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Yesterday, I managed to update my iPod touch to 2.0, leaving my jailbreaking behind to get AppStore. As millions of iPod touch users know, the update came 16 hours late; instead of July 11, 8:00 am Eastern USA time, it came online 12:30 am the next day.

Strangely, the update downloaded with no problems, unlike all other firmwares I’ve ever tried to install. The first change I discovered after the cruiating 20 minutes of installation was the removal of all my jailbreak apps and the appearance of the AppStore. Because I updated my firmware on a different computer than the one I have my music one, my media was deleted. My contacts and other non-media items were still on because iTunes backed them up before the installation.

Overall

The 2.0 update does not change much at first glance unless you have jailbroken your iPod or iPhone and customized it. You have your regular icons, right after any other firmware install, except for the appearance of the AppStore. If the backup was successfuly, your mail, network settings, and most general settings should also be present. An interesting feature I found is that if you have changed your iPod carrier image on your iPod touch, it will stay. For example, I changed mine with Erica Sadun’s MiM application to my name, it hasn’t changed. So if you haven’t updated to 2.0, you can install MiM from Installer.app before upgrading to 2.0 to change your carrier image:

AppStore

As an Installer.app replacement, AppStore is almost like iTunes.

• There is a “Featured” page that includes a “New” and a “What’s Hot” tab.

• There is “Top 25 Apps” that includes a separate list for paid applications and a separate one for free apps. I think it can use a list for both applications too.

• A “Categories” section with assorted categories, including Games, Education, etc.

• The “Search” is exactly like the mobile iTunes, no comment.

• The “Updates” tab offers updates to your installed apps. Haven’t had a chance to try that out yet, everything so far is version 1.0.

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