Nov
26
2.2
As previously announced, Apple has released the new iPod Touch and iPhone Update 2.2. And there’s a lot to like about what they have done. They’ve tweaked and added some great new features.
- Podacast downloading over WiFi AND Phone Internet service. However, we’re not happy that you can’t subscribe or download huge podcasts; there is a cap on the size ( a 10MB cap).
- Apple has also tweaked the visual voicemail and removed some bugs from the overall fluidity of the GUI.
- After Google introduced “Street View” on the G1, Apple really wanted that same technology and have now added it to Google Maps. Yet, unfortunately, this only works on the iPhone 1 and 2G and not on the iPod Touch.
- Apple has done some great work on the App Store. New sorting options of “Top Paid,” “Top Free,” and “Release Date” are available when browsing categories like “Games” or “Productivity” which allows for more pleasant control over what you see. A large icon taken from a popular application is now also displayed next to each category name to help identify it. Plus, when viewing a specific application’s details, all screenshots for the application are now accessible on the devices through a nice slide show.
- Another big thing they have added is rating. When you delete icons they will now ask you if you want to rate the App. before deleting it. Of course, you can always respectfully decline.
- You can now also turn of the “auto-correction” while typing.
- They have added new feature where pressing the Home button when viewing any Home screen application page will bring you to the first page.
- The new 2.2 OS has also solved the problems with Mail’s fetching schedules, and it has also improved formatting of wide HTML e-mail.
- Now this may be the placebo effect but everything seems much faster. Apps start faster, the system is more responsive, google maps pinpoints your location faster, and even safari seems smoother.
Of course, the iPod is still missing some things that would be very helpful. ”Cut and Paste” is said to be on its way. But the single most awaited feature, the “Push alerts feature”, which would allow more apps to run in the background, which was supposed to arrive on the 2.1 update, has still not shown its face.
Overal, this update is a nice improvement in amaturing OS.
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I don’t think the 10mb podcast limit applies if you’re using WIFI. I’ve been downloading new eps of big audio podcasts on my touch with no problems. Lack of subscriptions is pretty lame, though.
Yeah, sorry for not being clear. The 10mb cap only applies for the internet phone service.
i have recently upgraded to 2.2 but now when i turn on my i pod touch it asks for a passcode…it never has before and i have never put one in so i can not get past this screen……all advice gratefully recieved..thanks
“They have added new feature where pressing the Home button when viewing any Home screen application page will bring you to the first page. ”
This was HUGE for me!!!! For us guys with 8+ pages of apps it was hell trying to get back to check my mail… now hit it once and back to home