Wow, look at the iPhone 2.2 software update features

[Scott Auld]

iPhone version 2.2 is a free update

http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/

Biggies:


Google Maps Street View
Share Locations (Maps app) via Email
PODCASTS --- Frikkin' finally


Other:


Better battery life for most users
Reduced time to backup to iTunes
Faster installation of 3rd party applications
Improved text messaging
Faster loading and searching of contacts
Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages



Improvements to:


The App Store
Enterprise support
MobileMe support
Mass email move and delete
Contacts search
Support for more email attachments





IMHO being able to get podcasts now on the fly would be reason enough alone to get an iPhone. Wow.

[Scott Auld]

Did I mention ... you can get podcasts!!!???

[anxiousmofo]

The people cry out for cut and paste and a zoom on the camera!

Love my iphone, though.

[-Analog-]

I love my 3G, greatest gadget i"ve had the pleasure of using.

It Needs VIDEO- BIG TIME...

and zoom witht he camera.. every phone, even some of the crappiest phones have video capability, this thing does it all except shoot video.

I guess an 8GB or 16GB video recorder would pose a threat to some royalty related company, meh

[FlyingDutchman]

Can u do picture messaging yet? Serious omission from the first iPhone.

[karmadave]

Just pulled it down and installed...

-KD

[GAD]

Still no MMS. Still no cut/paste (seriously - how hard could it be?). Still not listening to users.

My iPhone is the coolest gadget ever. It's also possibly the worst phone I've ever owned.

GAD

[jrm]

Nice, but I still want MMS, video, and cut/paste.. come on!

[Structo]

I saw a phone on a commercial yesterday.

You held it up to a speaker and it would tell you what song it was then take you to Itunes to buy it.

I thought, how the hell did they do that?

[GAD]

I saw a phone on a commercial yesterday.

You held it up to a speaker and it would tell you what song it was then take you to Itunes to buy it.

I thought, how the hell did they do that?


Yup - there's all sorts of free software to do it, which I find amusing because when I worked at Verizon Wireless they spent a boatload of money to do the same thing - oh and they charge for the app.

GAD

[Hendrix99]

I want to be able to reply to emails. Why the hell is there no reply function? And I want damn cut and paste. Rant off, still a sweet phone.

[Darkburst]

I want to be able to reply to emails. Why the hell is there no reply function? And I want damn cut and paste. Rant off, still a sweet phone.

There's a reply/forward icon at the bottom of every e-mail to the right of the trash can icon. Cut and paste would be a nice addition though.

[Hendrix99]

There's a reply/forward icon at the bottom of every e-mail to the right of the trash can icon. Cut and paste would be a nice addition though.


Ouch, I thought that was just a forward button!!!!! I just checked and feel pretty damn stupid.

[avincent52`]

Voice command searches on Google now.
The latest version of this free app adds this feature. And it works.

It'd be nice to have voice dialing for the car. My two year old Razr had it.

Quibbles aside, my iphone 3g rocks.
For $300, it does everything better than my beloved $2,200 Macbook Pro...
except make money.

[agentcooper2001]

say who is a great voice dialer. check it out in the app store. i think it's still free

[Scott Auld]

I saw a phone on a commercial yesterday.

You held it up to a speaker and it would tell you what song it was then take you to Itunes to buy it.

I thought, how the hell did they do that?


Yeah I love that tool.

After it identifies a song, it also gives you a link to Youtube to listen to the song again later, and another to buy the song as a download. Great app.

[Scott Auld]

I also love taking a photo and having it transfer directly to Flickr or Facebook right away, not even using a computer. Just over the air. Awesome.

[Serious Poo]

Can u do picture messaging yet? Serious omission from the first iPhone.

A big +1

[FlyingDutchman]

Need MMS for me to buy it..My blackberry does it..Why cant the iphone? Is the "new" iphone coming out after christmas? I was telling a buddy that I was thinking of buying a 3G and he told me to wait for the new iphone 2 coming out this winter..

[pir8matt]

Nice, but I still want MMS, video, and cut/paste.. come on!

I think with the release of the storm (which has C&P, video, and MMS), Apple may finally get off their a**es on this one.

[FlyingDutchman]

I think with the release of the storm (which has C&P, video, and MMS), Apple may finally get off their a**es on this one.


You'd think so but is the Storm going to be only for VZW customers? Im sticking with ATT service no matter what. Maine isnt friendly to cell providers.

[pir8matt]

You'd think so but is the Storm going to be only for VZW customers? Im sticking with ATT service no matter what. Maine isnt friendly to cell providers.

Yeah, its not about direct competition on the same network necessarily, its just that its the first iPhone form factor type phone (touchscreen, virtual keyboard, etc) that actually gets close to it in terms of features and interface, so Apple isnt going to want to be trumped. One could argue that they were trumped right out of the gate by much cheaper phones that had those basic features (MMS, specifically), but those phones aren't perceived as direct competitors to the iPhone, while the Storm is.

We'll see. I think they should have had those features from day 1, so I dont care why they add them, as long as they do it.

[planetal]

I got rid of mine already. .there are better phones for sure.

[FlyingDutchman]

I was checking out the Samsung Instinct on the ATT website..Looks really nice. Also, HTC has a couple of nice offerings. Looks like 3MP camera are finally coming to fruition..

[mep]

I've looked at the Instinct, the Bold and the Storm and the interface of how it works and how fast on the iPhone just works better. There are phones with more built in features but they just don't work as well overall. With the apps store it is pretty amazing what the iPhone can do. That said, I still would like to have cut and paste.

[Rik]

After the update my phone responds much better now, anyone else?

[Scott Auld]

After the update my phone responds much better now, anyone else?


Yes, way more responsive and snappy.

[pir8matt]

Yes, way more responsive and snappy.

+1, especially when using the texting feature.

[Scott Auld]

Right

[Scott Auld]

The irritating behavior of re-loading a web page whenever you return to that window seems to have gone away

[Scott Auld]

I think with the release of the storm (which has C&P, video, and MMS), Apple may finally get off their a**es on this one.


MMS on iPHONE (http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/24/mobispine-pens-tell-all-about-their-iphone-mms-app-doesnt-exac/) in the works?
(http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/24/mobispine-pens-tell-all-about-their-iphone-mms-app-doesnt-exac/)

[pir8matt]

MMS on iPHONE (http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/24/mobispine-pens-tell-all-about-their-iphone-mms-app-doesnt-exac/) in the works?
(http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/24/mobispine-pens-tell-all-about-their-iphone-mms-app-doesnt-exac/)

Seems like any 3rd-party app that does this would just get blown out of the water by an 'official' release down the road, though (navizon, anyone?)

I'd just like to be able to get them. I dont care so much about sending them, but if I have to go to viewmymessage.com one more time, I'm gonna go postal.

[Hiwatt Bob]

i think if you jailbreak your iphone you can download apps that convert your camera to be capable of video. i'm just afraid to jailbreak mine, it's a company phone.

a very cool app i just got today is Star Walk. basically a solar system/constellation map. but you can wind it back in time to see different alignments, etc.

[Wizard of Ozz]

It was pretty "meh" for me. Better battery life was the best of it IMHO.

One thing I'd like to see either from Apple or an App. is support for Flashplayer. C'mon... how hard can that be to develop?