Apple releases iPhone Software v2.1

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  • Reply 41 of 314
    just a heads up if you don't have a lot of time for the update - it appears to erase all of you contacts... which then have to be resynched - I'm using exchange server active synch... it's not snappier yet - because it's downloading 2900 contacs
  • Reply 42 of 314
    Camera - Comic touch used to take an absolute age to initialise the camera function. In 2.1 pow, straight up. Unbelievably quicker.



    Apps - All seem to load much quicker, no crashes so far.



    Backup - takes only a few seconds now.



    Signal - At my home when 3G was activated on 2.0.2 the signal would drop right down, turn it off and it would pop back up to full. With 2.1 its the same signal strength with 3G on or off. (o2 UK)



    Email - works fine, no issues before.



    SMS - no lag in typing. loads quicker too.



    Contacts still lag slightly when you load them (delay before you can scroll them). Only about a second though so its no longer an issue
  • Reply 43 of 314
    Update was flawless. Everything still there.(Contacts, Pic, Videos, Music, Settings, Emails, etc)



    The only thing I can't find is Genius.
  • Reply 44 of 314
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by KamileonX View Post


    is it me? or is the iPod on the iPhone 2.1 lacking Genius?



    start a song playing, then touch the screen. The ipod genius icon appears along with the scrub bar.
  • Reply 45 of 314
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by KamileonX View Post


    is it me? or is the iPod on the iPhone 2.1 lacking Genius?



    I would count that as a blessing.

    Do you really need something to "recommend" music to you and make up bogus playlists? -take all your information and "know" your likes and dislikes?

    Isn't shuffle good enough?

    Do you like when Amazon or Ebay "recommends" crap to you because you bought something vaguely like it? Do you need someone to "recommend" a pair of socks or a shirt to go with your pants you're buying when you shop?
  • Reply 46 of 314
    MY DISAPPOINTMENT! since when does Steve highlight a firmware update that only includes big fixes? c'mon Steve. ShaneSaw wants something nice to play with. naww not really. I love the iPhone and it continues to blow me away!
  • Reply 47 of 314
    neilmneilm Posts: 1,001member
    Anyone got a manual link and procedure for the v2.1 download and install? We have several office phones to update. Like Apple system software updates where I usually do a manual one-time download to save time, I'd like to do the same here.



    (My 2.1 d/l and install at home went flawlessly. Took about 20 minutes in all, 5 to d/l via FiOS, rest for installation, reboot etc.)
  • Reply 48 of 314
    [Bug] Similarly-titled albums ("Greatest Hits") are no longer grouped separately in the iPod app. Aaargh!
  • Reply 49 of 314
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by teckstud View Post


    What is the issue?



    The touch's battery drains rapidly when it is standby mode. I started noticing it yesterday and there are posts on Apple's boards about it.



    http://discussions.apple.com/thread....04094&tstart=0
  • Reply 50 of 314
    It seems they've fixed one of the most annoying bugs that doesn't get a lot of press. In my office, (in the middle of a brick and steel building) I get 1 bar. 20 feet away, once I am outside, I get 4-5. Often, when walking outside, it would take up to 1 minute for the phone to realize it had a signal. Also, in certain places on my desk, it loses signal. Reorienting the phone would again take up to 1 minute for it to "realize" it had signal. Now, it appears to be instant.
  • Reply 51 of 314
    amoryaamorya Posts: 1,103member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Maury Markowitz View Post


    Are you sure you want MMS? Really really really sure?



    I mean, if everyone had a phone that could display pictures in e-mail (or their Facebook app), why would we need it in the first place? Then we could just e-mail them to people, regardless of whether or not they're on a phone or a computer, and be sure they can receive them. Better yet, we wouldn't have to pay the freakin' carrier $4.99 for the privilege!



    I realize old standards die hard, but let's do all we can to kill this one.



    Maury



    1) Not everyone does have an email capable phone. Many people I know don't want their email on their phone, so even if the phone is capable then they do not use the feature.



    2) What if I don't know someone's email address but do know their phone number? I have hundreds of people in my address book, but only have email addresses for about 10% of them.



    3) It's free as part of your SMS allowance on most networks.



    4) It's embarrassing when someone says "Can you MMS that to me" and you have to explain that your iPhone can't do that. It usually results in a look meaning "I thought it was a really advanced piece of kit, but it can't perform this function which we would both find useful!"



    5) Email is not immediate. Since people get so much of it, having it read within 2 days is about all you can expect. Sending an MMS gets it there semi-instantly. It's a medium reserved for "Here is a picture I'd like you to see", rather than getting lost among the business emails, spam and low-priority things.
  • Reply 52 of 314
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by KamileonX View Post


    is it me? or is the iPod on the iPhone 2.1 lacking Genius?



    It's below the scrub bar, if you have synced everything first.



