According to Greek blog iPhone Hellas, they have received word from a ‘reliable’ source that the new iPhone firmware 2.2 will be released next Friday on November 21st. To back up their claims, Gizmodo has expressed that iPhone Hellas is also a ‘reliable’ source.
The beta of firmware 2.2 has been in the hands of developers for a while and we have already heard leaks of the new features it will include, some of which are:
- Google Street View
- Podcast Downloading via iTunes on iPhone itself
- New-look Safari address bar
- Japanese ‘emoji’ icons
- Line-in audio activated
The last iPhone firmware (2.1) was released back in September and for many made vast improvements to the operation of their iPhone. I installed the update and found that I had far fewer call drops, no more keyboard lag and not one crash since.
I for one will be keeping my fingers crossed and my mouse pointer poised on the ‘Check for Update’ button in iTunes come next Friday — I am very much looking forward to Google Street View and podcast downloading. I wonder if Apple has fixed the flaw that allows jailbreaking of the new firmware?
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