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The iPhone 2.1 Software Update is Here

Posted by Chris Leckness on September 12, 2008 – 9:21 am  Share
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2point1update The iPhone 2.1 software update contains many bug fixes and improvements. To get it, connect your iPhone to your computer using iTunes 8 and click Check for Update.

Update includes:

  • Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
  • Significantly better battery life for most users
  • Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
  • Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
  • Faster installation of 3rd party applications
  • Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third 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

Will it fix all that it is supposed to? We shall see.

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  • Pony99CA
    No copy/paste? I'd heard that was supposed to be coming in 2.1?

    Windows CE/Pocket PC/Windows Mobile touchscreen devices have had it forever. Where's the "roll eyes" icon here? ;)
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