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Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.1.2
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How do you know that?
It would be a great feature if it would work in the same way as it does with the Apple TV. Background synching without fuss as soon as you step in the door at home and the iPhone connects to your home network.
It might be slower, but for background synching it would be good enough. I would throw away my USB cable in heartbeat. I'm sure many people would love a feature like that (even though it would be a major battery drainer)..
It happened to me last night. I was wondering what that was. You gotta give it to apple they be on the ball.
Still doesn't fix my problem of Multiples of the same album appearing in the Album list on my iPod Touch. That's really getting annoying.
No I think you're right. But maybe just have it as a default for basic syncing functions? For mass media syncing, maybe Apple could allow an option for wifi syncing?
No question about it...the stronger the signal the better the battery life, period. I see posts that blame push for draining battery life! Not true! Nothing drains a battery faster than a weak (or no) signal. When this happens, the phone has to continually "look" for a signal, the more it "looks" the more battery life it uses...this is cellular 101. The other main culprit for draining your battery? ...using the features on your phone! The more you use phone (texts sent, emails sent, using safari, using apps, and talking on the phone) the more you drain your battery. Don't want to be this sarcastic, but the battery life thread really gets silly sometimes.
Hey! Visual Voicemail sound is now working better to. I've already seen a few improvements, including faster connection once I turn the 3G network on.
Yup, could not agree more. I had a Verizon phone at work and if I left it on with a full charge, it would be dead within an hour or two and super hot because it kept trying to search for a signal. If I left it off or in my car, no issues (my car outside received signal).
This is a phone that does many things. People fail to realize that. All this goodness packed in such a small device - the battery will drain quickly the more you use it. It's just how it is. Granted there are some duds out there, I have had 2 of them. Most are just fine. It has nothing to do with push or the like. If you want to turn off every feature of your phone, the reason you bought it, go ahead. However, that defeats the whole purpose of it.
Use it and enjoy it. How many people are not near a computer or place to charge it? I am always near something to charge it if I need to. It's life. Until new battery technology comes out or something comes along to change it, it's just the way things are.
i think that it is just coincidence, but i am getting a much better signal in my home after the update. usually i am lucky to get one bar where i live and i have been stable at 2 bars since the update.
could it be true...nah, prob just total coincidence...but it is raining quite heavily now so signal should be worse...hmmm...only time will tell i guess...
WHERE are the Release Notes for the 5.6 AT&T Carrier Settings file?!
So WHERE are the Release Notes for the 5.6 AT&T Carrier Settings file?!
So WHERE are the Release Notes for the 5.6 AT&T Carrier Settings file?!
I agree, this is interesting point. When I used the phone with a A-grade carrier (Telstra in AU) the battery lasted fine, but if I use it with a bad one (Optus in AU), the phone doesn't last a full work day.
THANK YOU GOD!!!!!!!
This finally fixes the random sleep/frozen phone issue!!
I dont have to hard reset my phone 8 times a day anymore!!!!!!!
This finally fixes the random sleep/frozen phone issue!!
I dont have to hard reset my phone 8 times a day anymore!!!!!!!
How would you charge if you've thrown away your USB cable :O!!
I wish iPhone would sync wirelessly, bluetooth or WiFi. I'm not fussy.
And unless you're adding hundreds of songs everytime you sync, bluetooth would be just fast enough. Obviously backing up your iPhone wouldn't be practical, as the backup takes ages over USB!! Maybe to back-up and for sycning music you'd have to use USB. But for contacts, calendars and bookmarks, bluetooth will suffice.
I was listening to the whining about connection speeds and such so I did an experiment.
I did an update on an iPhone original using an older PBG4 OS10.4.11 over wifi G and to the phone with USB 1.1. In short I crippled it as much as possible.
The update was about 240mb and estimated 29 minutes. This was an update from 3.0 and included the AT&T update.
In actuality with all verifications and such the update took about 40 minutes.
Rocketman
I did an update on an iPhone original using an older PBG4 OS10.4.11 over wifi G and to the phone with USB 1.1. In short I crippled it as much as possible.
The update was about 240mb and estimated 29 minutes. This was an update from 3.0 and included the AT&T update.
In actuality with all verifications and such the update took about 40 minutes.
Rocketman
When you get the iTunes 3.1.2 download prompt, simply click cancel, and then it will independently prompt you and update your AT&T Carrier Settings file to 5.6!
Maybe, but you have to admit that is a lot harder then just plugging in a cable and downloading iTunes.
Also - don't forget that not everyone has a Mac. There are plenty of windows boxes that don't have BT or a WiFi card.
I personally think it should be an option, but Apple likely doesn't want to support another thing.
Put the sim card you first used with it in and activate it (no service needed). You did keep the old sim card didn't you?
there is a work around. add Playlist is Music to your smart playlists (Recently Added, etc).
I'm so glad it fixed the "wake" issue. I hated to force reset on the iPhone everytime it happened. Lets hope it works now. Updating this evening.
Nice, seems to have solved the lagginess I was experiencing on the unlock-enter pin screen on my 3GS. It was so bad I was searching for ways to downgrade to 3.0 again the other night.