Comments on: iPhone firmware 2.0? You’re damn right we got it!

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:37:35 +0000

does installing the developer package on the iphone brick the phone?

By: David

David — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:09:27 +0000

Thanks for clearing that up BG!

By: morpheus

morpheus — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:27:38 +0000

Does anyone know if iPhone is going to be sold unocked at every country anytime? When is it coming to Greece?

By: Mike Culver

Mike Culver — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:11:08 +0000

Does the 2.0 software add email in landscape mode? It would be nice for the screen to rotate like in Safari to enlarge the keypad for email typing

By: Jash Sayani

Jash Sayani — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:13:56 +0000

Hey! Pls give me the 2.0 ipsw

By: The Boy Genius

The Boy Genius — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:08:21 +0000

Sorry for the delayed response. I’ll do my best to answer anything that has not been answered already…

Exchange remote wipe should work as that is done from the Exchange server and not something you can control from the actual device

The “Interface” menu in Settings is a 3rd party tool and is not and will not be included in Apple’s release but you may be able to install it if the phone is jailbroken

This version sadly does not have the “Spotlight” icon to search in contacts. I’d imagine something like that will be implemented for all users and also to assist with remote lookup if you’re using an Exchange server

When parental controls are activated, the blocked programs simply disappear off the home screen. There is no access to them at all, no filters

The iPhone does not allow you to turn off the cell radio but enable Wi-Fi separately. There are 3rd party applications that can do this on a jailbroken iPhone

I have not seen anything that would allow you to install a certificate for Exchange on the device itself

Exchange through VPN should work fine, but I have not personally tested this

No new languages have been added that I can see

Let me know if there is anything else, guys!

By: David

David — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:28:27 +0000

“If there’s anything in particular you’re wondering about, just drop us a comment and we’ll do out best to answer it.”

Not a particularly good job posting additional requested screenshots or answering everybodys questions as promised…

I’m a geat fan of this site and have been for some time, so it is quite dissapointing.

By: Ricci

Ricci — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:29:45 +0000

cool. where can i get the iphone 2.0 firmware?

By: Jonah

Jonah — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:26:54 +0000

@KingChronic

wait, do you have to jailbreak the iPhone/iPod Touch to get screenshots? or just the interface section? or none?

By: Jonah

Jonah — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:23:35 +0000

well, if you take a screenshot by toggeling the ringer switch, how would you do this on a iPod Touch?

By: SG

SG — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:14:26 +0000

Any news on/images of an update to the Contacts features?
Are you able to sort them by anything other than name, e.g. groups?

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:05:32 +0000

Does 2.0 have the copy/paste (clipboard) feature? What about landscape orientation for Notes? I really want those two features.

By: Evilhomer

Evilhomer — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:35:41 +0000

Again, to the iPhone haters out there; why do you even bother to stop and read articles about the iPhone? Seriously. Buy a new mouse with one of those new fangled things they call a “scroll wheel” and just scroll on by any article that has to do with the iPhone or Apple. I know most of you think that Microsoft is the only technology company in the world and I’ll bet if you tried really really hard you could find a forum or two that ONLY discusses Microsoft and whatever security patch is out for that day.

However, there are millions of Apple users world wide, many whom have picked up an iPhone. To all those millions, this is important information. Why? Because as Apple adds to the iPhone all the software that the haters have been bawling about it missing, WM and most of the others will become less and less interesting. You dorks seem to think that Engadget and BGR is biased toward Mac but I think it’s more that Apple is doing FAR more interesting things with it’s products and platforms while MS continues to REHASH the same, sluggish, buggy WM platform.

The big new from MS today!!! Windows 6.1. Whoopee effin do!!!! MS throws you another tiny OS bug fix update and your ready to cream your shorts. I’ve been on the forums far too long and listened to you MS fanboys rant and rave over ever little WM turd that has dropped out of Gates’ ass.

Someone’s talking about Apple for a change. Get over it. Or as I previously suggested, scroll over it.

