I know the features of 2.1 are mostly just fixes of how it should be, but still with that being said what is your favorite new thing about the new software?
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Favorite 2.1 'feature'
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All of the above?
For me it would have to be better battery life, better reliability and no lagging keyboard.
For me it would have to be better battery life, better reliability and no lagging keyboard.
Too me for some reason it was the faster backups.
I could handle the dropped calls, the constant powering off and on, the application crashes and the slow application updates/installs.
But it really got under my skin looking at the snail moving backup progress line over a period of hours It would essentially make the iphone useless for hours.
I could handle the dropped calls, the constant powering off and on, the application crashes and the slow application updates/installs.
But it really got under my skin looking at the snail moving backup progress line over a period of hours It would essentially make the iphone useless for hours.
i'm still having significant lagging issues. is there anything i can do, and/or are others still having this problem?!
yea for me it was the faster backups too.
When you have to take several hours aside to charge your phone, it really sucks. you can't go anywhere or do anything because u need your phone! and then you can't make/receive any calls or texts... quite inconvenient.
When you have to take several hours aside to charge your phone, it really sucks. you can't go anywhere or do anything because u need your phone! and then you can't make/receive any calls or texts... quite inconvenient.
I really like the fact that backups work so much better!
Also, the Am/Pm feature enabled for UK users is good too.
Also, the Am/Pm feature enabled for UK users is good too.
Exactly. I'm thrilled that I finally have a phone that functions as advertised. I'm upset that it took Apple TWO FRAKIN' MONTHS to deliver.
Better reception is a myth, and Apple's own release note has said nothing about improved reception. I am sure in a week or so, this topic will be officially brought up by one of the popular blogs.
I just updated, so my vote's still out...
Faster backup -- I did not have issues with this before.
No lag (SMS and contact) -- This is immediately noted and appreciated.
Phone reliability (signal and dropped calls) -- Am hoping this is true
Better Battery life -- My battery life was not great, but not obnoxious. I wasn't clear if this includes the EDGE iPhone, but I'll be happy if it does.
No application crashes & No safari crashes -- I didn't have a lot, but I'm happy with any improvement in these areas.
Genius -- I have not played with this yet.
My other confounder, however, is that I have always jailbreaked my iPhone to have it unlocked. I started out with 1.1.4 JB/UL (ZiPhone) then went to 2.0.1 next (Pwnage). This time I updated directly from iTunes (since Pwnage unlocking survives a restore now). So this is also the first time I've had my iPhone have no Jailbreaking software on it (e.g. no Installer, Cydia, BSDSubsystem, etc). So that may also contribute to stability and/or speed.
Faster backup -- I did not have issues with this before.
No lag (SMS and contact) -- This is immediately noted and appreciated.
Phone reliability (signal and dropped calls) -- Am hoping this is true
Better Battery life -- My battery life was not great, but not obnoxious. I wasn't clear if this includes the EDGE iPhone, but I'll be happy if it does.
No application crashes & No safari crashes -- I didn't have a lot, but I'm happy with any improvement in these areas.
Genius -- I have not played with this yet.
My other confounder, however, is that I have always jailbreaked my iPhone to have it unlocked. I started out with 1.1.4 JB/UL (ZiPhone) then went to 2.0.1 next (Pwnage). This time I updated directly from iTunes (since Pwnage unlocking survives a restore now). So this is also the first time I've had my iPhone have no Jailbreaking software on it (e.g. no Installer, Cydia, BSDSubsystem, etc). So that may also contribute to stability and/or speed.