Up grading iPhone 3GS to OS4
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From: David Empson on 10 Jul 2010 01:38 R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > > > Extremely unlikely. Apple has rarely (if ever) implemented special > > support for downgrading. Apart from anything else, downgrading to 3.x > > from 4.x will expose you to known security issues which Apple has > > published. > > Why isn't Apple fixing the issues in 3.x? Clearly some people are > having problems with the upgrade. It's not reasonable to expect > people to buy a new phone every year to get security upgrades. Apple might release a 3.1.4 at some stage to fix known security issues for the models which cannot upgrade to iOS 4 (i.e. 1st gen iPhone and iPod Touch). We won't know until it is released. It is unlikely they will release a 3.1.4 for models which can upgrade to iOS 4. There is no longer a cost barrier to iPod Touch users upgrading to iOS 4, just the performance question, and Apple could improve the performance in iOS 4 minor updates. -- David Empson dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: Woody on 10 Jul 2010 08:14 R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > > > Apple might release a 3.1.4 at some stage to fix known security issues > > for the models which cannot upgrade to iOS 4 (i.e. 1st gen iPhone and > > iPod Touch). We won't know until it is released. > > > > It is unlikely they will release a 3.1.4 for models which can upgrade to > > iOS 4. There is no longer a cost barrier to iPod Touch users upgrading > > to iOS 4, just the performance question, and Apple could improve the > > performance in iOS 4 minor updates. > > Yes, I would hope so. I wonder how iOS4 will perform when it > (or some variant of it) appears on the iPad. > > Let me declare that I don't actually have any of these devices. > I am attracted to them in many ways, but I'm also put off a bit > by the problems I hear people talking about. Often these devices > for the masses seem (no more than "seem") to prove more > troublesome than their more complicated computer counterparts. The iPad is way simpler than the complicated computer counterpart, in pretty well every way. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: SteveH on 10 Jul 2010 08:19 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > Yes, I would hope so. I wonder how iOS4 will perform when it > > (or some variant of it) appears on the iPad. > > > > Let me declare that I don't actually have any of these devices. > > I am attracted to them in many ways, but I'm also put off a bit > > by the problems I hear people talking about. Often these devices > > for the masses seem (no more than "seem") to prove more > > troublesome than their more complicated computer counterparts. > > The iPad is way simpler than the complicated computer counterpart, in > pretty well every way. I've ditched my netbook for the iPad when I'm working away from home. It's quicker, has much better battery life, and I actually find typing on the virtual keyboard much easier than typing on a cramped netbook keyboard. I'm running Backgrounder so I get multi-tasking, but can't wait for iOS4 to come to the iPad, as it'll make it a very competent laptop replacement. -- SteveH
From: SteveH on 10 Jul 2010 08:51 R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > The iPad is way simpler than the complicated computer counterpart, in > > pretty well every way. > > The iPad itself may be simpler. But does that imply that using it is > simpler? > > Might I ask, how does one open a single document by different apps? There's an 'open with' option when you pull up attachments in emails. -- SteveH
From: Woody on 10 Jul 2010 08:58
SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Yes, I would hope so. I wonder how iOS4 will perform when it > > > (or some variant of it) appears on the iPad. > > > > > > Let me declare that I don't actually have any of these devices. > > > I am attracted to them in many ways, but I'm also put off a bit > > > by the problems I hear people talking about. Often these devices > > > for the masses seem (no more than "seem") to prove more > > > troublesome than their more complicated computer counterparts. > > > > The iPad is way simpler than the complicated computer counterpart, in > > pretty well every way. > > I've ditched my netbook for the iPad when I'm working away from home. > > It's quicker, has much better battery life, and I actually find typing > on the virtual keyboard much easier than typing on a cramped netbook > keyboard. Same here. Although weight is one of my main bonuses when using it at work as I no longer have to take a power supply, as the battery life is good enough > I'm running Backgrounder so I get multi-tasking, but can't wait for iOS4 > to come to the iPad, as it'll make it a very competent laptop > replacement. Not really fussed about multitasking. Have thought of jailbreaking to get the SBSettings functionality, but haven't got round to it. And the applications I have now are much more useful at work (esp outliner and sketchy) than I ever had on the netbook, which was really just for web and email. -- Woody www.alienrat.com |