Firmware 2.1 arrives for iPod touch
Summary: iPod touch users got first crack at the highly-anticipated 2.1 firmware update yesterday despite Steve Jobs' comment that it wouldn't be available until Friday.
iPod touch users got first crack at the highly-anticipated 2.1 firmware update yesterday despite Steve Jobs' comment that it wouldn't be available until Friday. Touch users noticed the update appearing in the update panel of iTunes late yesterday and Patrick McCarron grabbed a screen showing the new features.
- Genius playlist creation
- dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
- improved email reliability, notable fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
- faster installation of 3rd party applications
- fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes if you have lots of 3rd party applications
- faster loading and searching of contacts
- other bug fixes
MacRumors forums users have noticed the following additional features in 2.1:
- Faster App updates and installation
- When viewing songs it says Artist And Album underneath the Song title.
- Podcast has more descriptive information
- Can now selectively mute certain sound effects (new mail, key taps)
- More responsive
- Much faster backups
Let's hope that the same features arrive for the iPhone on Friday.
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Firmware 2.1 arrives for iPod touch
heck of a lot faster. I'm not sure why Apple thought
it was a good idea to spend 20 minutes sync'ing to
begin with.
Another welcome fix
great!
RE: Firmware 2.1 arrives for iPod touch
recommendations much better.
RE: Firmware 2.1 arrives for iPod touch
Steve said was that the 2.1 update would be available for the
iPod Touch yesterday and for the iPhone it will be available
on Friday. So your comment that it is available now "despite
Steve Jobs? comment" is false, but than again not the first
time you misquoted others :-(
RE: Firmware 2.1 arrives for iPod touch