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Apple Releases iPhone 2.2 Firmware with Street View, Emoji and More [Updated]


Surprisingly, Apple has released the iPhone 2.2 firmware tonight shortly after midnight. The latest update is available in iTunes for existing iPhone and iPod touch owners. The update contains:

Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View
- public transit and walking diretions
- display address of dropped pins
- share location via email
Enhancements to Mail
- resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of email
- improved formatting of wide HTML email
Improved stability and performance of Safari
Podcasts are now available for download in iTunes application (over Wi-Fi and cellular)
Decrease in call set-up failures and call drops
Improved sound quality of visual voicemail messages
Pressing the Home button from any Home screen takes you to the first Home screen
Preferences to turn on/off auto-correction in Keyboard settings

The update appears to deliver all of the expected features that we have detailed over the past several weeks. Other new findings include:

- App Store links in Mobile Safari correctly link directly to the App Store.
- Street view does not appear to be in the iPod Touch
- Tech note on downloading Podcasts in iPhone 2.2
- Netshare still works according to one user
- Emoji troubleshooting and Emoji technote for Japanese customers.
- Security changes found in 2.2.
- Transit directions screenshot
- How to invoke Street View on the iPhone

Update: List of new and undocumented 2.2 features

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42 months ago
iTunes has just reported that there's an update available. Go crazy...
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42 months ago
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42 months ago
beat me too lol i made a thread literally 30 seconds before you lol
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42 months ago
eh - it's the same minute. close enough :)
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42 months ago

iTunes has just reported that there's an update available. Go crazy...


He speaks the truth, I'm downloading it now! HOORAY!!!!
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42 months ago
It's there for me too.
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42 months ago
I see it too...I'm going to wait and see what you all say about it. I never get the updates tell I see how its going for other people:D
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42 months ago
OMFGGGG ARE U SERIOUS?!??!!!!!11?? FINALLLYYYY!!!!!









surprisingly early considering it's still the 20th in Cupertino. But sure enough I plug my phone in and there it is.

Here's what it includes:




The home button thing seems cool, especially if you have a lot of different app screens. I'm glad to see the improved fetch and safari reliability. Hardly anything earth-shattering....as expected.
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42 months ago
now it's a race to see who can get it first... :P

98Mb of 246Mb

damn you slow mobile broadband!
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42 months ago
Downloading now at 246.4MB. How does this compare to other releases?
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