iPhone 2.2 to be released on 11/21/2008?

According to a “reliable” source of information in a german blog, the new iPhone OS will be available on November 21, 2008.

You can see the google translation here, iPhone OS v2.2 to be released on 21 November!, at iPhonehellas.gr.  

Some of the other features of the iPhone OS v2.2 are:

• New look for the Safari with the Google search bar now occupying its own space on the title bar (iPhone v2.2 beta1)
• Add toggle On / Off to disable the auto-correction (iPhone v2.2 beta1).
• 461 Japanese emoji icons (iPhone v2.2 beta1).
• Support for new languages.
• The Line-in audio is activated and can be used through the headphone jack.
• New features of Maps.app:
  • Google Street View (iPhone v2.2 beta1).
  • Google Transit information - Routes public transport (iPhone v2.2 beta2).
  • Walking directions (iPhone v2.2 beta2).
  • Location sharing.
• New features of the App Store:
  • The sector ‘Categories’ now shows the icons of the applications instead of the list.
  • In each page of the application has been added by a button ‘Tell A Friend’ & ‘Report A Problem’.
  • Added the possibility of scoring the application when the user chooses to delete from the device (iPhone v2.2 beta2).
• Added the possibility for direct downloading of podcasts from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store (iPhone v2.2 beta2).

Tags: 2.2, firmware, iPhone, iPhone 3G, v2.2

iPhone 2.2 software coming soon?

In a photo posted at iphoneatlas.com (seen below), you can see some of the changes Apple has in store for the 2.2 update to the iPhone.

Please check out the article, Apple Debuts New Safari Interface in iPhone OS 2.2.

Why are we always so excited about this minor updates Apple releases?

I know I love getting new software in the hopes that it fixes some of the things I most find annoying.  Every release for me has “Copy Paste” in it.  Then I install, it doesn’t have the feature, so I assume it’s in the next one.

The whole point of this update CAN’T only be moving the Google search bar up, and the refresh icon over?  Can it?

If it is, we know for sure they’ll say “other fixes and security updates” in the patch.

Whenever I’ve deployed a website missing some importantly functionality, I’ve always spent the night up working on a fix for it.

Worse yet, what if Apple started charging iPhone users like they charge iPod Touch users?  I find it obnoxious that they charge those users to upgrade the software.  Perhaps this is part of a contract with ATT?  Not to release functionality developed for the iPhone for free to other Apple customers who aren’t paying the $30 a month for the “privilege” of owning an iPhone.

Here’s to hoping that the next release fixes more than the dreaded “Google search bar misplaced” bug (sarcasm).  Maybe I’ll have more time to work with actual web development topics, as opposed to the iPhone drama.

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Tags: 2.2, Apple, AT&T, Copy and Paste, firmware, Google, iPhone, Safari, v2.2