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iPhone 2.1 firmware out now

As announced on Tuesday, the iPhone 2.1 firmware is out now, downloadable via iTunes.

According to Apple's website, updates include:
  • 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 (in case you missed the beep the 1st time)
  • Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
  • Genius playlist creation
To get the update, connect your iPhone to your computer, load up iTunes 8 and click "Check for Update."

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As announced on Tuesday, the iPhone 2.1 firmware is out now, downloadable via iTunes.According to Apple's website, updates include:...
 

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Rob In der Maur

As a pleasant side-effect; since 2.1 my Dension Gateway 300 carkit now suddenly is able to charge my iPhone in the car while not being able to sofar. Ok, it still complains about 'not supported accessory', but what the heck, it is charging and playing over my speakers so I'm a happy camper.

September 16 2008 at 12:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jfriah

Nobody's complaining that it still has the whole POOF! YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS GONE FROM APPLICATIONS AFTER YOU UPDATE THE SOFTWARE thing.... ?

I don't care that I can download apps faster. I do care that I have no data left.

And, no, I haven't updated the APPS. I updated the software to 2.1. SOME apps kept data but not things like, oh... my TO-DO list and EXPENSE TRACKING app.

gyarrrrrrr...

September 15 2008 at 9:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cocina

Yet it still crashes. :(

September 14 2008 at 10:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rafshkin

triple click for previous track!
Icons update to same spot :-)

September 13 2008 at 6:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bob

They also refreshed the 3G and EDGE icons

September 13 2008 at 10:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Linder

I have my original iphone (purchased day 1), and updated to 2.1 yesterday from 1.x, and now phone will not find wifi. It looks and looks, sitting right next to the Airport, and never sees it, nor does it stop looking. Laptop finds it fine. I tried rest network settings, reboot, even restore, same thing. Anyone else in this boat? It makes me sad. Any thoughts??

September 13 2008 at 7:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Hagar Viking

Updated my spare Pawned 2.01 firmware to V2.1 directly on itunes8 on the Powerbook. Works as it should. ie unlock held, Cydia was gone but no re-activation needed, iTunes8 restored the configs right back which is what it was supposed to do.
This is a Gen1 iPhone as most probably figured out by now. Stable as hell on Safari without crashes. No improvements to signal bars or but I figured Apple is trying to bring more people away from Pawnage with AppStore. It might just work if the stability held for most of the subsystems,especially SMS which was buggy before.

September 13 2008 at 7:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alex

John: my wife has a BMW 2006 525xi with Bluetooth and a 2G iphone on 2.0.2 that works perfectly.

Are you saying that your 3G iphone on v2.X doesn't work with your 3-series? It seems illogical that it wouldn't work as the 2G is so seamlessly integrated into the iDrive. Silly question but did you restore the iPhone and not set up the pairing properly?

Also, why would you return ALL your iPhones? I bet you'll regret the decision.

September 13 2008 at 5:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
fathomdarkblue

i dont know if you guys had a problem with this,
but before the update,
deleting emails and texts with the swipe sucked, now it's like it used to be...
just thought i'd share
:)

September 13 2008 at 4:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iyad

Time and Date are not working

September 13 2008 at 3:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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