Welcome to iPhone OS 4.0
April 8, 2010 by Ken
Filed under Featured, Misc, Technology
First iPhone OS 4.0 is not for every device according to Apple..
iPhone OS 4 will work with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and the second- and third-generation iPod touch this summer, and with iPad in the fall. Not all features are compatible with all devices. For example, multitasking is available only with iPhone 3GS and the third-generation iPod touch (32GB and 64GB models from late 2009).
iPhone OS 4.0 brings a unified email inbox that would allow users to check for new messages across all email accounts without requiring navigation to each account individually. GMail, AOL, Yahoo and even Microsoft exchange email all easily accessed from one inbox. Also Mail now supports threaded conversations, making it easier for users to follow multiple discussions. Users will now be able to directly open email attachments with compatible apps downloaded from the App Store.
The new App Store ebook reader application released for the iPad in the U.S. last week, will be coming to the iPhone and iPod touch as part of iPhone OS 4 later this year. The iPhone version of iBooks will also offer access to the company’s iBookstore where users can download and purchase ebooks.
iPhone 4.0 Multitasking Finally here!!
Apple has announced multitasking in the next version of the iPhone OS.
Background audio This will be fantastic for apps like Pandora radio. They even have access to the lock screen’s music player controls.
Voice over IP This is almost hard to believe, but iPhone 4 gives VoIP apps like Skype full background access. Users can stay online (even if the phone is sleeping), see when people are calling, and answer.
Background location Users can grant apps access to their location for social services like Loopt, or navigation apps like Maps.
Task Notification processes running in the background, can send a notification when they’s done. Apple’s demo showed a Flickr photo upload, that gave an alert when it was finished.
Fast App Switching What seems to be the base of app switching — the ability for developers to “save state” when the user switches apps.
The bottom line is users will enjoy this update, I rate it a almost 9 out 10 on the Awesome Scale… but it’s definitely a 10 on the innovative technology scale..
