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iOS 4.2 ...WTF

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mtnDewFTW

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I feel like a bit of a hypocrite for even posting this, because I always complain about OCD people on this forum, but it has come to a point where I don't even wanna bother to do certain things on my phone anymore.

After updating to 4.2, my iPhone has basically turned into a slow piece of crap. I started having random problems like, it now vibrates on me cheek when I'm on a phone call and I get a notification. Apps crash more often. there is no longer a smooth transition between opening and closing apps. The phone itself is just slow.

I don't know if it's just me, but when I did research, I saw that many people were complaining about 4.2. I'm wondering as to why Apple even bothered releasing this buggy update.

Did anyone else's iPhone become very noticeably slow after the update?
 
I'm having an issue with battery life. When I first updated to 4.2.1 my battery life got better. Then when I did my monthly 'battery drain til it shuts off then to full charge' my battery life is worse.

I restored as new recently and it has gotten better.

So prior to the monthly battery maintenance battery life was extremely overwhelmingly great, now it's not close.

Any recommendations?
 
Prior to this monthly cycle battery with the update I was getting 1 hour heavy usage/10%, now it's way less. Maybe I'll try to restore as new again to knock out whatever bugs there are.
 
Mine is fine, behaves exactly the way it did after I updated to 4.1. I think I even get a better battery life.
 
mtnDewFTW said:
I feel like a bit of a hypocrite for even posting this, because I always complain about OCD people on this forum, but it has come to a point where I don't even wanna bother to do certain things on my phone anymore.

After updating to 4.2, my iPhone has basically turned into a slow piece of crap. I started having random problems like, it now vibrates on me cheek when I'm on a phone call and I get a notification. Apps crash more often. there is no longer a smooth transition between opening and closing apps. The phone itself is just slow.

I don't know if it's just me, but when I did research, I saw that many people were complaining about 4.2. I'm wondering as to why Apple even bothered releasing this buggy update.

Did anyone else's iPhone become very noticeably slow after the update?
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Have you tried a fresh install? Any troubleshooting whatsoever?
 
iphone3gs16gb said:
Playing those mind games...
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Your posts on this forum rarely add anything of value to these threads. How does that make you feel?


My battery life after upgrading as well as recalibrating has gone down the toilet. I'm literally watching my % go down as I type this.
 
I've read this so many times. I myself had the battery drain issue. Every couple of seconds it would go down a %. I reset ALL my networks and settings, then reformatted as a new install, or new phone setup. It works fine now. I can't notice any difference from the battery life of 4.2 from 4.1.
 
I bought an i4 the other day. It has 4.1, so hopefully when I update it to 4.2.1 it will be ok. I don't know if I need to, but likely will as I don't see it hurting the phone.
 
is there an official JB for 4.2?
Also if i update to 4.2 do i have to re-upload all my music pics etc?

Thanks
 
Steve-Jobs said:
is there an official JB for 4.2?
Also if i update to 4.2 do i have to re-upload all my music pics etc?

Thanks
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Steve why are you asking us what to do???
IDK about jailbreaks, never done one and don't care to. As far as what is stored on your phone, save it to your computer and there you go.
 
As I restarted my iphone again today I was thinking that there are some issues with 4.2. I see it freezing up, spontaneously quitting apps etc. I'd have to say I agree.
 
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iphone3gs16gb said:
Playing those mind games...
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He speaks the truth. all Apple updates do nothing but improve the phone. It is impossible for Apple to release a buggy update. How dare anyone suggest that 4.2 has bugs. :rolleyes:

Your one liner did not contribute to this thread at all. Why bother?

OP, my battery life has gone down marginally since I updated. I'm going to try restoring and setting it up as new when I get the chance.
 
FWIW, 4.2 (4.2.1) has INCREASED my battery life on my iPhone 4 32GB. I don't have any hiccups or odd behavior, and even with WiFi and Bluetooth left on all day, I'm only down to 75% at worst from when I take the phone off the charger at 7am and get home at 6pm. And yes, I do use the phone a moderate amount at work.

I've been very happy with the update so far.
 
Every iOS update has given some users bad battery life. Restoring as new, as others have already stated, fixes the problem most of the time.

I'm on a iP4 and jailbroken even and have ZERO problems with my battery life.
 
I'm not sure if iOS 4.2's working fine for me... After fully charging my iPhone 4 and leaving it on my desk for approximately 1 hour, the battery life falls to 99% without any usage. Is this normal?
 
I'm still on 4.0.1

i stopped giving a crap about having the newest awesomest firmware when they started destroying instead of improving.

My iphone 4 runs great, give me no issues. the BS that they call enhancements that they have added in subsequent updates dont impress me.

If i ever need to, i'll "settings/general/reset/erase ALL" and start fresh. but i'm not updating.

5+ hours battery life is awesome too.
 
The experience running 4.2.1 seems to vary for me. Sometimes it seems snappier than 4.1 and nicely fast and other times it feels as if my iPhone 4 is now a 3G. Same with my iPad.

Hopefully 4.3 will be released sooner rather than later. The animations when opening apps and folders really needs some work, this was ruined with 4.1 and has never been the same since.
 
Stick with iOS 4.1 for now

iOS 4.2 has been horrendously buggy for me, too.

Half of my screen animations lag and sometimes the keyboard lags to such a degree that I have to perform a hard restart of the phone. I really wish I'd stayed with 4.1. With each new release of the iOS (and Mac OS X for that matter), the architecture of the operating system becomes more complex and feature rich. The consequence of all those features is an OS that is a bit more bloated and more likely to suffer from bugs. I suppose we can't have our cake and eat it, too. Nevertheless, I am disappointed with 4.2 and am desperately waiting for the next update. I thought I wasn't happy with 4.1 but it took 4.2 to make me realize that of all the versions of iOS 4 out there, 4.1 is currently the best.

My fingers are crossed that they finally get it right with 4.3. One positive thing is that Apple has released 4 versions of iOS 4 in just 4 months (iOS 4, 4.0.1, 4.1, 4.2.1). I really appreciate that Apple has been releasing updates in a timely fashion. It shows that they give a s%$#.
 
After 4.2.1 I noticed sometimes my album covers don't keep up with what's playing (they'd be one behind). May be a fluke though. Otherwise, I see no real difference in anything.
 
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