Go To Latest Video ReviewsiPhone Firmware 2.2 Update Out Now
| Author | Gordon Kelly |
| Published | 21st Nov 2008 |
Comments for iPhone Firmware 2.2 Update Out Now
joose said on 21st November 2008
Barry Ward said on 21st November 2008
Treated like second-class citizens is right!
The firmware is also available for us Touch owners but...
"Google Street View and Public transit and walking directions"
These are NOT in the Touch version of the firmware for some strange reason. There is no excuse for this at all, and a lot of Touch owners are already expressing their anger in blogs and forums over it.
Darfuria said on 21st November 2008
Yayyyy...
If only I'd had this last night, finding the train station wouldn't have been quite so car-friendly. I was walking, dammit!
Peter said on 21st November 2008
Just connected my ipod touch 2nd gen to itunes, and the update was there for my ipod.
DangerousDave said on 21st November 2008
Too bad distances in Maps are now in 'km' rather than 'miles'. Europe here we come! Doh!
Oliver Levett said on 21st November 2008
Oh, look! Your favourite company has managed to pull of yet another "We'll change the number, but not give you what you actually want, so we can charge you in the future." - I wonder if the next iPhone will be the "iPhone MMS"?
Also, isn't having a "stability update" a bit like saying: "the code we built last time was a bit buggy... Whoops..."
Peter Morris said on 22nd November 2008
Take care, UK users!
iPhone Touch 2.2 breaks iPlayer so if you get your BBC fix on the tiddly screen (by the way the quality is fantastic), you do NOT want to go for 2.2.
Cavalier said on 22nd November 2008
Well I updated my iphone (in the UK) and I don't have google maps street view for London nor public transit details. What is going on here apple - is this phone just for the USA?
SRS said on 22nd November 2008
As far as public transit details for London even TFL (who run it all) have no idea when, where or if trains and buses run. So don't feel too bad about the iPhone being left behind.
starling said on 22nd November 2008
I'm an ipod touch user - feel a little let down by not receiving street view! As Peter mentions as well, 2.2 seems to have broken iPlayer. Keeps coming up with an error saying content needs wifi connection - even though I'm browsing over a wifi connection?
On the plus side navigating menus etc seems much more responsive.
Orinj said on 22nd November 2008
A warning to those with unlocked iPhones too. After upgrading my unlocked (Turbo SIM) 3G iPhone I couldn't get a signal. It was replaced with 'No Carrier' so I've spent all afternoon reverting back to v2.1. I hope it's not been 'bricked'
henryg said on 23rd November 2008
2.2 breaks Fring!!
Gordon said on 23rd November 2008
@Orinj - of course it relocks unlocked and jailbroken phones, surely you know this about new firmware by now?
@DangerousDave - agreed, shame. Thankfully went out with a European girl for many years so can think in kms!
@Peter - iPlayer works for me on 2.2
@Cavalier - see update on my article, though public transport works fine.
@henryg - fring works fine for me on 2.2 also.
Cut and paste and MMS remain ridiculous omissions but otherwise I've found this to be the second best iPhone firmware to date(obviously not for poor iPod touch owners) since 2.0. Apple continues to impress and irritate in equal measure.
Orinj said on 24th November 2008
Gordon, that's not obviously the case. I upgraded my iPhone 3G to v2.1 without any adverse affect on its unlocked functionality. I just didn't check before going to v2.2.
Gordon said on 24th November 2008
@Orinj - fair enough, though it has been the case on every other single iPhone firmware update so I'd have to say you were a bit impetuous there ;)
Orinj said on 24th November 2008
@Gordon - Perhaps. I'm obviously losing my 'geek' awareness of these things to make the mistake. That said, I'm using a hardware unlocking solution (Turbo SIM) which was touted to be impervious to firmware related changes. I'm waiting to hear back from the supplier to get a refund or solution to the issue as their product no longer works.
Gordon said on 24th November 2008
@Orinj - normally hardware unlocks only work for one particular firmware version, if you can get guarantees beyond that I'll be impressed. I had an unlock iPhone for some time, but gave up in the end swapped to an iPhone 3G on contact, life is just much easier.
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Out of interest, there is no technical reason why the iphone can't do MMS is there?
It just seems so stupid why they don't add it?