Hiccups mar iPhone 3.0 update
Although the iPhone 3.0 update brings some nice new features to the handset, it appears Apple misjudged the level of demand.
Reports of Apple's authentication and file download servers being overloaded are rife, including several errors received by CNet's Stephen Shankland when he attempted to upgrade his iPhone to the latest version.
The issues, likely to have been caused by a greater than expected demand from iPhone owners to be running the latest build as soon as it was released, extended to even downloading the installer from the App Store section of iTunes with users reporting their downloads timing out before completion several times in a row.
Sadly, it appears that these may have been the lucky ones: Gizmodo reports that multiple users are claiming that the upgrade is somehow de-registering their iPhones from AT&T's US network and 'bricking' the handset, causing the 'phone to enter a locked state – preventing any calls aside from to emergency numbers.
Thankfully, that particular issue doesn't appear to be too widespread – although niggling problems with the authentication servers continued to plague users for most of the launch day.
For those who managed to persevere with the update, the iPhone 3.0 OS brings some much-needed tweaks that have previously only been available to those hacking types who have jailbroken their handset and installed third party software. Among the new features are support for the on-screen keyboard when in landscape orientation, an in-built voice recording app, improvements to the search and calendar functions, support for stereo Bluetooth headets, and a faster build of Safari. Other features – notably the ability to copy and paste text, and the functionality to send and receive multimedia messages (MMS) – really should have been there from the start.
Some features – including the ability to tether the iPhone to a laptop in order to share its 3G Internet connectivity without paying for a separate contract on a USB dongle – are carrier dependent, and may not work in all countries in which the iPhone is available. Still, you can't say Apple didn't try.
Any iPhone users managed to upgrade to 3.0 without a hitch, or are you waiting for the dust to settle before giving it a go? Perhaps you use a different smartphone and are boggling at how long it took Apple to include basic functionality like cut 'n paste and MMS? Share your thoughts over in the forums.
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Discuss in the forums Replyhow's 3.0 compare to 2.2.1? are your apps crashing? any degrade in smoothness and general slow-down from 2.2.1?
2.2.1 is working very well for me, i'm hesitate to upgrade. 2.0 coming from 1.1.4 was not that great.
So far upgrade works fine. I think 3.0 runs smoother than 2.2.1. Opening settings, selecting wireless networks etc seems quicker to me. No app problems so far either.
I imagine a lot of people panic when errors like these occur and make things worse by trying to sort it out themselves i.e. unplugging the phone etc. Why is everyone always in such a rush!?
everything working fine in my ipod touch with os 3.0. it seems a little more responsive, but not by a far stretch. widescreen keyboard was something I absolutely needed, my fingers are thick and i always mis-spelled before, now i barely make typos in widescreen. also, WIFI seems to take longer to recognize networks, but connects instantly, instead of having to wait to see when it would be responsive (os 2.2.1), which is good.
ps: skype app does say it's uncompatible with os 3.0 when i load it, but i just used it calling my computer and everything went fine: chat/pic sharing/call
Or you could have waited instead....
But do you really want to leave your iPhone unlocked for an hour? All you have to do is press the top button... If , as I suspect, you actually mean the password lock, that has been increased from 15 minutes to 1 hour. Bliss.
Smooth, a bit faster and lots of little tweaks that haven't made the forefront of the news (like the edit button available in all contact screens instead of just those accessed from the address book)
The S is stupidly quick, roll on 9.02 tomorrow. Anyone who wants to stop by and say hello....I'll be the one dealing with upgrades
Cant wait for the 3G S
No hiccups for me, worked perfectly first time !
The ipod seemed alot quicker and more responsive for me, i love the search function, saves so much time :) Shake to shuffle is real handy as well, works like a charm !
I didn't bother with the voice recog thing, its not something i would use. The music seems a bit clearer than usual aswell :)
<3 Ipods
You are indeed correct, I found I was looking at the wrong setting, however the update did reset the password lock setting to immediate which was annoying. Back on an hour now so all good :)