I got NetShare on my phone, but it was removed before I was able to download it through iTunes. Can anyone confirm whether I will be able to keep NetShare if I update?

jakenjill

one question to ask....(singing AC/DC) JAAAAILBREAK!

Sloth

Contacts section seems much faster. And my keyboard isn't lagging (yet).

sasper

Finally....Updating now. For those of you that already have, anything fixed?

Crashdown514

New IPSW Stored In-->
Application Data>Apple Computer>iTunes>iPhone Software Update

Throw it into WinPwn and you should be golden. SHOULD.

moviscop

begin semi-related rant

@Jason Chen:WTH? I sent you guys a tip about Intelliscreen being availiable on Cydia a couple of hours ago and get nothing back, while this gets posted post haste? I'm not saying this isn't important news, but at least tell me you got my email. I hate for all my email to tips@gizmodo.com to just fall into junk email filter hell.

end semi-related rant

BadBoyNDSU

249 MB?!?

That'll take me a whole 99.6 seconds to download! :(

tex1ntux

The update adds a new App that allows you to repent directly into your phone. Finally!

rochec

@vgart:

isnt it monday?

otis123

Ahhh finally! Yes! I don't know why Apple loves Tuesdays. Mystery!

vgart

Question, where is the ipsw stored when downloaded in iTunes?

moviscop

At least it's downloading fast as hell.

itchytooth

Nice! Downloading now!

Evangelion

@sasper: I second that emotion. Still "backing up" just so I can download the damn update.

Crashdown514

@jgcamil: use the pwnage tool on the newly downloaded .ipsw and you should be golden.

hypnotik_jello

@shiftyeyedgoat: Big bugs call for big fixes.

itchytooth

I'd be down with some updates. Dissappearing/laggy keypad would be nice to have fixed.

swoyekr

@jgcamil:

Do a restore, don't brick your phone dude.

moviscop

249.2 MB - Sigh....Here We Go.

moviscop

Usually the laggy keyboard only gets me during SMS.

leetXcore

So, my jesusphone is jailbroken... will this update brick it? Can I do the Pwnage Tool thing with this new update?

jgcamil

Downloading now, too. Thanks for updating me on the update. :)

fquick

What the ... 249MB?

How can there be .25 GB of bug fixes to patch up?

shiftyeyedgoat

@nthpro: i agree! drives me crazy.

r.p.goodfellow

yes please god please fix the lagging keyboard and god-awful-slow sync times.

sasper

great but whens the new touch coming?

jewsrock

please stop the lagging keyboard. Please for my sanity.

nthpro

thank god, any bug fixes anything will be Nice

snitch29

Well it just finished, so maybe a bit faster

Crashdown514

Backup not any faster.....frustrating

Crashdown514

I just performed the update from my computer at work to which my iphone is not synced without doing a backup and have all data and applications still on the phone. The lag in turning the safari window is fixed and typing is more responsive.

litbruin

@moviscop: OOOOH you're using Windows... I can't help you on that, sorry :(.

Joseph

@moviscop: On Mac from the root directory it's in

/Users/<YOUR USER NAME>/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates/

If you start up the terminal in Utilities you can find anything the old fashioned way by doing this command.

find . -name *.ipsw

Joseph

iphone sync'ing took 49 seconds. That doesn't seem too different than what it took pre-update.

shiftyeyedgoat

@JEmlay: just sync before you update like a rational, manual-reading person would do, and losing your data's not an issue.

TonyRockyHorror

it downloaded really fast for me, no problems.. peaking around right now for bug fixes and any newish features... not seeing anything

am i the only one that would love to be able to use the SMS and Email apps in landscape? why oh why cant i?

faticone

@jakenjill: NetShare still available here, but like I said before I could not get it to work on my PC.

Crashdown514

as long as you sync BEFORE you do the update and say YES to transferring apps to iTunes, you should be able to then sync those apps(including NetShare and BoxOffice) back to your phone once you've done the firmware update, regardless if those apps are no longer for sale in the iTunes store.

i would imagine that this firmware/itunes update has as much to do with transferring apps off the phone and then sharing them with people that haven't purchased them as anything else, aside from basic bug fixes.

TonyRockyHorror

NetShare works fine, I'm using it right now to type this.

rochec

Appl@jekyoo_style:

ew IPSW Stored In-->
Application Data>Apple Computer>iTunes>iPhone Software Update

moviscop

Does anyone know where the firmware goes to once you download it? I can't seem to find it.

jekyoo_style

So I can't update nor restore my ipod Touch.

I downloaded the 2.0 update the day before it came out so I'm guessing I'm screwed.

Mmsupermario

@justinpe:
@westonalan:
Updated, and BoxOffice is still around and as handy as ever.

macaddct1984

@Joseph:

WinPwn for windows does not recognize the new ipsw. Just tried.

