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Apple iOS Update to Fix iPhone 4 Antenna Problem?

Apple says that the way you hold the iPhone 4 affects the reception.
Apple says that the way you hold the iPhone 4 affects the reception. Apple

When early adopter iPhone 4 users started complaining about a signal strength and reception problem, Apple CEO Steve Jobs advised customers to just avoid holding it in a way that covered up the antenna located at the bottom of the phone.

The solution may turn out to involve more than users altering their iPhone grip.

According to a report by Daniel Eran Dilger of AppleInsider, an iOS 4.0.1 software fix addressing the issue could be available for download early next week.

The information was found in comments on Apple's tech support forums, but was subsequently taken down, he said. The software fix is supposedly designed to fix a calibration problem that occurs when radio frequencies are switched.

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