Miss the camera roll? Apple iOS 8.1 to bring it back

After consumers mourned the loss of camera roll with the launch of Apple's mobile operating system iOS 8, the company announced Thursday that it's bringing back the feature with iOS 8.1.

We will "bring back the beloved camera roll," Apple software head Craig Federighi said during a press event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., on Thursday.

When Apple launched iOS 8 last month, it got rid of camera roll -- much to the chagrin of of users. Camera roll was a folder on the iPhone that housed all of the photos users snapped with their phone. With iOS 8, instead of going to camera roll, photos instead went to a folder titled "recently added." This folder also holds every photo taken and deleted by a user in the last 30 days -- meaning, users cannot fully delete their photos.

Now, with the return of camera roll, users should be able to both separate and delete their photos again.

Apple announced other improvements on Thursday that will come with iOS 8.1, such as added support for Apple Pay and the debut of an iCloud photo library.

"This isn't just your photos, it's also your videos as well," Federighi said explaining the iCloud photo library.

The library will be available in public beta with iOS 8.1 and will tap into users' iCloud storage. The feature will let users make edits to photos and videos on any of their devices -- smartphone, tablet or computer -- and those changes will be instantly reflected on all of their devices. The first 5GB of storage will be free and then it's 99 cents a month for 20GB, and $3.99 for 200GB; higher tiers are available, up to 1TB