Since they all work the same way, I'm sure it is not a Windows-exclusive problem.

moviscop

This is how Apple updates it's phones? By replacing the ENTIRE firmware? what a cluster f@ck!

The first time I updated a phone it wiped out everything!!!!

The last time my phone 3G took a dump on me and I had to RESTORE from a backup the prior day, the restore didn't contain ANY app data!!! I lost everything!!!!!

I'll wait to see what happens to peoples app data before I update...

JEmlay

Why's it so big!?!!!?

Thats what she said!!

Well that IS what she said, but still... This will take hours and hours over my VZW Aircard... oh well...

Wegmans

I'm not even getting the update for some reason.

Mmsupermario

Has it taken anyone else a while to get through the "Updating iPhone firmware" section?

Crashdown514

@moviscop: On Windows or on OS X?

Joseph

New Firmware 2.0.1 Is Not Yet Working With Jailbreak Applications.

Do A Restore If You Want To Try It.

moviscop

Could just be me but the backup part of the iPhone sync (after already updating to 2.0.1) seems to be a bit zippier. Other people seeing the same thing?

bmatiash

@hypnotik_jello:

Doesn't work yet for jailbreaking.

moviscop

iTunes sync and backup is loads faster. I no longer have to wait 30 years.

Marcelo

@westonalan: Not to use you as a guinea pig or anything, but I would appreciate an update when you figure it out.

jakenjill

Anybody have the direct download link so I can throw it into pwnage tool?

hypnotik_jello

still backing up.........

@westonalan:

I've got the movie app that was removed from iTunes will let you know if it is still there after update.

justinpe

@westonalan: I would be worried about the NetShare App, if I could have ever gotten it to work on my PC. Perhaps I set something up wrong, but I have already requested a refund. We'll see what Apple says though, I'm guessing I'll be directed to the developer.

Crashdown514

keyboard and contacts lag seem to be gone. also, when going to the SMS for some people that have a couple hundred messages used to take 3-4 seconds to load, now much quicker.

tpfannes

NEW FIRMWARE DOES NOT WORK WITH WINPWN. IT IS UNRECOGNIZABLE!

moviscop

@nuclearlove: all he means is that the iPhone 3G's hardware isn't proven

update going in down. i'm at the spinning beachball (sorta)

digitalhen

@Jon Grant: The Giz has posted about it mulitple times. It's a jailbroken app.

[gizmodo.com]

BadBoyNDSU

hmmmm, I also have Netshare, but I have to update sometime, all the other apps are super buggy, so i'll update and see if Netshare works or not, if not, I have an Apple receipt that needs to get refunded.

westonalan

@ B. Whaler: what's wrong with the iPhone 3G hardware?

nuclearlove

GoodGoodGood

rcast1986

I am glad to read it the patch is large. Hopefully this means there are tons of bug fixes.

iPhone OS 2.0, very much like Leopard was not commercial quality. I hope this is the patch which we need to have a reliable and pleasant experience.

The lags, crashes, and bugs have made me strongly dislike the iPhone experience and given me serious buyer remorse. (I bought three iPhone 3Gs) I hope this patch makes this a quality product.(Software quality at least. Word is still out on hardware...)

B. Whaler

@BadBoyNDSU: you emailed some lame tip about some crap nobody cares about and you're comparing it to the Jesus Phone 3G second coming?? Are you insane?

Jon Grant

@sasper: Sounds like good news. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Crashdown514

I've been downloading since the article was posted and it still has 60 MB to go.

How are you people getting such fast d/ls?

shiftyeyedgoat

Anybody got the URL for the ipsw?

@ hypotnik: No guarantees that the Pwnage Tool will work with the new ipsw... unless you've somehow managed to do so already? Confirmations on that?

nuclearlove

@92BuickLeSabre: haha no, i'm on cable, but when the iphone is backing up and she calls it, it has to start all over again once the call is done

adamgamble

@halfpastme: There is an OS on there you know... IIRC 7.08gb is exactly the amount of free space it had to begin with (IE launch day)...

jewdass

@justinpe: Wow. I just realized a) how old I am and b) how little I use the phone on my iPhone.

As soon as I read about something on the internet being broken up by a phone call, I immediately assumed a broken dial-up connection.

But of course! His GF is calling him on his iPhone! Often!

92BuickLeSabre

has anyone else noticed a significant loss of memory since the 2.0 update and the now 2.0.1?

i have an 8gig touch and now im down to 7.08 gigs

halfpastme

@92BuickLeSabre:

Can't you read? He is an iPhone owner with a girlfriend, not a dial up connection.

justinpe

The backing up thing keeps hanging at like 15%... this is BS :( Or maybe im just impatient.

