The iPhone getting WORSE

So after Apple sent out the iPhone update (2.0.1) I was so hopefull that the software would be far more stable but boy was I so wrong, so so wrong.

One of the first thing I noticed after the update is I was having problems opening applications. The I was unable to update any Apps as the phone was telling me that my iTunes password was wrong. After speaking with support I was told to try and rebuild my iPhone so this I did.

After the restore of the phone I was then asked do I want to restore my old settings I said yes at this point I was told that ALL my backups were corrupt (NICE) so I had to start from new.

I manually loaded everything, songs, apps, movies, etc.

I then deleted all my backup and let the iPhone backup again. I was under the impression that one of the fixes in 2.0.1 was to speed up the backup after an hour of backing up I found out that wasn’t the truth. I not had a true backup at least I hoped so.

Now I have the problem when I try to look at some of my Photo’s the Photo application now crashes. The first time this happened I deleted the pictures in the camera roll via iPhoto, this fixed the problem so i guessed it was a corrupt photo. The 2nd time there was nothing in the camera roll, I was told that the only way to fix the problem was to, yes you guessed it, restore the iPhone. I then found out my backup was corrupt again. GREAT. 5 hours later I got my phone back.

Well after a week with 2.0.1 I have had to restore my iPhone 4 times all taking at least 4 hours and only once has the backup actually worked. Tonight I got the application cannot be opened again and I only restored the iPhone earlier today.

Well I was a huge fan of the 1st iPhone and v1 of the software I am starting to dread using the App’s of my new iPhone as I really don’t want to restore my iPhone again.

I have had more App’s crash since they updated to 2.0.1 some that won’t even update without a full removal and not just from the iPhone I have had to remove the App from iTunes and download again. Now with the error above I have to remove and reinstall the App, a simple reboot is not even working. Oh the worst App for crashing is the App Store App itself that crashes way more than it works.

I have also noticed that the phone sometimes never rings and very rarely gets the individual ring tones correctly.

Then there is the battery life or the lack of it. On Saturday I was taking a few pictures using AirMe (One of better Apps) I took 12 pictures all loaded up to Flickr over an 8 hour period and that’s all I did with the phone and it was OUT totally OUT of power. In a few weeks I am off to Vegas I just hope I have enough power so I can watch a Movie on the 3.5 hour flight. Notice the battery in the graphic, that after it was fully charged just 3 hours ago and I haven’t even used the phone apart from trying to open 1 App and that didn’t work. 3G is also turned off as that never works when I am in doors.

I can’t wait for version 2.1 lets hope that works better

Apple “it just works”*

* iPhone “it just doesn’t”