Apple releases iOS 10.1 with Portrait Camera for iPhone 7 Plus, bug fixes and other improvements

After unleashing iOS 10 to the public last month, Apple has begun rolling out the first major update to iOS 10.

iOS 10.1 is now available for download. It's compatible with iOS 10 devices, including the iPhone models going back to the iPhone 5, iPad models going back to the iPad 4th generation, and the iPod touch 6th generation. You can download iOS 10.1 by going into Settings > General > Software Update.

The update to iOS 10.1 includes Portrait Camera, a feature that's exclusive to the iPhone 7 Plus. When you use Portrait Camera, the iPhone 7 Plus will apply a blurred background depth effect to your photos while keeping your subject in focus, giving the image a bokeh look.

If you've got an iPhone 7 Plus, you can try Portrait Camera by updating to iOS 10.1 and then launching the Camera app. Apple does note that the feature is still in beta, though, so keep that in mind if you get some photos that don't look quite right.

For all of the non-iPhone 7 Plus owners out there, iOS 10.1 includes a lot of bug fixes and performance improvements that make it worth a download. Here's the full list as provided by Apple:

Camera and Photos

Introduces Portrait Camera for iPhone 7 Plus that creates a depth effect that keeps your subject sharp while creating a beautifully blurred background (beta)

People names in the Photos app are saved in iCloud backups

Improved the display of wide color gamut photos in the grid views of the Photos app

Fixes an issue where opening the Camera app would show a blurred or flashing screen for some users

Fixes an issue that caused Photos to quite for some users when turning on iCloud Photo Library

Maps

Transit support for every major train, subway, ferry, and national bus line, as well as local bus systems for Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya

Sign-based transit navigation including layouts of all underground structures and walkways that connect large transit stations

Transit fare comparison when viewing alternative transit routes

Messages

New option to replay bubble and full screen effects

Messages effects can play with Reduce Motion enabled

Fixes an issue that could lead to contact names appearing incorrectly in Messages

Addresses an issue where Messages could open to a white screen

Addresses an issue that could prevent the report junk option from displaying with unknown senders

Fixes an issue where videos captured and sent in the Messages app could be missing audio

Apple Watch

Adds distance and average pace to workout summaries in the Activity app for outdoor wheelchair run pace and outdoor wheelchair walk pace

Fixes issues that may have prevented Music playlists from syncing to Apple Watch

Addresses an issue that was preventing invitations and data to appear in Activity Sharing

Fixes an issue that was allowing Activity Sharing to update over cellular when manually disabled

Resolves an issue that was causing some third-party apps to crash when inputting text

Other improvements and fixes

Improves Bluetooth connectivity with 3rd party accessories

Improves AirPlay Mirroring performance when waking a device from sleep

Fixes an issue where playback would not work for iTunes purchased content when the "Show iTunes Purchases" setting is turned off

Fixes an issue where certain selfie apps and face filters used with the FaceTime HD Camera on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus did not display a live preview

Fixes an issue in Health where individual strokes are converted to separate characters when using the Chinese handwriting keyboard

Improves performance of sharing websites from Safari to Messages

Fixes an issue in Safari that caused web previews in tab view to not display correctly

Fixes an issue that caused certain Mail messages to be reformatted with very small text

Fixes an issue that caused some HTML email to be formatted incorrectly

Fixes an issue that could prevent Today View Widgets from updating when launched

Fixes an issue where Weather widget sometimes failed to load data

Fixes an issue on iPhone 7 where Home Button click settings would not appear in search results

Fixes an issue that prevented spam alert extensions from blocking calls

Resolves an issue that could prevent alarm sounds from going off

Fixes an issue where audio playback via Bluetooth would cause the Taptic engine to stop providing feedback for some users

Resolves an issue preventing some users from restoring from iCloud Backup

Apple also released watchOS 3.1 for the Apple Watch today. The update includes some bug fixes and improvements, and you can get it by launching the Watch app on your iPhone and then going into General, then Software Update.

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