Behind the IPhone's Carrrier-settings Update Message - PC World
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Over the past couple days, many iPhone users have noticed an unusual update dialog when connecting their phone to sync with iTunes. Rather than the familiar "an update is available" message, this dialog notes an update to the phone's carrier settings:
What's it mean? According to Apple's support article about iPhone carrier settings:
iTunes 7.7 and later has the ability to update the carrier specific settings on iPhone with iPhone 2.0 software or later. Carrier settings updates are small files (about 10k) that are downloaded from iTunes to be installed on your iPhone. The carrier settings can include updates to the default APN (how iPhone accesses the carrier's cellular data network), special dialing codes at Settings > Phone > [Carrier] Services, default settings for Stocks, Maps, Weather, and other items.
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