Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Has 3G On/Off Option
Earlier today we posted a screenshot on our dedicated iPhone blog (RSS) that claimed to depict a new On/Off option to enable 3G speeds. This new preference was found in the latest iPhone 2.0 Beta 5 distributed to developers. By default, the preference is hidden, but one developer (Chronic Productions) claims to have activated it. We have since confirmed that the text shown is indeed in the iPhone 2.0 Beta firmware, so the screenshot appears to be legitimate.
While the iPhone 2.0 firmware appears to contain 3G code, current iPhone owners will not be able to take advantage of the 3G speeds without buying the new iPhone. It appears that Apple will be using a common firmware for both the existing iPhone and the unreleased 3G-capable iPhone.
Also of interest is that due to the higher 3G power consumption, Apple is giving users an option to fall back to EDGE speeds in order to prolong battery life.
The 3G-capable iPhone is widely expected to be released in the coming months, possibly at the Worldwide Developer Conference in June.
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49 months ago
That's a confusing switch. Does "off" means it's off now, or will be if you slide the switch to the right where the word "off" is written?
49 months ago
this seems to suggest we will be waiting for wwdc.... could the iphone 2.0 go now? next week with a new phone?
49 months ago
It means it's off. Apparently if you turn it ON on the current iPhone, it crashes. But remember, the option doesn't appear normally -- someone hacked it so it would appear.
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49 months ago
that is cool.
i'd run edge most of the time and only switch it to 3G for browsing. My Blackjack's battery has always sucked and I think part of it is due to using 3G. There is a way to switch it off, but I haven't bothered yet.
i'd run edge most of the time and only switch it to 3G for browsing. My Blackjack's battery has always sucked and I think part of it is due to using 3G. There is a way to switch it off, but I haven't bothered yet.
49 months ago
It means it's off. Apparently if you turn it ON on the current iPhone, it crashes.
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49 months ago
I get the feeling that the new iPhone will be coming very soon, possibly sooner than the 2.0 firmware will be released for current iPhone owners. The fact that the online Apple store has no iPhones is strange since that would put a month long hold on selling any iPhones if the new one is released at WWDC. I wouldn't be surprised if they released a new 3G iPhone very soon with a working firmware 2.0 that would continue to be tweaked and released to all other iPhone owners at WWDC. Just a guess, but Apple taking a break from selling phones at the majority of their stores for a month doesn't seem right.
49 months ago
So does this mean that Apple are making a 3G iPhone? Like...fo' real? I for one never would have seen that coming, what with there being no mention of this happening!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
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