When Apple and Verizon debuted the new CDMA iPhone 4 last month, the changes over the existing models weren’t dramatic: about the only thing new about the handset’s hardware was a slightly rejiggered antenna design and a nudged volume button or two.
The software, though, was different enough to take note of: boasting the version number iOS 4.2.5, it included support for the new Personal Hotspot settings feature which, in Verizon’s case, will allow handset owners to set their iPhone as a WiFi hotspot for up to five connected devices.
It now looks like Apple’s made some tweaks to iOS 4.2.5, bumping the version number to iOS 4.2.6, which you can now download. It’s a 652MB file, and given the slight nudge in version numbers, it’s probably a small bug fix.
As for when the rest of us GSM hoi polloi will get the Verizon iPhone’s Personal Hotspot feature, it’s reckoned that iOS 4.3 will bridge both the CDMA and GSM iPhones and bring the same features to all devices sometime in February. Hoorah!
