Apple iPhone 2.1 firmware was released this morning. This much awaited upgrade is reported to contain many fixes and improvements to include:
- decreased call failures and dropped calls;
- better battery life for most users;
- quicker back-ups to iTunes;
- more reliable email;
- faster 3rd part application installation;
- less hangs or crashes with 3rd party apps;
- faster text messaging; and
- Genius music playlist creation.
You can get the iPhone 2.1 update by connecting your iPhone to your computer using the newly released iTunes 8 and checking for updates.
Apple announced the release of this new version of iPhone at their recent September 9th “Let’s Rock” event.