Background syncing of appropriately sized objects whenever you're in appropriate range, surely?
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Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.1.2
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Background syncing of appropriately sized objects whenever you're in appropriate range, surely?
Yea no, I totally agree with you. I think the next iteration of everything should be OTA. And sorry, just realized that the 802.11n chip is actually in the 3G iPod Touch and not the 3GS. But if we can get an N chip in the next iphone, then I totally would like to have OTA functionality and get rid of the USB cable.
Since every Mac Apple makes includes built in 802.11n (save for the Mac Pro), this makes it especially easier for Apple Mac customers to migrate to OTA syncing. Don't know about the PC market though, which is why I think Apple won't easily abandon the Dock connector so soon just yet.
That's a very valid point.
Here' in Houston it's pretty much five bars anywhere I go, but when on a recent trip to the Florida panhandle, reception was extremely poor and guess what, my battery would be dead by around 5:00 PM with very little usage.
Does it do anything for battery life? I love how it was one of the major issues and its not even meantioned. Its the one thing keeping me from updating...
Anyone notice anything?
Anyone notice anything?
I agree that maybe updates like this should be OTA on Wi-Fi, but as far as transferring my entire music/movie library to 16gb phone would be pointless. I have a Belkin N router that transfers up to 300Mbps (varies by distance), but the iPhone only has a g chip, so its going to transfer at a slower speed.
OTA on a Home Wi-Fi- 54Mbps (varies)
USB 2.0- 480 Mbps (varies)
Interesting thoughts,
When I'm at work my iPhone Bat drains quick, it's a fact we get NO coverage inside the work buildings, whereas at home with it doing the same thing (just sat in my pocket) it seems to last all through the day.
No Carrier Update?
Currently downloading (but won't install) the 3.1.2 update. I don't see an ipcc downloaded yet. I'd be willing to grab the carrier file update and install that on it's own. Anyone get a copy yet (5.6)?
Currently downloading (but won't install) the 3.1.2 update. I don't see an ipcc downloaded yet. I'd be willing to grab the carrier file update and install that on it's own. Anyone get a copy yet (5.6)?
Does it do anything for battery life? I love how it was one of the major issues and its not even meantioned. Its the one thing keeping me from updating...
Anyone notice anything?
It wasn't mentioned, so it probably doesn't. Also, no one's going to be able to answer that, if it even does and just wasn't mentioned for some reason, until they use it for a day or so.
Yup, that's why you should leave WIFI turned on if it's available in your building.
It will definitely save your battery from constantly having to search for a signal (it makes a huge difference).
You speek as though the flash memory in the iPhone is fast enough to actually benefit from the USB's speed of 480 Mbps.
Go buy an expensive high read/write speed thumb drive, and tell me it doesn't transfer data 1000 times faster than the iPhone does.
The flash memory in the phone is slow enough that wireless syncing would be fine, if not exactly the same speed as it does over USB.
Heck, old iPod Classic's with harddrive transfer data faster.
I can vouch for that! Syncing my iPod is much, MUCH faster than the iPhone. I can copy 30GB of data to the iPod before I can copy 16GB of data to the iPhone.
I've never thought my iPhone 3G was "snappy". Seems about the same: not particularly fast, but usually not too slow.
No, i don't, because I already have my iphone full, but I had to sync it fully the first time I got it. First time sync of course, I synced it a full 16GB with the 3G and the full 32 on the 3GS. The next iphone will undoubtedly be 64GB so when I get that, I'm going to have to do a 64GB sync. Like with any storage device, with mass storage, syncing bottlenecks become more apparant, and Apple is obviously reaching higher and higher in terms of storage space with their consumer electronic devices.
Oh and if you want to talk about moving movies around. Just syncing 5 movies alone will be upward to around 10GB worth of syncing.
But I understand you're point. Mainstream masses will clearly benefit from OTA sync, no doubt about it. Given the choice however, I would actually prefer OTA (because I do despise cables really). And just like backing up for the first time in Time Machine, I'd probably just leave my phone syncing over night
Fixes Dropped Calls?
This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
- Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep
- Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart
- Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming
Wonder if this will reduce dropped calls?
This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
- Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep
- Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart
- Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming
Wonder if this will reduce dropped calls?
Oh GOD.
First, I was unaware of iPhone OS 3.1.1, and second, I installed 3.1.2 and it STILL does not fix this critical bug that screws up every single smart playlist on the phone.
I submitted the bug report twice already, also saying that I wasn't the only one with this problem (I read it on Macrumors, so....)
I hope it'll fix my battery going down to 70% during the night when I leave the phone on the desk. I swear it wasn't doing that before.
First, I was unaware of iPhone OS 3.1.1, and second, I installed 3.1.2 and it STILL does not fix this critical bug that screws up every single smart playlist on the phone.
I submitted the bug report twice already, also saying that I wasn't the only one with this problem (I read it on Macrumors, so....)
I hope it'll fix my battery going down to 70% during the night when I leave the phone on the desk. I swear it wasn't doing that before.
