The iPhone 3.0 software was a revelation for me when I first installed it, but after a few days I am starting to notice some issues now that I have upgraded.
Battery life has been hit somewhat. I could just about get through a day previously, but as an example I hit 50% by lunchtime on Monday and that trend continue. All settings are identical to before.
It can be tardy when moving back to the home screen- a vague check produced a wait of 5 seconds coming back from messages to home.
I have restored my 3G to the official 3.0 firmware and still it happens. My next step may be to reluctantly go back to 2.2, although an upgrade to the 3GS is more likely…
I’m also happy with the improvements of 3.0 but I’ve also noticed some drawbacks. Batterylife is a bit worse and the system speed is becoming a bit irritating. the keyboard is lagging a little bit and starting up apps is taking a lot longer. My phone is not jailbroken and I’ve done a restore without any improvements. It almost seems Apple has carefully chosen for this speed reduction to make you look for a 3GS. Going back to 2.2 could be a problem because of the upgraded baseband. Upgrading to the 3GS also isn’t an option because of the costs.
I’ve fired up my Android again and beginning to think of selling my iPhone.
That’s odd as the more I use 3.0 the more I’m noticing improvements to speed.
I’ll agree battery list has suffered a bit but not overwhelmingly so.
I’m delighted with 3.0 and can’t believe you’d ever consider going back to 2.2 and lose spotlight search. Take a charger to work or in your car. That’s a much better solution, no?
Sid