I don't know if this has been said already but I notice that the alarm now has a snooze function, I don't remember that being there before 2.1
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iPhone 2.1 Update, new & undocumented features/fixes screenshots (2.2 now available).
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We've all been wondering this since day ZERO even. They'll never put it in. We've given up hope. :\
Apple was forced to include it in Safari because of the landscape web-browsing feature... it would be way too much of a hassle for users to be surfing in landscape and then switch to portrait every time they wanted to input text.
There's no reason to browse convos in landscape in SMS. If Apple included landscape typing in SMS, most of the screen would be taken up by the keyboard and you'd lose the whole message and constantly have to scroll. This makes it too inconvenient, Apple won't include it.
It's the same reason why there's no landscape viewing for email messages. Although landscape viewing of email would make it so much easier to see emails rich in graphics etc... landscape typing would cover up the whole message and most of what you're typing.
It sucks, but Apple will still never include it.
Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but the Geo-Tagging bug in the camera is also sorted. Coordinates in W and S are now embedded in the EXIF correctly. (and preserved when emailing the photo as already noted).
am/pm indicator..
Same thing's happening to me.. V annoying that something as simple as this won't 'stick' once it's been set.. My colleague's iPod touch seems to work ok.
I wonder if it has anything to so with syncing to a Mac that has a different time format?..
Same thing's happening to me.. V annoying that something as simple as this won't 'stick' once it's been set.. My colleague's iPod touch seems to work ok.
I wonder if it has anything to so with syncing to a Mac that has a different time format?..
I'm not sure if it is a new feature of 2.1, but I've finally discovered how to scroll all the SMS messages to the top: tap once in the middle of the screen and then tap on the clock!
you dont have to touch the middle of the screen first??
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Passcode Lock time limit
Coming back to the Passcode Lock setting:
with 2.0.2 I could set a Require Passcode Lock up to 4 hours, but with 2.1 (5F136) this is now limited to 5 minutes, see screen capture below.
Anyone else experiencing that, would you say its a new feature or bug?
I dont use my phone every 4 minutes and I find it incredibly annoying to have to enter a passcode after just 10 or 20 minutes when 1 hour or 4 hours did a good job at locking the phone after I was away for too long.
I actually phoned Apple Support for that, and they could only give me the following (mis)information: the limit to 5 minutes has always been the same for all software versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2 and 2.1 which is obviously a lie since I used the 4 hours setting on 2.0.2
Still on the subject of Passcode Lock:
once Ive enabled Passcode Lock by setting a passcode, I cant disable it anymore again see screen capture below: there's no option in 2.1, whereas I'm sure there was one in 2.0.2.
Anyone knows how to overcome that?
Oh, and I cant control the Erase Data on/off either, the switch is just greyed out unless I'm missing a control from iTunes?
Coming back to the Passcode Lock setting:
with 2.0.2 I could set a Require Passcode Lock up to 4 hours, but with 2.1 (5F136) this is now limited to 5 minutes, see screen capture below.
Anyone else experiencing that, would you say its a new feature or bug?
I dont use my phone every 4 minutes and I find it incredibly annoying to have to enter a passcode after just 10 or 20 minutes when 1 hour or 4 hours did a good job at locking the phone after I was away for too long.
I actually phoned Apple Support for that, and they could only give me the following (mis)information: the limit to 5 minutes has always been the same for all software versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2 and 2.1 which is obviously a lie since I used the 4 hours setting on 2.0.2
Still on the subject of Passcode Lock:
once Ive enabled Passcode Lock by setting a passcode, I cant disable it anymore again see screen capture below: there's no option in 2.1, whereas I'm sure there was one in 2.0.2.
Anyone knows how to overcome that?
Oh, and I cant control the Erase Data on/off either, the switch is just greyed out unless I'm missing a control from iTunes?
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Date & Time Setting Not working in 2.1
Well tried to setup 24 Hours but all I get when I tried to access the Date & Time Setting under General was the page simply would not load and I was thrown to the main page...I guess it crashes....
Configuration: iPhone 1.0 + Pwnage 2.1.
Also why is the SMS page takes so long to load?
Apple can you dig thing? Bug?
Well tried to setup 24 Hours but all I get when I tried to access the Date & Time Setting under General was the page simply would not load and I was thrown to the main page...I guess it crashes....
Configuration: iPhone 1.0 + Pwnage 2.1.
Also why is the SMS page takes so long to load?
Apple can you dig thing? Bug?
