iPhone 1.1.1 problems – I’m having them – are you?
Ever since the iPhone 1.1.1 update, I’ve been having problems with my iPhone. My wife has too. So has Drew from TVJab. That’s officially everyone I know with an iPhone besides you guys. So, it’s time for me to ask – are you having problems with your iPhone?
Here’s what’s happening to us:
Ever since the update, the iPhone has had some real hanging issues. I’ve had to restart the iPhone numerous. As has Drew…as has my wife. So I can tell it’s not an isolated incident. It seems like it might have something to do with the Wi-Fi, but I could be wrong. It seems to have happened to me when the iPhone tries to find Wi-Fi hotspots when I’m out of the house.
Sometimes the phone will freeze up, other times, the internet will just stop working (whether I’m on Edge or a local Wi-Fi Hotspot). The iPhone will have to be restarted before everything works right again.
This is becoming a pretty regular thing with the 3 of us, and I’m starting to get frustrated with it. I’m looking forward to the next update more than ever…mainly because I want this to be fixed. I’m afraid all this “fighting the hackers” mess is causing Apple to rush out updates…and may be causing more problems than its worth.
Comments
apple_gigs
October 15th, 2007 at 8:30 am
Why dont you down-grade your firmware? to 1.02.
I don’t see much difference.As I had said my iPhone is unlocked with 1.02 an works just fine for me.The only problem is that I have to unplug the internet if I sync it.Just in case.
Simeon.
Rich Stevens
October 15th, 2007 at 9:12 am
According to this recent review they’re currently pretty stable.
http://www.newgripen.org/tech-and-sport.php/2007/10/15/iphone_review_a_look_ahead_to_the_europe
Then again, it doesn’t say which version of the firmware they tested.
aiphone
October 15th, 2007 at 10:06 am
Did you by any chance install any other apps – like Installer.app, SummerBoard etc? I found that 3rd party apps caused some slowdown.
Today I re-did my upgrade using iNdependence 1.2.2 and it seemed to have helped (so far at least) – I also removed SSH when I was done.
I have not installed any 3rd party apps yet so will give it a few days.
+ simonas
October 15th, 2007 at 10:55 am
I am so tempted to chuckle in an evil way, but I know better then wishing ill to others. I am kind of mad at Apple, and I don’t even have the phone! wth?
jriddick
October 15th, 2007 at 11:16 am
my phone has been hanging alot since the upgrade. I may note that prior to the upgrade, I only had about 4GB of data on it. I added some movies right after the upgrade so that took my free space down to like 590MB. It hangs sporaticly, like when i’m multitasking (on the web with music playing or manual update email then go to maps). Its almost like good days and bad days. I even took everything off and re-synced. Seems the same. Occasional hangs.
Michael
October 15th, 2007 at 11:30 am
@aiphone
Nope, none of us have ever installed installer.app or any 3rd party applications.
Patrick
October 15th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
I have the current Firmware and yes mine Hangs ALL THE TIME. Yesterday it erased all my voice mails and said it was not activated. I hope they fix this because I never had my iPhone crash so much..( I never hacked my iPhone nor have I attempted to)
Chris
October 15th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
No problems here… phone is amazing… miss my 3rd party apps.. Sometimes I have had safari quit on me… but I think that has more to do with the porn- I mean the web pages I was trying to load.
Marsman
October 16th, 2007 at 2:14 am
I updated my 8G iPhone to 1.1.1 within a day or so after it came out – and so did two of my friends. No problems whatsoever; works like a charm.
The battery seems to last even longer now (that’s my impression: after a recent conference call – starting with an 90% battery – I hung up over 2 hours later and the battery bar had barely nudged to 80% or so. Fantastic!)
Eric
October 16th, 2007 at 8:31 am
No problems here. I keep the ‘automatically find wireless networks’ feature off (since you mention problems when finding wifi)
Grant
October 21st, 2007 at 9:44 am
Michael,
did you ever find a solution workaround for this, I basically gave up and went back to 1.0.2. Which in my mind is the stable firmware.
sam
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:54 pm
wow, Im having terrible hang ups.. it totally refuses to let me use safari most of the time.. I was thinking about bringing mine into the apple store.. I just got my iphone last week.. hopefully a firmware update will fix it..
Breckenridge
October 24th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
My wife and I both have the 8G model and since the updates, we have been experiencing the same problems mentioned and having to reboot at least twice a week. Anyone at apple reading this.
