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Troubleshooting and<br />

Maintenance<br />

The <strong>iPhone</strong> is a <strong>com</strong>puter, and you know what that means. Things<br />

can go wrong. This particular <strong>com</strong>puter, though, is not quite like a<br />

Mac, a PC, or a Treo. it’s brand new. it runs a spin-off of the Mac oS<br />

X operating system, but that doesn’t mean you can troubleshoot it like a<br />

Mac. There’s no collected wisdom, no massive list of Web sites filled with<br />

troubleshooting tips and anecdotal suggestions.<br />

until there is, this chapter will have to be your guide when things go<br />

wrong.<br />

First Rule: Install the Updates<br />

There’s an old saying that’s more true than ever: “Never buy version 1.0 of<br />

anything.”<br />

The very first version of anything has bugs, glitches, and things the programmers<br />

didn’t have time to finish they way they would have liked. The <strong>iPhone</strong> is<br />

no exception.<br />

The beauty of this phone, though, is that Apple can send it fixes, patches,<br />

and even new features through software updates. One day you’ll connect the<br />

phone to your <strong>com</strong>puter for charging or syncing, and—bam!—there’ll be a<br />

note from iTunes that new <strong>iPhone</strong> software is available.<br />

So the first rule of trouble-free iPhoning is to accept these updates when<br />

they’re offered. With each new software blob, Apple removes another few<br />

dozen tiny glitches.<br />

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