Up grading iPhone 3GS to OS4
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From: Duncan Kennedy on 8 Jul 2010 13:32 ray <datasmog(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > On 2010-07-08, Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote: > > > > > >> I've been following all the discussion (OK much of it asbout iPhone 4 > > >> but I've seen some comments about upgrading iPhone 3). > > >> > > >> Now that OS4 has been around a bit is there any advice anyone would care > > >> to give a new user about accepting the updater offer to upgrade to OS4? > > >> (My phone is backed up in the default manner to my Mac Mini each time I > > >> plug the one into the other.) > > > > > > Yep, as per the others, for the 3GS go for it. For the 3G owners I'd > > > stick to OS3.1, it made my 3G so laggy I've just recieved a 3GS this > > > morning. > > > > I'm starting to see a few reports around the 'Net (and from SWMBO) that > > 3GSs have poorer battery life after installing iOS4. Anyone else seeing > > this? > > > That could be related to so called multi tasking. If you leave certain > apps running in the background I would think battery life will suffer. > I haven't noticed any deterioration. The only app I have that eats the > battery is CoPilotLive, but that has issues with IOS4 relating to the > safety camera database which is easy to overcome. That's interesting- I do use CoPilot and, although the safety camera database isn't a major issue it would be interesting to look at fixes - any more information / leads, please? -- duncank
From: Bella Jones on 8 Jul 2010 15:13 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-07-08, Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote: > > > >> I've been following all the discussion (OK much of it asbout iPhone 4 > >> but I've seen some comments about upgrading iPhone 3). > >> > >> Now that OS4 has been around a bit is there any advice anyone would care > >> to give a new user about accepting the updater offer to upgrade to OS4? > >> (My phone is backed up in the default manner to my Mac Mini each time I > >> plug the one into the other.) > > > > Yep, as per the others, for the 3GS go for it. For the 3G owners I'd > > stick to OS3.1, it made my 3G so laggy I've just recieved a 3GS this > > morning. > > I'm starting to see a few reports around the 'Net (and from SWMBO) that > 3GSs have poorer battery life after installing iOS4. Anyone else seeing > this? Possibly, but what i have seen with 3GS are lags in various apps - safari, echofon, and things in general. camera is another one. -- bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: bella jonez on 8 Jul 2010 16:29 Tim Hodgson <thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote: > Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm starting to see a few reports around the 'Net (and from SWMBO) > > > that > > > 3GSs have poorer battery life after installing iOS4. Anyone else > > > seeing > > > this? > > > > Possibly, but what i have seen with 3GS are lags in various apps - > > safari, echofon, and things in general. camera is another one. > > Yes, camera is the big one here. It now takes about... > <checks> > ...4 seconds from launch to get to the ready-to-click point. Quite > irritating. Hope they bring out a 4.1 soon.
From: Lynn W on 8 Jul 2010 17:08 On 08/07/2010 20:44, in article 1jlbw1m.1l062a2185z1n5N%thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid, "Tim Hodgson" <thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote: > Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> I'm starting to see a few reports around the 'Net (and from SWMBO) that >>> 3GSs have poorer battery life after installing iOS4. Anyone else seeing >>> this? >> >> Possibly, but what i have seen with 3GS are lags in various apps - >> safari, echofon, and things in general. camera is another one. > > Yes, camera is the big one here. It now takes about... > <checks> > ...4 seconds from launch to get to the ready-to-click point. Quite > > irritating. Think yourself lucky you haven't got just 3G :-( Lynn Live for today, as tomorrow is not promised
From: SM on 8 Jul 2010 19:04
ray <datasmog(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > That could be related to so called multi tasking. If you leave certain > apps running in the background I would think battery life will suffer. > I haven't noticed any deterioration. The only app I have that eats the > battery is CoPilotLive, but that has issues with IOS4 relating to the > safety camera database which is easy to overcome. I hadn't noticed a problem with CoPilot which I only use it in a TomTom cradle. What's its problem with speed camera database? Stuart -- cut that out to reply |