Undocumented features/fixes:
All screenshots have been taken and uploaded by myself unless stated otherwise. Please do not use them without crediting me.
Feel free to post any more new undocumented features and I will happily upload a screenshot to the thread, crediting you for the find of course.
Although it isn't exactly a "new feature", some bluetooth headsets which didn't originally work with visual voicemail and other features on previous firmware versions have been reported to be working on 2.1 by different users.
Confirmed headsets:
Plantronics 520BT Headset (Credit to trunksu).
Plantronics 925BT Headset (Credit to diesel).
Plantronics Voyager 510BT Headset (Credit to QuarterSwede).
Bluespoon AX2BT Headset (Credit to galenmd).
Any Chrysler, Dodge, or Jeep vehicle with U-Connect (Credit to mklos).
You can now pause apps by clicking the icon while it downloads/installs.
Tripple clicking the microphone button (attached to included headphones) now goes to the previous song played/in a playlist. (Credit to Sealit).
New podcasts & videos had "filled" blue bubbles next to them to indicate that they were new, but with 2.1, if you have "half-played" a podcast or video, it will include a half filled blue bubble. (Credit to Dangeresque).
Sound from videos now "fade out" if you press the home button. Before, they would cut out abruptly. (Credit to Dangeresque).
Options to load & display earlier text message in a convosation. (Credit to cx300).
The iPod now shows the album artist and album name underneath the song title.
New 3G, Edge & GRPS icons
EXIF data infomation now remains on photos/pictures when emailed from your iPhone. Sites such as Flickr are now able to show geotag and other infomation. (Credit to MadGoat).
Updated apps now keep there original position in the Home Screen.
The 12/24 hour clock which has been available in previous versions is now usable to UK iPhone users.
iTunes now displays how much infomation is taken by up applications installed on your iPhone.
The Camera application can now be restricted from Settings. (Credit to Kardashian).
Auto rebooting once the Apple Boot logo dims fixes the "ALoD" issue. (Credit to Switz123).
iPod volume setting is now independant to the phone ringer volume setting. (Credit to Rat-Boy).
When location services is switched off in the Settings menu, the Maps application reminds you to must manually turn it back on from the Settings menu when using GPS. Originally, you would have the option to turn it on when the notification appeared. (Credit to sgiles1).
More infomation is provided for audiobooks, such as displaying time left in active audiobook. (Credit to reposed).
(Credit to reposed).
When recieving a text message, it used to display "Sender - Text Message" when the message preview was off, e.g "Pete - Text Message". After updating to 2.1, it now just displays "New Text Message". (Credit to nutts & phannon666).
You can now display the AM/PM on the lock screen, if you're using the 12-hour clock.
Note: This function, for some reason, does not appear on everyones phones. Some 'upgraded' phones show the AM/PM indicator when set to 12-hour, but some don't. However, most 'clean installs' of 2.1 will show the AM/PM indicator. (Credit to Kardashian).
If a clean restore doesn't fix your problem, try setting the time to the 24-hour clock and reboot the phone. Switch the time back to the 12-hour clock (the AM/PM mode should appear in the top menu bar at this point). Reboot the phone again. If the indicator doesn't appear, repeat the above steps a couple of times until it does. (Credit to leedsguy).
Third-party application settings are loaded after loading the main Settings. (Credit to Nall).
(Credit to Nall).
With the UK English keyboard setting, when entering URLs, holding down the '.com' button would bring up shortcuts to other TLDs, but for some reason it would drop '.net' to make room for '.co.uk'. 2.1 adds '.net' for the UK English keyboard. (Credit to NekoFever).
(Credit to NekoFever).
Apple have fixed the grammar in the App Store when all apps up to date. Prior to 2.1, the update page would display the text "All Apps Are Up-To-Date." (hypenated with a period). The update page now displays the text "All Apps Are Up to Date". (Credit to NekoFever).
(Credit to NekoFever).
Double tapping (the standard gesture for zooming) didn't work in prior firmware versions in the Mail application. The only way to zoom into content (e.g. a HTML attachment/web page) was to use the 'pinch' method. 2.1 now adds the functionality of double tapping to zoom in the Mail application. (Credit to sibruk).
Mobile Safari now (partially) supports Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). (Credit to Paint.It.Black).
There has been a minor update to the Exchange setup; in version 2.0 you had to enter userid as the "domain\userid", in 2.1 Apple have created a separate field for domain. However, autodiscover is still not working entirely, and you still need to enter the server name in step 2 of the setup process. (Credit to sskarlatos).
(Credit to sskarlatos).
