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iPhone 2.0 Firmware (5A347) Available Early

jeremy.kruse said:
Although I had no problems downloading or installing the 2.0 software update I have noticed some strange occurrences.

First off, what is with the Contacts widget? I've got my contacts in the phone widget as well so there really is no need for it. Not only that but you can't uninstall it, only move it to another page. I hadn't read or seen anything about this being included in 2.0 and it makes me wonder if this is not actually the final release.

I heard this somewhere else too, we will have to wait and see. Personally this wouldn't be so bad, I have found it annoying sometimes to go into the phone app to get to my contacts for several reasons

My phone is running warm. I haven't had it off the dock for long enough to see if this is a battery drainage issue yet, but the last time I noticed this (when I first got the phone), it was. It required me to restore the phone and load everything back on after that it worked fine. I guess I'll find out after I'm at work for a while.

Push doesn't seem to be working for me. But Mobile Me has been down all day so I haven't been able to visit the website to tinker with any settings.
Side note - What is going on with Mobile Me, it was suppose to be up by now, what kind of problems are they running into?

MobileMe is down from what I am gathering. Not sure what problems they are having, but I am sure it will be up and running soon just keep checking back.

Also push isn't going to be up until September. I can't remember if this was for MM as well, but it is for other apps.

I think that's it so far, the apps are working great, so far the Remote and AIM are my favorites. Super Monkey Ball is fun but hard to get used to, I keep falling off the edge, but I kind of suck at video games anyway, and that's not the phone's fault.

The remote looks cool, but what makes it so appealing that everyone is raving over it?
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Weather Application

Which weather app does everyone like best? I tried WeatherBug (though I'd never install any of their software on my computer) but I didn't like it because it didn't have moving weather maps. Previously I had a bookmark to Accuweather's moving radar display on my homepage, but i'm looking for an integrated all-in-one program that will display current conditions, show the weather and show the forecast for the next week. I won't pay $70 either. Does the MyWeather app have those features? Their sales pitch makes it sound as if they do, but I'm nervous about spending $15 only to find out it doesn't.
 
Originally Posted by patseguin
Anyone notice that the iPhone UI is sluggish after the update?
hexonxonx said:
No.
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Actually, dozens of people have causing many to believe this may not be the final and official release. Unfortunately i think i've read nearly all one thousand comments to know this.
 
App1€ said:
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You're wrong about the Push features... the Push for calendars & contacts and such is working TODAY. I've tested it bi-directionally going from my Mac to my iPhone and iPhone to Mac. It works now.

The Push to 3rd-party-applications feature is what isn't going to be turned-on until the fall.

Do you have an Apple TV or use your iTunes library to stream to a Airport Express? If so then you'll understand the appeal of the remote app :) I find it INCREDIBLY convenient to use the search feature to find the exact TV show, movie, or song that I am looking for instead of scrolling through VERY long lists in the Apple TV interface.
 
I have 2 suggestions for people considering doing this but nervous about BRICKING their iPHONE, it's just what I did, nothing shocking or a breakthrough....

1) SYNC your iPhone BEFORE attempting this and remove large files like videos, movies, slim it down to leave LOTS of SPACE!
(I'm starting to believe this is the cause of lots of the errors people are getting except for unlocked phones)

2) READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE ONE! LOL

Seriously, if your iPhone is not jailbroken, this really is a piece of cake.

And the results are unbelievably awesome and yes I've re-synced my iPhone a few times today and everything still works including all the apps I downloaded in iTunes 7.7 before doing this. :D
 
App1€ said:
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MobileMe is down from what I am gathering. Not sure what problems they are having, but I am sure it will be up and running soon just keep checking back.

Also push isn't going to be up until September. I can't remember if this was for MM as well, but it is for other apps.
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Application push was the only one not working till September. Reports last night were of push for MobileMe working on users with advance copies of 2.0.


ajx1220 said:
It actually wasn't in the trash, thats the first place I checked.
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oops - sorry then. :(
 
GeekLawyer said:
I feel like I've read all 1000. But you could be on to something. Could be that the 2.0 we're using is a late internal/beta. I guess we'll know... soon.
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Well someone here has been claiming to have intimate knowledge about this being a very-internal-only build that wasn't even designed to run on the first-gen Phone.

An easy way to find out would be for someone in a country that has them on sale to confirm the GUI sometimes feels sluggish and that the system occasionally crashes.
 
