Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)
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Doesn't seem worth the upgrade on 3G (especially a jailbroken one), no multitask and no wallpapers. I'll stick with my implementation of multi-tasking until I can afford a iPhone 4.
grit
an ugly force for good
I've been secretly hoping that I'm going to come across something with all the new apple iPhone announcements, that make me go fuck it and buy one contract free.
I cant see it yet, those OS4 upgrades are pretty underwhelming and well I suppose stuff like swype never happening doesn't help its case.
Anyone else feel a bit disappointed with the changes/new hardware?
Edit: Not surprised it doesn't like a jailbroken phone, you will need to restore to stock I'd say.
Yep, although you can organise them in iTunes very easily as well.
Folders are great, multitasking seems to work well & the mail update is really nice.
Not noticed any performance issues yet on my 3GS, & the apps I've used so far this morning seem fine with it all.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
I'm not upgrading to iOS4. Him indoors is having this 3G when I get my iPhone 4 next month, and being insufferably technically inept he simply won't be able to cope with things like lag and crashes and so on.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
How's your battery life on the 3G? Mine is about half a day so am not even bothering passing on to her indoors. Will either flog if I can or give to kids as iPod Touch.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
It's not too bad, generally. Probably 3 days if not used much at all. Less than a day if used intensively for games, internet, and so on. It'll still be a culture shock to him indoors: his candy bar, green screen phone can go forever, and he still forgets to charge it
He'll grumble, moan, and kick up a stink, until we have an argument and I finally get it through to him that if he wants to play like all the other kids he's got to accept compromise 
magneze
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Seems that IOS4 isn't smooth going for everyone..
http://www.reghardware.com/2010/06/22/apple_ios4_upgrade_issues/
http://www.reghardware.com/2010/06/22/apple_ios4_upgrade_issues/
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
Yeah, loads of people on Twitter saying it's borked their phones.
Out of interest, my 2 year old 3g has pretty much the same battery life as it always did.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Not gonna touch it with a bargepole.
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
I can't touch it, until:
a) I have the new phone or
b) There's a jailbreak available
But to be honest, I can see it being pointless on the 3g, anyway.
a) I have the new phone or
b) There's a jailbreak available
But to be honest, I can see it being pointless on the 3g, anyway.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Two apps don't work but apart from that mines working fine. The camera's shutter speed is faster now too!
grit
an ugly force for good
My 3g has been sitting in a drawer since January, I was going to fire it up for this, but it doesn't seem worth it at all.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Not really, Ive currently got the 3G and the new phone looks rather nice. Im not sure what else they could add, hardware wise, that would make it more of a desirable upgrade than it already is?
Software-wise I am sad that iOS 4 is so slow on the iPhone 3G.
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
I always back up before any proper software update.
Right, so how did you save the blobs?
Or are you just talking about an iTunes backup? If so, fuck all use to me...
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yeah I'm finding moving apps about a bit fiddly now, they keep wanting to merge into a folder. Taking phone dexterity to a whole new level!
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
Righto, I think I've managed to backup my 3.1.3 installation so I can restore without upgrading, should my phone crash this week (as it does every week).
Instructions (for OSX) in case any one else is interested.
Instructions (for OSX) in case any one else is interested.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Blobs?
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
That's what I thought.
If you want to revert to a previous firmware version, you're going to have fun... At best, you'd have to use someone else's custom firmware.
If you want to revert to a previous firmware version, you're going to have fun... At best, you'd have to use someone else's custom firmware.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Well...the easiest thing I can do is sync the iPhone with my Windows laptop (which contains all the same apps, music, contacts etc as my MBP) which would take me back to the earlier version in theory?
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Is it? Even with a system restore?
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yikes, Random One was just updating hers and it looks like it's borked her iPhone (it's a 32gb 3GS bought a week after I bought mine last year). 
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
No.
However, once the phone goes into restore mode (which mine does every 10 days or so), the only option in iTunes is "restore and update"...
Which would leave me a problem, because with the broken home button I need to jailbreak to be able to use it.
Gonna try the blobs thing now...
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
Doh. Gotta put the phone into restore mode to do that, which I can't do.
Still, in case I can't get a handset this week and it does die on me again, at least I should be able to backup and restore the current firmware and jb.
Still, in case I can't get a handset this week and it does die on me again, at least I should be able to backup and restore the current firmware and jb.
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
If I ever get to see it, I'll let ya know.
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