Katie MarsalThose users who leapt on the first iPhone software fix have discovered that the update covers many of the initial complaints about the Apple handset's reliability.
One of the fixes is said to address unusually low call volumes, which in some cases rendered normal calls and the speaker phone difficult to hear in typical environments, no matter how high the volume setting. A publicly recognized battery error which refused to acknowledge a fully-charged iPhone has also been resolved for a number of users, some reports claim.
Additional readers noted that Safari was no longer as crash-prone as it had been in the past. The web browser is particularly more stable when running with multiple open pages or with music playing in the background, they said.
A few minor feature changes have also been worked into the update. IMAP e-mail accounts now properly display more sub-folders, according to some users. The mail client can now also send blind carbon copies of messages to the sender to keep track of messages. Previously, these recipients required a public carbon copy.
Other fixes include an expanded number of time limits for engaging the passcode lock, which can be set as late as an hour for those less concerned about security, and an enhanced VPN client with a cancel button that backs out of failed or slow connections.
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Any word on whether this patches the vulnerabilities found the other week?
everything certainly feels snappier ?
Any word on attaching a picture from within the Mail app?
the update seriously improves safari's tendency to crash. the maps app seems much more stable especially when traffic monitoring is turned on.
a note on maps...
i travel frequently and in the past resorted to gps to find my way around. recently i found that gps is absolutely worthless in cities like new york, boston and chicago (or any place with lots of tall buildings) if you're relying on it, plan to pull over wait *forever* or in a clear parking lot. if apple does add gps to iPhone, let's hope maps works without it. gps machines will not work without a signal. in the city (or any inhabited area) gps is unnecessary. the maps solution is much better. now if text to speech were enabled for directions (and the speaker phone was louder) that would rock. maybe iPhone could route audio directions to the bluetooth headset...
as for the email. you cannot attach from within mail, you need to get into photos, tap the one you want to send and select "email photo."
cheers.
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Great update. In particular, I'm happy the volume was fixed. I'd assumed this was unfixable.
Now, if only smart playlists containing podcasts gets a fix...
...that, and an SDK...(!)