iPhone 2.1 Firmware Now Available

[soluate]

Looks like 2.1 is now available (at least in the UK anyway) http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/

[Hawkeye411]

Get it while it's hot!! Available now on iTunes.

[TINCAN78]

yep confirmed Itunes has found it and grabbing it now........Yeeeee Haaaaaaa

[soluate]

I'm in work so I'll have to wait until I get home to install it, grr.

From looking at that page it doesn't look like there are any new major features other than the genius playlist and repeating sms alerts.
I wonder if they've hidden copy & paste in there somewhere though?

[docprego]

http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/

[jmelrose]

Downloading now! Glad I checked Macrumors forum first thing this morning!

[spyz88]

FYI its 237.8MB update. Says it will fix 3G signal issues, let us have the option for it to auto wipe after 10 failed password attempts, etc, etc.

;)

[MacRumorUser]

2.1 released on iTunes Ireland too :)

[Hawkeye411]

Looks like a 5 min download at this time.

It's 237.8 MB

Seems to be slowing down though .. lol

[MacRumors]

http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif (http://www.macrumors.com)

As promised, Apple has released the iPhone 2.1 firmware through iTunes this morning. The iPhone 2.1 firmware contains the following updates as listed by Apple:

- decrease in call set-up failures and call drops
- significantly improve battery life for most users
- dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
- improve email reliability, notable fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
- faster installation of 3rd party applications
- fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes if you have lots of 3rd party applications
- improved performance of 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



Article Link (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/09/12/iphone-2-1-firmware-now-available/)

[kakiser56]

Only 15 minutes till the download is done.

Took a few times of hitting update before it found it.

[pavvento]

glad to see it came out before heading to work!

[spyz88]

I know mine is crawling too. Good job Apple waiting til 9AM.

[notnek]

of course they would release it 15 minutes after i got work. at least i've got something to look forward to.

[TINCAN78]

got it all, really quick no problems with traffic issues like last time lol

[LouisBlack]

Hurrah! It's so annoying having to restart my phone just to type a text without it lagging.

[boss1]

Anyone know how to get a direct link?

Odd situation. I'm using the single USB port on my Macbook Air for internet and if I unplug it to plug in the iPhone I can't check for updates because theres no internet lol.

[jaggunothing]

Yes am downloading as i post :D

Oops Mods it has been posted in the other thread, please Merge/Delete this one.

Thanks

[phatcat]

231.0 MB for Original iPhone.

iPhone version 2.1 contains many bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
• decrease in call set-up failures and call drops
• significantly improved 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 if you have lots of 3rd 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

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guide for your iPhone at:
<http://www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone>

For more information about iPhone, go to:
<http://www.apple.com/iphone>

To troubleshoot your iPhone, or to view additional support information go to:
<http://www.apple.com/support/iphone>

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222>

[AustinSTI]

got it all, really quick no problems with traffic issues like last time lol

Anyone have an actual URL For downloading?

[Hawkeye411]

Finished downloading ... OK .... now I'm just a 50 min backup away from a (hopefully) fixed iPhone.

woo hoooo

[fcbadmir]

got nothing yet...

[LoCarbHotrod]

I hope they really fixed the SMS issue this time.

[sandmann41]

Same here, installing it as I type.
Hopefully I doubt regret doing right away.

[optophobia]

Anyone completed it yet ?
i still have 4 mins to go Ahhhh

[bytethese]

I'm SOOO waiting for Dev Team to work with 2.1 first. I've put too much time into my customizations and don't want to have a "plain jane" phone again. :)

[ginguar]

doh, I updated my itunes at home in preparation earlier in the week but forgot to do my work machine, guess which one I'm now sat in front of.

[soluate]

I hope they really fixed the SMS issue this time.

What issue is that?

[liquidtrend]

downloading...



i dont see what the point of waiting a couple days will do yah.

[7on]

Let me know if it relocks unlocked Mark 1 iPhones

Thanks!

[boss1]

Anyone have an actual URL For downloading?


I'm looking for a link also. Please post it in this thread if you find one. :)

[optophobia]

Finished downloading ... OK .... now I'm just a 50 min backup away from a (hopefully) fixed iPhone.

woo hoooo

50 minutes ? :confused:

[jsousa]

downloading now! but sucks, cuz i start work in 40 minutes!!! ill tell them there was traffic or something...

[spyz88]

Anyone have an actual URL For downloading?

iPhone 2G http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5202.20080909.gkbEj/iPhone1,1_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw

iPhone 3G http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5198.20080909.K3294/iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw

[FunkyCold24]

Downloading Now. 10 seconds until I install. Let's see what 2.1 has in store for us:)


Good Luck Everyone!!!!

[stiggypop]

Me three! Nearly done... hope there some cool extras?!

[crownhunter]

Yep its working in AUS aswell.

[rahrens]

I'm in work so I'll have to wait until I get home to install it, grr.

From looking at that page it doesn't look like there are any new major features other than the genius playlist and repeating sms alerts.
I wonder if they've hidden copy & paste in there somewhere though?

"- option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts"

Yes, THIS is new, and a much called for addition by businesses. Though I'd like the ability to lower the threshold from 10.