"Error Occured: 1403"

I changed the two .dmg files to .ipsw, but every time I try to use one of them I get an error. I don't know which one I should be using because they are each different in file size, or why they are even two different files. Are they supposed to be in two separate files? Why isn't it working for me if it works for others? All software is up to date...
 
So here's my question again...

... anybody know what will happen if I interrupt the update?

Can I start it again or am I screwed. I'm getting close to my fourth hour and the screen looks just like it has for the last three hours.
 
jwsmiths said:
Well someone here has been claiming to have intimate knowledge about this being a very-internal-only build that wasn't even designed to run on the first-gen Phone.

An easy way to find out would be for someone in a country that has them on sale to confirm the GUI sometimes feels sluggish and that the system occasionally crashes.
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Couldn't there be gen-1 and 3g specific software files? If this is the case, sold 3g iPhones may not be sluggish while gen-1 phones using this pre-release 2.0 are sluggish.
 
jwsmiths said:
Well someone here has been claiming to have intimate knowledge about this being a very-internal-only build that wasn't even designed to run on the first-gen Phone.

An easy way to find out would be for someone in a country that has them on sale to confirm the GUI sometimes feels sluggish and that the system occasionally crashes.
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Or we just need someone to verify that the version on the iPhone 3G is the same version posted here.
 
jwsmiths said:
You're wrong about the Push features... the Push for calendars & contacts and such is working TODAY. I've tested it bi-directionally going from my Mac to my iPhone and iPhone to Mac. It works now.

The Push to 3rd-party-applications feature is what isn't going to be turned-on until the fall.

Do you have an Apple TV or use your iTunes library to stream to a Airport Express? If so then you'll understand the appeal of the remote app :) I find it INCREDIBLY convenient to use the search feature to find the exact TV show, movie, or song that I am looking for instead of scrolling through VERY long lists in the Apple TV interface.
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I had a feeling that was the case, but the only for sure thing I could remember about Push was September.

I don't have those things, so I guess it will just be a handy little tool for me thanks :)
 
Jmodamagicmofo said:
Couldn't there be gen-1 and 3g specific software files? If this is the case, sold 3g iPhones may not be sluggish while gen-1 phones using this pre-release 2.0 are sluggish.
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It's likely that almost all of the files are identical, except for system drivers which will be specific to the model of phone used... but if this is a pre-release version of the firmware then it seems plausible that some of the debug stuff has been left on, that certain optimizations haven't been enabled, or that last minute bug fixes haven't been implemented.

I doubt there will be two entirely different download packages for the two phones (though notice this one did describe the iPhone as 1,2 while all previous ones were 1,1 I hear) - but more likely both packaged within a single larger package and then installed as needed.
 
Uhm.

I'm not "authorized" to install the applications.

Fixed. Just double click on the applications in the applications menu.
 
I have 2.0 working with unlocked UK 8Gb handset (iLiberty 1.5.1). Would not work with T-mobile SIM but does with O2 SIM. Worked with both at 1.1.4.

However, cannot get Wifi to work !
 
johnsmclean said:
I have 2.0 working with unlocked UK 8Gb handset (iLiberty 1.5.1). Would not work with T-mobile SIM but does with O2 SIM. Worked with both at 1.1.4.

However, cannot get Wifi to work !
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Congratulations?

Take this where it belongs. Its been known that 2.0 has been broken nothing new.
 
Just a heads up to anyone that winds up in the same situation I did. Safari unzipped the files on me and I zipped them back together and changed the file extension to .ipsw. I went to run it through iTunes and it appeared to work but then quit and sent my iPhone into Recover Mode. So now I'm going back to 1.4.
 
jwsmiths said:
It's likely that almost all of the files are identical, except for system drivers which will be specific to the model of phone used... but if this is a pre-release version of the firmware then it seems plausible that some of the debug stuff has been left on, that certain optimizations haven't been enabled, or that last minute bug fixes haven't been implemented.

I doubt there will be two entirely different download packages for the two phones (though notice this one did describe the iPhone as 1,2 while all previous ones were 1,1 I hear) - but more likely both packaged within a single larger package and then installed as needed.
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Good point. It would at least be helpful to know if 3g users are using this version of the firmware or even if they find it sluggish.

Any help from the mates down under?
 
http://sleepers.net/news/?page_id=216 doesn't work for me as when I put the phone into DFU mode iTunes 7.5* says it cannot do anything with it and to upgrade to 7.7. So I am not sure how other folks got it going.

EDIT: not true, it is restoring 1.1.4 right now. Will update later.
 
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