The Ultimate iPhone Software Update Discussion Thread
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Even if we never got an update...
...the iPhone would absolutely be the best phone in the world for years to come, even with the bugs. Think about it. No other company will beat this phone, I guarantee it. We've already seen this with the iPod and other MP3 players. We all made a very intelligent purchase.
...the iPhone would absolutely be the best phone in the world for years to come, even with the bugs. Think about it. No other company will beat this phone, I guarantee it. We've already seen this with the iPod and other MP3 players. We all made a very intelligent purchase.
I would't go that far. It is good, but not as a phone by itself. The phone aspect of it blows. But if you don't make many calls or receive a lot of calls, like me, then you can deal with it. But the phone feature needs updating. Apple would be stupid not to update it.
You are kidding right? I thought I was alone, but it appears that a majority of the community have some form of battery issue or another. Even after a restore I cant get usage stats or a green glowy battery that is full. Is an update that unreasonable to ask for?
According to TrippalHealicks, yes! It is. In my opinion, no update is unreasonable unless the phone can't support the feature requested (ie: 3G internet).
Quit whining about people complaining you fucking hypocrite. Grow up.
These people have a right to air any issue they wish regarding a device they paid $600 for. Don't like it? Don't read the thread. Give my regards to Jobs' nuts.
I'll go with that. Maybe we will see 1 or 2 bug fixes before than. I heard from #iPhone that Apple releases 1 a month. I never really updated my ipods so I'm not sure.
I beginning to believe ColsTiger when he says October and Novemeber I mean there is no sign or anything saying its comming anytime soon .. just rumors left and right. I hope we do get some kind of update that will atleast fix the " bigger " issues
Apple (and many other companies) don't announce updates.
If Apple did announce an update, their PR office would announce it first, so the best place to hear about it first is Apple.com's hotnews RSS feed.
Personally, I just click on the check for updates button in iTunes in the morning before I undock and head to work.
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Mine iPhone doesn't appear to have the glowy battery when fully charged. I don't care of the battery graphic looks like a Zune... my iPhone charges, and the battery life is great, so I'm ok with a non-glowing 100% full green battery graphic.
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Sometimes, as in the reported email Word doc answer, and the reported update next week answer, people make mistakes. You're dealing with a phone tech, probably an overworked phone tech, not the head of Apple PR, and with anything that involves people, you sometimes don't get the right answer.
The Apple staff didn't know anything about the iPhone that you didn't, and probably less since they were all busy working overtime during the release and unable to scour the internet for news.
So, if someone tells you something, ask them where you can find it from Apple. Apple is busily creating support files on the iPhone with all the official answers than they are currently giving. If you're new to Apple products, start with their support site:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/
If it's not there, then they haven't told your local Apple employees about it either.
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As for not accepting a return for the battery graphic issue... Apple has in the past, and it seems to be the case with the iPhone, accepted some 'interesting' replacements not covered under the 1 yr warrantee when they first release a brand new product. After the initial round of figuring out what is and isn't a real warrantee issue, they seem to stop giving replacements for questionable reasons. If you can't live without the glow, you're probably going to find that it's about the time that they'll take a completely working iPhone back for the restocking fee... after all, they need 17,000 working iPhones to give to their employees by the end of the month.
My guess is, they're starting to fill most of those numbers with "non-glowing battery" returns, and so don't need you to give them your perfectly working phone back!
If Apple did announce an update, their PR office would announce it first, so the best place to hear about it first is Apple.com's hotnews RSS feed.
Personally, I just click on the check for updates button in iTunes in the morning before I undock and head to work.
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Mine iPhone doesn't appear to have the glowy battery when fully charged. I don't care of the battery graphic looks like a Zune... my iPhone charges, and the battery life is great, so I'm ok with a non-glowing 100% full green battery graphic.
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Sometimes, as in the reported email Word doc answer, and the reported update next week answer, people make mistakes. You're dealing with a phone tech, probably an overworked phone tech, not the head of Apple PR, and with anything that involves people, you sometimes don't get the right answer.
The Apple staff didn't know anything about the iPhone that you didn't, and probably less since they were all busy working overtime during the release and unable to scour the internet for news.
So, if someone tells you something, ask them where you can find it from Apple. Apple is busily creating support files on the iPhone with all the official answers than they are currently giving. If you're new to Apple products, start with their support site:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/
If it's not there, then they haven't told your local Apple employees about it either.
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As for not accepting a return for the battery graphic issue... Apple has in the past, and it seems to be the case with the iPhone, accepted some 'interesting' replacements not covered under the 1 yr warrantee when they first release a brand new product. After the initial round of figuring out what is and isn't a real warrantee issue, they seem to stop giving replacements for questionable reasons. If you can't live without the glow, you're probably going to find that it's about the time that they'll take a completely working iPhone back for the restocking fee... after all, they need 17,000 working iPhones to give to their employees by the end of the month.
My guess is, they're starting to fill most of those numbers with "non-glowing battery" returns, and so don't need you to give them your perfectly working phone back!
exactly.. its getting annoying now day after day someone starts a rumor that update is comming today or tomorrow
Didn't you hear, The guy I knew that worked at Apple said the update came last week and you missed it. (updates humor me)
lol.. oh man my iPhone wont update the update is avilable but it wont let me update mycomputer keeps crashing someone help meeee
Someone should make a T-shirt that plays on the shirt all the Apple Store empolys are wearing these days - - I think it says "Say Hello to iPhone." Mine would say "Just Downloaded My iPhone Update and All I Got Was This Lousy Tshirt."