iPad iOS4.2 is out

pshrynk · 11-24-2010, 10:11 AM

I just got an e-mail from Apple that I can download and install iOS 4.2 to my iPad. Now all I gotta do is get home where I can hook up with WiFi and get it. Yay.

Here is the link on Apple.com

WT Sharpe · 11-24-2010, 11:06 AM

If you get tired of that iPad, you can always give it to me!

Wonder if they're going on sale tomorrow?

speedtouch · 11-24-2010, 11:08 AM

Is that a picture of the iPad?

pshrynk · 11-24-2010, 11:11 AM

Thought so. Probably not, looking at it. I'll have to fix that.

speedtouch · 11-24-2010, 11:13 AM

Look like a Hanvon Color to me...definitely not an iPad.

pshrynk · 11-24-2010, 11:32 AM

Changed it.

eGeezer · 11-24-2010, 11:42 AM

Just so you don't confuse yourself too much, I believe it is iTunes via a usb/computer to which you need to connect for downloading the update, not wifi. At least, we needed to on my wife's iPad.

Sischa · 11-24-2010, 11:46 AM

And it was already released on Monday, 2 days ago. You can already read reviews about it here on mobileread

Maggie Leung · 11-24-2010, 11:48 AM

I got the e-mail, but I'm gonna wait till others test drive 4.2 first.

pshrynk · 11-24-2010, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eGeezer

Just so you don't confuse yourself too much, I believe it is iTunes via a usb/computer to which you need to connect for downloading the update, not wifi. At least, we needed to on my wife's iPad.

Sorry, I should have been more clear. My laptop, which is yoked to my iPad has 3G when I'm at work, since my employer is basically down on us enjoying ourselves. So I have to get home to use the WiFi, since 3G borks out in the middle of huge downloads.

tsgreer · 11-24-2010, 01:00 PM

4.2 is awesome on my iPad. Not digging the fact that they changed the function on the 'lock orientation" button on the side, but other than that, it's a nice update.

tyche · 11-24-2010, 01:01 PM

You can download the ipsw manually from any computer then copy the file to your itunes pc. This is what I did (downloaded it at work and copied to a usb key) and then used shift-click on upgrade button and chose the firmware.

I could have went the extra step and placed in the proper folder and iTunes would see it.

Only had 1 day of using it but so far, very happy. Everything is working fine, love the multitasking and really love having folders.

menevets · 11-24-2010, 01:13 PM

Anyone notice a slight speed increase when browsing the web? Just a tad.

RCR · 11-24-2010, 02:24 PM

I've posted already about the minor problem I had with iBooks. (I had to remove all the pdf's before it would upgrade and get back the Books/PDFs button). This might have been caused by me having to upgrade iTunes to version 10 before it would accept iOS v4.

Even though my iPad is just wi-fi, it now has the Airplane Mode On/Off selection in Settings. I suppose I could use it when I fly, just to be doubly sure Angry Birds isn't driving the plane into a mountainside.

Seanette · 11-24-2010, 03:04 PM

iTouch also got the update, not sure I've noticed any change in how my Touch functions.

11-24-2010, 10:11 AM	#1
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	iOS4.2 is out I just got an e-mail from Apple that I can download and install iOS 4.2 to my iPad. Now all I gotta do is get home where I can hook up with WiFi and get it. Yay. Here is the link on Apple.com

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11-24-2010, 11:06 AM	#2
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	If you get tired of that iPad, you can always give it to me! Wonder if they're going on sale tomorrow?

11-24-2010, 11:08 AM	#3
speedtouch eBook Newbie Posts: 373 Karma: 1724 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Is that a picture of the iPad?

11-24-2010, 11:11 AM	#4
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Thought so. Probably not, looking at it. I'll have to fix that.

11-24-2010, 11:13 AM	#5
speedtouch eBook Newbie Posts: 373 Karma: 1724 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Look like a Hanvon Color to me...definitely not an iPad.

11-24-2010, 11:32 AM	#6
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Changed it.

11-24-2010, 11:42 AM	#7
eGeezer NE1 seen my glasses? Posts: 396 Karma: 4864 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Seattle Device: Nook Glowlight (following previous nook STR and STR w/GL)	Just so you don't confuse yourself too much, I believe it is iTunes via a usb/computer to which you need to connect for downloading the update, not wifi. At least, we needed to on my wife's iPad.

11-24-2010, 11:46 AM	#8
Sischa Evangelist Posts: 428 Karma: 2370 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: Nokia 770, Ilead, Cybook G3, Kindle DX, Kindle 2, iPad, Kindle 3, PW	And it was already released on Monday, 2 days ago. You can already read reviews about it here on mobileread

11-24-2010, 11:48 AM	#9
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	I got the e-mail, but I'm gonna wait till others test drive 4.2 first.

11-24-2010, 01:00 PM	#11
tsgreer Lovin' the e-book life... Posts: 633 Karma: 2509 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Device: Ebookwise 1150, Sony PRS-505, Amazon Kindle, BeBook (with OpenInkpot)	4.2 is awesome on my iPad. Not digging the fact that they changed the function on the 'lock orientation" button on the side, but other than that, it's a nice update.

11-24-2010, 01:01 PM	#12
tyche Addict Posts: 227 Karma: 2530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	You can download the ipsw manually from any computer then copy the file to your itunes pc. This is what I did (downloaded it at work and copied to a usb key) and then used shift-click on upgrade button and chose the firmware. I could have went the extra step and placed in the proper folder and iTunes would see it. Only had 1 day of using it but so far, very happy. Everything is working fine, love the multitasking and really love having folders.

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11-24-2010, 01:13 PM	#13
menevets Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 750010 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: PRS-300/Kindle 4 basic/iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone/Nexus 7	Anyone notice a slight speed increase when browsing the web? Just a tad.

11-24-2010, 02:24 PM	#14
RCR Addict Posts: 334 Karma: 992487 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: 2 x Sony 505, iPad, Samsung 7 Tablet, ASUS Transformer, Nexus 7	I've posted already about the minor problem I had with iBooks. (I had to remove all the pdf's before it would upgrade and get back the Books/PDFs button). This might have been caused by me having to upgrade iTunes to version 10 before it would accept iOS v4. Even though my iPad is just wi-fi, it now has the Airplane Mode On/Off selection in Settings. I suppose I could use it when I fly, just to be doubly sure Angry Birds isn't driving the plane into a mountainside.

11-24-2010, 03:04 PM	#15
Seanette Addict Posts: 254 Karma: 834 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sacramento, CA Device: Samsung Galaxy s3 (Android 4.4.2), iPad 2, Win10 laptop	iTouch also got the update, not sure I've noticed any change in how my Touch functions.