iOS 5.0.1 für Entwickler widmet sich dem Akku und der ‚Cache‘-Entsorgung

“A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices,” an Apple spokesperson told The Loop. “We have found a few bugs that are affecting battery life and we will release a software update to address those in a few weeks.”

Auf Apples Statement gegenüber Jim Dalrymple folgt ein iOS-Beta-Update für Entwickler (Build: 9A402), das neben Batterie-Bugs auch die Multitasking-Gesten für das iPad der ersten Generation zurückbringt.

Außerdem gibt es ein neues Datei-Attribut, das sich dem ‚Cleaning…‚-Problem zuwendet:

iOS 5.0.1 beta introduces a new „do not back up“ attribute for specifying files that should remain on device, even in low storage situations. Use this attribute with data that can be recreated but needs to persist even in low storage situations for proper functioning of your app or because customers expect it to be available during offline use. This attribute works on marked files regardless of what directory they are in, including the Documents directory. These files will not be purged and will not be included in the user’s iCloud or iTunes backup. Because these files do use on-device storage space, your app is responsible for monitoring and purging these files periodically.