iPhone Atlas reported late last week that podcast downloads will be available in iPhone OS 2.2. The German blog Schimanke.com has posted screenshots from the beta version of the iPhone 2.2 firmware. The images reveal more information about the new release, including details about new iTunes and App Store features. These features only appeared within the last week and have not been fully implemented on the iTunes-infrastructure side.

The screenshots show that Apple will be adding delivery options for over-the-air downloads of additional media, including video and audio podcasts. The 10 MB download size limit will be in place when the iPhone is on a cellular network.

There is currently no indication regarding iPhone OS 2.2’s release date.