iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 5.1.1 - Changelog

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 5.1.1:

May 7th, 2012

· Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut
· Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks
· Fixes bugs that affected AirPlay video playback in some circumstances
· Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading List
· Fixes an issue where 'Unable to purchase' alert could be displayed after successful purchase

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 5.1:

March 7th, 2012

· Japanese language support for Siri (availability may be limited during initial rollout)
· Photos can now be deleted from Photo Stream
· Camera shortcut now always visible on Lock Screen for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
· Camera face detection now highlights all detected faces
· Redesigned Camera app for iPad
· Genius Mixes and Genius playlists for iTunes Match subscribers
· Audio for TV shows and movies on iPad optimized to sound louder and clearer
· Podcast controls for playback speed and a 30 second rewind for iPad
· Updated AT&T network indicator
· Addresses bugs affecting battery life
· Fixes an issue that occasionally caused audio to drop for outgoing calls

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 5.0.1 Build 9A406:

December 16th, 2011

Fixes the following behaviors:
· "Invalid SIM" or "No SIM Card installed" alert appears intermittently.
· Status bar displays "No Service" or "Searching" in a location with good network coverage.

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 5.0.1:

November 10th, 2011

iOS 5.0.1 Software Update is now available and it:
· fixes bugs affecting battery life
· resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
· improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation

It also addresses the following:

CFNetwork:
· Available for: iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2
· Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information
· Description: An issue existed in CFNetwork's handling of maliciously crafted URLs. When accessing a maliciously crafted HTTP or HTTPS URL, CFNetwork could navigate to an incorrect server.
· CVE-ID CVE-2011-3246 : Erling Ellingsen of Facebook

CoreGraphics:
· Available for: iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2
· Impact: Viewing a document containing a maliciously crafted font may lead to arbitrary code execution
· Description: Multiple memory corruption issues existed in FreeType, the most serious of which may lead to arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted font.
· CVE-ID CVE-2011-3439 : Apple

Data Security:
· Available for: iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2
· Impact: An attacker with a privileged network position may intercept user credentials or other sensitive information
· Description: Two certificate authorities in the list of trusted root certificates have independently issued intermediate certificates to DigiCert Malaysia. DigiCert Malaysia has issued certificates with weak keys that it is unable to revoke. An attacker with a privileged network position could intercept user credentials or other sensitive information intended for a site with a certificate issued by DigiCert Malaysia. This issue is addressed by configuring default system trust settings so that DigiCert Malaysia's certificates are not trusted. We would like to acknowledge Bruce Morton of Entrust, Inc. for reporting this issue.

Kernel:
· Available for: iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2
· Impact: An application may execute unsigned code
· Description: A logic error existed in the mmap system call's checking of valid flag combinations. This issue may lead to a bypass of codesigning checks. This issue does not affect devices running iOS prior to version 4.3. CVE-ID CVE-2011-3442 : Charlie Miller of Accuvant Labs

libinfo:
· Available for: iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2
· Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information
· Description: An issue existed in libinfo's handling of DNS name lookups. When resolving a maliciously crafted hostname, libinfo could return an incorrect result.
· CVE-ID CVE-2011-3441 : Erling Ellingsen of Facebook, Per Johansson of Blocket AB

Passcode Lock:
· Available for: iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2
· Impact: A person with physical access to a locked iPad 2 may be able to access some of the user's data Description: When a Smart Cover is opened while iPad 2 is confirming power off in the locked state, the iPad does not request a passcode. This allows some access to the iPad, but data protected by Data Protection is inaccessible and apps cannot be launched.
· CVE-ID CVE-2011-3440

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 5.0:

October 12th, 2011

Notifications:
· Swipe from the top of any screen to view notifications in one place with Notification Center
· New notifications appear briefly at the top of the screen
· View notifications from lock screen
· Slide the notification app icon to the right on the lock screen to go directly to the app

iMessage:
· Send and receive unlimited text, photo, and video messages with other iOS 5 users
· Track messages with delivery and read receipts
· Group messaging and secure encryption
· Works over cellular network and Wi-Fi

Newsstand:
· Automatically organizes magazine and newspaper subscriptions on Home Screen
· Displays the cover of the latest issue
· Background downloads of new issues 

Reminders for managing to do lists:
· Syncs with iCloud, iCal and Outlook
· Location-based reminders when you leave or arrive at a location for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4

Built-in support for Twitter:
· Sign-in once in Settings and tweet directly from Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari and YouTube
· Add location to any tweet
· View twitter profile pictures and usernames in Contacts

