iOS 4.3.3 update due within two weeks or less, says source
updated 11:00 am EDT, Mon May 2, 2011
Security fixes combined with battery, iPod patches
Apple's promised short-term iOS security update is known as iOS 4.3.3, and should arrive in two weeks or less, a source with the company says. The person notes that as expected, it should reduce the size of the location cache, and prevent the file from being backed up to iTunes. The cache should be deleted entirely when Location Services are off.
The source adds that v4.3.3 will also make some battery life improvements, and an unspecified collection of bugfixes for iPod touches. Battery drain has been a recurring problem with iOS updates, potentially showing up after previously trouble-free firmware releases. The issue is frequently blamed on runaway processes consuming power when they aren't needed.
Unmentioned by the source is the "major" iOS update which Apple says will do on-device encryption of the location cache. If that upgrade is actually iOS 5, it could arrive as late as September. Apple could however potentially distribute an iOS 4.4 or 4.5 several months earlier.
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can't wait ...
I can't wait to hear all the complaining that's bound to happen once location data is restricted in size and people begin to notice delays in receiving information based on their location. This will especially be interesting when people turn location services off, then back on when they need it and their iPhone takes time to find where it is again.
I wish their was an option to op out of this (lack of) feature. I have no problem having Apple cache where cell towers are. I have nothing to hide.