According to an email from Apple, the first beta of the iPhone’s iOS 4.1 mobile operating system is now available from the iPhone Dev Center along with the 4.1 SDK.
Combine that with news that Apple is holding a special press conference this Friday regarding the iPhone 4 and we just might be looking at that expected software fix for the now infamous reception issues plaguing the device.
Even if the two tidbits happen to be unrelated, the rollout of iOS 4 beta indicates a software update to the iPhone’s operating system must be fairly close to public release. With the reception issues deemed serious enough for Consumer Reports to withhold their recommendation, as well as reaching mainstream awareness to the point of making David Letterman’s Top Ten slot last night, it’s hard to imagine the announced fix would be put off for terribly long.
We’ll know more after the hastily-called press event on Friday, but for now there’s good reason for left-handed iPhone 4 owners to keep the dream alive.
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