iPhone 2.2 Firmware on November 21st?

By SRASC at 13 November, 2008, 11:03 am

iPhoneHellas has been told that the iPhone 2.2 Firmware will be released on November 21st. “The iPhone OS v2.2 will be given in circulation on 21 November’08.”

They also list some of the new features expected in 2.2…

New Features:
- New look for the Safari with the Google search bar now occupying its own space on the title bar (iPhone v2.2 beta1)
- Add toggle On / Off to disable the auto-correction (iPhone v2.2 beta1).
- 461 Japanese emoji icons (iPhone v2.2 beta1).
- Support for new languages.
- The Line-in audio is activated and can be used through the headphone jack.
- New features of Maps.app:
o Google Street View (iPhone v2.2 beta1).
o Google Transit information - Routes public transport (iPhone v2.2 beta2).
o Walking directions (iPhone v2.2 beta2).
o Location sharing.
- New features of the App Store:
o Ο The sector ‘Categories’ now shows the icons of the applications instead of the list.
o In each page of the application has been added by a button ‘Tell A Friend’ & ‘Report A Problem’.
o Added the possibility of scoring the application when the user chooses to delete from the device (iPhone v2.2 beta2).
- Added the possibility for direct downloading of podcasts from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store (iPhone v2.2 beta2).

(via iClarified.com)

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SRASC November 20, 2008

Just a little follow up on this:

Germans documenting an exploit that forces an iPhone to dial an unwanted number have also potentially tipped users off to the imminent release of Apple’s widely anticipated 2.2 firmware upgrade.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information’s official release describes an attack which, after fooling users into visiting a maliciously crafted website, automatically kicks the phone into its dialer and composes a number without a chance to interrupt.

The trick theoretically allows the site owner to set up a 900 number or other calling destination that costs money or otherwise causes a problem.

Fraunhofer’s Collin Mulliner notes that the exploit only requires three lines of code and is simple enough that anyone with “basic HTML knowledge” could add the formatting to a page and trigger the compromise.

While dangerous, the exploit was demonstrated to Apple a month ago with an understanding that it would be fixed soon.

The security experts, however, have also revealed that the necessary patch will surface in upcoming firmware from Apple — code which Fraunhofer claims is due on November 21st.

Although the chance exists that the update in question is a minor maintenance update, the announcement comes just as Apple is generally believed to be wrapping up development of its major iPhone 2.2 upgrade, prompting speculation that the security fix is being rolled into the larger revision and is on the verge of being released.

After converting version 2.1 into a primarily bug-focused update, the electronics giant is known to be using 2.2 as a vehicle for several important feature requests. Among these will be a complete Google Maps refresh with Street View and non-driving directions, the ability to download podcasts over the air, an altered Safari and App Store client, and emoji icons for Japanese cellphone owners that often depend on them for text messaging.