Comments on: iPhone 2.2.1 Firmware Released

By: Jack Quinn

Jack Quinn — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:34:28 +0000

I have both iPhones. The old 2G is used with the Wi-Fi and sending an e-mail takes only 1-2 seconds before you hear the whish sound confirming that it was sent.

With the 3G, it takes from 10 to 60 seconds or more

Does anyone else have this problem? Maybe the 3.0 upgrade on Tuesday will solve that?

By: Ataur

Ataur — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:47:30 +0000

I am currently upgrading to the 2.2.1. Lets see what happens.

By: Erick

Erick — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:55:21 +0000

I think the best part of this upgrade is the maps and that it's like the new google maps

By: louieyasashi

louieyasashi — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:18:36 +0000

Hi Guys and Gals! if you are having problems with your iphone battery life you should turn off the 3g or wifi if not in use. turn off also the auto brightness that will help a lot. Chow!

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:24:21 +0000

Ever since updating to 2.2.1 my Iphone constantly drops calls, prompting me to call back. I can talk 30 sec or so and it drops the call again. Don't upgrade to this new software! Is there any way to reverse the software upgrade?

By: jwall

jwall — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:23:52 +0000

anyone have ne problems with 2.2.1 and the memory? i updated and it added over four gigs of "other" memory and now i barely have room for my music or videos??

By: Stan Theman

Stan Theman — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:19:01 +0000

Since I updated to 2.2.1 : Safari has locked up so I had to reboot. The home button stopped working right, only going to contact favorites, not to home screen. Again I had to reboot but this time I had to press lock + home to get it to restart. This happened in less than 12 hours.

By: Splodgebucket

Splodgebucket — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:28:37 +0000

As per some of the above, I can't make or receive calls after the upgrade. iPhone says calling but no sound on iPhone (dial tone, ringing) and I can ring my iphone and it goes to voicemail. This is ridiculous, it's supposed to be a phone.

By: Herb

Herb — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:50:11 +0000

Wow im not even gona update not one positive comment. Apple is half azzed

By: Brett

Brett — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:43:14 +0000

Just upgraded and it crashed my phone and had to restore to original settings. Currently restoring so hopefully I have not lost.

By: kareneli

kareneli — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:16:36 +0000

heeeeeeeeeelp!!!! I already download 2.2.1 but when i try to update it it takes toooooooooo looooooong and never ends and i cant get new apps because "the application is not compatible with this iphone" i guess its because of the f***** update someone???? PLEEEAAASEEE!!!!!!

By: pip

pip — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:07:01 +0000

one more thing - i remember something like this happening when i purchased a first-gen macbook 3 years ago - it turned out to be a bad battery. i JUST got my iphone last week. there can't be this many bad batteries out there??

By: pip

pip — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:02:16 +0000

I am also experiencing a significantly decreased battery life. anywhere from 1.5 - 2 hours. it pretty much defeats the purpose of having an iphone.

is there anyway to go back to 2.2?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:58:25 +0000

Hey. Post 56 by LOL said WIFI wasn't working after the update. The same thing happened to me after the update but after a few days now it is working again just in case anybody was wondering. What a relief!

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:32:29 +0000

I upgraded to 2.2.1 today. I have seen none of the downside issues (battery life, missed calls, etc.). I did notice that the rotation of the browser and pictures seems quicker. I'll keep my eye on the battery life now that it seems to be an issue with some. Sounds like we may see a 2.2.2 soon

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:10:36 +0000

I have also noticed a drastic decrease in battery life after the 2.2.1 update. Before the update my iPhone would last 2 days without a charge and now I get the 20% battery life notification after just 1hr 30min of usage..WTF!! And I have noticed the bug in which some the letters in safari's keyboard do not pop up since the 2.2 update! Also, safari freezes on me periodically after the recent update! What's up with all these bugs apple!!

By: cjgibbs

cjgibbs — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:30:57 +0000

Since the switch to 2.2.1 i have also noticed a huge decrease in battery life - 2 days down to a few hours like my old blackberry. also, i don't live in a 3G area and have noticed that i can no longer check my mail from over the air. says "could not activate cellular data network" never had that problem before. so, i can now switch orientation in Safari faster but with decreased battery life and no email over the air. thanks for nothing.

By: JoeColorado

JoeColorado — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:21:17 +0000

Yeah... I wish I could reverse the upgrade to 2.2.1. Signal is weaker (I feel lost at least 1 bar), I have connection reliability problems, which require me to shut off the phone a few times and when dialing out the connection gets stuck in the Nirwana.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:36:57 +0000

Since I got the 2.2.1 update my phone has been slower then it has ever been. Not only that I get unstable service, apps crash all the time. Also the update kills the phone if you are jailbroken or so I have heard.

