iPhone 2.2 software bugs on the rise

It's so surprising how Paul Biba & Scott McClintock were both at the same time posted up how they use their iPhone today at PalmAddict. ;-)

It's also good to see that there are many of you using iPhone, and for sure you must have known about the newest v2.2 software update is available since November 21st yesterday. The promised new features which are already leaked around the blogosphere, will definetely pushes non-jailbroken iPhone owners to do the upgrade.

But what you probably don't know yet, is there have been some bugs reported by users who have updated to iPhone OS 2.2, the bugs must be quite serious because it only takes a couple of days to be reported. Here's the list of the reported bugs so far by iPhone Atlas:

• Third-party Applications broken. Some third-party applications will no longer function properly under iPhone OS 2.2 due to API changes and other modifications.
• "Could not Connect to Internet". Some users are encountering an inability to connect to the Internet over cellular networks after the iPhone OS 2.2 update. In some cases, this issue can be resolved by switching from 3G to EDGE (or, for carriers other than AT&T, the appropriate GPRS network).
• “SIM card not inserted”. Or PIN lock Some users are receiving an error message indicating that the SIM card is not inserted, or that a PIN lock is in place when none should exist. If you get the PIN lock message, try the suggestions in this tech note.
• Kilometers instead of miles in Google Maps. It appears that Google Maps for the iPhone now displays kilometers instead of miles for various countries.
• Problems deleting email. Some users are unable to delete emails from certain accounts, especially AOL accounts after the 2.2 update.
• App Store extremely slow. The App Store is extremely slow after the iPhone OS 2.2 update for some users. This may be a server-side problem that Apple will resolved shortly.

And then TiPB is also reporting that Apple didn't fix the two Safari bugs in v2.2 software update either,  they are: Links to applications in the App Store still do not work & Safari still does not honor META REFRESH tags, meaning that redirecting users from one web page to another still does not work.

So if you still haven't updated to v2.2 software yet, you might want to think again about updating your iPhone to the latest software because of the above bugs. Stay safe!

Comments

[Chris Trower]

My app store is actually faster and more responsive after the update..contrary to what the article says

[Sharon Blatz]

It is a disaster. It killed my iPhone and will NOT restore. Avoid this POS at all costs!

[Harry]

I've been a long time user of Treos. First, I had a Treo 650 and then a 680. Before the Treos, I used Palm PDAs. I bought a Centro for my son. The 680 was a buggy piece of junk from the start. So with some trepidation I recently replaced it with an iPhone 3G and I LOVE IT! The screen is gorgeous, adding apps is a piece of cake, the GPS feature is great, I love having wifi, etc. As for the supposed shortcomings, it isn't that hard to type on the touchscreen. Mashing those little buttons with your thumbs isn't so great either. I'd never type anything longer than a very short email on either device. Long emails have to wait for a real computer and real keyboard. Web access was always slow and just a disappointing experience on the Treos. I tried editing documents on them. All I can say is "Big deal! No thank you!" Editing documents was hard to do with the relatively small screen. I'd rather boot up the laptop and find a wifi source. I tried getting faxes via Treo and they were so big that I had to scroll around to read one letter at a time. Why stick with the Treo to do one thing that I did rarely and that was a pain.

Sorry but Palm's simply cannot compare to an iPhone as a mobile computing platform, which is what an iPhone is. The Palm OS's days are numbered unless Palm gets on the ball and updates it substantially. They really don't have anything that competes with the iPhone. Sure they're pretty good smart phones, but the iPhone is a web enabled computing platform in the pocket. By the way, I've upgraded to 2.2 with no problems. But then I use Vista and like that too. I'm convinced some people can't leave well enough alone and go looking for trouble. When they do, they usually find it or it finds them.

[J Siu]

y problem is that it slowed right down my WiFi connection. (3 G still fine) Nothing could load other than Google, takes to long so I get time out. Even the App. store and itune store time me out because it's sooooo slow. DO NOT update to 2.2. I never had any problem with 2.1. So angry that I did this update.

[John]

Harry, your credibility went right out the window when you defended Vista. There is a reason XP 'downgrade' disks are being included with new PCs. I just canceled my download of 2.2. I will wait for the next one.