I noticed when I updated this afternoon that the file size of 4.0.1 was about twice the size of any previous update. Did anyone else notice this? Why was it so much bigger?
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4.0.1 twice the size of any other update thus far?
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Yup. Any update of the iOS is the who OS, not just a patch.
iOS 4.0 sizes (don't know about 4.0.1):
3G: 292MB
3GS: 377MB
iPhone 4: 579MB
iOS 4.0 sizes (don't know about 4.0.1):
3G: 292MB
3GS: 377MB
iPhone 4: 579MB
Gotcha. But why was it a whole version? It seems like it would have just been an update for the signal strength. I haven't noticed anything different besides the bar size.
File size of iOS 4.0.1:
iPhone 3G..... 305mb
iPhone 3GS... 378mb
iPhone 4....... 579mb
Found via looking at file sizes hosted on Apple servers linked on: http://ios.e-lite.org/
iPhone 3G..... 305mb
iPhone 3GS... 378mb
iPhone 4....... 579mb
Found via looking at file sizes hosted on Apple servers linked on: http://ios.e-lite.org/
Because it's better to release an OS with the update integrated rather than have it stick onto the OS as a patch. It allows them to keep the OS size around the same.