iPhone 2.1 Update, new & undocumented features/fixes screenshots (2.2 now available).

[Ninja Dom]

Sending an SMS during a phone call

I'm on 2.1 unlocked on a first gen 2G iPhone. No Installer or Cydia, just unlocked.

Everything is fantastic but I've noticed that I can't send an SMS during a phone call. The SENDING progress bar only fully completes once the phone call has ended.

This worked fine on all firmwares since I got the iPhone on 1.0.2.

Anybody else notice this with 2.1???

 

[Magic-wand]

Music Videos

Hey Guys,

I don't know if anyone has mention it nor if it is a new feature but now you can play music videos from the artist section, not only from the videos tab. They play in both portrait and landscape view with double-tap to zoom working well.

Here are the screenshots

 

[lcw1101]

Wow, cool!! Thanks for that one, I had no idea that existed.
I've been trying to figure out how everyone did that.
Thanks for the tip!!!!

That sounds like a great tip, can you give more details? Which screen are you starting from etc? Thanks!

 

[andyblila]

I'm on 2.1 unlocked on a first gen 2G iPhone. No Installer or Cydia, just unlocked.

Everything is fantastic but I've noticed that I can't send an SMS during a phone call. The SENDING progress bar only fully completes once the phone call has ended.

This worked fine on all firmwares since I got the iPhone on 1.0.2.

Anybody else notice this with 2.1???

It shouldn't have worked. The EDGE does not support data and phone at the same time. 3G does but not EDGE, so I think you were mistaken about the previous version. What you are describing is impossible.

 

[kevinti]

SMS repeat Alert?

Guys,

It has been a week since 2.1, I but I'm still not getting a singlle SMS Repeat Alert tone! Strange indeed! Any explaination?

Note that I had use a customized sms tone.

 

[TheSpaz]

It shouldn't have worked. The EDGE does not support data and phone at the same time. 3G does but not EDGE, so I think you were mistaken about the previous version. What you are describing is impossible.

Maybe he was on Wifi and forgot. I did the same thing. At first, I thought I could talk and use edge a the same time but, I can't.

You CAN send text messages while you talk though... I guess SMS doesn't use Edge at all...

 

[Ninja Dom]

You can send SMS's while in a phone call on almost all phones!

 

[jaggunothing]

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.

Did you at any point of time set the time out to 5 mts, while using exchange on iPhone?

Maybe you can use the configuration utility from apple site to set up exchange account again, and rectify this issue.

Yes this auto pass code lock that come with exchange is annoying, esp for a frequent user. I deleted my exchange account and moved to IMAP, coz of this

 

[TEG]

Did you at any point of time set the time out to 5 mts, while using exchange on iPhone?

Maybe you can use the configuration utility from apple site to set up exchange account again, and rectify this issue.

Yes this auto pass code lock that come with exchange is annoying, esp for a frequent user. I deleted my exchange account and moved to IMAP, coz of this

It is actually an option added by the operator of the exchange server. The company I work for instituted it after the IT manager got an iPhone and realized that there was no security. He removed after the 10% of the company that had iPhones at the time complained.

Also, I need some confirmation of something I just noticed. I can now set nicknames for my contacts. I don't believe it was available prior to 2.1, and only noticed it because Adium was using those entries for display names. Can anyone shine some light on this, or reproduce it.

TEG

 

[bdorpetzl]

Also, I need some confirmation of something I just noticed. I can now set nicknames for my contacts. I don't believe it was available prior to 2.1, and only noticed it because Adium was using those entries for display names. Can anyone shine some light on this, or reproduce it.

TEG

Just checked with my old 2.0 2g, there is the option to add a nickname to the contact under the "Add field". Here are the pics.

 

[TEG]

Just checked with my old 2.0 2g, there is the option to add a nickname to the contact under the "Add field". Here are the pics.

Strange. It must have something to do with Adium modifying the Address Book entries, since I only just got Adium reinstalled after I wiped my computer 6 weeks ago.

TEG

 

[Brandon Heat]

I may be slow on this one but...

You can delete emails by swiping the title instead of going to edit...

 

[TEG]

I may be slow on this one but...

You can delete emails by swiping the title instead of going to edit...

Sorry, been there since 1.0.

TEG

 

[Brandon Heat]

Wow.. That's real slow...

 

[jcmeyer5]

Dunno if this is NEW

Previous to 2.1 I had noticed that when I deleted an email on my iPhone, they did not delete from the server. I get daily ebay emails. I had not logged onto my email for over a week. I delete the ebay emails daily. I logged into my email today... no ebay emails.

I accidently deleted an email I didnt want to delete. I recovered it from the iPhone trash, but it was deleted off of the server.

It LOOKS like deleting emails on the iphone updates the server now? Or is this not new? Last I had read, it didnt work.

 

[Etnies419]

Previous to 2.1 I had noticed that when I deleted an email on my iPhone, they did not delete from the server. I get daily ebay emails. I had not logged onto my email for over a week. I delete the ebay emails daily. I logged into my email today... no ebay emails.

I accidently deleted an email I didnt want to delete. I recovered it from the iPhone trash, but it was deleted off of the server.

It LOOKS like deleting emails on the iphone updates the server now? Or is this not new? Last I had read, it didnt work.

It depends on how your account was set up. If it was set up with POP, it wouldn't delete off the server, only on your iPhone. If it was set up with Imap or Push, it will delete off of the server as well.

 

[hellomoto4]

Small change for Australian Optus users, the Optus text at the top is now in caps.

 

[pcorrado]

Mail Attachments

Something new...at least I think its new...Mail now lets you forward an email with attachments and will ask you if you want to include the attachment...in 2.0 I was never able to do this.

 

[justinomg]

Something new...at least I think its new...Mail now lets you forward an email with attachments and will ask you if you want to include the attachment...in 2.0 I was never able to do this.

New feature on my iPod Touch 16GB 2.1...

Erase Data after 10 incorrect passcode attempts.

If you setup call forward, disable it and then re-enable, it will remember the previously enabled number. It is convenient when I always call forward to the house phone. Previously you had to enter the number manually each time you enable it.

Thank you for all the contributions, I'll add them right now.

Let me know if I forgot anyone (in the original post).

Edit: Seems I've run out space for images (maximum of 20), so I'll have to merge some together where possible, sorry.
I'm also planning to merge all finds together into a graphic soon.

 

[Olleh]

New feature, or am I just slow?

 

[ElectricBrain]

New feature, or am I just slow?

Just a little slow

 

[Olleh]

Just a little slow

When was that introduced?

 

[jcmeyer5]

It depends on how your account was set up. If it was set up with POP, it wouldn't delete off the server, only on your iPhone. If it was set up with Imap or Push, it will delete off of the server as well.

Well, it's a verizon account...

 

[ElectricBrain]

When was that introduced?

I believe it was there as early as 2.0. I remember seeing it there when I first got my iPhone on launch week and was digging through the preferences.

 

[robdam1001]

Undocumented features/fixes:


• 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).

This procedure needs to be invoked after every reboot. Also, this does not play nice with AP Mobile News App; when this procedure is invoked, all news items in AP Mobile News app are dated Dec 31, 1969.