Apple, as promised, has released iOS 8.1 IPSW firmware for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch on Monday. You can download iOS 8.1 IPSW from the direct download links below. iOS 8.1 has been in beta testing since September and Apple has release two beta versions before releasing the final version of iOS 8.1 to general public.
iOS 8.1 comes with a number of improvements and brings new features announced during WWDC 2014 keynote. List of these new features in iOS 8.1 includes SMS Relay, Apple Pay – Apple’s own NFC based mobile payment service, beta release of iCloud Photo Library, and Camera Roll has made a come back. Apple Pay is available in United States on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, as well as newly launched iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3.
iOS 8.1 IPSW files are available as a free update for the following devices:
- iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s
- iPad Air, iPad 4, iPad 3 and iPad 2
- iPad mini 2, iPad mini
- iPod touch 5g
iOS device users who have an older version of iOS running on their devices, can update to the latest iOS version over-the-air, by navigating to: Settings > General > Software Update.
Download iOS 8.1 IPSW
You can also download iOS 8.1 IPSW for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch from the direct download links below and restore via iTunes.
- iPhone 5 (CDMA)
- iPhone 5 (GSM)
- iPhone 5c (CDMA)
- iPhone 5c (GSM)
- iPhone 5s (CDMA)
- iPhone 5s (GSM)
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone 4s
- iPad Air 2 (6th generation WiF)
- iPad Air 2 (6th generation Cellular)
- iPad Air (5th generation WiFi + Cellular)
- iPad Air (5th generation WiFi)
- iPad Air (5th generation CDMA)
- iPad (4th generation CDMA)
- iPad (4th generation GSM)
- iPad (4th generation WiFi)
- iPad mini (CDMA)
- iPad mini (GSM)
- iPad mini (WiFi)
- iPad mini 2 (WiFi + Cellular)
- iPad mini 2 (WiFi)
- iPad mini 2 (CDMA)
- iPad mini 3 (CDMA)
- iPad mini 3 (WiFi)
- iPad mini 3 (GSM)
- iPad 3 Wi-Fi (3rd generation)
- iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (GSM)
- iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (CDMA)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi (Rev A)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (CDMA)
ios (Using) user
i downloaded the firmware for my iphone 5s ios 8,1 (GSM). When i SHift select restore and choose the ipsw it says firmware is incompatible. Why so ?
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