iPhone Firmware 2.2 Updates & Features

[xclusive]

Here's what’s in this update:

• Enhancements to Maps
  • Google Street View*
  • Public transit and walking directions
  • Display address of dropped pins
  • Share location via email
• Decrease in call setup failures and dropped calls

• Enhancements to Mail
  • Resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of email
  • Improved formatting of wide HTML email
• Podcasts are now available for download in iTunes application (over Wi-Fi and cellular network)

• Improved stability and performance of Safari
• Improved sound quality of Visual Voicemail messages
• Pressing Home button from any Home screen displays the first Home screen
• Preference to turn on/off auto-correction in Keyboard Settings

Details on the features

Google Street View

Street View takes you on a virtual walking tour: Navigate street-level photographs of places you've located in Maps.
Public Transit and Walking Directions

Get walking directions, find public transit schedules, check fares, and estimate your travel time.
Share Location

Tap the Share Location button to send an email that includes a Google Maps URL.
Podcasts

Get access to millions of free podcasts on the iTunes Store via Wi-Fi or your cellular network.

Safari Improvements

A new search-friendly user interface, better performance, and more stability make Safari even easier to use.

Home Screen Shortcut

Take a shortcut from any Home screen back to your first Home screen by pressing the Home button.



Haven’t updated recently? Updating now also gives you the following features from iPhone 2.0 and 2.1:

• Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
• Significantly better battery life for most users
• Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
• Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
• Faster installation of 3rd party applications

• Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications
• Improved performance in 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
• Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
• Genius playlist creation
• The App Store
• Enterprise support
• MobileMe support
• Mass email move and delete
• Contacts search
• Updated keyboard and dictionary support
• Support for more email attachments
• Scientific calculator

Here's how to Install if you haven't done it before:

Source: Apple

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