And, yeah, dagnabit, I'm at work, too, and can't upgrade till this afternoon!

[Small White Car]

Figures. The INSTANT I leave the house. :-)

[rek981]

Upgrade and restore from backup, or do complete restore and start from scratch???

[zeasar]

For anyone looking a link, go to apple.com and scroll down to see the download link.

[fcbadmir]

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5202.20080909.gkbEj/iPhone1,1_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw

thanks you rock... now can you make IKE go away?

[Pointbreakd]

so where are the push notifications?

[Amt]

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=561492

[2000m]

Upgrade and restore from backup or do complete restore???

Just upgrading over here ...no time for restore

[Hawkeye411]

I'm looking for a link also. Please post it in this thread if you find one. :)

You need to use iTunes 8 to install it.

Here is a link for 2.1 installation instructions (http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/).

[soluate]

Downloading Now. 10 seconds until I install. Let's see what 2.1 has in store for us:)

Good Luck Everyone!!!!

Yeah the big suprise when it installs and boots is that all iphones are now running windows mobile :P

[TB07-NJ]

My iTunes download stopped at 102.1 of 237.8 MB. Been sitting there for about 10 minutes. I guess everyone just woke up!

[atalerico]

I just got to work at 9:(

[krye]

Sweet. Can't wait to get home.

[okrelayer]

im reading to dl it.. after my phone backups and installs apps and all that. Should take abourt 2 hours until i can download the new software lmao

[IgnatiusTheKing]

Yes am downloading as i post :D

Oops Mods it has been posted in the other thread, please Merge/Delete this one.

Thanks

I am downloading it, as well.

[2000m]

downloading now! but sucks, cuz i start work in 40 minutes!!! ill tell them there was traffic or something...

tell them your downloading 2.1 they will understand

[yetanotherdave]

Servers seem to being hit hard, 30 minute download remaining, was 5 minutes just now...

[alexboy45]

on its way down now.

[Nicholas.C]

lol, i wish you guys luck, and hopefully my new iphone will have it built in so i don't have to download it on tuseday :P

[fcbadmir]

im reading to dl it.. after my phone backups and installs apps and all that. Should take abourt 2 hours until i can download the new software lmao

well just start the download in the meantime with the external link

[mrcourt123]

Just curious, how can battery life be improved through a firmware update? And is this for 3G only, or will it also improve battery life on the 1st gen?

[PNutts]

tell them your downloading 2.1 they will understand


Now *that's* funny!

[LoCarbHotrod]

What issue is that?

The typing lag. It was truly getting to me after a few months of dealing with it.

[Hawkeye411]

Gonna try a sync to see if it's faster now.

[ksolano]

more info here

http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/

details of whats inside

[AustinSTI]

Now *that's* funny!

I downloaded but I'm waiting on a backup before installing via restore :(

[baldspot07]

64 minutes, come on got to get my son from school soon :mad:

[boss1]

iPhone 2G http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5202.20080909.gkbEj/iPhone1,1_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw

iPhone 3G http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5198.20080909.K3294/iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw

outstanding, Thanks a ton! :D

[mberthot]

I hope this 2.1 fixes the long backup times.
I am installing now.

[hypnospastic]

Why on earth can Apple forget to add a MMS feature? I am so tired of having a snapshot that I want everyone to see and not being able to send it to everyone. I am SO tired of being only able to send to people with email addresses. EVERY OTHER PHONE HAS AN MMS FEATURE EXCEPT iPhone! I mean the iPhone can do EVERYTHING else basically except MMS:mad:

Don't mean to vent but CHEESE AND RICE Apple!

[Max E Verde]

Figures. The INSTANT I leave the house. :-)


haha me too but luckily I brought my laptop to my grandmas house (have a dentist at 10am and my grandma lives right next to the dentist) and extremly lucky my grandmas neighbors Wi-Fi is actually working today :)

Backing up now, hopefully my last long backup. Crap I might have to leave my phone here while I go to the dentist. Unlike most people i've talked to or heard on TV I actually like my dentist, we both have iPhones and like sharing things we've got for it. Oh well, just a normal cleaning today :P

[newwavedave]

Servers seem to being hit hard, 30 minute download remaining, was 5 minutes just now...

Lucky you. I've got 3 hours left. Does anyone have it installed yet? Can you send images through SMS yet?

[Petoz]

Downloaded. Now backing up before the install. Woo!

[jsousa]

Now *that's* funny!

haha. well i work at best buy, in the CELL PHONE department, so now ill be able to answer peoples questions about the update!

[Bye Bye Baby]

Guys, any news on Netshare? Does it get broken?

Would be a complete disaster for me!

[optophobia]

64 minutes, come on got to get my son from school soon :mad:

64 minutes ?
What are you on ... Dialup ?

took me < 7 minutes.....

[spyz88]

outstanding, Thanks a ton! :D

No problem :cool:

[rdowns]

I think I'll wait until all you suckers beta testers check it out. ;)

Should be only 3 or 4 more minutes until the complaint threads start.

[leodavinci0]

Are you required to resync your whole library after this one?

[diesel]

downloaded and installed!!! testing out backup speeds right now...............

[bytethese]

What issue is that?