Adisah

What about if you downloaded the iPod touch firmware 2.0 when it was leaked and loaded it to your iPod touch with no probs? Will a firmware update still be recognized when you plug your iPod touch in?

CutePuppyz

@adamgamble: Wait, are you an iPhone owner with a dial-up modem?

92BuickLeSabre

..... still backing up. It's been 27 minutes and it looks to be about half done.

justinpe

Everything seems to be running much faster. So nice!

Contacts, typing, backing up and even Maps load much faster. Good update.

rochec

I can confirm that my iTunes sync, specifically the backup part, is MUCH faster. I timed it at just under a minute, whereas before it was taking over half an hour to backup 24 apps. I think that the general lagginess of the OS is also improved, but I'll have to spend more time with it to really tell.

itchytooth

i'm trying to install it, but i'm waiting on the backup. This is my third backup try as my girlfriend keeps calling mid backup... grrr

adamgamble

@jakenjill:

You can go to > File > Transfer purchase from iPhone "or something similar to that" to get your apps purchased on the phone backed up in itunes.

justinpe

@jakenjill: Yeah I did. I guess that you could always look for the torrent out there and re-download it if it removes it.

Crashdown514

oh noez error 9!

PingMaster

Things seem a bit quicker to me. Hopefully I won't experience as many app crashes with this.

fquick

@jakenjill: Yeah, i have that problem too with apps. Makes no sense why it doesn't sync which apps you have on the phone. When i sync it asks if i want to add the apps to itunes. but then it deletes them all off my phone!?!? yeah, that's a useful "feature".

aeroworks

Have been all over it... I'm just seeing general speed improvements across the board really. Nothing else to report.

Jon Grant

The reason the "update" is so big is because it's not just the updates. It's the whole firmware package.

aeroworks

@crashdown514 Did you have NetShare backed up in iTunes before the sync? That's my issue, I only have it on my iPhone, not on the computer.

jakenjill

@adamgamble: Yeah right...keep dreaming geek boy! Real people have microwaves for that.

Groggy Banana

Backing up is MUCH faster now, just did mine is less than a minute.

Strider-No.9

Is this backup supposed to take so long? I have 42 apps. Is that part of the problem?

ganooch

@justinpe: they only offer satellite which is like 180 dollars a month where she lives so she doesn't have any other options.
@jewdass: thank you for a real response to the question....although don't you think for the minorities they should have at least a "dial-up version" which is the integration version....plus if u use 250mb of the 3G connection u better be careful for that 5Gb cap every1 talks about....although i honestly have NO CLUE about how much a single website is in bandwidth, it would be nice if you could answer that if you (or anyone else) has a clue. lets say for like: gizmodo front page, facebook, espn, cnn, wiki front page.
@Groggy Banana: LOL...no i hadn't even seen that commment b4 u pointed it out...well i guess it's not as small of a minority as jewdass thinks

and furthermore....I NEEDA START DRINKING cuz the backin up has taken about 20min. so far...god damn

ThisIsSharksTerriroty

got distracted by photoshop, still have 29 min on the software download, lame.

westonalan

@nthpro:

Yes, please. that is making me want to kill again.

baristabrawl

*calling

adamgamble

So far so good. I hope this will fix my Touch from crashing randomly.. It was perfectly fine until the 2.0 update. Could be the apps though.

PlasmaMachine

ok ok guys I feel guilty, it wasn't really my girlfriend call it was my mom calling. I live in her basement and she's upstairs telling me dinner is ready :(

adamgamble

@ThisIsSharksTerriroty: Wait..do you know adamgamble's girlfriend? Call me confused...

Groggy Banana

@ThisIsSharksTerritory: There are a lot of good reasons to release the full firmware.. With a device like this, in the hands of so many people, you want to absolutely minimize the chances of screwing up anybody's data... By completely replacing the firmware, you are vastly reducing the number of things that can go wrong. Integration issues are a bitch. Given the installed base, even a small one could cost millions in support.

Also, let's not forget that your friend in the boonies is in the EXTREME minority these days. Most people (at least, people who also have iphones) have cable, or at least DSL. Hell, the iphone 3g itself could download the firmware in 10 minutes or less.

Apple is playing the percentages here, trust me, they made the right choice.

jewdass

This is f***ing maddening.... It's not working...

Adisah

@ThisIsSharksTerriroty:

or she could just the download the update and do something else while it downloads like go out to the bar, or go get DSL or cable internet.

justinpe

Finally, lets hope syncing now doesn't take an hour.