By: KingChronic

KingChronic — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:34:13 +0000

Yo guys, I am the guy that got BG hooked up with this stuff. I’ll answer a few questions that you guys seem to be wondering about… 1. Endgadget is friends with an Apple dev and got to play with his phone, they don’t have the firmware, the phone, nor do they have it jailbroken right now. Gizmodo just had a bunch of lies and posted an expanded version of what was on MMi, because that was the original site to have the stuff, since I told poetic_folly about it the moment we finally got it jailbroken 2. To take a screen shot, you go Settings > Interface > SpringBoard > Screenshots and turn it on. Then to take one you hold "Home" and flip the ring/silent switch. Then the high-res screenshot will appear in your Camera Roll (BG i was wondering why you took like 50 million screenshots after we finished the jailbreak lol) 3. No, this will not be shared, I made him promise it (In case he wasn’t clear enough in the article ).

By: Jonah

Jonah — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:28:30 +0000

Can you give us some more screenshots of the interface settings and results?
and how do you take a screenshot?

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:36:25 +0000

Hey I have a question about Exchange support: Are Exchange emails, calendar events and contacts listed separately from personal ones?

I kinda want to use Exchange for my work email but I don’t want it to be mixed with my personal stuff…

By: Chuckie

Chuckie — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:38:28 +0000

Question:

Does it landscape email yet? That’s what I want for xmas. I got thumbs the size of big toes!

By: Flittime

Flittime — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:43:10 +0000

Boy Genius – Does the new firmware allow you to use wi-fi with the cellular radio turned off. I want to use my iPhone in flight with Gogo wi-fi on American Airlines.

By: weave

weave — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:27:56 +0000

How about some screenshots of setting up a WPA2 Enterprise WiFi point? Does it figure out the encryption type automatically? Can you install an enterprise’s self-signed certificate?

By: New iPhone user

New iPhone user — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:17:36 +0000

Does anyone know if the MSFT Exchange function will allow access through VPN?

I just got the iPhone yesterday,…really digging it… MUCH BETTER than the HTC Mogul…(that was a piece of shit).

By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:33:11 +0000

I am not an iphone user, but the big deal about the iphone is the browser. It displays desktop-looking websites, not the folded down sites that you see on pocket IE.

By: happyuser

happyuser — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:52:58 +0000

Can someone explain to me why the iPhone gets all the buz? It is no different than a hundred other devices. Actually it is worse, i equate it to a Sidekick. A closed proprietary system that you cant add on to. At least with palm, windows ans blackberry there are countless 3rd party apps.

I have used a tmo mda for almost 3 years and it still rocks. Anything that can be done on an iPhone can and is being done on other devices. All I see is a great marketing plan by apple.

By: zbirdboy

zbirdboy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:18:13 +0000

hey BG,

what exactly happens when the parental controls are active? does it disable safari/youtube completely or just have some kind of filter?

thanks.

By: David

David — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:25:13 +0000

I agree with Robert! Could you explore the new interface menu more in depth? Then post screenshots afterwards?

What would also be cool is if you could explore the International menu, or just post a comment letting your international readers know if any new languages have been added!

Thanks!

By: Justin Cauchon

Justin Cauchon — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:20:44 +0000

Glad you got to break the exclusive. Looks like a nice update… How did you get it? Haha

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:53:03 +0000

So where are the screenshots of the purported searchable contacts?

Does it exist BG?

Lovin your site ~ and welcome back.

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:22:40 +0000

Soon with Exchange support, I’m getting closer everyday to joining the Dark Side…

By: dondgc

dondgc — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:04:45 +0000

@ The Boy Genius

“We love Eng!”

I thought that was the case – thought there might be a little friendly ragging going on with your comment – not sure it came across that way in the post, though…nice photos anyway – thanks for the good stuff.

By: Jake S

Jake S — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:59:42 +0000

Can you go more into the “interface” menu

By: The Boy Genius

The Boy Genius — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:38:11 +0000

Lol, all I said was we had screen shots and not pictures of a phone. That implied we have the firmware…that’s all. We love Eng!