It's not really an SMS issues, seems to be across the board. When you load the SMS app and attempt to type a text, the keyboard is slow and/or unresponsive. I've had this happen in SMS, Safari and Mail as well.

[rexamafex]

this is one downside to jail breaking ur iphone.....u have to wait :P

[7on]

Why on earth can Apple forget to add a MMS feature? I am so tired of having a snapshot that I want everyone to see and not being able to send it to everyone. I am SO tired of being only able to send to people with email addresses. EVERY OTHER PHONE HAS AN MMS FEATURE EXCEPT iPhone! I mean the iPhone can do EVERYTHING else basically except MMS:mad:

Don't mean to vent but CHEESE AND RICE Apple!

Email the image to their phone number. 1xxxxxxxxxx@wireless.att.com or something like that. And each carrier has a different @_.com address (t-mobile is tmomail.net)

[hsleiman]

Contacts lag? Text entry lag? Safari classes?
Morning lectures suck btw.

[baldspot07]

64 minutes ?
What are you on ... Dialup ?

took me < 7 minutes.....

No, 16MB broadband started as 5 minutes and just got slower and slower

[dwd3885]

Anyone know how to get a direct link?

Odd situation. I'm using the single USB port on my Macbook Air for internet and if I unplug it to plug in the iPhone I can't check for updates because theres no internet lol.

what, your 1500 computer can't do both at the same time?? lol

[rdstoll]

Cripes.....237MB for the iphone software update AND you have to have itunes 8.0 to be able to download it, so that's another 75MB to download. Apple firmly in the bloatware category.

Hopefully this does fix the signal issues. I've had more dropped calls on AT&T with the iPhone since July than I did in five years at Verizon.

[boss1]

Servers seem to being hit hard, 30 minute download remaining, was 5 minutes just now...

I'm downloading the 2G version via direct link at 210 KB / Sec over At&T's wireless usb stick for a connection.

[brian5]

Hey, it's highly recommended that you go into 'Airplane mode' when making this update. Prevents interference or calls etc.

Installing it now...

[Slip Jigs]

I'm on a slowwwww internets, gonna take forever

[Pamani]

damn, i tried right before i left for work and it wasnt available, now im at work and it is. oh well ill just have to wait till i get home

[Nicholas.C]

what, your 1500 computer can't do both at the same time?? lol

LOL, nice way to rub it in :P

[optophobia]

Why on earth can Apple forget to add a MMS feature? I am so tired of having a snapshot that I want everyone to see and not being able to send it to everyone. I am SO tired of being only able to send to people with email addresses. EVERY OTHER PHONE HAS AN MMS FEATURE EXCEPT iPhone! I mean the iPhone can do EVERYTHING else basically except MMS:mad:

Don't mean to vent but CHEESE AND RICE Apple!

you can send it to their mobile using an email address format.

just send to [phone number]@vzwpix.net for verizon, and similar things to other networks. I can't remember them exactly, but it works just fine, and you dont get charged since its an email.
search on the web there is a site telling you how to do it.

[bytethese]

this is one downside to jail breaking ur iphone.....u have to wait :P

I'll gladly wait. :)

[JamSoft]

Boo! No Push! Looks like we'll be seeing another update later this month. . . :(

[Bye Bye Baby]

Lucky you. I've got 3 hours left. Does anyone have it installed yet? Can you send images through SMS yet?

3hrs??? You have got to be kidding me! It would be quicker if you just wrote the code yourself!

It took me four minutes!!!! I haven't installed yet!

But I still want to know- will it break Netshare????

[JPark]

The biggest piece of news is that they actually told us what the patch contains in the release notes this time. :o

[AustinSTI]

I'm on a slowwwww internets, gonna take forever

Yeah well I'm on a slow backup - seems like its been on 1/8th forever!

I backed up on my other laptop last night...unfortunately its not the one I have with me at the office.

[DaZe3]

downloading right now.. and its actually going preety quick

[z062007]

im waiting till i here if there is any problems with 2.1.

[bytethese]

Contacts lag? Text entry lag? Safari classes?
Morning lectures suck btw.

Yeah, I hope it makes all those snappier!

Morgantown eh? Let's Go... :)

[thefunkymunky]

Why on earth can Apple forget to add a MMS feature? I am so tired of having a snapshot that I want everyone to see and not being able to send it to everyone. I am SO tired of being only able to send to people with email addresses. EVERY OTHER PHONE HAS AN MMS FEATURE EXCEPT iPhone! I mean the iPhone can do EVERYTHING else basically except MMS:mad:

Don't mean to vent but CHEESE AND RICE Apple!

Where in the world are you? In the UK on O2 you can use www.o2mms.net

[creeker1]

update is out:o

[Nicholas.C]

any new features in this update? anything new?

[gavinauzzie]

whoooo hoooooo its just arrived in Australia....

update took like 5 mins- its just backing up now. Can some one explain what the SMS update? something about 2 tones?