Aaron-G

there you go 92BuickLeSabre a person with an iPhone and dialup, I bet she doesn't have a girlfriend though sorry.

adamgamble

can anyone honestly tell me the idea behind us downloading the entire firmware everytime they have an update?
why doesn't the update just change specific lines of code in the program?
250MB...
what if i freakin have dial-up
i know this person who lives in the boonies and she has dial-up cuz they don't get anythin else....she might as well start drinkin now

ThisIsSharksTerriroty

i should probably have elaborated.
it sticks on the "prepping iphone for update"

i <3 gizmodo
i

gullatec

Ok..update fixed all the sluggish issues with the keyboard. Also phone hasn't freaked out and come to a halt. 2.0 was so terrible it's not even funny. But this seems to repair all the issues. Phone stopped freezing in the middle of tasks. Syncing is also quicker (as someone else noted).

jerone

still adds updated apps to the end of the list instead of keeping them in order. This wouldn't be a huge issue, but it seems like I have at least one update to download every day or so.

justinpe

BRICKED. STOCK 3G.
DO NOT DOWNLOAD.

/hate being an early adopter

gullatec

@s017jrs: I've had an issue with 2.0 where it takes a good minute or two for it to find the regular WiFi router.

macaddct1984

When will pwnage work, thats important

mweege

I was having massive issues with my visual voicemail crashing my iphone 3g- after the update it seems to function just fine. Also the backup/sync does seem rather quicker.

sccleric

unreliable wifi? I haven't seen a problem with it on the 3g yet. Kinda crappy on the first gen phone, extremely limited range

s017jrs

please, please fix the unreliable wifi issue. please.

lostarchitect

@nthpro:

It's you! Been a while man. Doc says hi ;)

That keyboard actually seems a bit snappier. still laggy pulling up that first contact tho. bah.

s017jrs

@Strider-No.9:

Sometimes it would take longer for me. You can always cancel the backup by clicking on the "X", if you just want to do a quick sync.

justinpe

updates to put at the top:

1 - Contact list loads much quicker and is much smoother.
2 - moving app icons from page to page seems a bit easier.

Der182

I saved the new terms and conditions and searched for the word tether and netshare but neither are in there, unless i spelled tether wrong. Still have 24 on download, weak. Whenever its finally done i'll post if netshare works or not.

westonalan

@ThisIsSharksTerriroty:

I guess the bar it is....

justinpe

It's working perfectly fine with my EDGE model. Smoother, faster, and more reliable. Awesome!

TrojanMan88

Just got Error 1602. What to do now?

LastUserNameAvailable

@ThisIsSharksTerritory: Releasing two versions would (more than) double the amount of effort required.. I really think they've covered the 99% scenario here, and for the 1 percent with iphones and dialup (and I seriously doubt it's even near 1%) it's not like they can't get it, they just have to be patient.

Also, re-read the adamgamble thread, neither he nor his girlfriend have dialup. :)

jewdass

you know what is great....
No one saw it coming.. We didnt get the manditory Iphone 2.0.1.x.xx coming tomorrow!!!!!!!!!111111

Daarken

My 1st try at installing the firmware on my 3G ened up with screwing up my phone.
I then had to restore it.

Daarken

@justinpe: Unless she happens to be like my parents and actually CAN'T get DSL or Cable Internet. Or Cable period. Satellite is their only option *shudder*

ecirtap00

Sweet, hope they have some GPS updates for location services.. mine hasn't worked very well, or perhaps that's more in 2.1 .. sigh ... when is 2.1 coming out?

8026mn

@s017jrs:
yeah, unreliable wifi. worked fine on my 1st gen phone before 2.0 update, works like ass afterward. basically, when i can get it to connect (which is only about 1/2 the time) it cuts back and forth between wifi and edge, basically making wifi unusable. there are a lot of people posting about it on the apple support forums, so i'm not alone. for example:
[discussions.apple.com]
[discussions.apple.com]
[discussions.apple.com]
[discussions.apple.com]
and those are just about half of the threads about this on the front page only.

i have updated and am testing now...

lostarchitect

FINALLY! IT NO LONGER BACKS UP ALL YOUR APPS EVERY TIME IT SYNCS! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

MacAddict21

JESUS CHRIST WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO BACKUP

leetXcore

how can it take 20+ min to not even backup a 1/3 of the phone over a USB 2.0 connection? What the hell is this thing doing? The phone is only 16GB, you can transfer that A LOT faster over USB, Hell, I have less than 5GB of stuff on the phone.

ganooch

Updated Perfect, and keyboard is laggin just like always. Sigh.

madbikeskilz

the 3G tethering is pretty fast. I did restart it after it updated, not sure if that made a diff, but Netshare is continuing to work. The program sorta sucks tho, if you don't keep it active it doesn't stay running for me after the screen shuts off for a few minutes, i have to restart netshare or re-select the netshare wifi in settings again, quite a pain, only would use it in emergency, otherwise I can do what I need to right on the iPhone. To really keep netshare tethered you'd have to keep one finger moving the screen so it doesn't shut off, at least for me, so I'm not impressed with the tethering actually, at all.

westonalan

@BadBoyNDSU: We see and consider them all, but there are so many (really, tons) that we just can't respond. Thanks for the tips.

