IPHONE 用户有福了-Apple to Deploy Software "Fix" for iPhone Glitch

ByStander

大概是苹果看到果迷如此铁心，决定大胆公开过去对大家的欺骗，以报答果迷。并将其称为"FIX"

After initially dismissing the reports about the iPhone 4 antenna reception issue, Apple has officially admitted it exists, promising a software fix in a couple of weeks. There’s a catch, though.

Apple’s promised fix may not be good news for users experiencing the problem. Apple claims it has erroneously calculated the formula which displays signal bars on the iPhone, and therefore the iPhone has been showing too many bars in areas with weak signal strength.

Here’s how Apple explains it:

    “Users observing a drop of several bars when they grip their iPhone in a certain way are most likely in an area with very weak signal strength, but they don’t know it because we are erroneously displaying 4 or 5 bars. Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place.”

Unfortunately, this seems like Apple is only acknowledging one part of the problem. Anandtech’s in-depth analysis showed that the signal drop when you grip the iPhone 4 by its lower-right side is very real. Therefore, Apple’s fix probably won’t fix that part — arguably the biggest part — of the problem, and will merely make the iPhone 4 display fewer bars in weak signal areas.

Interestingly enough, Apple claims the miscalculation was present “since the original iPhone,” so the fix will apply to older generation iPhones as well.

Official announcement below:

    “Dear iPhone 4 Users,

    The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. It has been judged by reviewers around the world to be the best smartphone ever, and users have told us that they love it. So we were surprised when we read reports of reception problems, and we immediately began investigating them. Here is what we have learned.

    To start with, gripping almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many Droid, Nokia and RIM phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way which covers the black strip in the lower left corner of the metal band. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have accused the iPhone 4 of having a faulty antenna design.

    At the same time, we continue to read articles and receive hundreds of emails from users saying that iPhone 4 reception is better than the iPhone 3GS. They are delighted. This matches our own experience and testing. What can explain all of this?

    We have discovered the cause of this dramatic drop in bars, and it is both simple and surprising.

    Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. For example, we sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars. Users observing a drop of several bars when they grip their iPhone in a certain way are most likely in an area with very weak signal strength, but they don’t know it because we are erroneously displaying 4 or 5 bars. Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place.

    To fix this, we are adopting AT&T’s recently recommended formula for calculating how many bars to display for a given signal strength. The real signal strength remains the same, but the iPhone’s bars will report it far more accurately, providing users a much better indication of the reception they will get in a given area. We are also making bars 1, 2 and 3 a bit taller so they will be easier to see.

    We will issue a free software update within a few weeks that incorporates the corrected formula. Since this mistake has been present since the original iPhone, this software update will also be available for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G.

    We have gone back to our labs and retested everything, and the results are the same- the iPhone 4’s wireless performance is the best we have ever shipped. For the vast majority of users who have not been troubled by this issue, this software update will only make your bars more accurate. For those who have had concerns, we apologize for any anxiety we may have caused.

    As a reminder, if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store (Apple Store) within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.

    We hope you love the iPhone 4 as much as we do.

    Thank you for your patience and support.

    Apple”

NZX

我更关心的是4.0啥时候越狱。

alex68

This is very terrible! Apple is still hiding its antenna's problem.  I have used mobile phones for 20 years with different brands. I have never experienced the Apple's like problem that consumers can not hold a phone in a certain position.  

I do sometimes have some experiences of  call dropping or signal reception problem, but I can recognize the problem at once if newwork load is too hight or network signal is too weak.

It is so shameless that Apple even stated any other mobile phone makers all have had this problem. What is better for apple,  ignorant or shameless?

Apple is now recuiting an antenna engineer. Why can't Apple behave honestly in a more professional way?

ByStander

This is very terrible! Apple is still hiding its antenna's problem.  I have used mobile phones for 2 ...
alex68 发表于 2010-7-2 12:36

    没关系，反正不管苹果怎么做，果迷都只管喊好就是了

alex68

It is said the following text is from Apple's product reservation. Fainting totally,  my eye balls drop to floor...  Who is now crazy,  Apple or its fans?

Your reservation is valid for pickup only at the Apple Retail Store that you selected.
If you do not collect your selected item(s) by the designated date, your reservation will be canceled.

All sales are subject to the Apple Retail Store Purchase Policies.

Apple reserves the right to refuse, limit, or cancel a reservation if Apple determines that a customer has provided misleading or fraudulent information and/or abused or disrupted the reservation system.

TM and copyright © 2010 Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop, MS 83-DM, Cupertino, CA 95014.
All Rights Reserved / Keep Informed / Privacy Policy / My Info

alex68

My company some years ago refused a deal from China.  The case was that my firm made Ipsec toolkits and sold licenses to customers like Intel, Nortel etc that would integrated our software to their software or hardware products so that my company collected  the royal fees from the final products.

There was no trust that China would respect the copyright of source code, thus my firm saw risk bigger than reward and finally refused the deal from a Chinese customer.

I don't see what kind of business risk Apple has here, but a low taste of SELF-HYPE!

ByStander

It is said the following text is from Apple's product reservation. Fainting totally,  my eye balls d ...
alex68 发表于 2010-7-2 13:13

It seems to me both are crazy

NZX

没关系，反正不管苹果怎么做，果迷都只管喊好就是了
ByStander 发表于 2010-7-2 12:47

    我咋觉得你在说台湾绿营的选民呢.

ByStander

我咋觉得你在说台湾绿营的选民呢.
NZX 发表于 2010-7-2 19:33

果迷跟绿营的选民有一拚

阿斗

Jobs 真是超级大忽悠

alex68

IPHONE is

50% of the hype
40% of the religion
10% of the phone value

Time will tell the truth. We will see.