Brian Chen looks at the improvements that are likely to be most popular with iPhone users:
A major addition to iPhone 3.1 are Genius recommendations. Similar to the iTunes function of the same name, iPhone’s Genius feature helps you search for apps you may wish to download based on those you already own. Also, iPhone 3.1 enables you to easily sort apps on your computer screen using iTunes 9. As helpful as these new features sound, iPhone 3.1 comes with major drawbacks: the loss of free, unauthorized tethering and the inability to access the unauthorized app store Cydia. One more caveat: After upgrading to iPhone 3.1, you can’t downgrade to 3.0.
That’s a tough predicament, and many likely face a dilemma. Should you download now or give hackers some time to re-exploit the system? Here, we dive into the pros and cons of the software update to help you make a decision you won’t regret.
As I haven’t jailbroken my phone, the loss of access for Cydia customers isn’t particularly important to me (but I’m sure it’ll be addressed ASAP by the folks there). It’s about time that Apple provided a better way to manage the location of apps in the user interface other than finger-twitching on the iPhone itself.
