Apple iOS 4 - anyone update yet?

[mikester]

I'm updating my 3GS now...if you're not living on the edge - you're taking up too much space!

[gr8fl4porsche]

I just updated my wife's phone. Can't do mine until the new jailbreak is released.

So far, the folders and the digi zoom on the camera is all that I have played with.

The new inbox should be helpful if you have several. accounts.

[mikester]

A little anti climactic so far - the digital zoom is interesting but digital zoom is always lame.

Always.

I don't think the 3GS will notice a lot of general difference. I only have one mail box on mine so no big deal there. My wife's 3G though - she has an exchange mailbox on hers as well as a few pop mailboxes...

[Ronbo]

I updated my 3GS about an hour ago. So far I like the folders and the changes to Mail. The consolidated inbox is long overdue, and the threaded emails are also handy. It's oddly satisfying deleting a thread of 15 or so emails with one swipe.

[A930Rocket]

I'm updating mine now as I'm having a problem with my phone. It won't turn on unless it's hooked up to the charger or computer. And even then, I have to press the home and on/off button in multiple ways to get it started. I'm thinking the battery might be shot after 18 minths.

Any ideas?

[Neilk]

Mike,

Any performance issues running iOS4 on a regular 3G?

[mikester]

I haven't updated the wife's 3G yet - I'm not sure I am going to - generally speaking when you do one of these updates - regardless of performance you can't go back...

[stomachmonkey]

Finishing my 3G tonight.

Will report tomorrow.

Not a lot for he 3G but will likely get the 4 shortly so figure what the hell.

[campbellcj]

I started but then my son hijacked the PC, LOL.

I have no interest in the combined inbox feature, but the app folders thing is sorely needed.

I'm due to pick up an iPhone 4 on Thursday but may bail-out if the lines are as insane as I anticipate. There may be people camped-out there now for all I know. Of course at the Santa Monica store, there are ALWAYS people sleeping outside so it would be hard to detect a change!

[MotoSook]

Oh oh...updated to OS4 and just purchased and audio book. Now when I open iPod or iTunes to find the download the phone opens the app then shuts down the app after a few seconds goes to the main.

Anyone try to open a downloaded audio book or iTunes since you updated?

[mikester]

I like the folders, the zoom is lame (as expected), I have not figured out multitasking yet (maybe it's only for certain apps) and that's pretty much it. Overall, the most important thing is - it does not seem slower!

I'm waiting to hear about 3G upgrades...My wife's coworker upgraded hers which has the same stupid email setup as my wife's so if that goes well - we'll upgrade hers. My buddy is buying a (4) model and I Think I'm just going to buy his 3GS for the wife instead of a (4).

[slodave]

I upgraded my 3G this evening. Like it warned, it wiped a few pictures that I had put on the phone. Everything I took from the phone was still there. My music is gone as well... I have my phone pick up email from my own email server out of my house and everything was fine, other than the fact it deleted all the old email that I kept. The main app I use for rollerblading did not crap out like it did before, but I noticed that it seemed to be okay for a few days if I hard cycled the phone anyway, so I won't be sure if it's anymore stable for a few days.

Mike, if I read things correctly, multitasking only works with certain Apple apps at the moment and developers would have to write in the code to throw their apps in the background.

[crustychief]

Mine keeps locking up while adding some trimmed something or other. Meh, as long as it makes phone calls and I still have my aeroweather app.

[James Brown]

Did my 3G. Everything works as before. Can't see anything new yet.

[widgeon13]

Is it even worth doing it on a 3G??

[MotoSook]

This sucks. I can't find any info online about why iPod is crapping out everytime I try to use it on the phone after the update.

[gr8fl4porsche]

Have you tried a reboot? Sometimes ram gets tied up and apps start to crash.

Rebooting shuts everything down. If that doesn't work then it is time to restore.

[MotoSook]

Rebooted several times..no dice. Can't be specific to my phone.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

Is it even worth doing it on a 3G??

Folders and threaded mail is about it.

[MotoSook]

re-synch'd the phone with iTunes and now iPod appears to work.


The mail thing is kind funky to have redundant inboxes and accounts listed on the same screen. I like the combined inbox feature, but I'm not sure it's a must have.