By: Gator

Gator — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:10:35 +0000

Don't bother with this upgrade! Seriously. Safari has crashed twice already in the first ten minutes. Already spotted a new bug with the keyboard when switching between browser windows. My battery is showing ~75% after 15mins... wtf?

By: Darcy Poulin

Darcy Poulin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:15:15 +0000

I have also noticed greatly diminished battery life with 2.2.1. THe difference with me, however, is that I don't have a cellular plan with my phone (so my iPhone really works like an iTouch), and my radio is turned off completely (airplane mode, but with WiFi turned on). Therefore, I disagree with Jack Quinn's conclusion that battery life is worse because the transmit power and sensitivity for the 3G phone is better. In my case, it seems like it is WiFi that drains the battery. Whereas I could easily get more than 1 day on a charge in 2.2, I get less than half a day now, and that is using only WiFi! I will go back to 2.2 to see if it makes a difference...

By: DrA

DrA — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:58:54 +0000

Twice today I attempted to place a call and only saw "calling" on the screen. The call never went through, prompting me to hang up and re-dial. I have also missed a call that went straight through to my voicemail. When a buddy of mine tried calling me right next to me.. the call went directly to voicemail.. my phone never rang. Is this from the update?

By: LOL

LOL — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:07:03 +0000

Wifi is not working

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:01:24 +0000

My battery life has gone to crap! I can't even go a couple hours without requiring a charge. The day after I did the update I used the phone all day and it never left full charge on the screen then in one phone call the phone shut down and showed less than 10% power. Ever since then it barely goes a few hours before completely draining! Boooooooo! Bad Apple!

By: Eli

Eli — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:07:22 +0000

Dont't like update!!!!!! Now when I go online it either says not connected to the internert or cannot connect to the server. Also noticed right now when I type the letters e and d do not pop up when pressed!!!!! Freaking weird!!!!!

By: Jack Quinn

Jack Quinn — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:34:31 +0000

I had not ready the above comments about decreased battery life before I wrote my comments.

Obviously, Apple has been able to increased the transmitted power and the receiver sensitvity to get these desired results. All that takes more juice and results in deceased battery life. For me, however, it is still very worthwhile, even if I have to trail a long dropcord.

By: Jack Quinn

Jack Quinn — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:21:48 +0000

I have had very marginal iPhone signal strength here in Palm Springs, CA area for 1-1/2 years. One bar or less. After installing update 2.2.1, the signal strength jumped 3 to 5 bar. Oh Joy! No ATT didn't simultaneously install a new cell tower nearby.

My daughter who lives on SF Peninsula noticed the same welcome signal increase.

The strange part is that 1-800MYIPHONE knows nothing about this. I don't know why Apple is keeping this big improvement such a secret.

By: rob

rob — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:44:34 +0000

Agree with Paul. All improvements in battery life made back with last update now destroyed with 2.2.1....I was getting through a full day with battery life to spare before 2.2.1 and now I can only get to mid afternoon before it is <10% battery life. Did Apple add some background services somewhere that I can disable?

By: louieyasashi

louieyasashi — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:30:52 +0000

I cannot understand why they want to put up a firmware 2.2.1, its no use guys! i might stick with my 2.2 jailbroken for now...

By: Vonnie

Vonnie — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:41:06 +0000

Does Any one know if there's a way to suggest allowing us to send pictures via text an Not have to Email Everything. Apple must be the Only company that doesn't allow incomming/out going texed pictures

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:41:43 +0000

I too am having battery problems with the 2.2.1 update. I can't get my phone to charge most of the time, either on my desktop via USB or from my outlet charger. When it does it only charges to about 25%, and it only last a couple of hours. It may coincide with something else, but performance is very consistent before and after the update.

I would seriously recommend NOT updating to 2.2.1.

Apple PLEASE fix this! I just bought my iPhone in September and have loved it, but this bug has rendered it basically useless.

By: bungle

bungle — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:29:53 +0000

My battery life is only lasting about 2 hours after this latest update . . . what shall I do? restore to factory settings? take the iphone back to the shop? I'm glad I'm not the only one to have this problem

By: Steve M

Steve M — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:29:45 +0000

-----I should make someone at the Genius Bar fix this thing.----

Ya, I'm sure that will help you a lot! Make sure you make a friggin appointment before you go or they wont talk to you. I hope apple finally chokes, and Jobs shrivels up and dies!

By: Ziphone

Ziphone — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:27:18 +0000

Not sure why everybody is sooo excited about an update from Apple when 99% of Iphone owners care about is keeping their unit unlocked...That update was quietly made available on Itunes for just one reason,to stop Yellowsn0w!

