Those iPod touch MIA features
If you've just updated your iPod touch to 1.1.3, you may have noticed that nearly every advertised 1.1.3 feature is missing in action.
Frustrated? Annoyed? Well, you may be after I tell you that you're probably going to have to fork over another $20 to get those features. You may have thought the $20 January upgrade only applied to the extra software (Mail, Maps, Weather, Stocks, Notes) but apparently no. It also seems to be needed to release your iPod touch's new 1.1.3 features.
Update: Readers are reporting that Apple may have pulled the update. The Purchase button has been replace for some users with a "Remind Me Later" button.
Thanks Justin Nolan
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If you've just updated your iPod touch to 1.1.3, you may have noticed that nearly every advertised 1.1.3 feature is missing in action....
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It only gives you the "Remind Me Later" option if your iPod Touch isn't plugged in. They didn't pull anything.
January 18 2008 at 4:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI purchased the update the day it came out and now the charge on my credit card is only $1. Before it was at full price, maybe I was reimbursed. Very happy with the update, it made the touch much mre fun and useful.
January 17 2008 at 6:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHmm, I am one of the unfortunate that updated to 1.1.3 without any change in functionality. You lucky ones that got new features working without the extra update, what's the difference? Country, day of purchase or..?
Got mine for x-mas (sweden) never jailbroked it, used the newest iTunes for update.
Sign the petition guys and make it happen!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ipod-touch-update-fee
I actually think the thing that is going to make people more angry than the fact that right now they're not getting new free features like wiggling and such is that in a month when the SDK is released, they likely won't be able to install any new apps since they don't have the fancy customizable Springboard....
Guess we'll just have to wait and see on that one.... As for SOX, I can understand Apple wanting to ensure proper accounting or whatever, but... Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Sony PS3/PSP, .... any cell phone ... heck.. even the Toyota Prius.. have all had software upgrades at 0 additional cost. Maybe those companies accounted for the revenue spread out over time, too, like Apple is doing with the AppleTV and iPhone.
after the 1.1.3 update I can now add and edit events in iCal. This is a big one for me and I'm very happy about it. Everything else seems the same exept for a cosmetic change to the "dock" that hosts the ipod, photos, video and itunes store button.
not sure about paying for extra apps.. although I sure could use mail...
... I still haven't been charged as far as I can tell. Anyone know of a definitive way to tell if I've been charged (it's not showing in my online banking)?
It won't show-up at your bank until iTunes Store runs their debits ... which they seem to only do once a week or so. The place to look is in you iTunes user account info under purchase history.
Careful where you post that- Apple might come after you and demand $20 for that new keyboard...
There's no reason to charge $20 at all. Take it back Apple.
Unless it's a new release like going from 1.1 to 2.0, then it should be FREE
I updated to 1.1.3 from a Jailbreak and found out that I could now have French Canadian Keyboard...
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