Rumor: iPhone Firmware 2.2 available by Nov. 21st?

German site iPhoneHellas.gr has been reporting that a “reliable” source from inside Apple has confirmed that iPhone Firmware 2.2 will be available by November 21st. As of the moment, we are unsure whether this piece of news is substantial as we have yet to hear any offical announcements from Apple. We are unsure whether or not we should take their word. Over a month ago, we reported that Apple began seeding iPhone Firmware 2.2 to developers. From various reports, we found the following updates from iPhone Firmware 2.2:

- New look for the Safari with the Google search bar now occupying its own space on the title bar
- Toggle On / Off to disable the auto-correction
- 461 Japanese emoji icons
- Support for new languages.
- Line-in audio is activated and can be used through the headphone jack
- Google Street View, Google Transit information – Routes public transport, Walking directions, Location sharing.
- App Store: ‘Categories’ now shows the icons of the applications instead of the list, In each page of the application has been added by a button ‘Tell A Friend’ & ‘Report A Problem’, Added the possibility of scoring the application when the user chooses to delete from the device, Added the possibility for direct downloading of podcasts from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store

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[Source: iPhoneHellas]