Who says interesting IT-related things can't happen at night didn't see the iPhone 2.2 coming right after midnight, like a werewolf, but since I spotted it, here you have it! It seems earlier iPhone 2.2 rumors proved to be true, and iPhone 3G owners will now be able to take full advantage of their phones.
If you ask me, it was the time for Apple to do this, since all of the expected features that we heard about in the past several weeks are here, and even a few extra ones, as you can see in the detailed iPhone 2.2 features list below...
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
To find out more about the iPhone 2.2, you can go to Apple's official iPhone software update page, while updating it is as easy as 1-2-3 - dock your iPhone, power up iTunes, and choose to install the iPhone 2.2 software. Nevertheless, a backup would be a good idea, before deciding to update...
