iOS 4.3 now live

[wozza2k]

Damn home sharing is an useful option!

 

[Kol]

/me waits for hack to enable hotspot on 3GS.

You mean like there already is when jailbroken?

 

[sherbut]

Can someone give a run down on what this update adds to the first generation iPad, just done the update and cant see anything obvious

 

[Turbo-G]

Can't believe I have to pay extra to tether my wi-fi only ipad to my iphone. I get 500mb a month allowance, I should be able to use that how I want !

On Orange or o2 presumably? Its free on 'three'

Downloading now anyway - 22 mins remaining...

 

[Tom84]

All updated on both my iPad and iPhone, shame this release had nothing to get excited about

 

[Fr0dders]

I'm actually pretty excited

Looking forward to using the personal hotspot

 

[artaxerxes]

4.3GM here. Still redirects me to o2 for personal hotspot tethering.

 

[Xenoxide]

Findings with iOS 4.3:

- Personal Hotspot is enabled on 3UK on the iPhone 4 ("The One Plan" SIM only, £25pm). Can turn it on and off at will.
- When connecting an iPad to the iPhone 4 via Personal Hotspot, you get a cool looking personal hotspot icon at the top left instead of the standard WiFi icon. A nice touch.
- Location data seems to be transferred to the iPad aswell. Loading maps on the iPad while tethered shows my current location.
- When tethered via personal hotspot, there doesn't appear to be the arbitrary 20mb download limit seen on other iOS devices when connected via 3G.
- AirPlay seems more reliable. I can reliably, and without fail, transmit 720p video from iTunes on my MacBook Pro to both my iPhone and iPad (Using the AirPlay app) without stuttering.
- New home share functionality is SWEEEEEEET. All iTunes videos and music available in the native apps, without needing to sync them first.

 

[Fr0dders]

4.3GM here. Still redirects me to o2 for personal hotspot tethering.

ahh.

I'll edit my post then. I did add the tethering bolt on in readiness for this, but they said it wouldnt happen till april. Its obviously gone through already.

 

[MikeHunt79]

So is 10.2.1 the latest iTunes now then?

 

[OllyM]

So is 10.2.1 the latest iTunes now then?

Yes, it was released a couple of days after 10.2 if I remember correctly. Not sure what changed over 10.2!

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

Does this give any performance upgrades to the 3G? Mine has been slow as hell ever since 4, then 4.1 made it slightly better, then 4.2 broke it again.

 

[OllyM]

Does this give any performance upgrades to the 3G? Mine has been slow as hell ever since 4, then 4.1 made it slightly better, then 4.2 broke it again.

You can't install iOS 4.3 on the 3G, it's for 3GS and above only.

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

You can't install iOS 4.3 on the 3G, it's for 3GS and above only.

Oh.

Will there be any more updates from Apple for the 3G or is it simply going to be unsupported from now on?

 

[QwaF]

Unsupported from now on.

 

[R5GTT]

If safari runs quicker on the ipad with 4.3 then I will feel better about not going for the ipad2

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

Unsupported from now on.

Gay. I bought mine from an O2 shop slightly under a year ago for £350 and now it's completely unsupported...

 

[OllyM]

Gay. I bought mine from an O2 shop slightly under a year ago for £350 and now it's completely unsupported...

To be fair it is approaching three years old - they can't keep supporting old hardware forever. It's gone from iOS 2 all the way to 4.2.1 which is quite a jump.

 

[Simpic]

Loving the Airplay functionality.

Does anyone own a Denon compatible AV amp?

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

To be fair it is approaching three years old - they can't keep supporting old hardware forever. It's gone from iOS 2 all the way to 4.2.1 which is quite a jump.

Yeah I guess, I'm just surprised. I think I'll roll it back to iOS 3 when it was actually usable.