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So, I got 3.0 Gold Master - First impressions.

ok i found my first complaint with the software - i'm using google exchange for my calendar and it doesn't allow my to add invitees to events - but on my "regular" calendar it does. Whats up with that?
 
If you are already on the first page of apps, pushing the home button one more time will scroll to Spotlight.

Example:
When in an App, push the home button.
If you aren't on the first app page, push home again.
Push home one more time for Spotlight.

Don't push the home button too fast or it will activate your double-click home button function.
 
jz7410 said:
Yes its has diagonal lines on the ipod app phone app and message app now..

anyway anyone with 3.0 installed noticed visual voicemail doesnt work, it is just calling directly to my voicemail??
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just noticed this now as someone actually left me a voicemail!

not sure if it is O2 or 3.0 as I swear VM was working on the early 3.0 beta's
 
The font looks different on the lock screen... is it just me? Looks... thinner.
 
I found a problem since the update to 3.0:

My smart playlist order was changed! Before backup and restore to 3.0, I had set up several smart playlists containing podcasts which are ordered by the date the podcast was added.

Now they're in reverse order for some reason, which is annoying...
 
First day running 3.0 at the office. I work at a University and we have campus-wide WiFi. It requires you to log-in via a web-browser page (you are automatically redirected when you open your browser), like a commercial hot spot. So, I got to test the new Automatic WiFi Login feature of 3.0. It doesn't work for me. The process is definitely different, but doesn't seem to be totally working. Instead of being redirected to a log-in page when I open Safari, now a window slides up from the bottom of the screen with the log-in page. I type in my username and password, hit go, and it works like normal, only since the log-in page is now on a slide-up page, it just slides down and goes away, and I go about my business.

The way my network works, if you are inactive for a long enough time (somewhere between 15-30 minutes, I'm not sure exactly) you're logged out so when you start browsing again you have to log-in again. It's a giant pain in the ass for iPhone users seeing as most browsing sessions on the iPhone are pretty short. As a result, I'm typing my username and password into that log-in page multiple times a day (between 3-10 depending on how much I use the phone). I don't know what's up with it, but in the new version of Safari, when I'm logging in to web sites, it doesn't ask to save the password every time. For example, it won't ask to save the password when I go to Twitter's mobile site, but it will when I go to Facebook's. I'm not sure why it is only remembering information for certain sites. My campus log-in page is one of these sites. It doesn't offer to remember the info, so it can't pull it back up to do the automatic log-in, which is why i think it isn't working for me :(

Specifically, when I connect to the network now, the phone appears to try to auto-connect (screen dims and shows "connecting") but eventually gives up and slides the manual log-in screen up.

Also, I think because it is failing to auto-connect to the hot-spot, it keeps turning off the "auto-join" option under the network settings, which is downright infuriating. Every time I want to connect to the network I need to do it manually.
 
Voice Mail

Someone in the first few threads asked about Visual Voice and said it was not working. After i first installed 3.0 mine was not either. Today however I noticed it's back and working just fine. I did not do anything other than sleep good last night.

FYI for those wondering if vm still works the same. On AT&T it seems to work fine.
 
srl7741 said:
Someone in the first few threads asked about Visual Voice and said it was not working. After i first installed 3.0 mine was not either. Today however I noticed it's back and working just fine. I did not do anything other than sleep good last night.

FYI for those wondering if vm still works the same. On AT&T it seems to work fine.
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I posted this in another thread but it might help here as well.
Visual voicemail isn't broken when installing the GM (or Betas for that matter). All you have to do is call your own phone number (takes you into voicemail) and just pick a few of the options (stay on the line for a minute). After you hang up, select the voicemail tab and the prompt for entering you voicemail password should pop up in 1-2 minutes. No need to call AT&T.
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i was looking for an old email that was no longer on my iphone and i'll be damnd this thing found it - and FAST!!!!!! This new os is amaizing.
 
