Apple Releases Apple TV Software Version 4.4.4, Tweaks iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone 4S

[JHankwitz]

Originally Posted by daneoni

Do i need to get the incremental 5.0.1 update?

Go to the software update section of your Apple TV and see if it asks for an update. If it doesn't, don't do it.

[ck2875]

Originally Posted by Peace

If I do that the O/S build is 5.1

But still my point stands.

If the current version says 4.4.4 and O/S 5.0 and the seed version says 5.0 O/S 5.1 there's still some major changes somewhere.

It's not just a point update.

Oh nice. I had no idea they had bumped the software in beta to 5.0. Thanks for the heads up.

[discuit]

Just got a new 4s today, it came with 5.0.1 ( for those wondering, it's build 9A405)

So it's doubtful, as the story suggests, that the new launch market phones would be shipping with 5.0.0, with a necessary upgrade

[HazyCloud]

Originally Posted by hyndman

Perhaps a fix in there for the 4S to ATV2 mirroring stutter that makes any gameplay worthless..

Man, I hope so. AirPlay is also crappy when going from 4S to a wireless Express. I'm hoping the 5.0.1 update fixes this.

[Biolizard]

Originally Posted by seamer

Splintering the OS can't be a good idea. I hope the changes they made in this special build will be included in future updates for all users.

Compared to the CDMA iPhone under iOS 4.x, this is nothing.

[LGM]

Originally Posted by jetison

This device isn't eligible for the requested build. So, they're not signing it yet. iPhone 4S.

Please let us know when you install the "new" 5.01 and see if there is any more languages that Siri suppoort.

[haXis]

Originally Posted by discuit

Just got a new 4s today, it came with 5.0.1 (not sure if it's the old build or the new one)

So it's doubtful, as the story suggests, that the new launch market phones would be shipping with 5.0.0, with a necessary upgrade

Yep, i've got a new iPhone also with 5.0.1 preinstalled. It's brand new phone build in week 50 (12/12 - 12/18)! It's a replacement for an old one, that had the issues with a signal loss, that appeared after the update from 5.0 to 5.0.1. Brand new is 9A405, and doesn't have the issues, no update popped up. Maybe a fix for the old phones having the issues? Anyone can confirm that?

[seamer]

Originally Posted by Biolizard

Compared to the CDMA iPhone under iOS 4.x, this is nothing.

They do have the appearance of making a single phone unit to be compatible with all ranges of phone carriers. Splintering off just to make some lingual compatibility is short sighted.

[Diode]

Originally Posted by seamer

They do have the appearance of making a single phone unit to be compatible with all ranges of phone carriers. Splintering off just to make some lingual compatibility is short sighted.

Well if you restore from new this is installed on your phone. Probably something so minor it didn't warrant a .02 release. I'm guessing this will be rolled into the next release and it will be a non-issue.

[Popeye206]

I was really hoping for a low-bandwidth steaming option for iTune movies to Apple TV. When my internet is in heavy use, it's impossible to rent anything from iTunes, yet Netflix is fine. Was just hoping for that option... not yet I guess. :-)

[whooleytoo]

Originally Posted by Small White Car

Percent of Macrumors posters who manually update to 9A406 despite having no evidence that they need it: Probably Large.

God bless you, tinkerers. You do stuff so that the rest of us don't have to.

Considering the large number of ATV owners who have been having network problems, I think it's more lots of users upgrading in blind hope it fixes their problems; rather than upgrading for the sake of it.

[rainbowsofwhite]

I love my Apple TV 2.

[Peace]

Originally Posted by childs12111

Wow, I didn't realize it was 5.0, I thought is was a continuation of the 4.x.x. Do you notice anything new in there? Does it play 1080p video any smoother?

First off. I don't have any "1080P" video. I have lots of 1080I video and it plays fine.

[MattG]

Originally Posted by whooleytoo

Considering the large number of ATV owners who have been having network problems, I think it's more lots of users upgrading in blind hope it fixes their problems; rather than upgrading for the sake of it.

I would tend to agree

[blueroom]

Originally Posted by rainbowsofwhite

I love my Apple TV 2.

Me too, great device for cutting the cable subscription. I updated to 4.4.4 without hesitation.

[SandboxGeneral]

With the ATV2 update, Apple has once again been deceptively vague as to what they fixed.

So has anyone noticed what stability and bug fixes Apple made in the new update?

[theturtle]

also posted in the hacks section but what baseband is your 5.0.1?

mine is 1.0.14. Was wondering if that was normal.

[Small White Car]

Originally Posted by whooleytoo

Considering the large number of ATV owners who have been having network problems, I think it's more lots of users upgrading in blind hope it fixes their problems; rather than upgrading for the sake of it.

Originally Posted by MattG

I would tend to agree

Oh, wait, I wasn't talking about the Apple TV. The number I mentioned was in reference to the iPhone update that likely has to do with iPhones being launched on other countries.

[kappaknight]

I'm getting it... do I need it? Who knows. Whatever it breaks will hopefully be resolved with the next iOS update. Life goes on.

[childs12111]

Originally Posted by Peace

First off. I don't have any "1080P" video. I have lots of 1080I video and it plays fine.

Go to iTunes on your computer and look for movie trailers...They have some at 1080p that will play but not that smooth. I have a feeling it's the A5 that's making it choppy, hopefully there will be an update that will get it to play 1080p smoothly. ATV 3 let's hope! Bye Bye Blu-Ray!

[baritz]

Originally Posted by theturtle

also posted in the hacks section but what baseband is your 5.0.1?

mine is 1.0.14. Was wondering if that was normal.

iOS 5.01 (9A405) includes a 4S baseband of 1.0.13
iOS 5.01 (9A406) includes a 4S baseband of 1.0.14

Neither one of these fixes T-mobile USA service on my factory unlocked iPhone 4S. I've spoken to senior tech advisers at Apple who have only thrown up their hands and suggested that I wait for iOS 5.1, which updates the 4S baseband to 1.2.01+.

[chrisandersen]

I just love general performance and stability improvements.

[C DM]

So, is the 406 build of iOS 5.0.1 only for iPhone 4S models specifically (and not for iPhone 4 and/or any other models)?

There's some talk that the new build might be related to this: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4148.

On the other hand, it seems that there's also some talk that there is, or at least was, an actual iOS 5.0.2 version that was (at least momentarily) made available to some recently: http://discussions.apple.com/message/17007866#17007866.

[trajen]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 5_0_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/534.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.1 Mobile/9A405 Safari/7534.48.3)

Originally Posted by C DM

So, is the 406 build of iOS 5.0.1 only for iPhone 4S models specifically (and not for iPhone 4 and/or any other models)?

There's some talk that the new build might be related to this: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4148.

On the other hand, it seems that there's also some talk that there is, or at least was, an actual iOS 5.0.2 version that was (at least momentarily) made available to some recently: http://discussions.apple.com/message/17007866#17007866.

I had the SIM issue happen to me once so far. I'm with Sprint, which is what made it so odd. I just rebooted the phone, NBD.

(BTW, don't go with Sprint. Data speeds are TERRIBLE! 200 Kbps download speed, on average.)

[permol]

Many a professional software source would accompany a new release with release-notes explaining what changed (and sometimes why) - but not Apple: these amateurs hail the notion of mushroom management and leaves customers guessing - deplorable