Inside Look At 2.0 Firmware, iTunes 7.7

Edward Kirk · July 2nd, 2008, 03:35 PM

There was a rumor going around last week that Apple was finishing up version 2.0 of the iPhone software, and that a special version of iTunes 7.7 would be needed to install it. Jesus Diaz over at Gizmodo has managed to get his hands on it, and has taken a few screenshots to confirm some rumors.

According to Jesus, the latest release of the 2.0 software runs fine, and he claims to notice a speed increase with application performance. He did notice that the parental controls didn't stop him from visiting some x-rated websites in Safari, but everything else seems to work well enough.

iTunes 7.7 was more telling than the 2.0 software. In the Preferences he found a section for MobileMe, but it's not active. There's a new applications tab in the iPhone control panel, but there's nothing in the App Store yet, so there's not much there. There were also a few other changes to the preferences, like having it automatically check for downloads, age restrictions for games, and most interestingly, "look for iPhone and iPod touch remotes."

This definitely confirms the rumors.

He also created a fun little video of him messing around with the iPhone 2.0 software, so be sure to check out his article at Gizmodo.

**Looks Nice** - July 2nd, 2008, 07:41 PM #2

this looks very nice and well put together

Kevin Dunahee · July 3rd, 2008, 01:10 AM #3

I particularly like the "Forget all remotes" button. It appears as if there will be some secure form of pairing which I was previously wondering about. Very neat!

July 3rd, 2008, 10:13 AM #4

Wow I never saw the forget remotes in the iTunes for windows. You can find both of them (Itunes and beta 8) online if you look. You can use Beta 8 if you are a legal AT&T customer. MobileMe works but cannot push yet. (Just manual email)

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Edward Kirk WrAdminterizer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 3,084 Thanks: 19 Thanked 26 Times in 25 Posts	Inside Look At 2.0 Firmware, iTunes 7.7 - July 2nd, 2008, 03:35 PM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> There was a rumor going around last week that Apple was finishing up version 2.0 of the iPhone software, and that a special version of iTunes 7.7 would be needed to install it. Jesus Diaz over at Gizmodo has managed to get his hands on it, and has taken a few screenshots to confirm some rumors. According to Jesus, the latest release of the 2.0 software runs fine, and he claims to notice a speed increase with application performance. He did notice that the parental controls didn't stop him from visiting some x-rated websites in Safari, but everything else seems to work well enough. iTunes 7.7 was more telling than the 2.0 software. In the Preferences he found a section for MobileMe, but it's not active. There's a new applications tab in the iPhone control panel, but there's nothing in the App Store yet, so there's not much there. There were also a few other changes to the preferences, like having it automatically check for downloads, age restrictions for games, and most interestingly, "look for iPhone and iPod touch remotes." This definitely confirms the rumors. He also created a fun little video of him messing around with the iPhone 2.0 software, so be sure to check out his article at Gizmodo. __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: iPhone 3G 16GB White iPhone Version: 3.0 Computer & OS: MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X 10.5.4 Twitter

Frogg Guest Posts: n/a	Looks Nice - July 2nd, 2008, 07:41 PM #2
Frogg Guest Posts: n/a	this looks very nice and well put together

Kevin Dunahee iPhone 3G Winner Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Metropolis Posts: 507 Thanks: 6 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts	July 3rd, 2008, 01:10 AM #3
	I particularly like the "Forget all remotes" button. It appears as if there will be some secure form of pairing which I was previously wondering about. Very neat!

iambored8907 Guest Posts: n/a	July 3rd, 2008, 10:13 AM #4
iambored8907 Guest Posts: n/a	Wow I never saw the forget remotes in the iTunes for windows. You can find both of them (Itunes and beta 8) online if you look. You can use Beta 8 if you are a legal AT&T customer. MobileMe works but cannot push yet. (Just manual email)