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OK, so the heading should include the word ‘firmware’, but it got you reading didn’t it?
Apple’s iPhone firmware has just been updated with the release of software update version 2.2.1 (5H11a). The update is available through the normal iTunes channels, but before you randomly accept the update here are a few things to consider:
2.2.1 is going to cost you just shy of 250 MB of bandwidth! That’s pretty hefty considering that there only seem to be some minor changes. Apple says that the update improves the general stability of Safari and fixes an issue where some images saved from mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll. So unless you are sitting with oodles of free bandwidth or major headaches with these two areas of your iPhone’s software, this does seem like an update you may want to ignore.
If you have jailbroken your iPhone then you will definately want to put that update on hold. The Dev Team suggest that if you want to be able to hack your iPhone or iPod Touch in any way that you do not update until they have a chance to check it out, as there is a possibility it may break one of the exploits they use currently or will use in future hacks.
Personally, I think this is the main reason why Apple released this update, namely to snooker the Dev Team and close the backdoor to the iPhone just days after it was discovered!
Apple’s iPhone firmware has just been updated with the release of software update version 2.2.1 (5H11a). The update is available through the normal iTunes channels, but before you randomly accept the update here are a few things to consider:
2.2.1 is going to cost you just shy of 250 MB of bandwidth! That’s pretty hefty considering that there only seem to be some minor changes. Apple says that the update improves the general stability of Safari and fixes an issue where some images saved from mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll. So unless you are sitting with oodles of free bandwidth or major headaches with these two areas of your iPhone’s software, this does seem like an update you may want to ignore.
If you have jailbroken your iPhone then you will definately want to put that update on hold. The Dev Team suggest that if you want to be able to hack your iPhone or iPod Touch in any way that you do not update until they have a chance to check it out, as there is a possibility it may break one of the exploits they use currently or will use in future hacks.
Personally, I think this is the main reason why Apple released this update, namely to snooker the Dev Team and close the backdoor to the iPhone just days after it was discovered!