John Herrman

Ok, when's the 2.0.2 update?

Apparently this doesn't fix any of the bluetooth issues BMW, MB, Chrysler, SAAB, etc users are experiencing.

stan_i_am

Netshare works on mine after update. Oh yea!

westonalan

Feels less sluggish. Check the contacts app, it is smooth now!

Hopefully i wont noticed something odd in next couple of days.

biofreak

nevermind it booted it just took a really long time posted from my iPhone

adamgamble

I'm trying to place a freakin call and it's not working

themediaguy

@westonalan: Thanks for the update. I will upgrade as soon as my backup is completed. (It has been over an hour and just over halfway done).

jakenjill

@CutePuppyz: Doesn't seem to be working for me, how about you?

Noobs-R-Us

@stan_i_am: same here. bluetooth is still bunk.

turi319

well crap. no joke my iphone worked after the update for a little bit, then I was in safari reading the comments about my girlfriend and my phone locked up. Then I held down the lock button and the home button to reset it and it rebooted but wont get past the apple. now when I hold down lock and home it reboots but stays stuck, no itunes icon.

Since my girlfriend kept calling during backup I don't have a good backup and i'm screwed

I wish I was joking.

adamgamble

Works wonderfully for me.

Turing_Machine

well everytime I try to update my ipod touch it starts to backup and then says that it isn't connected! arrghh!

birelkart14

just 43 minutes to go...

chizelord

I would love an update that fixes the Safari crashing that occurs when I'm on the Gizmodo website.

halos

@tex1ntux: Don't complain. This stupid wifi antenna that i have for my pc only connects at up to 2mbps. I've got to wait almost a whole hour.

chizelord

@Noobs-R-Us: I would suggest waiting for the 2.0.1 firmware to hit the torrents or the internets. It will eventually, like everything else...

CutePuppyz

Has anyone made phone calls with it yet? Have they improved the 3G reception problems? Have they fixed the horrible lag when switching between 3G and EDGE networks (which usually causes a dropped call)?

lifterus

How about the damn thing KEEPS A FRIGGIN SIGNAL.

Would that help fro a backup? Thanks! We appreciate it Apple!

Stacky Botrus

3g had an error but after pluging the phone back in it updated fine. My 1st gen same error but now it's stuck in restore mode and I have to re download the firmware. The update button is grayed out so I can't option+click to select the already downloaded version.

joeyjoeyjoey

anyone else experiencing it?

themediaguy

@CutePuppyz: I just forced it to download the 2.01! I'm not all the way through yet, it takes a long time to download 246mb even on my 8mb download cable modem.

Were you able to download it?

Noobs-R-Us

Well 2.01 didn't go so well for me on my 1st gen iPhone. Updated iTunes to the latest, downloaded the new firmware, installed. When it restarted, iTunes claims that "the information required for activation cannot be acquired" as well as "the SIM may need to be inserted/PIN-locked". WTF?! I'm currently trying to restore and keeping my fingers crossed.

EnochLight

@B. Whaler: My phone has never crashed on me... what kind of stuff do you use it for? what happens, does it locks up or what?

VakeroRokero

I've only 500 mb of music and a few contacts.. maybe this don't generate any issue with mobil me accounts... you know what happen when mobil me camed out....

iscangel

the geo-location bug with East and west in europe and further east hasn't been resolved!

there's apps that don;t make the mistake, but camera app still writes the wrong data into the EXIF!

camera app doesn't see when you cross the meridian... weird...

i have to manually change the negative to positive value for the longitude... bummer!

smokeonit

Done! NetShare and BoxOffice still there and working!

Digital Freak

32...

chizelord

it said Error 1602 and now its telling me toconnect to iTunes but iTunes wont show my iPhone as connected.

chizelord

@shiftyeyedgoat: iPhone updates and restores are the same file. The difference is the restore wipes the whole disk on the iPod, while the update just replaces the updated files.

TuxRug

@CutePuppyz: Well, this is way I did it. Keep it unplugged from your PC. I first went into the settings on the Touch. On the bottom of the list you go under reset. Then select erase contents (the second item on the list). It will warn you that it will take 2 hours etc... Go ahead and select erase. Once it starts let it run for about 1 minute. Then force it to stop by holding down the top power button and the home button until it restarts.

You will now get a screen that asks you to connect to your PC. Do that and iTunes will say that it needs to restore. Click restore and it will start to download 2.01.

I'm in middle of restoring from backup now....I will let you know the outcome. It should be a-ok since it actually downloaded the update fine.

Let me know how it works out for you.