[Mark Booth]

2.1 downloaded for me in less than 3 minutes. No bottleneck whatsoever. Of course, it helps that I get up to 30mbps download speed! :D Heck, I got out of bed 15 minutes ago and in that time I've eaten a bowl of cereal, walked into my den and checked for the iPhone update, downloaded it, installed it, and now my iPhone 3G is backing up and syncing. 2.1 is already installed in less than 10 minutes. :)

Mark

[dwd3885]

i work early, so i didn't get the update yet. so i'll be stuck in front of the computer reading your comments! Hopefully this is awesome. To be honest though, the genius feature is probably what I want the most! besides the darn sms lag fix

[ortuno2k]

Was ready to head out the door, but decided to check MR again...
Just finished downloading, going to install soon...I'll post some comments later

[Warbrain]

update is out:o

Please tell me you're not joking. I can't confirm since I'm not near my MacBook right now.

[optophobia]

No, 16MB broadband started as 5 minutes and just got slower and slower

oh, yeah i see. I must have gotten in just before the rush.

Don't know why apple doesn't use a torrent for this :)

[LimeiBook86]

2.1 released on iTunes Ireland too :)

Yay, happy updates! :p

Unfortunately I'm at work so I'll just download the update and wait until I get home to sync it to my iMac. However I should be getting my 3G iPhone today, so yay! :D

[philgilder]

there are already at least 5 other posts about this on the 1st page...

[SheepNutz]

Am I getting this right? Anyone can just take my phone and wipe all its data after they get the passcode wrong ten times? Not sure I like that.

[chrisgeleven]

Damn gotta wait to 3:30pm to install this (at work right now).

At least I can find out if the fix list is accurate before hand.

[cal6n]

No, 16MB broadband started as 5 minutes and just got slower and slower

What's your ISP? Mine came in 6 min on O2.

[Fabreze]

The download took less than 2 minutes up here in Canada. Done and done.

[Mr X]

Took just 5 mins to download in UK and it's installing right now

[diesel]

Completed the download and install on my 3g iphone.

Testing the backup speeds now and well not a good sign, the backup got 3/4 of the way in less than 3 minutes (which was great) but now has slowed down to a crawl................and at its current rate, looks like another hour or so


*Edit*..........AWESOME!!! after getting "stuck" 3/4 of the way through for a few minutes, iphone shook it off and finished the backup so the total backup was completed in about 12 minutes. Prior to this, my backups would take several hours, forcing me to run backups overnight while i slept.

[cameronjpu]

No, 16MB broadband started as 5 minutes and just got slower and slower

You'd better sue your provider for false advertising of those speeds ;)

DC area, started the download at 9:23, the download finished at 9:28, and the update is in progress now. Edit: 9:37, done!

[jsousa]

man, its backing it up, and taking FOREVERRRR, usually its only like 10 minutes

[mflat5]

I just finished downloading and updating the firmware in a mere 20 minutes or so. Will backup tonight, but so far, so good... everything seems more responsive ... interesting to see if anyone has downloaded and installed any apps directly on the phone (I'm afraid to at this point without having my computer near me since this is what caused my crashing out and poor syncing last time).

[steveapp]

there are already at least 5 other posts about this on the 1st page...

Nearly done! 50% backup after the update, firmware too which i dont think happened with 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 and it needed to re-activate which i dont remember before either

Now up to 75% - hurry up i want to play!

[Rojo]

Figures it comes just as I'm leaving for work. :rolleyes:
But I guess that's better in the end -- I'll download tonight after I see how it goes for everyone else first...

Soooooo excited!

[pugnut]

Way faster backup and the signal is stronger and stable. I have 3 bars inside the house where I never did before. Also maybe it is me , but the 3G indicator looks like it changed

[DaveTheGrey]

This contacts and SMS app slowlyness in 2.0.2 is made me crazy

[izzle22]

Done Backing Up. Installing in phone now!

[Mr X]

Am I getting this right? Anyone can just take my phone and wipe all its data after they get the passcode wrong ten times? Not sure I like that.

It's an option you can disable it.

[jonnyb]

They've changed the symbols for EDGE and 3G - they're no longer in a box. I'm getting more bars for 3G in London, UK.

[Max E Verde]

No, 16MB broadband started as 5 minutes and just got slower and slower

Try resetting your router/modem. I'm on my grandmas neighbors network who I bet has cable (or is at least in the speed range cable is in now) and took me like 3 minutes.

[chrisgeleven]

Am I getting this right? Anyone can just take my phone and wipe all its data after they get the passcode wrong ten times? Not sure I like that.

I like this feature. Given all of my e-mail accounts, web site logins, etc. that are on this phone, if someone is trying to break into my phone I absolutely want all of the data wiped.

After all, now that backups are supposedly faster, if the wipe was by accident is should be an easy restore to get everything back on there.

[hsleiman]

Yeah, I hope it makes all those snappier!

Morgantown eh? Let's Go... :)

Mountaineers!

[doctajay]

ha ha. Its 6 in the morning in Cali so I have awhile b4 I head out. Surprising mine downloaded in like 4 minutes. I wonder what the secret feature was?

[L3X]

Weird...when I restarted after the update, instead of showing the Apple logo it shows this...

http://www.jivesoftware.com/community/servlet/JiveServlet/download/1363-3327/180px-Android-logo.png

;)

[Lepton]

Pleeeez make backups faster! Yesterday's took six hours! Yeah, I've got a hundred apps loaded, so what? I'm hoping for a major improvement there.

[dietwater5]

Back up took 20 secs!

