2.2 now available for the iPhone

By Steve Trotto, posted Friday, Nov. 21st, 2008
Reader Comments: 9

Apple has released an update to the iPhone. Version 2.2 is now available. Install the free iPhone 2.2 Software Update and get Google Street View, public transit and walking directions, and more.

What’s in this update:
This update contains many bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View
- public transit and walking directions - display address of dropped pins
- share location via email
• Enhancements to Mail
- resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of email
- improved formatting of wide HTML email
• Improved stability and performance of Safari
• Podcasts are now available for download in iTunes application (over Wi-Fi and cellular network)
• Decrease in call set-up failures and call drops
• Improved sound quality of visual voicemail messages
• Pressing the Home button from any Home screen takes you to the first Home screen
• Preference to turn on/off auto-correction in Keyboard Settings
Products compatible with this software update: • iPhone
• iPhone

No problems here as I streamed a 50mb podcast today..WOOT

Posted by David Ciccone, Sunday, Nov. 23rd, 2008

10mb Really? I hadn't even tried it yet. I was looking forward to this new feature greatly. I have a DVR at home with podcast support. it does a nice job of converting the video into h.264 format and then creating a feed. I was excited to be able to sync my TV shows to my iphone over my wifi. Of course most shows are 400mb+

Posted by derath, Saturday, Nov. 22nd, 2008

10mb Podcast limits? What a joke. What is Apple's problem? As Justia eluded to, people on every other platform are able to use applications to download whatever size podcast they prefer, as long as they have the physical storage to accomodate it.

Posted by JNGold, Friday, Nov. 21st, 2008

Why not Wifi Syncing!?!

Posted by interstink, Friday, Nov. 21st, 2008

The next Mobile Tech Addicts podcast will be done in four 10 meg parts so you can download over 3G, no only joking, but is this what will happen now, will we see iPhone versions of podcasts cut up into 10meg portions so people can get more downloads, ridiculous decision and worthless, may as well have been wifi only

Posted by chrissyboy, Friday, Nov. 21st, 2008

I like the update and new features. However, I wish that podcasts downloads were allowed over 3G for larger files. 10MB is to small to include many podcasts. In the past, I have downloaded podcasts of 30-40MB on Windows Mobile phones using programs like Newsbreak or Kinoma.

Posted by Justia, Friday, Nov. 21st, 2008

Ok my findings so far are, lower signal strength and erractic, dropped data connections and no reconnect, some update this

Posted by chrissyboy, Friday, Nov. 21st, 2008

They said they addressed the most popular concerns/requests :)

Posted by Shoey, Friday, Nov. 21st, 2008

So many things missing, this is disappointing.

I think Apple need to wake up, devices like Storm will surely make a big dent in the sales of iPhone.

No turn by turn navigation, no copy and paste, no tethering, support for typing in landscape mode for e-mail/sms, no MMS....

Posted by jompao, Friday, Nov. 21st, 2008

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