Camera improvements for devices with cameras:
· Double click the home button when device is asleep to bring up a camera shortcut on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
· Volume Up button to take a picture
· Optional grid lines to line up shots
· Pinch to zoom in the preview screen
· Swipe to camera roll from preview screen
· Tap and hold to lock focus and exposure, iPad 2 and iPod touch (4th generation) only support exposure lock

Photo improvements for devices with cameras:
· Crop and rotate
· Red eye removal
· One tap enhance
· Organize photos into albums

Mail improvements:
· Format text using bold, italic, or underlined fonts
· Indentation control
· Drag to rearrange names in address fields
· Flag messages
· Mass mark messages as flagged, read or unread
· Customize mail alert sounds
· S/MIME

Calendar improvements:
· Year view on iPad and new Week view for iPhone and iPod touch
· Tap to create an event
· View and add event attachments

Game Center improvements:
· Use personal photos for your Game Center account
· Compare your overall achievement scores with your friends
· Find new Game Center friends with friend recommendations and friends of friends
· Discover new games with custom game recommendations

· AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S

Multitasking Gestures for iPad:
· Use four or five fingers to pinch to the Home Screen
· Swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar
· Swipe left or right to switch between apps

· On-device setup, activation and configuration with Setup Assistant
· Software updates available over the air without tethering

iCloud support:
· iTunes in the Cloud
· Photo Stream
· Documents in the Cloud
· Apps and Books automatic download and purchase history
· Backup
· Contacts, Calendar, and Mail
· Find My iPhone

Redesigned Music app for iPad:
· Hourly weather forecast
· Real-time stock quotes
· Wireless sync to iTunes

Keyboard improvements:
· Split keyboard for iPad
· Improved autocorrection accuracy
· Improved Chinese and Japanese input
· New Emoji keyboard
· Personal dictionary for autocorrection
· Optionally create keyboard short cuts for frequently used words

Accessibility improvements:
· Option to light LED flash on incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
· Custom vibration patterns for incoming calls on iPhone
· New interface for using iOS with mobility-impairment input devices
· Option to speak a selection of text
· Custom element labeling for VoiceOver

Exchange ActiveSync improvements:
· Wirelessly sync tasks
· Mark messages as flagged, read or unread
· Improved offline support
· Save a new contact from a GAL service

· More than 1,500 new developer APIs
· Bug fixes

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.3.5:

July 26th, 2011

· Fixes a security vulnerability with certificate validation.

Products compatible with this software update:
· iPhone 4 (GSM model)
· iPhone 3GS
· iPad 2
· iPad
· iPod touch (4th generation)
· iPod touch (3rd generation)

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.2.10:

July 26th, 2011

· Fixes a security vulnerability with certificate validation.
Products compatible with this software update:
· iPhone 4 (CDMA model)

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.3.4:

July 15th, 2011

Fixes security vulnerabilities associated with viewing malicious PDF files:

CoreGraphics CVE-2010-3855:
· Available for: iOS 3.0 through 4.3.3 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM), iOS 3.1 through 4.3.3 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later
· Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
· Description: A buffer overflow exists in FreeType's handling of TrueType font files. Viewing a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

CoreGraphics CVE-2011-0226:
· Available for: iOS 3.0 through 4.3.3 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM), iOS 3.1 through 4.3.3 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later
· Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
· Description: A signedness issue exists in FreeType's handling of Type 1 fonts. Viewing a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

IOMobileFrameBuffer CVE-2011-0227:
· Available for: iOS 3.0 through 4.3.3 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM), iOS 3.1 through 4.3.3 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later
· Impact: Malicious code running as the user may gain system privileges
· Description: An invalid type conversion issue exists in the use of IOMobileFrameBuffer queueing primitives, which may allow malicious code running as the user to gain system privileges.

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.2.9:

July 15th, 2011

Fixes security vulnerabilities associated with viewing malicious PDF files:

CoreGraphics CVE-2010-3855:
· Available for: iOS 4.2.5 through 4.2.8 for iPhone 4 (CDMA)
· Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
· Description: A buffer overflow exists in FreeType's handling of TrueType font files. Viewing a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

CoreGraphics CVE-2011-0226:
· Available for: iOS 4.2.5 through 4.2.8 for iPhone 4 (CDMA)
· Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
· Description: A signedness issue exists in FreeType's handling of Type 1 fonts. Viewing a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

IOMobileFrameBuffer CVE-2011-0227:
· Available for: iOS 4.2.5 through 4.2.8 for iPhone 4 (CDMA)
· Impact: Malicious code running as the user may gain system privileges
· Description: An invalid type conversion issue exists in the use of IOMobileFrameBuffer queueing primitives, which may allow malicious code running as the user to gain system privileges.