Noobs-R-Us

Soo why did I have to pay $10 or whatever for the 2.0 software update, when I just got it with fixes for free?

PlasmaMachine

@Noobs-R-Us: How did you force it? Keep me posted. I'm not able to download it.

CutePuppyz

backing up iphone...

chizelord

1.48.02 typo***

FireBALL

Modem Firmware is new 1.48.0 and it keeps crashing when ever I update carrier settings

FireBALL

...just bricked my phone...

chizelord

I don't know if it makes any difference, but I was running the 2.0 firmware that ended in '5A347' - the supposed 'developer' one.

sam_i_am

Well...after opening a few bigger apps i.e. texas hold 'em. The lag has come back in both text keyboard and in the contacts. After about two minutes the text keyboard was fine. But the contacts are still lagging. Good try Apple, but please try again soon.

Cableguy44

@CutePuppyz:

I updated my Touch from 1.1.4 to 2.0 using the 'free' method.

I just tried to update, and it downloaded, installed without any problems. I'm now on 2.0.1

I'm glad i didn't fork over $10!

sam_i_am

Ditto, it's backing up currently but at the same speed as it was before.

vlv723

doesn't seem to have sped up anything for me :-[

jfj

anyone else noticing a slightly more yellow screen? I think i had one of the screens that wasn't that yellow to begin with, but now it is =(

Blinklink11

not sure if anyone else uses the exchange server but ive DEFINATELY noticed it runs WAY smoother and faster. keyboard no longer seems to lag! WOOT!! been messing with apps for a while now...NO CRASHES!!!! (crosses fingers)

jgeezy24

Just as a followup, I was able to keep NetShare (only downloaded on my phone) after the update. A simple "File -> Transfer Purchases From iPhone" transferred a backup copy into iTunes as well (Thanks @Justinpe).

jakenjill

Not a single positive comment. I'm not going to do this update any time soon. Also, I don't seem to be experiencing the keyboard lag all of you do. Do any of you turn your phone off at all? EVER?! That will likely solve all your lag problems.

diesel828

OK so is anyone else having an issue with their Macs slowing to a crawl and itunes freezing on them when they plug their iphones back in after updating?

Help...

doobiebros2two

Where's the copy/paste? Heh.

beastieboy13

Official instructions for using Netshare with Vista:

It got it to work under Vista you have to create a network in Vista by

1. clicking the network icon in the taskbar and choose connect or disconnect.

2. click "setup a connection or network" and choose "setup a wireless ad-hoc network" name the network and add security if you want click the save network box and hit next then click close after network is created. Vista should automatically connected to this new network.

3.Open "Network and Sharing Center" and choose manage wireless networks and then click adapter properties.

4. Click Internet Protocol Version 4 and choose properties then choose "use the following IP address" and enter in 192.168.10.2 and make sure your subnet is 255.255.255.0, that's it leave everything else empty. Save your changes.

5. Open the Control Panel and choose internet options, chose the connections tab and select LAN. Then hit the advanced button under proxies. In the SOCKS field type in 192.168.10.1 (which will be the IP of your iPhone)and for port # choose 1080 and save your changes.

Your PC is now setup next setup the iPhone.

6. open setting and choose Wi-fi on the iPhone and it should see your newly created network enter password if you set one. Choose it and hit the blue arrow icon.

7. Choose static and in the IP address field enter 192.168.10.1 and make sure the subnet is 255.255.255.0. You may also want to disable auto-lock on the iPhone cause that will close out the program after a set amount of time.

8. Hit the Home button and open netshare.

9. Then for the bad part, open SAFARI (even on Vista it only works on SAFARI) and you can surf the net.

danielsmi

Downloaded, installed, and ready within 20 minutes. It did a couple of reboots I think.

Synch is much faster and seams to be faster across the board. I don't seam to be getting the lag that I was getting when my contacts were loading and no lag on the keyboard when contacts load (I've tried loading up the system so that maybe it pages out and it still seams to be performing at a much better pace. I'm hoping for Safari to be crash proof.

I would love to see some release notes. Apple does an excellent job of delivering stuff you don't need to read the manual for but it would have been nice to see some release notes of some sort for the people that want to know. I'm a geek but I'm a customer too. :)

c2

I did the update but now none of my third party apps work.

The Brain

*subsequent* backups are faster

macslut

After updating, I checked in iTunes for application updates. It shows that I need to install four (4) copies of Cube Runner 1.1, Three (3) copies of eReader 1.1 and five (5) copies of SpeechCloud Voice Dialer.

I'm not sure I want to hit the "update all" button-- seems like that is asking for trouble.

GenericWhiteGuy

So i have 2.0 software installed (not purchased) but i am not seeing the new firmware update popping up. says i have the latest version. any info?

