iPad13,1 (iPad13,1) — Download
- iPad13,2 (iPad13,2) — Download
- iPad13,4 (iPad13,4) — Download
- iPad13,5 (iPad13,5) — Download
- iPad13,6 (iPad13,6) — Download
- iPad13,7 (iPad13,7) — Download
- iPad13,8 (iPad13,8) — Download
- iPad13,9 (iPad13,9) — Download
- iPad13,10 (iPad13,10) — Download
- iPad13,11 (iPad13,11) — Download
- iPad14,2 (iPad14,2) — Download
- iPhone 6s (iPhone8,1) — Download
- iPhone 6s Plus (iPhone8,2) — Download
- iPhone SE (iPhone8,4) — Download
- iPhone 7 (CDMA/GSM/LTE) (iPhone9,1) — Download
- iPhone 7 Plus (CDMA/GSM/LTE) (iPhone9,2) — Download
- iPhone 7 (GSM/LTE) (iPhone9,3) — Download
- iPhone 7 Plus (GSM/LTE) (iPhone9,4) — Download
- iPhone 8 (CDMA/GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,1) — Download
- iPhone 8 Plus (CDMA/GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,2) — Download
- iPhone X (CDMA/GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,3) — Download
- iPhone 8 (GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,4) — Download
- iPhone 8 Plus (GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,5) — Download
- iPhone X (GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,6) — Download
- iPhone XS (iPhone11,2) — Download
- iPhone XS Max (iPhone11,4) — Download
- iPhone XS Max (China) (iPhone11,6) — Download
- iPhone XR (iPhone11,8) — Download
- iPhone 11 (iPhone12,1) — Download
- iPhone 11 Pro (iPhone12,3) — Download
- iPhone 11 Pro Max (iPhone12,5) — Download
- iPhone12,8 (iPhone12,8) — Download
- iPhone13,1 (iPhone13,1) — Download
- iPhone13,2 (iPhone13,2) — Download
- iPhone13,3 (iPhone13,3) — Download
- iPhone13,4 (iPhone13,4) — Download
- iPhone14,2 (iPhone14,2) — Download
- iPhone14,3 (iPhone14,3) — Download
- iPhone14,4 (iPhone14,4) — Download
- iPhone14,5 (iPhone14,5) — Download
- iPod touch 7G (iPod9,1) — Download
- iOS 15.1 (Build 19B75) for:
- iPad14,1 (iPad14,1) — Download
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