Should I "upgrade" to 1.1.2?? (US)

[~J~]

Ok, so I have the file downloaded and have been thinking about upgrading to the new firmware all weekend... but why? For someone that lives in the US, what benefit does it provide? What down-sides are there? The only program I use with my iPhone is iToner... so as long as it doesnt break that, I'm good (which Ive read from several posts on here that it doesnt). So, should I upgrade or not?

 

[gceo]

Upside: Free Ringtones.

Downside: Every couple of days the Slide to Unlock experiences long (10 second) delays... making people think there phone is locked up.

Upside: No more TIFF exploit.

Downside: It's not technically supported by Apple yet, and might not be in the US.

Upside: Garageband Ringtones!!!!

Downside: No new REAL features

Upside: You're cool because you got something most don't have 'yet'.

Downside: Could get you in trouble at the Genius Bar.

Upside: There is Jailbreak available for it.

 

[OCOTILLO]

Obviously Apple doesn't think it is a required upgrade for US phones, or it would sync automatically on iTunes. So what would be the point?

 

[rayward]

Upside: Free Ringtones.

Huh? I've been asleep and not seen this.

Is it still just iTunes purchases that can be used, or all music?

 

[boss1]

Huh? I've been asleep and not seen this.

Is it still just iTunes purchases that can be used, or all music?

Technically Apple still wants you to purchase ringtones however, I'm under the impression that with 1.1.2 you can simply rename an m4a to m4r and it will appear as ringtone in iTunes. Effectively making a free ringtone option much easier in 1.1.2 ... also iToner 1.0.4 still works.

 

[rablat]

If this upgrade is not apple sanctioned
why then, when you do a restore it prompts you to download 1.1.2?

Just as a note.
I have seen it and done it through restore.
With update files in the software updates folder (on a PC) it then prompts to
restore and update.
And without it simply downloads 1.1.2 and restores.

Why its not available to just update I have no idea
but the restore is coming from apple through iTunes.
Not some sinister group to void your warranty.

 

[gceo]

Is it still just iTunes purchases that can be used, or all music?

Not only just music, but movie quotes, sound effects, basically anything you can find on the net and put into GarageBand (or similar).

A lot of my contacts now have quotes from some good movies... http://gotwavs.com

Also, it's easy to pull audio out of clips on YouTube with the app TubeTV.

 

[YoungCreative]

Speaker is finally loud enough

Not only can I use my ringtones again, but my speaker is finally louder. 1.1.1 didn't raise the volume for me, but 1.1.2 has made it a now usable feature!

All hail the speakerphone!

 

[chr1s60]

I look at it this way... Unless you have your phone hacked and refuse to lose your games or whatever, update your phone. Most likely there will be an update in January or Feb that will make the phone optimal for 3rd party apps and if you want apps you will need to update then. So my point is that there is no reason holding off on an update unless you have a hacked phone. Eventually if you want all the new features you will have to update anyway, so why wait?

 

[IDANNY]

I look at it this way... Unless you have your phone hacked and refuse to lose your games or whatever, update your phone. Most likely there will be an update in January or Feb that will make the phone optimal for 3rd party apps and if you want apps you will need to update then. So my point is that there is no reason holding off on an update unless you have a hacked phone. Eventually if you want all the new features you will have to update anyway, so why wait?

I agree there is no reason not to update unless you hacked. I hacked mine and updated kinda pissed about it now : ( haha o well