IPhone 3.0 Problems Continue
Filed under: Cell Phones, Phone Software | By: Daniel
Posted on: June 18, 2009 | 64 Comments
It seems that the Apple iPhone 3.0 and iPod Touch problems continue, we are getting numerous reports from our users with a variety of issues. Below you can see some of the latest, but this is just a snap shot.
I got it last night from US and it took about 3 hours to install! Lost a lot of album art too. Otherwise, the new search function is worth the 5 quid
It deleted all my text history, and my contacts. I also can’t send or receive pictures, movies, or audio files
I have nothing but trouble, the download was fine but then when I went to install it saying that I cant update cause it cant because the “iPhone activation server is temporarily unavailable”. Can someone help?
What a LEMON, iPhone 3.0 downgrade - The bad news is that the hyped download started at all. It would have been better had it not happened at all. Like so many, the useless voice memo app pushed all the other apps onto different pages. Equally, follow-on pages are full of blanks. Which bright spark decided to put the memo pad on page one?
3.0 is more like putting a child in a sweet shop and saying NO! So it has an updated Bluetooth, oh please! What’s the point? More to the point what are Apple afraid of by not using defacto standard Bluetooth for mobiles. I guess the good news is the CABLE from the phone does work (please note I said CABLE a piece of wire to make a data transfer connection) which means when I take a photo at least I can grab it with my PC and use my PC to share it via Bluetooth. However, that doesn’t generate revenue for Telcos does it - oh some good news is the Skype app still works.
I was really expecting something from 3.0, industry norms from Apple, but what I got was a messed up layout, the stupid assumption that I have Outlook (which should have been buried at birth) and more things that don’t work. Oh well, at least AudioBoo ( cool app ) is still fine and can be connected to my PC, via the line in cable I made, to record audio blogs.
I really wanted to be excited by 3.0; the only thing that made my blood boil was Apple continuing to think that they know best. Maybe someone should send me an MP3, oh sorry that should be QuickTime NOT, of the Apple brainwashing hymn, and then maybe I’ll start to understand why my partners Nokia can do more than my iPhone and be happy about that.
The problems downloading the new iPhone 3.0 software were expected, and we knew that some users would get problems after installing the new firmware. But how big a deal is this really when we think of the amount of users upgrading the OS?
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Everything seems ok with my download apart from the sms icon it’s lost it’s wording it’s now just a green square with a white speech bubble does anyone have any ideas ?
It doesn’t say SMS anymore as it’s SMS AND MMS
I just updated my iPhone to Version 3.0, I have 2 problems, In settings WiFi says NO WIFI! I can’t access my wifi network. Also, In settings, General, Bluetooth: Unavailable, Now i can’t access my Bluetooth headset. Now I can’t drive and talk hands free. 06/18/09 5:00AM ET.
i’m having this same problem… geez.
I have the same problem too. Seems that the only option is to return the iPhone to an Apple store and have it replaced!
Yep, I have the same problem too!! No Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, and have tried all the suggested fixes to no avail!! Apple Store here I come..
The SMS icon is blank because it’s now the “messaging” icon. Through that app you’ll send SMS, MMS and audio
2 HUGE PROBLEMS!!!!! 1) In the phone app, when i select to call somebody from the recent tab, I CAN’T HANG UP!!! it goes to the home screen, with the “tap here to go to the call” or whatnot, but I tap there and it goes nowhere, meaning I have to hang up by rebooting?! 2) When i try to connect to the authenticated network at work, the screen that should pop up asking for username and password don’t. instead I get an error stating that there is an HTTP issue with the authentication. This update sucks!
I UPDATED today all whent ok. Till i got to work. I did`nt notice that i have two battery icons. one shows as 78% and the normal one. MMS working great. youtube and safari
wifi working too.
iPhone 3.0 appears to have broken the VPN capabilities. My IPSEC VPN connections won’t hold passwords any more - and they won’t connect even when I enter the password at the prompt.
My WI-FI is useless now!!!!! Worked perfectly before this 3.0 update
It either asks for a password (never needed one before) and won’t accept anything
Or does connect and then immediately disconnects
All my other computers are fine, so it’s definitely the iphone update causing the error`
Some one on another site has suggested click ‘forget this network’ and then find it again ?
Is that a good way around this ?
Have received a text saying ‘we are fixing your MMS soon’
So other things are not up to speed yet either
Hope this is fixed soon
have the same problem. wifi gets picked up, then either immediately disconnects, or disconnects a few minutes later. not a full disconnect either, the icon shows its connected, but it won’t let you go anywhere.
the rebooting lets you connect and browse again, so does forgetting network and connecting again. Until it disconnects and starts the cycle again.
I so wish i had not updated. i can’t help but wonder who are the bug testers apple used all this time, what on earth did they test anyway, if even wifi does not work?
If you have a Sim pin on your phone remove it before you download the new 3.0 OS. Lets just say i didnt and 18 hours later im still without my phone while i wait for my new 02 sim card to be set up!!!!
I updated my phone to 3.0 and I cannot see any of my contacts except for the groups! I have AT&T so I am not able to send mms just yet. Download was fine but updating took forever with the whole server problem!
After I updated, I had two problems:
1. SMS icon doent have any wording (that seems to have been solved by Don)
2. I am able to connect to wifi but iPhone is not able to download any data in safari,map, weather, mail. it works fine with EDGE network though.
anyone have issue like this?
2)same problem with my iPhone, after upgrading OS 3.0 + also 3G does not work any more. WiFi is OK