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iPhone 2.2 Firmware 10 Days Away?

Tuesday November 11, 2008 8:57 am PST by Arnold Kim
iPhoneHellas.gr claims that the iPhone 2.2 firmware will become available on November 21st based on what they describe as a "reliable" source. Meanwhile, Gizmodo also describes the iPhoneHellas site as "reliable" but we at MacRumors have had very little experience with the site.

iPhoneHellas.gr also recaps the new features that have been found to be in the early 2.2 iPhone betas:

- New look for the Safari with the Google search bar now occupying its own space on the title bar
- Toggle On / Off to disable the auto-correction
- 461 Japanese emoji icons
- Support for new languages.
- Line-in audio is activated and can be used through the headphone jack
- Google Street View, Google Transit information - Routes public transport, Walking directions, Location sharing.
- App Store: 'Categories' now shows the icons of the applications instead of the list, In each page of the application has been added by a button 'Tell A Friend' & 'Report A Problem', Added the possibility of scoring the application when the user chooses to delete from the device, Added the possibility for direct downloading of podcasts from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store

iPhone 2.2 betas have been distributed to developers for early testing.
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X3n0 AcId
42 months ago
i doubt it...
would be nice though..
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Kevlar
42 months ago
Seriously hope there is more then that for a .1 update. If anything this has nothing that a .1.1 update couldn't have.
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ilfn143
42 months ago
if that's all the features i'm keeping my jb 2.1
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plumbingandtech
42 months ago
Insert complaints about lack of copy and paste......

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now.
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Sweetbike40
42 months ago
How disappointing are these updates.. just sort of boring. Not really much to look forward to.
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yetanotherdave
42 months ago
about time, but where's the push notifications that we've all been waiting for?
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blilly
42 months ago
One thing I hope they are considering is an optional view for the home page ... While I love the general interface, with the number of apps on my phone growing, I find the placement and access of helpful tools harder and harder to manage.

I think the option of a simple iPod-style column list (similar to app store nav) would make access to apps much more convenient.
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alex018
42 months ago
hope less crash on safari.
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MizterJayson
42 months ago
I'm with the other guys... I don't care much for a face-lift - I want to see improvements, like, the push service that was promised in September, and the ability to copy and paste, and printing would be kind of cool, too.

While we're on broken promises - when do they plan to start the "email large file" stuff on MobileMe?!
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ejrizo
42 months ago

Seriously hope there is more then that for a .1 update. If anything this has nothing that a .1.1 update couldn't have.


i think we are just spoiled as iphone owners.... we keep getting updates while most other phones just stay as they are forever... or very minor updates... i am glad that we get updates on the phone as we keep getting new things and more stablility with updates.
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