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.2.8:

May 5th, 2011

· Reduces the size of the cache
· No longer backs the cache up to iTunes
· Deletes the cache entirely when Location Services is turned off

Products compatible with this software update:
· iPhone 4 (CDMA model)

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.3.3:

May 4th, 2011

· Reduces the size of the cache
· No longer backs the cache up to iTunes
· Deletes the cache entirely when Location Services is turned off

Products compatible with this software update:
· iPhone 4 (GSM model)
· iPhone 3GS
· iPad 2
· iPad
· iPod touch (4th generation)
· iPod touch (3rd generation)

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.3.2:

April 14th, 2011

· Fixes an issue that occasionally caused blank or frozen video during a FaceTime call
· Fixes an issue that prevented some international users from connecting to 3G networks on iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
· Contains the latest security updates

Products compatible with this software update:
· iPhone 4 (GSM model)
· iPhone 3GS
· iPad 2
· iPad
· iPod touch (4th generation)
· iPod touch (3rd generation)

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.3.1:

March 25th, 2011

This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including:
· Fixes an occasional graphics glitch on iPod touch (4th generation)
· Resolves bugs related to activating and connecting to some cellular networks
· Fixes image flicker when using Apple Digital AV Adapter with some TVs
· Resolves an issue authenticating with some enterprise web services

Products compatible with this software update:
· iPhone 4 (GSM model)
· iPhone 3GS
· iPad 2
· iPad
· iPod touch (4th generation)
· iPod touch (3rd generation)

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.3:

March 9th, 2011

Personal Hotspot:
· Share iPhone 4 cellular data connection with up to 5 devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth, and 1 USB)

iTunes Home Sharing:
· Play music, movies and TV shows from a shared iTunes library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2)

New AirPlay features:
· Play videos from the Photos app including the Camera Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party apps and websites on Apple TV
· Play slideshows from Photos on Apple TV using  transitions available on Apple TV

· Faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript engine

HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter:
· View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app, Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote, and enabled third-party apps on an HDMI display

Ping features:
· Push notifications for comments and follow requests
· Post and Like songs directly from the Now Playing screen
· Parental controls

New Settings:
· Messages setting for number of times to repeat an alert
· iPad side switch setting to lock screen rotation or mute audio notifications and sound effects
· Single tap conference call dialing with a pause to send a passcode
· Bug fixes

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.2.6:

February 1st, 2011

· Includes new Personal Hotspot capabilities allowing customers to use CDMA iPhone 4 devices to connect up to five Wi-Fi enabled device.

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.2.1:

November 23rd, 2010

· Applies all features from the unreleased iOS 4.2 update
· You can now change the font size of text in Calendar from the Accessibility settings
· Fixes intermittent Wi-Fi issues in the unreleased iOS 4.2 update
· Fixes the VoIP issues in iOS 4.2 update

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.2:

November 23rd, 2010

· FaceTime improvements
· Web page text search in Safari
· New: Fonts settings in Notes
· AirPrint and AirPlay
· New: SMS/MMS text tones and the ability to use custom tones for your contacts
· Parental controls
· Added .ics files importing capabilities to Calendar
· Other bug fixes

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.1:

September 9th, 2010

· High dynamic range (HDR) photos on iPhone 4
· Support for TV show rentals on iTunes
· Ability to upload HD videos to YouTube and MobileMe over Wi-Fi on iPhone 4
· Additional support for AVRCP-supported accessories, including next & previous track control
· FaceTime calling directly from Favorites

Game Center:
· Send and receive friend requests
· Invite friends to multi-player games over the Internet
· Play multi-player games by auto-matching with other players
· View Leaderboards and Achievements
· Discover new games from friends

Bug fixes, including:
· iPhone 4 proximity sensor performance
· iPhone 3G performance
· Nike+iPod fixes
· Bluetooth improvements

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.0.2:

August 12th, 2010

· Fixes security vulnerability associated with viewing malicious PDF files.

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.0.1:

July 16th, 2010

· Improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display.