The DTMF tone bug has now been fixed. This bug would prevent iPhone 3G users from accessing their voicemail system because the '*' tone was not being generated properly. (Credit to ktemkin).
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"Genius" playlist creation screenshots:
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Automatic Download/Installation Tutorial
iPhone 2G & 3G: http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/
Manual Download Links
iPhone 2G: http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite...080909.gkbEj/iPhone1,1_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw
iPhone 3G: http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite...080909.K3294/iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw
I appologize, but I see very few if at all any of these chages...I have syncd and it says my software is 2.1.....
have I done something wrong
I dont see the history option in text messagess
no AM or PM in screen lock
when i receive texts from 2 people in particular just their number shows up in a +353******* format, everyone else shows up as i have them named in my contacts, i have tried altering their numbers in contacts with +353**** and 00353***** and just plain ol 086,
any ideas?
tia
=353 is international code for Ireland btw
any ideas?
tia
=353 is international code for Ireland btw
I assume you are in the U.S. based on your location listed. To get the A.M./P.M. to show, you need to change Settings-->General-->International-->Region Format to United Kingdom. Also, make sure you are on a 12 hour clock. Now the lock screen should say A.M./P.M.
For the SMS history thing, you need to have had a sufficiently long convo. If you have, there is a button saying "Load Earlier Messages" at the very top.
Coming back to the Passcode Lock setting:
with 2.0.2 I could set a Require Passcode Lock up to 4 hours, but with 2.1 (5F136) this is now limited to 5 minutes, see screen capture below.
Anyone else experiencing that, would you say its a new feature or bug?
I dont use my phone every 4 minutes and I find it incredibly annoying to have to enter a passcode after just 10 or 20 minutes when 1 hour or 4 hours did a good job at locking the phone after I was away for too long.
I actually phoned Apple Support for that, and they could only give me the following (mis)information: the limit to 5 minutes has always been the same for all software versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2 and 2.1 which is obviously a lie since I used the 4 hours setting on 2.0.2
Still on the subject of Passcode Lock:
once Ive enabled Passcode Lock by setting a passcode, I cant disable it anymore again see screen capture below: there's no option in 2.1, whereas I'm sure there was one in 2.0.2.
Anyone knows how to overcome that?
Oh, and I cant control the Erase Data on/off either, the switch is just greyed out unless I'm missing a control from iTunes?
well i am using iPhone 3G from day 1 and now i updated to ver 2.1 as well; i am getting passcode off option along with time setting upto 4 hrs. I am attaching screenshots too.
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This is as per your exchange server permission, you have to ask the admin for your server to make the changes.
I'm not sure if it is a new feature of 2.1, but I've finally discovered how to scroll all the SMS messages to the top: tap once in the middle of the screen and then tap on the clock!
Awsome! I have been looking for this feature to call back a person without having to go to my contacts screen.
Thanks for this one!!
blue bubble next to video 3G
ok...so maybe I am over analyzing this blue circle indicator, but what exactly does it mean. this is my understanding:
half blue - you are midway throuhg watching a video
fule blue - you have not watched it at all
if I rewind a movie back to the begining, will to become a full blue circle
ok...so maybe I am over analyzing this blue circle indicator, but what exactly does it mean. this is my understanding:
half blue - you are midway throuhg watching a video
fule blue - you have not watched it at all
if I rewind a movie back to the begining, will to become a full blue circle
Thanks for that, this explains a lot.
However my exchange mail account (on the iPhone) was set-up on 2.0.2 already and I could use the passcode lock with a 4 hours time limit then: my enterprise exchange settings didn't change after the upgrade to 2.1, so what gives?
(Purely rethorical question at this stage, I guess)
I know Apple has really only begun to narrow down on all of the Exchange's nuances. You will probably see over time a lot more exchange functionality come into play. I.E. The step away from domain/username to the Username and Domain separated fields.
You should apologize for quoting the whole first post. That was totally unnecessary.
Haha, I was thinking that as well. The page is now unnecessarily long page, and it takes longer to load. Oh well... everyone makes mistakes.
snverhallen
You're not ther only one , I don't have any option or I haven't see anything about Genius Playlist and I have the 2.1
password character peep feature
I'm thinking this is another new feature on 2.0/2.1 (I haven't noticed it before)... when typing in a password, the last character typed stays unmasked for a second or so before getting masked.
I'm thinking this is another new feature on 2.0/2.1 (I haven't noticed it before)... when typing in a password, the last character typed stays unmasked for a second or so before getting masked.