Apple today released iPhone, iPod touch 2.0.1 Software Update via iTunes.
Choose your device, click the “Summary” tab and click the “Check for Update” button.
iPhone, iPod touch 2.0.1 Software Update includes “bug fixes” and supersedes all previous versions.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “TowerTone” for the heads up.]
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Its really snappy!
OK, thats not true, I havent updated yet…..
Well, bookmarks finally synced manually, but nothing I tried got them to work through the cloud.
It is not that important, as I seldom change bookmarks. Contacts and mail would have been much more irritating. I guess I am lucky compared to many.
Hey, how bout that ‘Tiny Violin’ and ‘Cowbell’?
Update loads quickly, given the size of the download.
@Arnold,
I see. Guess I’m fucking up somehow.
@R2,
Yep. You hit the nail dead center.
@Blue Dream
What, you’d rather Apple not fix bugs? iPhone 2.0 was a huge upgrade. I, for one, can’t wait until the 2.2 upgrade. There are bumps in this primarily wonderful software and I welcome all the smoothing Apple can do. Bring it on!
Wow.Did anyone else notice the phone sabre upgrade with 2.0.1?
Light beam now emits from the top of the iphone.
After the upgrade, I too am going through a 1 hour backup. Not sure why. The backups previous to this were time-consuming, but not this long. Maybe it’s a post-update backup. Who knows? No-one but Apple.
Don’t want to reiterate the complaints about such an amazing device, but the battery life – with 3G or not – is really disappointing. To not be able to make it through an entire day with everything turned off – Push, Wifi, Bluetooth, and 3G, I’m really surprised.
The sad thing is, I’ll take it. Regardless.
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Following the excruciatingly slow 2.0.1 update process, my 1st Gen iPhone randomly unmounts from iTunes during or immediately following a sync.
2.0 is the new 1.0.
@Erik
Reboot the iPhone (holding in the sleep button a few seconds)
@makemineamac
Turn off location service. That service seems to be very hungry.
After several hours of testing, everything is much more SNAPPIER! So go get that 2.01 if your still holding back.
Is it me, or are Apple’s software becoming really buggy. I can’t remember the last time Apple had a successful launch with software. Look at Leopard, iPhone 2.0, safari etc
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249.2 MB! wow….
The first backup will take longer because there is more new data (the update) that is not backed up. It should run more snappily on subsequent backups.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
You can stop subsequent back-ups and still sync by clicking the ‘x’ circle in the top window of iTunes (not the sidebar).
Just sayin, you know, if you’re in a hurry….
how am I suppose to stay focused on firmware updates with that old spice ad on the right of the page blaring at me!
in 2.01 you can now select which calendar an event goes with in the Calendar app.
I live in a two-iPhone household. I have one and my wife has one. Being the dork, I got the 3G the morning it came out, oh, and yeah, got the first on on June 29, 2007 as well.
In any case, it’s a good test side by side to see about battery and whether or not it’s a 3G thing.
I have the same experience as most. With heavier use, I’m at 10% by the end of the day. With (my) normal use, I won’t hit 20% until about a little after lunch on day two. I used to get to evening two or drive home two before I’d hit 20%.
Here’s the thing, my wife is now plugging hers in a whole lot more which makes me think it’s much more of a software 2.0 thing than a 3G thing. She uses the Facebook application a lot so I’m guessing it a double whammy on the battery: it’s using the processor to run the app’ as well as a data connection to facilitate the usual Facebook stuff. She mostly is doing this at home which even has a wifi connection, not heavier-battery-draining Edge.
So, I will be able to see if 2.0.1 here helps with energy mgmt but simply going to 2.0 on her first gen’ phone decreased battery life.
This feature was available in 2.0 as far as choosing which calender…at least if you are set up to sync via Mobile Me as I am.
@Mark Allen,
That feature was in 2.0, I know because I couldn’t figure out why all my new appointments went into the calendar called ‘Finger Accident’ which should have only contained physiotherapy appointments for my severed finger (a bit of advice, never try to stop a circular saw with your finger, it hurts real bad).
Looking at the preferences, I was able to change the default calendar. In 2.0.
Location assist services are a major drain of battery power. The other thing is Maps… Even when I shut off the location button (dark blue as opposed to bright blue), it still tracks my location on the 1st gen iPhone… Unless I go into location assist and shut off that again.
I think Push sucks up a lot of juice too…
Think have already spotted an issue with 2.0.1…java control that worked with 2.0 not working with 2.0.1…
I’m getting a kick out of all the people who are complaining about how much power 3G services uses. I don’t know if it’s the same group who complained that Apple HAD to include 3G before they would buy an iPhone, but you asked for it and you got it.
Apple said when the first iPhone was released that 3G was a battery hog, and it would particularly drain batteries in the iPhone because of how many people would use features like Safari more than on other phones. Even so, the 3G iPhone has better performance than other 3G phones on the market.
Be careful what you wish for – you just might get it.
@Eric24601, this seems similar to what happened to my iPhone 3G a couple of weeks. I did reboot several times, but the problem persisted – downloaded apps stopped as soon as it started. So I went to talk to Apple tech support, they suggested to reset the phone, which I did, and so far so good. You may loose some iPhone settings, but your downloaded apps should be there in iTunes waiting after reset.
@TT,
Wait for the weather to clear and then try again.
@ Eric24601
If your apps are already in itunes, delete them from your phone are resync the phone from itunes.