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 4.0:

June 21st, 2010

Multitasking support for third-party apps:
· Multitasking user interface to quickly move between apps
· Support for audio apps to play in the background
· VoIP apps can receive and maintain calls in the background or when device is asleep
· Apps can monitor location and take action while running in the background
· Alerts and messages can be pushed to apps using push and local notifications
· Apps can complete tasks in the background

· Folders to better organize and access apps
· Home screen Wallpaper

Mail improvements:
· Unified inbox to view emails from all accounts in one place
· Fast inbox switching to quickly switch between different email accounts
· Threaded messages to view multiple emails from the same conversation
· Attachments can be opened with compatible third-party apps
· Search results can now be filed or deleted
· Option to select size of photo attachments
· Messages in the Outbox can be edited or deleted

· Support for iBooks and iBookstore (available from the App Store)

Photo and Camera improvements:
· 5x digital zoom when taking a photo
· Tap to focus during video recording
· Ability to sync Faces from iPhoto
· Geo-tagged photos appear on a map in Photos

· Ability to create and edit playlists on device
· Calendar invitations can be sent and accepted wirelessly with supported CalDAV servers
· Support for MobileMe calendar sharing
· Suggestions and recent searches appear during a web search
· Searchable SMS/MMS messages
· Spotlight search can be continued on web and Wikipedia

Enhanced location privacy:
· New Location Services icon in the status bar
· Indication of which apps have requested your location in the last 24 hours
· Location Services can be toggled on or off for individual apps

· Automatic spellcheck
· Support for Bluetooth keyboards
· iPod out to navigate music, podcasts and audiobooks through an iPod interface with compatible cars
· Support for iTunes gifting of apps
· Wireless notes syncing with IMAP-based mail accounts
· Persistent WiFi connection to receive push notifications
· New setting for turning on/off cellular data only
· Option to display the character count while composing new SMS/MMS
· Visual Voicemail messages can be kept locally even if they have been deleted from the server
· Control to lock portrait orientation
· Audio playback controls for iPod and third-party audio apps
· New languages, dictionaries and keyboards
· Accessibility enhancements
· Bluetooth improvements
· Better data protection using the device passcode as an encryption key (Requires full restore.)
· Support for third-party Mobile Device Management solutions
· Enables wireless distribution of enterprise applications
· Exchange Server 2010 compatibility
· Support for multiple Exchange ActiveSync accounts
· Support for Juniper Junos Pulse and Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN apps (available from the App Store)
· More than 1,500 new developer APIs
· Bug fixes
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Products compatible with this software update:
· iPhone 3G
· iPhone 3GS
· iPhone 4
· iPod touch 2nd generation
· iPod touch 3rd generation (late 2009 models with 32GB or 64GB)

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 3.1.3:

February 3rd, 2010

Addresses the following:

CoreAudio:
· CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0036
· Available for: iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2 Impact: Playing a maliciously crafted mp4 audio file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A buffer overflow exists in the handling of mp4 audio files. Playing a maliciously crafted mp4 audio file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved bounds checking. Credit to Credit to Tobias Klein of trapkit.de for reporting this issue.

ImageIO:
· CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2285
· Available for: iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2 Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted TIFF image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A buffer underflow exists in ImageIO's handling of TIFF images. Viewing a maliciously crafted TIFF image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved bounds checking.

Recovery Mode:
· CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0038
· Available for: iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2 Impact: A person with physical access to a locked device may be able to access the user's data Description: A memory corruption issue exists in the handling of a certain USB control message. A person with physical access to the device could use this to bypass the passcode and access the user's data. This issue is addressed through improved handling of the USB control message.

WebKit:
· CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3384
· Available for: iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2 Impact: Accessing a maliciously crafted FTP server could result in an unexpected application termination, information disclosure, or arbitrary code execution Description: Multiple input validation issues exist in WebKit's handling of FTP directory listings. Accessing a maliciously crafted FTP server may lead to information disclosure, unexpected application termination, or execution of arbitrary code. This update addresses the issues through improved parsing of FTP directory listings. Credit to Michal Zalewski of Google Inc. for reporting these issues.

WebKit:
· CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2841
· Available for: iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2 Impact: Mail may load remote audio and video content when remote image loading is disabled Description: When WebKit encounters an HTML 5 Media Element pointing to an external resource, it does not issue a resource load callback to determine if the resource should be loaded. This may result in undesired requests to remote servers. As an example, the sender of an HTML-formatted email message could use this to determine that the message was read. This issue is addressed by generating resource load callbacks when WebKit encounters an HTML 5 Media Element.