I am noticing that when playing music, and going to another application, there will occasionally be a hiccup in the music playback while the new app loads. I'm noticing this the most when going into the app store.
 
srl7741 said:
Someone in the first few threads asked about Visual Voice and said it was not working. After i first installed 3.0 mine was not either. Today however I noticed it's back and working just fine. I did not do anything other than sleep good last night.

FYI for those wondering if vm still works the same. On AT&T it seems to work fine.
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Mine didn't work at first. So, I called my iphone and left a message. When the message arrived, visual vmail worked again.

It's as if the visual vmail needs to be initialized (by receiving a message or by calling the vmail system the old-fashioned way) before it actually appears.
 
The auto login feature works flawlessly at Starbucks.

Another thing I noticed, if you're tethered, and have a wifi connection, your laptop will use that connection. So for those few places where wifi is free on an iPhone, but paid on a laptop, just tether it up.
 
I can't wait to post my list of GUI-related glitches with 3.0 next week. I really, really wanna talk about them. 3.0 doesn't seem as polished as I would have thought coming from Apple....

Also, nobody can say "It's still only a beta!" anymore... hehe. I'm getting ready to post all of my findings. Next Wednesday, look for my thread about GUI glitches in 3.0.... 7 days remaining.
 
hobi316 said:
so my 2G iphone is definitely bricked after trying to install this update. i cannot get it to restore mode at all. i'm bringing it in to the apple store today (i'm on AppleCare), but would they be able to find any evidence of me attempting to update my software with the 3.0 download?
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You should not have too much trouble, as long as they don't detect what you were doing I would not worry. Besides, you are not hacking or trying to jailbreak/unlock so no major violations were made in the first place. Additionally, you should be fine because you have AppleCare. Let us know how that goes!
 
hobi316 said:
so my 2G iphone is definitely bricked after trying to install this update. i cannot get it to restore mode at all. i'm bringing it in to the apple store today (i'm on AppleCare), but would they be able to find any evidence of me attempting to update my software with the 3.0 download?
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did u try putting it in DFU mode? google it, that should work. it's really really hard to actually brick and iPhone/iPod
 
Spotlight Help

So here's a weird thing i've noticed with the spotlight search. It somehow searches deleted email titles that have been completely erased from the phone. And if you click on these supposed emails it goes to the mail app and then crashes it. Anyone else have this issue?
 
I could have sworn when I first got 3.0 going that in the messages application (when messaging a contact) there was a button at the top to call that person but I am no longer seeing it after the phone has been up for a while.

Other than that this update is rocking hard. Speed definitely better and I love the screen that shows how long the battery has got left before being dead.

Oh ya, AT&T sucks donkey balls.

peace out!
 
Sorry if this has been asked but I'm not on here that much anymore and am a iPhone app developer. Does anyone know if AT&T will have to "activate" MMS so the ability to load one is there? I don't have MMS or even the option to turn it on. I am currently running the GM version of 3.0. Just didn't know if the public release would have it or not.
 
TheSpaz said:
Also, nobody can say "It's still only a beta!" anymore... hehe. I'm getting ready to post all of my findings. Next Wednesday, look for my thread about GUI glitches in 3.0.... 7 days remaining.
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Wow, I can't wait. :rolleyes:

Soon to be followed by your list of why jailbreaking 3.0 causes even more lag than 2.2.1.

Instead of either posting it now or posting it next week, you post this. Your ego is truly gargantuan.
 
A few impressions and questions on my useage of gm 3.0. The messages app takes longer to open than 2.2.1. (noticably) Which is to be expected just seeing if it's the same for everyone. Same also goes with app store. Thanks, keep me updated.
 
OK I'm downloading at the moment so, forgive me if this has been asked before but under the link 5'm using it says;

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A DEVELOPER TO ACTIVATE USING THE NEW GOLD MASTER VERSIONS OF THE FIRMWARE.
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You need a developer account or get your device added onto another developers device list to get your device to activate using iTunes.

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