Finally, Apple flipped the switch on iOS 4.2 and released the new OS for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It’s available now in iTunes, just hit the “Check for Updates” button. If you can’t see it just yet, keep refreshing as it’s propagating right now in iTunes.
We’ll update this post with direct download links as soon as they become available. In the meantime, check out our complete iOS 4.2 walkthrough. [Update: direct links below] Read more
As announced this morning, Apple has just pushed an update for the official Find My iPhone app, which reaches version 1.1 and introduces support for 30 additional languages and Apple ID login.
• iPhone 4, iPad, or 4th generation iPod touch owners can use Find My iPhone for free with their Apple ID (iOS 4.2 required)
• Support for 30 additional languages
• Important: this update is required for users of the previous version of Find My iPhone app (v1.0 and v1.0.1)
Surprisingly enough, Apple hasn’t updated the background graphics of the iTunes page to better indicate that users can now use Find My iPhone with an Apple ID for free.
Find My iPhone is available for free here.
Well, would you look at that. Although MobileMe is still down for maintenance for some users, we have managed to take a screenshot of the new login page that Apple will roll out for everyone later today, presumably together with the release of iOS 4.2 and 4.1 for the Apple TV. The change also comes ahead of Find My iPhone going free for all iOS 4.2 users on latest generation devices.
The new login page seems to be available for most users in the US, while European users are still being redirected to the maintenance page. Read more
Together with the release of iOS 4.2 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, today at approximately 10 AM PST Apple will also release the long awaited 4.1 for the second generation Apple TV, Macworld reports.
The 4.1 update introduces AirPlay for video support: users will be able to stream video from any iOS device or Mac running iTunes 10 to an Apple TV on a local network. AirPlay is a feature exclusive to iOS 4.2, so it makes sense for Apple to roll out the update together with iOS 4.2 later today. Read more
A few minutes ago Apple announced the release of iOS 4.2 today. The download links aren’t live yet, and we speculate the engineers at Cupertino will flip the switch at 10AM PST.
In the meantime,though, you can check out our complete iOS 4.2 for iPad walkthrough below. We have tested iOS 4.2 through all the betas and GM seeds Apple released, and there’s no doubt this is the OS we were all waiting for.
iOS 4.2 is a major new update for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad built on the strong foundation of iOS 4, released in June just two days before the iPhone 4 went on sale. iPhones and iPod Touches have been capable of enjoying multitasking, folders, fast app switching and the hundreds of new features since then, but it’s only with 4.2 that iPads are getting updated to support iOS 4. This new software update marks the grand unification of iDevices under a single OS, which comes with lots of new functionalities for the tablet, and a couple of interesting additions on the iPhone.
In this article we’ll take a look at everything that’s new in iOS 4.2 on the iPad, with a mention of the minor updates for the iPhone and iPod Touch as well. So read on past the break, and follow us along the ultimate guide of iOS 4.2 for iPad. Read more
An interesting tidbit from the official iOS 4.2 press release:
The Find My iPhone (or iPad or iPod touch) feature is now free to use without a MobileMe℠ subscription and helps you locate your missing device.* The Find My iPhone app is a free download on the App Store℠ and lets users easily locate a missing device on a map and have it display a message or play a sound. Users can even remotely lock or wipe data from a lost device to protect privacy.
Apple is making the Find My iPhone feature free for all users running iOS 4.2 on latest generation devices: iPhone 4, iPad or new iPod touch – as you can see here.
The Find My iPhone feature allows you to remotely locate an iOS device you’ve previously configured the service on, and also lets you remotely wipe it, or send a message to whomever might have found it. It used to be available to MobileMe subscribers, now Apple is making it free enabling you to activate it using your Apple ID.
The first step towards MobileMe going free, or at least some parts of it? Great move, Apple.
With a press release that went out a few minutes ago, Apple announced that iOS 4.2 is coming today. After much speculation and a series of GM builds, it looks like the OS is ready to go. The download links aren’t live, so we assume it’ll start rolling out at 10 AM PST.
Press release embedded below. Read more
According to a thread on Apple Discussions that dates back to almost two months ago (October 2nd) which has received hundreds of replies, new Apple TV owners are reporting serious color issues when using the device with Sony and Philips televisions. The problems vary from “inverted color” issues to “green colors” and “black screen”.
Users reporting the issues suggest this is a problem with the Apple TV, the HDMI cable and certain models of Sony and Philips TVs. Models mentioned in the thread include the Bravia KDL-37S500, Philips 32PFL7404H/12, Philips 56PFL9954H. The same models worked fine with the first generation Apple TV. Read more