Hamspiced

Well, it tried to install and then said it failed and my iPhone was in recovery mode. I had to then unplug then plug it in and it's now restoring and updating.

This has happened every time I've updated it (with the newer 2.0 and now this one). This better not happen every single update.

ttech10

Installed 2.0.1 on 1st Gen iPhone this morning. Seems a lot quicker and more responsive overall. I was experiencing a lag even pressing the home button with 2.0.

Backup was incredibly fast (in comparison to what it was).

All apps, and iPod content remained after update (which was nice).

So far so good.

jolejniczak

@Noobs-R-Us: you sir... are a genius

Hamspiced

What is it with Apple and their ridiculously slow download times? I have a fairly decent DSL connection and it's taking me over two hours to download this new 2.0.1 update.

corpus_goatse_tx

any copy & paste?

ddragos

@shiftyeyedgoat: dsl...not as fast as cable but its a steady 3 mbs. not alternating up and down...

haven't noticed any major differences on my touch.

dandaman247

@Adisah: You're impatient...

metalhaze

I find it a little bit faster in sms aplication, (i have a lot of contacts)

mweege

Just tried another back up and its back to the way it was before the update. The update worked for a while, but i think its just because it did a reboot on the phone and once the apps started going it just bogged down the phone again, sigh

Cableguy44

Anyone else find that there headphones seem 'slower'? As in if you double click to fast it either pauses or does nothing? Im sure that was not the case before

xshortx

Not only did most of the keyboard/contact lag disappear (plus the sync is significantly faster), but I'm pretty sure they did something with power management. In the past if I played Scrabble for a half hour it would KILL my battery, last night I played for about 2.5 hours straight before noticing any significant drain.

Much happier now.

tim

tpfannes

Well, 2.01 loaded fine. But I still see problems with it. First, the iTunes keeps saying that I have multiple updates for the same app. It would, for example, show me 3 copies of the NYTimes to update. I went into the apps folder and saw multiple copies of the same apps with numbers after them, e.g. Times, Times1, Times2, Times3...So I deleted all but one copy. However, iTunes seems to still remember how many copies you downloaded for your account so it still says that I have multiple copies of the same app to update.

Anyone else have this problem. Oh, btw, Bloomberg crashed this morning while I was using it. So it's still not all that stable.

Noobs-R-Us

well 2.0.1 is officially out and it officially SUCKS......I have restored my iphone with the latest itunes and upgraded to 2.0.1 and my contact app is as glitchy and sucky as ever.....apps take their time loading ...usually about 5 seconds but certainly not 'snappy"....this update is garbage....I see no benefit from it so far and My contacts app actually seems to be less responsive than before. I am afraid that the iPhone is woefully underpowered for what Apple is wanting it to do......and before anyone starts saying that my phone is faulty google 2.0.1 and read how many people say they THINK the interface is snappier but could be imagining it......no noticeable difference for me....sorry for ranting but what I enjoyed with 1.1.4 has become an excercize in frustration with the the "app store" firmware....ugh!

gaiking

why can't i post?

blazedshaggy

woo hoo!! downloading now!

blazedshaggy

iPod Touch.
Backed up everything.
Ran 2.0.1 upgrade.
Fine.
Went to restore... "incompatible software version or corrupt backup".
Fuckers!
If I have to manually redo all my album art yet again... you can find my iPod Touch on Craigslist.

ANoel

Smooth install on my 3G. Took under 20 minutes hands free. I think it rebooted a couple of times.

Seams faster across the board. Synch is much faster as it doesn't look like it's doing synchs to stuff that hasn't changed.

My 1K person contact list seams to load faster from the call menu and I'm not seeing the keyboard lag that I had before but I wouldn't call this definitive.

I hear from a 2G user that the but he had that prevented apps from running is solved in this release.

c2

@tpfannes: I noticed this too. I was on youtube for an hour, and fell asleep with pandora playing. When I started I had a full charge. When I woke up 7 hours later, I had only used half of the battery. If they did tweak power management, that could easily be the most important fix of the whole firmware update.

sharnaff

@dandaman247: actually...the battery life seems to be improved...i've been listening to music for about 4 hours now and its barely gone down...i used to be down about halfway when i had it jailbroken 1.1.4

dandaman247

The update failed on my 3G, said unknown error 1602 and left the phone in recovery mode. Then iTunes said it saw a phone in recovery mode and it needed to be restored. I let it restore, which took about 30 minutes, and then the phone needed to activate.

Next it asked me if I wanted to set it up as a new phone or restore my backup (yes, I had one) so I chose restore my backup, which took 40 MINUTES. My apps lived through it, even BoxOffice which iTunes has pulled, but I have no music and did not have time to resync before leaving for work.

This was not a smooth, happy Apple experience for me. Glad to see that it work smoothly for others.