Eve
October 25th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Hello, yes, I am having awful problems with 1.1.1, but not because I installed it: because it will not install at all. I guess I should be glad. I would be, except for every time I do try to install it, my phone has to be totall restored and I lose my date (3x now). Apple has been no help; I guess I will have to break down and go to the Apple Store again. This is so aggravating.
I really regret getting an iPhone now. I should have known that getting the Swiss Army Knife of phones would be a silly idea. Still, if it actually worked flawlessly, it would be wonderful.
Sigh.
Jit
October 25th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
I thought it’s only me. After the upgrade to 1.1.1, it hangs sporadically. It specially hangs at Starbucks, and most other public wi-fi where it needs confirmation to continue. I just turn off the wi-fi before getting to Starbucks, and it works like charm. Buggy firmware upgrade; I think may be Apple already aware of it, but can’t do much about it, as releasing another firmware would put them in bigger mess of iBricking.
I have no hack, no third party app.
peter
October 26th, 2007 at 9:46 am
i have been having nasty issues with my iPhone since upgrading to 1.1.1. i just hacked it, so i assumed it was that, but after reading that others have been having the problem too, i’m not sure what to do about it.
my phone has been hanging a lot, specifically when using the iPod (in addition to anything else, eg iPod + safari, iPod + mail, etc), or the iTunes music store, or even sometimes just safari.
you think apple will release a fix any time soon? it’s really starting to bug me
Byron
October 31st, 2007 at 5:41 am
I keep having the same issues using safari it will freeze alot also it hangs if I’m txting multiple people and reviving txt from alot of people it also seems to be sending out those txt’s pritty slow I feel that it sends them but the recipients get them quite a while later. This past update has been awful for me.
Matt
October 31st, 2007 at 5:37 pm
I’m having the same issues. I will be downgrading. It’s dissapointing to see apple behaving like Microsoft. Releasing upgrades that aren’t stable just to keep 3rd party developers out.
Ali Jahed
November 3rd, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Hi , i have a hacked iphone 1.0.2 and the wifi goes of and on , like when ever i restart my phone it works for about 5-10 minz then it doesnt ! it use to work fine b4 i hacked it , now im 2 scared to mess it up if i want to do everything all over again (its sim unlocked)
Grant
November 9th, 2007 at 5:06 am
Does 1.1.2 firmware fix your wifi issues?
Nazz
November 16th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
I’m having the same problems and I’m on 1.1.2. My iPhone freezes up 2-3 times a day. I do use WiFi a lot at home. This sucks. iSuckered.
cjw
November 19th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
I’m having hanging issues since going from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2. Mostly I notice it in the Email. I click into Email, it hangs with a white screen, then goes back to the main menu after 30 (or 60) seconds. Pressing the menu button will not take me to the menu until that time interval is up. Several attempts later it works fine, then doesn’t again etc. Sometimes misc buttons don’t activate when I press them. Unhacked.
Puneet
November 23rd, 2007 at 6:48 am
mine seems to be worst of all. its hung and if refuses to recognize the touch.. so am unable to even power it off. Giving it a day to drain out and restart. but has anyone ever experienced this.. would be glad if you can tell me teh solution..
mine is a 1.1.1 but sim unlocked.
ammari
November 25th, 2007 at 1:17 am
Happens to me manytimes
freez for few sec then go to main menu
then refreez and go to slide to unlock
screen
if it freez for long time you cab do soft reset
Press power and the square together
for 15 sec it will restart it again
Or if start freezing and cane back disable wifi and enable it
can solve the problem for while
hope that new update can fix that
Avinash
November 29th, 2007 at 8:02 am
I have a similar problem as Puneet.
its hung and if refuses to recognize the touch.. so am unable to even power it off… I am looking for a solution as well.
Coney
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Same here with a hacked 1.1.2 – hanging a couple of times a day. No probs before with 1.0.2
vijay
December 4th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Hey Puneet / Avnash.
My phone too hung today on the mail screen. restarted it. works now.
Try restarting the phone by holding the home screen and standby buttons for more than 10 seconds
Vaishnavi
March 23rd, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Hey Puneet/Avinash
I faced the same prob as yours. Like Vijay mentioned, I kept the standby button pressed for more than 10 secs and it restarted. If that doesn’t work hold the standby as well as home button together for more than 10-15 secs. Thanks Vijay!