iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 2: So Far, So Good… Now What?

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Yep, the iPhone works much better again.

  • iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 2 seems to be much more stable than the first Beta.
  • Maps doesn’t freeze as it did in the first Beta.
  • Apple appropriately replaces the “Publish Movie” option with “Publish Photo” when sending picture to MobileMe Gallery.
  • Boot-up time is much faster.
  • Back-up time with iTunes is much faster.
  • Voice Memos works much faster.

Notes:

  • The “Purple Screen” happened on 2 iPhone 1,1 and 1 iPod touch 1,1 while it was a smooth upgrade on an iPhone 3G.
  • After the “Purple Screen” showed up, the iPhones and the iPod touch went into DFU mode.
  • Restoring the iPhones and the iPod touch was then successful.