Today Apple released a big update for the iPhone, the v2.2 firmware brings a lot of new features, including Google Street View to the Map app. The map app gets other improvements, including transit information, reverse geocoding, email location sharing.
There are also other enhancements, like the ability to download podcasts over WiFi and the cellular connections without having to sync from iTunes. Apple also lists a dozen security fixes.
The release notes also mention other fixes, but the one I’m looking to most is “Improved Stablility and Performance of Safari.” I’ve been frustrated with Safari since the release of the 2.0 firmware.
More info from Apple:
- 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
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