[baldspot07]

What's your ISP? Mine came in 6 min on O2.

SKY just had a big bump down to 12 minutes so lets hope it doesn't get worse again

[lamina]

I really hope this doesn't break RebelSIM/YESSIM support...

[zeasar]

Am I getting this right? Anyone can just take my phone and wipe all its data after they get the passcode wrong ten times? Not sure I like that.

there's a setting where you can have the auto erase turned on or off after the failed password attempts.

[skinnylegs]

just send to [phone number]@vzwpix.net for verizon, and similar things to other networks. I can't remember them exactly, but it works just fine, and you dont get charged since its an email.
search on the web there is a site telling you how to do it.This system is a poor excuse for MMS. I know, I *attempt* to use it quite frequently. It works some of the time and when it does work, it takes forever to send.

[Fibbons]

They've changed the symbols for EDGE and 3G - they're no longer in a box. I'm getting more bars for 3G in London, UK.

pics or it didnt happen

[bytethese]

Completed the download and install on my 3g iphone.

Testing the backup speeds now and well not a good sign, the backup got 3/4 of the way in less than 3 minutes (which was great) but now has slowed down to a crawl................and at its current rate, looks like another hour or so

After it's done, do one more sync to see how fast it will be. Maybe the initial sync with 2.1 is more of a full while subsequent ones are incremental? One can only hope...

[HyQuality]

"wow, everything is SNAPPIER!" LOL

[daneoni]

Finished installing

Things are definitely snappier, no lags whatsoever but i'm still wary given that this may just be the result of a restore

No new features that i can discern except Carrier is now listed in the About page (NB not Network) mine says O2 2.6

[Fabio_gsilva]

Hope to get 2.1 firmware right out of the box in the end of the month, when the iPhone will start selling here.

Go Apple!

[optophobia]

Wow.

I get 3G at my house now.
Before I only got 1 bar and edge.
Now I get 2 or 3 bars and 3G

[boss1]

Back up took 20 secs!

Do you have a lot of apps installed?

I hope it turns out to be that fast for me. I have a ton of apps installed. Still downloading the patch atm.

[FarSeide]

is it just me or the singal has gotten better as well..

now i get 5 bars under 3G signal where I used to only get 1-2 in the house.

[pyrodex]

Anyone have an actual URL For downloading?

For the iPhone 3G

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5198.20080909.K3294/iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw

For the iPhone 2G

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5202.20080909.gkbEj/iPhone1,1_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw

[iAlan]

Well, being half a day ahead of you guys means I just got it this evening! At least you have a day to play with it, my day is already finished!

So, Japan update available late evening on Friday local time!

[beast]

It's not mentioned in the list... does anyone know whether this is included in 2.1

[bryanjbusch]

Am I getting this right? Anyone can just take my phone and wipe all its data after they get the passcode wrong ten times? Not sure I like that.

Why not? It's backed up on your computer, which is presumably not also stolen...

[kzoojason76]

Ok... I just have to ask. Does everything seem "snappier" ? :D

[bit_bucket]

This may have been mentioned, but I am elated by the feature included: repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages. This is going to be big for all of us who have oncall type jobs.

Thanks Apple! you really do look after us!

[LoCarbHotrod]

Well I guess I'm screwed until apple releases iTunes 8.1, because iTunes 8 hasn't been launching on my computer.

[jonnyb]

It's not mentioned in the list... does anyone know whether this is included in 2.1

Nope - doesn't look like it :(

[Burghman81]

Faster back up my butt. I only have like 3 gigs on my Iphone and it is moving at a snail's pace....

[GregInAZ]

Wow, installs are way faster. Only thing I've noticed so far, haven't tried a backup yet.

[spyz88]

I downloaded but I'm waiting on a backup before installing via restore :(

Me six. This is going to take a while. Also, COPY AND FRIGGIN PASTE STEVE COPYS AND FRIGGIN PASTE.

I mean seriously was 2 alerts extra for a text message really above in priority to copy and paste?

[ChiefGurrier]

This is my first post... i have NetShare (thanks to MacRumors!!)

updated to 2.1 and it looks like NetShare still works!!!

[tyr2]

is it just me or the singal has gotten better as well..

now i get 5 bars under 3G signal where I used to only get 1-2 in the house.

In the release notes

Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display

[rdstoll]

Hey, it's highly recommended that you go into 'Airplane mode' when making this update. Prevents interference or calls etc.

Installing it now...

Does it need to have contact with the network though while doing this update?

[sibruk]

Holy Thread Merge, Batman!

[Saladinos]

Seems alright so far. New EDGE and 3G icons, too. Look much better than before.

Can't seem to get genius working. Just doesn't show the icon.

[thefunkymunky]

Well I guess I'm screwed until apple releases iTunes 8.1, because iTunes 8 hasn't been launching on my computer.

Elaborate, perhaps we can help.

[Frippe]

I think Apple will now focus on new features as the push notification and perhaps MMS etc. I guess they wanted those features in 2.1 but with all the problems that the iPhone 3G had, they had to make 2.1 a pure bug fix release. Not much new in there actually.

So lets hope that they will soon give us a nice new feature update.

