iPhone 2.1 Software Update
I just wanted to make a quick post about an update I was eagerly awaiting. Plus it seems like a good opportunity to write something positive about Apple. Regardless of the other articles written here I will praise any company that does good and flame them when they do bad. This time Apple has done good!
For all of you that were on 2.x prior to 2.1 you will know it just plain sucked. It was buggy, laggy and crashy! I’m happy to say 2.1 is none of those and it also introduces some nice little touches:
- Pause app install by clicking on the app icon
- Triple clicking to go to the previous track
- Genius playlist
- Option to wipe data after 10 incorrect passcode attempts
- iTunes now displays ‘Apps’ space usage
- On UK English set iPhones holding ‘.com’ on the keyboard presents you with other domains
Plus noticeable improvements in performance:
- No longer lag in the address book
- No longer crashes when installing an application
- Backups are meant to be faster but I cannot confirm (Disabled them due to frustration)
- No lag on the keyboard now
- No lag in the SMS section
In all, good update, well done Apple! Though really it should have been like this from day one. Especially since the 1.x versions were stable!
25 year old PhD student from rainy Manchester UK.
