iPhone firmware update v2.1 available for download via iTunes now. Will post additional info later.

EPIC success! Update took 10 minutes per phone. Here's a list of Apple documented fixes, updates, etc.:

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The iPhone 2.1 software update contains many bug fixes and improvements. To get it, connect your iPhone to your computer using iTunes 8 and click Check for Update.

Update includes:

Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls

Significantly better battery life for most users

Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes

Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts

Faster installation of 3rd party applications

Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications

Improved performance in text messaging

Faster loading and searching of contacts

Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display

Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages

Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts

Genius playlist creation

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I'll look around for any undocumented fixes and post other information that might be useful or interesting..

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Here's an initial list of undocumented items -

Updated apps keep their position on the iphone screen

You can pause apps while installing by tapping the icon

3G/E icon is no longer encased in a "box"

Triple clicking on the headset mic now brings you to the previous track

Genius playlists: click the artwork to reveal the song's progress and there is a genius icon to build a play list on the fly

You can set the clock to 12 hour with AM/PM in the UK

You can restrict the Camera

In the ipod function, when looking at a list of 'songs' the album title and artist is listed below the song name

Itunes now displays how much space is taken up by "Applications"

Bluetooth headsets now work with visual voicmail (confirmed with plantronics bt headsets)


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