[spyz88]

It's not mentioned in the list... does anyone know whether this is included in 2.1

This would be awesome. I was really hoping for this too. Prolly in 2.1.1 LOL

[izzle22]

Contacts still lag at open! :(

[marsattacks]

Just to let you lucky folks with Netshare App loaded up on your iPhone - it's still there after the upgrade! :):):) (haven't tested yet though)

[optophobia]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/dwardmac/IMG_0003.jpg

[bytethese]

This may have been mentioned, but I am elated by the feature included: repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages. This is going to be big for all of us who have oncall type jobs.

Thanks Apple! you really do look after us!

So if I missed a text it can notify me up to twice more that I have texts? I actually like that feature. :)

[Hawkeye411]

Faster back up my butt. I only have like 3 gigs on my Iphone and it is moving at a snail's pace....

The faster backups will occur AFTER you install 2.1

[sibruk]

Wow, everything I have seen so far is excellent. Full 3G signal now where there used to be 1-2 bars. Backups that used to take over 2 hours now take under five minutes.

I'm very happy so far.

[Alfred.Woodden]

Safari seems snappier :D

[Max E Verde]

there's a setting where you can have the auto erase turned on or off after the failed password attempts.

I wish they added something on the other end of the spectrum where it won't disable your phone and make you sync it with iTunes to reenable it. I like having a passcode on my iPhone to keep people from seeing my stuff, but my 12 year old sister likes to guess passwords, and would have disabled it a couple times already if I haven't grabbed it from her after guessing it like 4 times.

Remember, both of these options would be optional ;)

[spyz88]

This is my first post... i have NetShare (thanks to MacRumors!!)

updated to 2.1 and it looks like NetShare still works!!!

It better work or they can give me my $9.99 back...

[DaZe3]

its out! =] woooo

[Judgew7]

Ditto this. At&t's/apple's implementation is horrible. You can't receive them, have to use att's stupid login combinations - which you can't click on your sms you received telling you that you have one, att's site rarely loads in decent time - if at all, and you can't save or download the pics you receive.

There's no excuse for apple being negligent with this... or continuing to delay implementation of this and c&p - both of which every other pda can handle with ease. Hell, if MS can do it without a glitch...

Also, one should be able to postpone calendar alerts - to remind a little later.


This system is a poor excuse for MMS. I know, I *attempt* to use it quite frequently. It works some of the time and when it does work, it takes forever to send.

[AlienI]

Unfortunately no shake to shuffle

[Masklinn]

Faster back up my butt. I only have like 3 gigs on my Iphone and it is moving at a snail's pace....

The faster backups are after 2.1 installation, not during -_-

[TINCAN78]

Faster back up my butt. I only have like 3 gigs on my Iphone and it is moving at a snail's pace....


The first one will always take a while, give it time and see how the 2nd, 4rd go etc

[chimpboy74]

2 mins to download and about three to install.

My app store is now telling me to update an app that is already updated. Hopefully just a minor glitch and a reset will sort!

Next turn by turn and I will be a happy chappy (assuming that the bugs gave been fixed - too early to tell for me)

[random person]

Done. Install from start to finish, including backup, 12 minutes. So far, so good. Everything seems to work. Too soon to see if thins work better. Can't find Genius, so may not be included for original iPhone owners.

Question for 3G owners: please post impressions of 3G improvements and especially battery! I may plunk down my dollars next week if this update improved things!

Want to buy new Nanos as soon as the 16 giggers come in!

[Hooka]

Done. So much faster then the 2.0 update. Took like 10 minutes total.

Considering last update took 8 hrs for my phone to be activated and a free shuffle from Apple.

[raxxal]

If your phone has been jailbroken, Itunes will no upgrade your phone. One needs to get the image file, place the phone in DFU mode, and restore it manually.

[spyz88]

Half hour into the install and im about 1/3rd of the way through backup. I should fall asleep at my desk and wake up for lunch...

[Burghman81]

Is there a way to bypass the backup? So annoying....

[musicpenguy]

Wow - installing and updating apps is how it is supposed to be - very fast - and after updates it places the apps in the correct location!!! (On and off of the iPhone!!!!) :) !!!

[askewed]

No more UI lag!!!

[arubinst]

My backup is taking even longer that before. It used to be quite fast (5 min max). Now, it's been backing up for I don't know how long :mad:

[ChiefGurrier]

funny...


NetShare actually works better now... the 3g signal is improved on the southside of Dublin, Ireland...


Hope it solves the typing lag

[DaveTheGrey]

I liked the box.

oh com'on it was just a box ;):D

[WPB2]

Took me 19 minutes to download, and another 10 minutes to install.

[Hawkeye411]

Just updated an app ... did it very quickly without crashing. I was even able to do other things with the phone (e.g. Browse Settings) while it was updating.

When I pressed on the app icon while the update was loading, it paused the upload. Did it do this before?

[thefunkymunky]

I liked the box.

Me too.:rolleyes:

[262Runnr]

...still no cut & paste...;)

[manhattanboy]

does netshare still work?

[DaveTheGrey]

funny...


NetShare actually works better now... the 3g signal is improved on the southside of Dublin, Ireland...


Hope it solves the typing lag

very good news!

