iPhone 2.1 Update now available

[ferocity]

The iPhone 2.1 Software Update.
The iPhone 2.1 software update contains many bug fixes and improvements. To get it, connect your iPhone to your computer using iTunes 8 (http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/) and click Check for Update.


Update includes:

Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
Significantly better battery life for most users
Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
Faster installation of 3rd party applications
Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications


Improved performance in text messaging
Faster loading and searching of contacts
Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
Genius playlist creation
Undocumented features/fixes:

You can now pause apps by clicking the icon while it downloads/installs


http://i37.tinypic.com/24f03s2.png


Tripple clicking the microphone button (attached to included headphones) now goes to the previous song
New podcasts & videos had "filled" blue bubbles next to them to indicate that they were new, but with 2.1, if you have "half-played" a podcast or video, it will include a half filled blue bubble.


http://i34.tinypic.com/iohrb5.png


Options to load & display earlier text message in a convosation


http://i33.tinypic.com/2ilzorn.jpg


The iPod now shows the album artist and album name underneath the song title


http://i34.tinypic.com/wwlsag.png


New 3G, Edge & GRPS icons


http://i36.tinypic.com/2nivcpx.png
(Edge to be added)
"Genius" playlist creation screenshots:
http://i37.tinypic.com/fkmm1f.png
http://i36.tinypic.com/vid6jb.png

Automatic Download/Installation Tutorial
iPhone 2G & 3G: http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/ (http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/)

Manual Download Links
iPhone 2G: http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5202.20080909.gkbEj/iPhone1,1_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw (http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5202.20080909.gkbEj/iPhone1,1_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw)
iPhone 3G: http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5198.20080909.K3294/iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw (http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5198.20080909.K3294/iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw)

[ferocity]

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=561840

For updates on new, undocumented features.

[Kyle!]

I was expecting a lot more for 2.1... a little disapointed.