iPhone 2.1 Firmware Now Available [Updated]
As promised, Apple has released the iPhone 2.1 firmware through iTunes this morning. The iPhone 2.1 firmware contains the following updates as listed by Apple:
- decrease in call set-up failures and call drops
- significantly improve battery life for most users
- dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
- improve email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
- faster installation of 3rd party applications
- fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes if you have lots of 3rd 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 2.1 firmware is build 5F136 and can be directly downloaded through iTunes. The new firmware also contains a number of security fixes including the well publicized passcode flaw.
Update: Users report that Netshare still works.
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45 months ago
Looks like 2.1 is now available (at least in the UK anyway) http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/
45 months ago
I'm in work so I'll have to wait until I get home to install it, grr.
From looking at that page it doesn't look like there are any new major features other than the genius playlist and repeating sms alerts.
I wonder if they've hidden copy & paste in there somewhere though?
From looking at that page it doesn't look like there are any new major features other than the genius playlist and repeating sms alerts.
I wonder if they've hidden copy & paste in there somewhere though?
45 months ago
FYI its 237.8MB update. Says it will fix 3G signal issues, let us have the option for it to auto wipe after 10 failed password attempts, etc, etc.
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45 months ago
Looks like a 5 min download at this time.
It's 237.8 MB
Seems to be slowing down though .. lol
It's 237.8 MB
Seems to be slowing down though .. lol
45 months ago
Only 15 minutes till the download is done.
Took a few times of hitting update before it found it.
Took a few times of hitting update before it found it.
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