subject: iPhone 2.1 update is out: bug fixes and longer battery life promised [print this page] iPhone 2.1 update is out: bug fixes and longer battery life promised
You made it. Three full battery charges and three full days of buggy 2.0.2 firmware later and the the 2.1 software is update is now available for download. Remember, this "big update" comes with Steve's personal promise of "fewer call drops... significantlyimprovedbattery life for most customers...fixeda lot of bugs where if you have a lot of apps on thephoneyou're not going to get some of the crashes we've seen... backing up to iTunes is dramatically faster." We'll see.
go get it chaps, and check out its reputed fixes to call dropping, crashing, slow syncing and bad battery life.
Update includes:
* Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
* Significantly better battery life for most users
* Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
*Improvedemail reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchangeaccounts
* Fasterinstallationof 3rd partyapplications
* Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications
* Improved performance in text messaging
* Faster loading and searching of contacts
* Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
* Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
* Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
* Genius playlist creation
The iPhone 2.1 software update contains many bug fixes and improvements. To get it, connect your iPhone to your computer using iTunes 8 andclickCheck for Update.
You made it. Three full battery charges and three full days of buggy 2.0.2 firmware later and the the 2.1 software is update is now available for download. Remember, this "big update" comes with Steve's personal promise of "fewer call drops... significantlyimprovedbattery life for most customers...fixeda lot of bugs where if you have a lot of apps on thephoneyou're not going to get some of the crashes we've seen... backing up to iTunes is dramatically faster." We'll see.
go get it chaps, and check out its reputed fixes to call dropping, crashing, slow syncing and bad battery life.
Update includes:
* Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
* Significantly better battery life for most users
* Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
*Improvedemail reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchangeaccounts
* Fasterinstallationof 3rd partyapplications
* Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications
* Improved performance in text messaging
* Faster loading and searching of contacts
* Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
* Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
* Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
* Genius playlist creation
The iPhone 2.1 software update contains many bug fixes and improvements. To get it, connect your iPhone to your computer using iTunes 8 andclickCheck for Update.