[macthetiger85]

"- option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts"

Yes, THIS is new, and a much called for addition by businesses. Though I'd like the ability to lower the threshold from 10.

And, yeah, dagnabit, I'm at work, too, and can't upgrade till this afternoon!

Put the wwrong password in as many times as you want - for instance - you want to wipe after 3 times, put the wrong password 7 times in a row!

Problem solved.

[sam3020]

Anyone have an actual URL For downloading?


Hello if you want links to download the firmwares the links are as follows:

iPhone 2G:

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5202.20080909.gkbEj/iPhone1,1_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw

iPhone 3G:

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5198.20080909.K3294/iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw

[sminman]

Looks like they changed the Edge logo.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/sminman/IMG_0001.png

Anyone else's changed?

[GregInAZ]

Wow, everything I have seen so far is excellent. Full 3G signal now where there used to be 1-2 bars. Backups that used to take over 2 hours now take under five minutes.

I'm very happy so far.

Does data seem to work better? Normally when I have 1 bar data works intermittently. I'm hoping to see an improvement once I'm back in an area that I normally have problems in.

[ChiefGurrier]

It better work or they can give me my $9.99 back...



my thoughts exactly... €7.99 here!!

[ideasman69]

hey guys.. whats the modem version in the about section after the 2.1 update?

[jmorrison0722]

Shake to shuffle or Nike+ support?

[baldspot07]

64 minutes, 12 minutes, 5 minutes now 21 minutes WTF come on ISP or Apple, whoever. I been downloading for 30 minutes so far!

[forrestmc4]

This solved my 3G reception issues at work! YAY!

[Ant1-Hero]

Done I Love It!!!!
:D:D:D:D:D

Thx :apple:

WOOT

[slicecom]

I liked the box.

Me too, I'm not updating my iPhone so I can keep the box.

[jonnyb]

Looks like they changed the Edge logo.



Anyone else's changed?

Yes - everyone's has - see earlier posts

[wwwchrisde]

Finally my iPhone shows full 3G reception - seems I can finally use it to get all the free data my plan includes every month :-)

Let's test what else there is new ...

[musicpenguy]

iTunes will now show how much space is dedicated to Apps with a Green section :) like music and photos :)

[threeonezero]

Just installed 2.1 and my 3G signal at home (West Los Angeles) is now at 5 bars. I used to only get 1 bar before and would switch to Edge while at home. So far so good.

[mavis]

iTunes will now show how much space is dedicated to Apps with a Green section :) like music and photos :)Yup, and just like before, you can click on the colored bar and it will detail the number of items (rather than just size) ... ;)

[misch1516]

not sure if anywhere here can answer this, but figured maybe. If I have my iphone here and I move overseas to a country with legal iphones, can I just buy a new sim card there and put it in my US-bought iphone? i.e., will it treat the SIM card like a US DVD player would treat a different region's DVD, or will it recognize that the SIM card is iphone friendly? Anyone know?

[KindredMAC]

Unfortunately no shake to shuffle

Are you ***** kidding me????????
I was actually hoping that if MMS and C&P weren't added that S2S would have been on there.....

Anyone notice yet if the "Your Apps stay in the same place instead of being thrown to the last page" ***** up has indeed been added?

[msharpmu]

My iPhone is synced with my mac at home. I am at work right now and I can downlad the update but I will have to do it with a windows machine. Will this screw anything up on my phone? Lose data, etc.?

[waterskier2007]

does the edge logo only glow when you are using it?

[corygreenwell]

Anyone know if the reception fix is just for the 3G, or whether it's for the 1st Gen also, because my reception is crap whereas my gf's AT&T reception is great.

[oksurya]

Am I getting this right? Anyone can just take my phone and wipe all its data after they get the passcode wrong ten times? Not sure I like that.

So turn the feature off, duh

Even if it did happen all you'd have to do is just plug it back in to your computer to restore everything.

In the meantime, I'm just waiting for iTunes to finish backing up my iPhone before it installs the update. Hopefully this will be the last time I have to wait an hour to sync my iPhone!

[DyingSun]

Could anybody please tell us if the Contacts app delay is gone? someone said it didn't, so I'm worried...

[TINCAN78]

Looks like they changed the Edge logo.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/sminman/IMG_0001.png

Anyone else's changed?


when you have no edge does your just have a small dot/circle icon ?

[ChiefGurrier]

Lets report back in 24/48 hours re Battery life...


mine barely lasts the day

[Lepton]

So if I missed a text it can notify me up to twice more that I have texts? I actually like that feature. :)I want to be able to change the sound of various notifications, like you can on every other smartphone! I've got a hundred witty "You've Got Mail" sounds I can't use!

[jmmo20]

Email the image to their phone number. 1xxxxxxxxxx@wireless.att.com or something like that. And each carrier has a different @_.com address (t-mobile is tmomail.net)

MOST mobile phone providers in the world lock this out. You can send an MMS to an email address, but if you reply to the MMS email (like telephonenumber@company.com) the email to MMS never reaches its end.

[bryanjbusch]

My iPhone is synced with my mac at home. I am at work right now and I can downlad the update but I will have to do it with a windows machine. Will this screw anything up on my phone? Lose data, etc.?

I recommend against it.

