Remember yesterday when we reported that the latest iPhone firmware 2.2 beta was released for developers? We didn't know much about it then but as more details become available, we have now learned the MobileSafari interface will be getting an upgrade.
In fact, it looks quite similar but just has a few tweaks to it. The magnifying glass and refresh button have been removed from the top bar and are now replaced with the URL bar and Google search field.
This makes it look much more like the desktop version of Safari. Also, when you refresh a page now it will show a small icon within the URL bar. It's not earth-shattering but definitely an improvement, I think. Are you excited for this upgrade?
[via iPhoneAtlas]
Maybe this update will stop MobileSafari from crashing on many of the websites I regularly visit. To say the least, 2.1 wasn’t really an improvement for us 1G iPhone users.
Besides the crappy ui “improvements”, why they don’t make the address bar and the search bar one and the same seems a bit silly, have they actually updated to a newer webkit release? Have they improved on the flaky js mysql implemetation, improved the css animation thats the news I really care about.
I agree with Ryan, I really hope they upgraded the “core” of the iPhone safari. I create a web based (non-app) speed test with a sliding bar that looks very nice when viewing it on a computer, but the animation on the iPhone although decent is not even close to the smoothness seen on my PC with firefox.
I have added the 2.2 firmware to my blog’s release date poll section. If you have a second pop on over and take your guess as to when you think 2.2 will be released to the public.
http://whenwillapple.com/saywhen/when-will-iphone22-firmware-be-released
Powercycle your phone if the mobilesafari keeps crashing. This happens often if you don’t powercycle it every few days which people commonly don’t do.
Instead of tweaking the eye candy (which iPhone definately doesn’t lack) how bout adding support for flash video or MPEG. Being a truck driver and not able to get home often I would like to be able to watch old episodes of my favorite shows but flash player is required. And with no tv app yet I’m finding mobile safari pretty useless.
This topic is quite trendy on the Internet at the moment. What do you pay attention to while choosing what to write about?