Developer reports suggest that the latest beta is very polished

Jan 21, 2014 10:20 GMT  ·  By

When it’s released to the general population in March, iOS 7.1 will address at least one nasty bug that’s been plaguing iPhone and iPad users.

iOS 7 suffers from a flaw that tells users that their iMessage sending has failed when, in reality, the message did get sent.

According to developer reports, this issue has been addressed in iOS 7.1 Beta 4, a new build seeded by Apple yesterday. The beta, labeled as build 11D5134c, includes several aesthetic tweaks and new Siri voices in the UK.

Users can download iOS 7.1 beta 4 as long as they have a paid developer subscription with Apple. Alongside iOS 7.1 Beta 4, the Cupertino giant also released Xcode 5.1 Beta 4 and Apple TV Software Beta 4.

The final (public) versions of the three pieces of software should arrive in March, according to people who are familiar with the company’s plans.