[Headhuntr]

no problem with the update. Download about 3 minutes, update around 20 min. New Edge and 3G symbol, besides that, i haven't touched anything yet :)

[Hawkeye411]

Looks like they changed the Edge logo.

Anyone else's changed?

Yea mine did too.

[ChiefGurrier]

Could anybody please tell us if the Contacts app delay is gone? someone said it didn't, so I'm worried...

gone.... 240 contacts here

[ghostface147]

Still playing with the new firmware.....but I do miss the 3g box as well. However I did notice that 3g now gives me 5 bars in my apartment, where it previously gave 1-3. When I go to field test, the radio signal is still the same as before the update. Sooooooooooooooooo.....did they boost the signal bars even though you still get the same radio reception? Seems like it.

[irishgrizzly]

I keep getting this message everytime I try to restore :(

[gibbz]

The update only took ~10 minutes.

I now have 4-5 bars in my home here in Norman, OK. Used to only get 1-2. Everything seems to be in good order. No lag yet. Seems Apple did a good job here. We will see in a few days I guess as more people get it and test it out.

[Optimus Frag]

Hells Bells, that was a fast install!! less than 10 mins.

3G at my house gone from 1 bar to 4/5.

Contacts lag nearly gone.

Safari seems to launch quicker.

Back up took less than a minute.

Looking positive at the moment. I guess us beta testers will soon find niggles. LOL :)

[sminman]

when you have no edge does your just have a small dot/circle icon ?

I have the 1st gen iPhone. I do get that white dot with the blue rectangle logo every once in awhile.

[okrelayer]

after you install everything, the backing up process is supposed to suck only for the first time right?

[Luap]

Christ, all this excitement from the update junkies.. And it's essentially exactly the same. Whoopteedoo.. :rolleyes:

[Hawkeye411]

Still playing with the new firmware.....but I do miss the 3g box as well. However I did notice that 3g now gives me 5 bars in my apartment, where it previously gave 1-3. When I go to field test, the radio signal is still the same as before the update. Sooooooooooooooooo.....did they boost the signal bars even though you still get the same radio reception? Seems like it.

Oh most definitely.

[MadDog31]

Just installed 2.1 and my 3G signal at home (West Los Angeles) is now at 5 bars. I used to only get 1 bar before and would switch to Edge while at home. So far so good.

Anyone know if EDGE is improved? I still have iPhone Classic and have experienced a terrible signal at my apartment (which is just a mile off of I-40 in Raleigh and less than a mile from the N.C. State campus...wtf?)

[ugadawg94]

Looks like they changed the Edge logo.

Anyone else's changed?


I noticed this in the settings<about

under network it went from just ATT to ATT 2.6 (I'm in an EDGE area at the moment)

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/6956/photogq6.th.jpg (http://img391.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photogq6.jpg)

[Pattycerts]

Anyone want to test 3G download speeds? I just started my restore so it will take a while

[izzle22]

No Genius feature either!:(

[thefunkymunky]

I keep getting this message everytime I try to restore :(

Try it in DFU mode. Make sure it's backed up though as in DFU mode it will get wiped.

[leodavinci0]

So, do you need to resync your whole library after the update? Some updates before required it, others didn't, and my PB doesn't have USB 2.0 (so resyncing takes a while).

[DaveTheGrey]

Hells Bells, that was a fast install!! less than 10 mins.

3G at my house gone from 1 bar to 4/5.

Contacts lag nearly gone.

Safari seems to launch quicker.

Back up took less than a minute.

Looking positive at the moment. I guess us beta testers will soon find niggles. LOL :)

everything that i was asking for plus some extra

[alFR]

Still playing with the new firmware.....but I do miss the 3g box as well. However I did notice that 3g now gives me 5 bars in my apartment, where it previously gave 1-3. When I go to field test, the radio signal is still the same as before the update. Sooooooooooooooooo.....did they boost the signal bars even though you still get the same radio reception? Seems like it.

From the release notes: "Improves accuracy of 3G reception indicator" (or something like that).

[TINCAN78]

No edge on this pic but whats the little dot next to 02-UK ?

Anyone?

P.s lovong the signal strength and speed of it though so far so good !

[anfield11]

I'm trying to update [Canada] and it's telling me my 2.02 is up to date???

[thefunkymunky]

No Genius feature either!:(

Genius is meant to be there.

[markgamber]

Same results here. Went from 0-1 bars of reception to 4-5 bars. Data speed appears to taken a significant jump. Previously it did, on average, 350kbps. Now it does anywhere between 450 and 700 kbps from the same spot. Very nice!

Oh, and apps install in a fraction of the time it used to take. HUGE bonus if you're a dev.

[ChiefGurrier]

backup is really quick now... took less than a minute...

[alFR]

No edge on this pic but whats the little dot next to 02-UK ?

Anyone?

GPRS?

[thefunkymunky]

No edge on this pic but whats the little dot next to 02-UK ?

Anyone?

It means you're using GPRS not EDGE or 3G right now.

[leodavinci0]

after you install everything, the backing up process is supposed to suck only for the first time right?

Correct

[DyingSun]

gone.... 240 contacts here

Hooray! :D At last...

It seems they really got it right this time... I just hope the Battery Life improvements also happen to be real.