By: Sidster

Sidster — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:32:07 +0000

Sometimes I wish I wouldn't just say YES to everything...The update was well into hour 2 so I figured something was messed up. Now I am into hour 2 (again) but this time to RESTORE iPhone Software. Why??? Why??? Why?!?!? I should make someone at the Genius Bar fix this thing. Ahhhhh! I see I am not alone with the issue. Anyone have the same problem AND get it fixed? How long should I keep letting this thing go?

By: Magnus B

Magnus B — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Hey! I'm still on 2.2 because of no major updates in 2.2.1, alltough I might update later this evening (it's 17 pm here in Norway, in case you wondered).

But to all of you complaining about the battery life - why don't you just charge at night? You sure have electricity in most common house stands, hotels and such in Amrrica too, right?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:56:40 +0000

Yes, I've had problems with significantly diminished battery life since I upgraded to OS 2.2.1, which is why I checked out this forum. I've also missed some calls that have gone directly to voicemail without ringing. (The phone is not on mute and the ringer is turned up all the way).

If anyone has any suggestions I'd appreciate it.

By: dblanco

dblanco — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:41:12 +0000

Come on people lets be real here. If they give all the neat tricks ie. copy paste, mms, video recording and push, why will we suckers by the next iphone model. Just enjoy the little cool s#!t we have now and wait for them to screw us out of another 300 bucks. Just like the poor suckers who had to buy the 3g when they realized how slow their web browsing was. LOL Its just smart business. You know you will sit there and say "im not buying it" and be the first in line this christmas.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:15:50 +0000

I too have noticed decreased battery life...what can I do??

By: steve_jobs_is_a_fag

steve_jobs_is_a_fag — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:02:39 +0000

Steve Jobs sucks a fucking dick!! Still no cut and paste, no sms forwarding and no mms. Fuck the update and Steve Jobs. I'll stick with jail breaking and fuck you mike. We are expressing our freedom of speech by bitching about our iPhones so theres really not a damn thing you can do about it!!!

By: dawn

dawn — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:17:24 +0000

well i accidentally updated my phone and now it is stuck in recovery mode. it goes through then says it is verfiying iphone software. it has stayed there for 7 hours with no change!!!!

can anyone please help

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:44:11 +0000

Sometimes I don't receieve incoming calls despite having the silence button off, vibrate on and sound up high and locked. I can be standing next to my iPhone while I call it via my land line and nothing happens. then a missed call will appear whitout the iPhone ringing. Has anyone had this problem?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:54:47 +0000

Updated to 2.2.1 on my stock phone. It's now periodically freezing when it had not before. I cleared cache and cookies; all apps are legit-not jailbroke; rebooted, etc. It hangs when trying to make a call periodically or sometimes in email. Browser works nice

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:35:16 +0000

Guys I accidentally upgraded to 2.2.1 ... Does anybody know how to downgrade to 2.2? I miss my jailbroken iPhone... althought it is MUCH faster, I miss my apps! Please help!

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:38:54 +0000

One change I've noticed so far is in safari. When you change orientations, there's no hesitation and is much faster to switch.

By: Matt Walker

Matt Walker — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:26:23 +0000

jailbroken 2.2... dont feel like updating even though i know my mail app doesnt save those pictures.... oh well. maybe if it were 2.3...

By: Sean Peters

Sean Peters — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:13:36 +0000

Mike @26:

You knew there was no cut-and-paste, and you bought the iPhone anyway.

Yeah, but we all thought cut & paste was going to be ADDED in some reasonable amount of time.

But if they’re not to you, by all means, buy another phone.

Sorry, too late - I'm already locked into a two year contract for this one. Look, no one is condemning Apple for releasing bug fixes - everyone appreciates that. What people are complaining about is failure to include basic functionality. And things like cut & paste, video recording, and yes, either multitasking or its poor relation (push notification) must surely be considered basic functionality. There is quite simply no excuse for including this stuff at this late date.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:10:08 +0000

BT-

Thats probably a better idea. Everyone that has an iphone was updating (well, everyone that knew about it) all at once. At least Apple was smart enough to back your phone up everytime its plugged in. My phone is back to normal besides the apps being all out of order.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:01:31 +0000

Anyone else seeing decreased battery? 2.2 moved me from 1 day to 2 days on a charge but now I'm seeing that battery fly down quick again. Sigh... Give me 2.2 back

By: BT

BT — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:00:35 +0000

Eric-

The exact same thing happened to me. It was a pain but finally got phone restored. I'm never doing another iPhone update until day 2 of release.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:19:11 +0000

Everyone be cautious. I just went to upgrade my firmware, recieved an error stating it couldn't be place on my iPhone. Then my iphone wouldn't boot...only told me to connect it to itunes. Which wouldn't detect the phone. Rebooted my computer, and placed USB cord in different input. Then had to do a full restore on my phone. Thats just crap...