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 3.1.2:

October 8th, 2009

· Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep
· Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart
· Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 3.1:

September 9th, 2009

· Improved syncing for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and photos1
· iTunes U content organization1
· Redeem iTunes Gift Cards, codes, and certificates in the App Store
· Display available iTunes account credits in the App Store and iTunes Store
· Save video from Mail and MMS into Camera Roll
· Option to "Save as new clip" when trimming a video on iPhone 3GS
· Better iPhone 3G Wi-Fi performance when Bluetooth is turned on
· Remotely lock iPhone with a passcode via MobileMe
· Use Voice Control on iPhone 3GS with Bluetooth headsets
· Paste phone numbers into the keypad
· Option to use Home button to turn on accessibility features on iPhone 3GS
· Warn when visiting fraudulent websites in Safari (anti-phishing)
· Improved Exchange calendar syncing and invitation handling
· Fixes issue that cause some app icons to display incorrectly

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 3.0.1:

July 31st, 2009

· A memory corruption issue exists in the decoding of SMS messages. Receiving a maliciously crafted SMS message may lead to an unexpected service interruption or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved error handling. Credit to Charlie Miller of Independent Security Evaluators, and Collin Mulliner of Fraunhofer SIT for reporting this issue.

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 3.0:

June 17th, 2009

Cut, Copy & Paste:
· Quickly and easily cut, copy, and paste text from application to application. Select entire blocks of web text with a tap. Copy and paste images from the web, too.
Landscape Keyboard:
· Want more room to type? Rotate iPhone to landscape to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari.
MMS:
· Send MMS messages and include video, photos, audio, and contact info.2 Even tap to snap a picture or shoot a video right inside Messages.MMS support from AT&T coming in late summer.
Spotlight Search:
· Find what you’re looking for across your iPhone, all from one place. Spotlight searches all of your contacts, email, calendars, and notes, as well as everything in your iPod.
Voice Memos:
· Capture a memo, a meeting, or any audio recording on the go. Voice Memos works with the built-in iPhone microphone or with the mic on your headset.
Improved Calendar:
· Create meetings via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and subscribe to calendars with new CalDAV support.
Buy Movies, TV Shows, and Audiobooks:
· Download movies, TV shows, music videos, and audiobooks from the iTunes Store on your iPhone.3
Enhanced Stocks App:
· Get more at-a-glance information and view charts in landscape.
Safari Improvements:
· Enjoy faster performance, autofill user names and passwords, and more.
Internet Tethering:
· Share your Internet connection with your laptop with Internet tethering via Bluetooth or USB.44. Tethering is not currently offered in the U.S. and some other countries. See your carrier for availability.
Stereo Bluetooth:
· Connect compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones, car kits, or other accessories.
Automatic Wi-Fi Login:
· Log in to a Wi-Fi hotspot and iPhone automatically logs you in when you connect again.
Sync Notes:
· Never leave a note behind. Now you can sync all the notes you write on your iPhone back to your Mac or PC.
Parental Controls:
· Decide what music, videos, and apps your kids can access.
iTunes Store Account:
· Create and log in to one or more iTunes Store accounts directly from your iPhone.
YouTube Login:
· Log in to your YouTube account to save and sync bookmarks and rate favorites.
Shake to Shuffle:
· Give iPhone a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library.
New Languages:
· iPhone supports 30 languages and more than 40 keyboard layouts.
MobileMe Find My iPhone and Remote Wipe:
· Find your iPhone if you lose it and protect your privacy with Remote Wipe.
Run the Latest Apps:
· Run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games1 and more.

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 2.2.1:

January 28th, 2009

· Improved general stability of Safari
· Fixed issue where some images saved from Mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 2.2:

November 21st, 2008

Enhancements to Maps:
· Google Street View
· Public transit and walking directions
· Display address of dropped pins
· Share location via email

Enhancements to Mail:
· Resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of email
· Improved formatting of wide HTML email

· Decrease in call setup failures and dropped calls
· Podcasts are now available for download in iTunes application (over Wi-Fi and cellular network)
· Improved stability and performance of Safari
· Improved sound quality of Visual Voicemail messages
· Pressing Home button from any Home screen displays the first Home screen
· Preference to turn on/off auto-correction in Keyboard Settings

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 2.1:

September 12th, 2008

· 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

What's new in iPhone and iPod Firmware (iOS) 2.0.2:

August 19th, 2008

· Bug fixes