General consensus on 3.1 upgrade

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General consensus on 3.1 upgrade

I have a 2nd generation iPod Touch (32GB), and am considering upgrading to the latest version of the firmware. I have noticed a few people moaning here about problems they've had with it though, and thats got me a little concerned.

Whats the general consensus with this upgrade? Is it worthwhile installing it? Are there any gotchas I should be aware of?

iMac 20" 2.66GHz 4GB RAM 640GB HDD, iPod Touch 32GB 2nd Generation, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Sep 17, 2009 1:41 PM

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Sep 17, 2009 1:48 PM in response to David Clegg

Don't waste your time. It totally wrecked my touch. Wait till apple comes out with 3.2 firmware update

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Sep 17, 2009 1:53 PM in response to David Clegg

there are always problems. every time an upgrade is released the place is full of them. don't go to a hospital hoping not to find sick people 😉

do you listen to a lot of podcasts? if so, i wouldnt upgrade. it's messed up podcast syncing completely. all mixed up.

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plant67

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Sep 17, 2009 2:01 PM in response to David Clegg

well i would cuz it has less problems than 3.0

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roaminggnome

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Sep 17, 2009 2:02 PM in response to David Clegg

Never had a problem with an upgrade (including 3.1), nor has anyone I know.

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Sep 17, 2009 2:08 PM in response to David Clegg

I have no problem with my iPod touch 16GB 2G on 3.1.1

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Sep 17, 2009 2:51 PM in response to Anna Sandham

Exellent point 🙂

I don't listen to any regular podcasts, so that shouldn't affect me. I primarily use my Touch as an (gasp) iPod, and therefore playing music is its primary function. I also play the occasional demo game on it, and use Safari, the Mail app, and its other online functionality.

I've decided to be brave, and give the update a go. At NZD$6.49, it won't be the end of the world if I have to revert back (I can revert back, right) 🙂

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David.

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Sep 17, 2009 4:17 PM in response to Anna Sandham

and if you want to use wifi, don't upgrade! 🙂 (just saying, and you know it's a problem--no sense arguing THAT point) wifi with 3.0 and 3.1.1 is very IFFY. I even had trouble with 2 brand new units at the Apple store, a few days ago. Neither 3dd gen 32GB Touchs with 3.1.1 connect to my mifi. No problem with an 8GB with 3.1

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Sep 17, 2009 4:17 PM in response to David Clegg

David, let us know how you fare with the update.

As Anna mentioned, most people posting here are the ones having problems. If there are more people reading who have had no problems with the 3.1 update, can we please hear from you? Thanks.

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Sep 17, 2009 5:12 PM in response to shaker8888

No problems so far. The upgrade went smoothly, and the iPod seems to function normally. I'm yet to figure out how to get the new 'shake n shuffle' feature to work properly, but everything else looks good 🙂

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Sep 17, 2009 6:00 PM in response to David.

Actually David I will argue that point. I have had no problems with wifi since upgrading, with either 3.0 or 3.1 - if anything my wifi connection has been more reliable. (on both my 1G and my new 3G)

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Sep 17, 2009 6:25 PM in response to Anna Sandham

I'll 2nd that ... no wi-fi problems at all with 3.0 or with 3.1.1 on my 2nd gen Touch. I realize that there are many people with wi-fi issues with 3.x, but it never has been an issue at home or out and about at free hotspots. I guess I'm one of the healthy one that lurks in the halls of the infermery 😉

I don't like that 3.x breaks Live Updating on the iPod (if you use "Playlist Is" criteria) and that it makes my Touch barely usable with my car's iPod integration, but wi-fi is fine.

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Sep 17, 2009 8:44 PM in response to David Clegg

The only problem I have after updating is that it takes 10 min to reset, and one of my games doesn't work anymore. Wi-Fi is fine, battery life seems fine, everything else is ok.

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David.

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Sep 18, 2009 9:07 AM in response to Anna Sandham

ah, haven't you been reading all the news reports about the issues with the latest updates for the iphone and touch? there are reports from all "corners" of the 'net about this issue! this is not a trivial problem!

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SFJenn

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Sep 18, 2009 9:15 AM in response to David.

What is the new update for anyways?

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Sep 19, 2009 1:58 AM in response to Howie1947

but howie, we said that with the great big turd that was 3.0 - "they will fix it with 3.1!" No, they did not and no they will not. There is a serious disconnect at corporate right now.

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