By: Michael R

Michael R — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:24:32 +0000

Why would a jailbreaker care at this point? We already have mms, copy and paste and an amazing app store that just gets better and better !. Even if apple finally released the c&p features or mms I would still stay jailbroken because of the amazing apps we have access to.... not mention that most are free. Cydia and installer beat the iTunes store in creativity, price and well everything else point blank

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:36:33 +0000

The cynicism shown by some here is very, very easy and very, very silly. If Apple doesn't fix problems (and there will always be problems), they're condemned for it. But if those fixes don't also include huge new features, then Apple is condemned for it. It's a silly complaint, by people who just seem to enjoy hearing themselves complain. I'm not trying to start a fight here, truly, but really, what's so terrible here? You knew there was no cut-and-paste, and you bought the iPhone anyway. There are many other choices. To me, the trade-offs are slight and more than worth it. But if they're not to you, by all means, buy another phone.

And yes, of course Apple is going to make it difficult for jailbreakers. It is their deal with AT&T and the subsidies that come from that that pays for your iPhone. Why would they embrace jailbreakers? Would you?

By: Ra'ed

Ra'ed — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:27:27 +0000

I think that my iPhone is running faster after this update. Although am not sure if the new firmware actually work faster or it's coz all my jailbreak apps were removed.

By: JNHohol

JNHohol — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:23:51 +0000

I doubt we'll see any significant updates for a while. This was just Apple kissing AT&T's A$$. It does go to show that they could come out with an update whenever they see fit though.

They'll probably charge $9.99 for the '3.0' update that adds everything people have been asking for.

I'll just keep loving life on the jailbreak side. Copy & Paste just keep improving over there.

By: Manny

Manny — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:15:11 +0000

stupid apple and there cheap updates i want push notification already for now ima just stay on 2.2 jailbroken

By: JonoMacDono

JonoMacDono — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:04:01 +0000

thanks Jeremy, the response is appreciated.

By: Adam Bernstein

Adam Bernstein — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:20:45 +0000

2.2.1 is much much faster when flicking between apps. Contacts is much faster to move through (1000+). Screen rotation is more responsive.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:16:04 +0000

The "databases" setting was already there on some people's phones before 2.2.1 although I now can't remember why... maybe it has something to do with syncing on PC?

I don't have it either.

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:23:33 +0000

@Clay, I do not have a "databases" setting under the safari settings.

By: Clay

Clay — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:18:39 +0000

In the general settings, there's now a setting under safari called "databases". Not sure what it does. Any ideas?

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:17:19 +0000

@jono, no it does not break the emoji.

By: JonoMacDono

JonoMacDono — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:11:05 +0000

Does anyone know if upgrading will break the emoji enabling that we finally got with that 99 cent app?

By: Cristo

Cristo — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:01:27 +0000

Ya I agree with Danny it's just an excuse to lock all phones and iPods to those naive users

By: russ

russ — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:53:40 +0000

whata tease....

By: Danny R.

Danny R. — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:48:36 +0000

It seems more like an excuse to break Yellowsnow...

By: Funys

Funys — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:22:25 +0000

With such a tiny revision wouldn't expect much to change but the stability improvements are good to hear. Does the image bug refer to image Being pixelated in cam roll but looks ok when saving?

By: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:21:27 +0000

iPhone users dont need copy and paste because of their photographic memories ans superior typing speeds.

why waste system resources?

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:11:58 +0000

Copy/paste. Ha! The mountains would move before that happens. Every update this same question gets asked and the answer is always "no:(". I gave up on that idea.

By: @petomop

@petomop — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:05:31 +0000

I hope the photo app gets fixed. My albums got mismatched a week ago so I had to delete all of them from my phone.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:03:37 +0000

Hey! They added video to the camera!!

Ooops, my mistake.

By: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:43:40 +0000

WHich SMS failure? The one where an SMS would hang for 20 minutes and I wouldnt know if it was sent or not so I try sending it 10 times and all go through?

By: icebike

icebike — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:32:57 +0000

Also fixes the SMS failure bug by flashing the baseband again.

By: Rey

Rey — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:30:40 +0000

waits for Dev-Team warning (added by Mobile using Mippin)

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:24:51 +0000

From what I have seen, no it has not. Does not look like anything exciting happened in this release.

By: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:23:55 +0000

Has copy and paste been covertly added?

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:23:54 +0000

I've personally never had that happen while saving images from emails! But at least it is fixed for others.

By: jhunt4231

jhunt4231 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:21:59 +0000

And I'm out of town without my lap top.  I have been hoping they would fix the issue with the photos. 