CyberSi

Maybe I'll hold off on waiting now that I read the comments and lots of people having probs...

CutePuppyz

@TonyRockyHorror:
I guess you have a real hard time comprehending what you read. I said I already did that! As well as a BACKUP. Neither (on PC) maintained my app data. By app data I'm referring to something like your save game progress on a game.

JEmlay

@CutePuppyz: Don't be afraid, just do it!

Noobs-R-Us

Everything works, except that it killed Bluetooth. No more support. Dead. Nada. Stay away!

altus

apple's plan is to make 2.0 software stable before introducing another feature packed update. This is just the first step in that direction.

jhechols

@ttech10: same here, phone went into restore mode and had to recover. only when i got to the restoring part it said something like "backup corrupt or wrong version". so my phone works on 2.0.1 but i lost all data/settings. sweet, hope that was worth it.

handsfree7

The contacts app now scrolls much faster - no lag YES!
AT&T Services that sends on demand SMS messages related to your account, i.e 'check bill balance' still says," This information is not available for your account type". Bummer.

getpvd.net

2.0.1=same lag in SMS, but scrolling pages is across the board smoother and faster, contacts is waaay quicker and is it just me or is GPS like lightning now? Finding my location is fast and searching is blowing my mind with speed! :) Can't wait for 2.0.2!

TheodoreMedusa

@adamgamble :

Next time you try to backup your phone, go into airplane mode first to avoid the interrupting phone calls from your girlfriend, mom, or any other equally insensitive women that don't understand that gadget time is your special time.

Pr.Sinister

GPS seems also to be faster :)

iPhone3g

After some http capturing, I found the ipsw link directly from apple.

content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5134.20080729.Q2W3E/iPhone1,2_2.0.1_5B108_Restore.ipsw

Have fun, and remember, you cannot pwn it yet ;)

iPhone3g

Worked fine on the first shot, no long backups like others report. Seems a lot quicker when using the keyboard and viewing contacts.

For those having really long backups, how are you connecting your usb cable to your computer? You should be plugging it into one of your BACK slots; that is, one that is directly on your board. If you use a front slot, or secondary slot, you WILL notice considerably less speed and reliability. fyi..

dassub

WiFi to Edge and back problem cause:
If you have a 4 hub wireless devise then remember that each iPhone, Mac, Apple TV and PCs count. I had a Mac , Apple TV and a PC + 2 iPhones = 5 items and hence the problem of dropping one. Fix = get Apple Airport it support 100 ;)

almukadi

This is why 2.0.1 firmware is ~250MB: It is, in simple terms, basically downloading the entire factory-fresh image of the device -- so that in the event you want to do a restore, you can without any extra downloads.

While theoretically iTunes doesn't need the whole 250MB just to update your device to the new firmware, it will need it if you have to do a restore.

Glutnix

GPS is much more accurate. Used to place me while sitting in basement 20+ blocks away. Now it stays as a small circle around my block.

bmoc1188

WoW!!! It is great!! I was so deceived when I got my 3G Iphone it felt laggy!

Now everything from contacts, to home screen flipping, no keyboard lag (yet) , and it just respects when I turn from portrait to landscape so much faster both on Ipod and Safari!

At last I have an apple experience with an Iphone!

caio_abibe

My jailbroken phone was vanilla-sized by 2.01

voltiuz

So I know not everyone is interested in jailbreaking. HOWEVER, there are a bunch of keyboard modifications available through Cydia that actually seem to make the typing lag disappear, if not at least much improved.

voltiuz

iBrick 2.0.1?

Jimbles

...and the update did nothing for my 3G signal.... Didn't think it would. Looks like this is a hardware issue, as I'd think they'd want to fix that immediately if possible....

Maybe I can plug my iPhone into a Nokia phone for better reception...

dcdttu

What a turd! 3rd so call tech support call to get this brick to work.

Won't restore the back up of your information so if you had anything like say 500 phone contact (each with work, cell & home) 200+ photos, your calendar, todo list (work & home) apps set up and synced, email accounts synced, secure wifi accounts set up with the 128 bit keys typed in, you're pretty much hosed!

And aren't these the guys who have the commercials making fun of Windows crashing???

dgriessmann

riddle me this. i'm stuck behind a hospital firewall, so apparently itunes doesn't know what to do with itself. i manually downloaded the .ipsw file from above and put it in it's respective folder. what i didn't know was that itunes needs to still connect to the world wide interwebs to authenticate. i don't think itunes works with proxies does it? i now have an iphone that will only make emergency calls. i will be in a wifi area without a firewall this weekend, but i really need a phone between now and then.

any thoughts? yes, i know, i should have read the manual first. :/

spuntyb

worked perfect on mine. i am a happy camper. :)

Hamspiced

@spuntyb: Try gett