    I was impatient after the install and aborted sync. After I manually forced a sync, he genius button showed up
  • Reply 53 of 314
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jego View Post


    The touch's battery drains rapidly when it is standby mode. I started noticing it yesterday and there are posts on Apple's boards about it.



    http://discussions.apple.com/thread....04094&tstart=0



    Thanks for this heads up but this must be happening on the old Touch I would think. Does anybody even have a new Touch yet? Apple on Fifth Ave Ny did not have them Wednesday. Would it affect the new Touch as well? Hhmm, I'm sure they'll fix it.
  • Reply 54 of 314
    The Caps Lock feature seems to have disappeared.
  • Reply 55 of 314
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jego View Post


    Hopefully the iPhone version won't have the Standby battery drain issue the touch currently has.



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by teckstud View Post


    What is the issue?



    I've been having this problem lately. It seems that there is background service that keeps draining the battery. I fully charged my iPhone last night before I went to bed. When I woke up this morning the battery was almost empty. Checking the Standby and Usage time I got about 8 hours and 6 hours, respectively. I had this problem before with my 1st iPhone and had to reset the iPhone to fix it. It is most likely the email application trying to check emails. I have only 2 email with fetch is set at 1 hour, one exchange, and one MobileMe.



    Now, since I updated to 2.1 my iTunes has been "Syncing "Nasser iPhone"" for the last hour!!!
  • Reply 56 of 314
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Leehblanc View Post


    It seems they've fixed one of the most annoying bugs that doesn't get a lot of press. In my office, (in the middle of a brick and steel building) I get 1 bar. 20 feet away, once I am outside, I get 4-5. Often, when walking outside, it would take up to 1 minute for the phone to realize it had a signal. Also, in certain places on my desk, it loses signal. Reorienting the phone would again take up to 1 minute for it to "realize" it had signal. Now, it appears to be instant.



    holy crap batman, that makes me weak in the knees.
  • Reply 57 of 314
    neilmneilm Posts: 1,001member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by rdhaag View Post


    The Caps Lock feature seems to have disappeared.



    Still there on my updated iPhone.
  • Reply 58 of 314
    Finally loaded v2.1.



    First thing i noticed when the iphone 3G rebooted was an "iPhone Activated" message with the Dismiss function. Anybody else see this?



    Is it me or is the 3G icon at the top of the phone different?



    Had 1-3 bars now have 5 solid although Safari doesn't seem any different in terms of connection speed. Can load a YouTube video from my office, surrounded by exposed metal girders, for the first time ever which is brill, so must have improved connection speeds.



    Nothing else to report as yet but to be honest never suffered any real issue's before this update.
  • Reply 59 of 314




    Heres where you get the genius app.





    Cool, my 100th post
  • Reply 60 of 314
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Amorya View Post


    1) Not everyone does have an email capable phone. Many people I know don't want their email on their phone, so even if the phone is capable then they do not use the feature.



    Not everyone has MMS on their phone. Not everyone wants MMS on their phone.



    Email is open, MMS is not. It's that simple, IMO... with email, you can send to anywhere in the world, with MMS, you can send to phones only. It's a closed system, like Compuserve or AOL in the 80s. And like them, it will die out as soon as people realize it's a lame, legacy, expensive scam.



    Quote:

    2) What if I don't know someone's email address but do know their phone number? I have hundreds of people in my address book, but only have email addresses for about 10% of them.



    1) Call them and ask.

    2) Most carriers have email/MMS gateways. If you know their phone number, you can email them short emails at <phone#>@<carrier>.net and it gets delivered to them on their SMS/MMS system, to their phone.



    Quote:

    3) It's free as part of your SMS allowance on most networks.



    I don't pay for SMS either - it's a total scam.



    Quote:

    4) It's embarrassing when someone says "Can you MMS that to me" and you have to explain that your iPhone can't do that. It usually results in a look meaning "I thought it was a really advanced piece of kit, but it can't perform this function which we would both find useful!"



    Email it to the above phone#@carrier... keep the following list handy: http://www.mutube.com/projects/open-.../gateway-list/ When I get a phone number, I ask for their carrier as well. Sometimes I get funny looks, but when I explain that it means I can send them things through email, they think it's really cool.



    You email, they get it through SMS/MMS. You pay nothing, they pay for their end.



    And, it works the other way too on some carriers... phones can email out by sending to a special SMS number: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gat...Email_Gateways



    Quote:

    5) Email is not immediate. Since people get so much of it, having it read within 2 days is about all you can expect. Sending an MMS gets it there semi-instantly. It's a medium reserved for "Here is a picture I'd like you to see", rather than getting lost among the business emails, spam and low-priority things.



    See 4. They get it immediately.



    And, on the other hand, I don't get fleeped with random cutesy crap all day.
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