7 Things to Know About the iPhone 8 iOS 12.4.1 Update

iPhone 8 iOS 12.4.1 Update: What's New

If your device is currently running iOS 12.4, you get a security patch with your iOS 12.4.1 update. You can read all about it in our guide to the software. 

If you're jumping up from iOS 12.3.2 or iOS 12.3.1, your iOS 12.4.1 update brings iOS 12.4's changes which include Apple News upgrades, security patches, and a new way to migrate the data on your iPhone. You can read about all of those changes in our guide to iOS 12.4. 

If you're moving your iPhone 8 Plus from iOS 12.3.1 to iOS 12.4.1 you get a fix for an issue that could cause Camera to capture Portrait mode photos without depth effect. This fix is from iOS 12.3.2. 

If you failed to download iOS 12.3.1, you get a trio of bug fixes with your iOS 12.4.1 update. For more on those, take a look at our guide.

If you're moving from iOS 12.2 to iOS 12.4.1, you get 23 security patches, bug fixes, and some nice upgrades to AirPlay 2 and the Apple TV application. These are from iOS 12.3. 

For more information about these upgrades, please take a look at our guide to the iOS 12.3 update. It'll take you through everything you need to know. 

Moving from iOS 12.1.4 to iOS 12.4.1? You get iOS 12.2's changes with your update. These include support for AirPods 2, improvements to Apple News, AirPlay, Apple Music, Screen Time, and Safari, and a bunch of bug fixes and security patches. 

For more about iOS 12.2's changes, take a look at our walkthrough.

If you're jumping up from iOS 12.1.3, you get four additional security patches with your iOS 12.4.1 update.

The iOS 12.1.4 update fixed an eavesdropping FaceTime bug that allowed you to hear sound coming from another person's phone before that person picked up. 

Apple's permanently disabled Group FaceTime on iOS 12.1, iOS 12.1.1, iOS 12.1.2, and iOS 12.1.3 which means you need to upgrade to iOS 12.1.4/iOS 12.2/iOS 12.3/iOS 12.3.1/iOS 12.3.2/iOS 12.4/iOS 12.4.1 if you want to use the feature moving forward. 

If you're moving from iOS 12.1.2 to iOS 12.4.1 you get some more bug fixes in your upgrade.

The iOS 12.1.2 update included a fix for an issue in Messages that could impact scrolling through photos in the Details view. It also delivered a fix for an issue where photos could have striped artifacts after being sent from the Share Sheet.

If you're moving from iOS 12.1 to iOS 12.4.1, your update will come with a larger set of changes thanks to iOS 12.1.1. 

The iPhone 8's iOS 12.1.1 update was mainly comprised of bug fixes, but it did come with improvements for dictation and VoiceOver and a few other enhancements.

If you're curious about the contents of the iOS 12.1.1 update, take a look at our walkthrough. It'll walk you through them all. 

If you skipped Apple's iOS 12.1 update, you'll get its contents with your version of iOS 12.4.1. 

The iOS 12.1 update included a variety of changes including 70+ new emoji characters for your keyboard, Group FaceTime calls, bug fixes, and security improvements. For more on iOS 12.1's features and fixes, take a look at our guide to the update. 

If you're moving your device from iOS 12.0 to iOS 12.4.1, you'll get iOS 12.0.1's changes as well. 

The iOS 12.0.1 update featured two security updates for potential lock screen exploits and several bug fixes for lingering iOS 12 problems including a fix for an issue where subtitles may not appear in some video apps and a fix for an issue where Bluetooth could become unavailable.

If you're moving from iOS 11 to iOS 12 for the first time, your iOS 12.4.1 update is going to be far more substantial because it'll bring iOS 12.0's features and fixes to your device. 

If you aren't familiar with iOS 12.0's changes, you'll want to take a look at our iOS 12 vs. iOS 11 walkthrough. It'll guide you through the key differences between the two. 

If you skipped an iOS 11 update you'll get those changes as well. If you skipped an iOS 11 download along the way, make sure you take a look at our guide to iOS 11.