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iTunes is telling me that it can't connect to the Apple update server. Been that way for over an hour now. Any suggestions? I realize that is essentially an Apple problem, but maybe there is something I can do on my end to help?
 
toxer said:
Not a single useful feature for my iPad in this overhyped update. What happened to orientation lock? How do I activate it now?
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Clueless. Ever heard of multi tasking or folders? I have filled up all the pages of iPad with Apps so folders is really useful.
 
leomac08 said:
R.I.P iPad Lock Screen Button!:(

(April 2010-Nov 2010)
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I will lock and unlock it one more time as it is something I used all the time. Then I will do the update. It was a nice feature. The lock will be set in its allow noise phase and it will then pretty much never be used again.
 
tipp said:
Have you actually done this yourself or are you just assuming it to be the case? With rentals you're dealing with DRM, so I'm curious if I have a rental on my iPhone if I can go over to a friend's house and stream that rental to their Apple TV.

To all the people who are having the no content problem in the iPod app, there are many posts above explaining how to fix this. Connect your iDevice to iTunes on your computer, then within the computer's iTunes (not the app on your phone), either play a song on the iPhone or add/delete a single song from it.
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I streamed a purchased itunes movie that was on my iphone. Sure that's not a rental but the DRM issue should be the same. I'll download a 99 cents TV show rental to test it further though.
 
Update messed up my 2nd Gen Apple TV

iPad and iPhone 4 both updated beautifully...

However, Apple TV is stuck on 'connect to iTunes screen'.

Contacted AppleCare, after 20 minutes, I now have to go the Apple Store so they can reset my AppleTV with a mini USB to large USB cable.

Irritating. :mad:
 
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FoxMcCloud said:
On my iPhone 4 i have many new SMS tones, but on my girlfriends 3GS she just has the standard tones. Both updated to 4.2.1

Is this a new feature of the 3GS? Less tones than iPhone 4?
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New hardware gets more
 
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applefanDrew said:
iTunes is telling me that it can't connect to the Apple update server. Been that way for over an hour now. Any suggestions? I realize that is essentially an Apple problem, but maybe there is something I can do on my end to help?
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U can wait
 
ianray said:
I hear you. I tested AirPrint (just for fun) but had to download an OS X App to make it work with my old printer. It does work, and I can see that it might be useful.
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I'm using my printer attached to an Airport Express, our 3 macs have been able to print on it for months but my iPhone 4 can't see it with the new Airprint it just says no printer found, do I have to download something?

Thanks :)
 
There seems to be a change in the way you move the Apps around, before you just held the App button for a second or so and it started jiggling, now you have to hold it down for five seconds before it start to move, then where before if you hit the home button it stopped jiggling immediately, now it takes ten seconds for that to happen...

Can somebody else try this, the times are consistent so this may be the new way it works in 4.2...thanks...
 
What I want is the Apple TV capable of being used as a living room iPod touch, but with a bluetooth keyboard and trackpad. HD TVs prices have dropped a lot, and have the necessary resolution to be used as computer displays.

Let's say Apple makes a bluetooth keyboard+trackpad for 100$, add AppleTV for 100$, and you got yourself a 200$ Mac. You can get three of those setups for the price of one Mac mini, that's nothing to sneeze at.

And while not portable, it's less than the cheapest netbooks.
 
Mac212 said:
iPad and iPhone 4 both updated beautifully...

However, Apple TV is stuck on 'connect to iTunes screen'.

Contacted AppleCare, after 20 minutes, I now have to go the Apple Store so they can reset my AppleTV with a mini USB to large USB cable.

Irritating. :mad:
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Would it not be easier to do that yourself instead of driving to a store and having it done there? I know some Apple people are clueless and all but resetting your Apple TV doesn't require a trip to the store. Lol :p

You really don't have a mini usb to usb cable? Do you have a digital camera? That uses one.
 
gceo said:
New fonts for Notes? Screenshot? I'd like to see the font.
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Here it is in the settings menu, the old default Marker Felt, the new Helvetica, and the new default Chalkboard.

I don't like Chalkboard at all. Looks too much like kindergarten class...
 

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Chalkperson said:
There seems to be a change in the way you move the Apps around, before you just held the App button for a second or so and it started jiggling, now you have to hold it down for five seconds before it start to move, then where before if you hit the home button it stopped jiggling immediately, now it takes ten seconds for that to happen...

Can somebody else try this, the times are consistent so this may be the new way it works in 4.2...thanks...
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I'm not seeing this at all. Is your phone running ridiculously slow or something?
 
Chalkperson said:
There seems to be a change in the way you move the Apps around, before you just held the App button for a second or so and it started jiggling, now you have to hold it down for five seconds before it start to move, then where before if you hit the home button it stopped jiggling immediately, now it takes ten seconds for that to happen...

Can somebody else try this, the times are consistent so this may be the new way it works in 4.2...thanks...
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3GS doesn't have that at all, it is exactly as it was in 4.1 for me.
 
ianray said:
I hear you. I tested AirPrint (just for fun) but had to download an OS X App to make it work with my old printer. It does work, and I can see that it might be useful.

There are a few other minor improvements, and obviously bug-fixes and security fixes; although this is a useful update, it lacks 'WOW' factor :D
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Would like to know what OS X App?
 
BRLawyer said:
SAFARI can't load 2 pages at the same time without reloading; BROWSER XYZ CAN. DOES 4.2 fix this on Safari?
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Depending on the pages being loaded, specifically those that are mostly text, my iPad has always been able to load more than one page at a time without reloading when switching from one to another. And no, the reloads aren't happening so fast that it just looks like multiple pages can be held in memory simultaneously; my internet connection isn't *that* fast.

Put lots of graphics in the mix, and reloads become more likely.

I'm glad you like BOWSER XYZ (is that anything like GENERIC BEER?),though.

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Is it easier for you to understand now?[/QUOTE]

That you may have some problem with your specific iOS device does seem clear, yes.
 
Cant see Airplay anywhere ?!?

I just updated my iphone 4 and am i missing something is airplay need to be activated i cant see the airplay icon- anywhere
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SOLVED :) I Was thinking the option would be avail regardless if i have apple tv or not for future supported airplay accessories

thank you for your comments
 
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