Karooo Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 The curtain has been pulled back on iPhone 4, and the list of new features is massive: There's multitasking (finally!), a fresh interface, and literally hundreds of other changes to the iPhone's software. Here's the full rundown. Updating constantly. The new OS will ship in June, and a developer preview is available today, so we can expect to have plenty of apps updated and ready for launch. New Features: Multitasking, App Folders and More • Multitasking: It's here, finally. It's handled with a simple task switcher: double click your home button, and you get a list of running apps. Select, switch, done. Multitasking is limited to audio, VoIP (Skype!) and GPS apps. Full details here. • Fast app switching: With iPhone 4's multitasking, most apps aren't actually running in the background—just certain functions of the app, like an audio stream or a GPS lock. But! All apps can now be frozen, in full, so that when you reopen them, they're restored to exactly the state they were in when they were closed. •Per-app SMS and alerts: Notifications can be sent from apps on the phone, not just remote services. In other words, if something important happens in an app you've opened and navigated away from, a notification will pop up in whatever app you're using at the time. • App folders: Now you can sort your apps into folders! That's homscreen clutter solved, then. • A new Mail App: Unified inboxes! Multiple Exchange accounts! Fast inbox switching! Threaded messages! This is actually a huge deal, since the iPhone's mail client has barely changed since launch in 2007. • iBooks: Oh hey, that iBooks ebook reader app and accompanying store from the iPad has ambled on down to the iPhone. Nice, since you can now take your books with you wherever you go, as oppose to wherever you go with your iPad. • Custom Backgrounds: Jailbreakers have them. Hell, the iPad has them. Now you can choose a persistent background for your iPhone—and not just for the lockscreen. • Game center: Apple's going to roll out a centralized gaming service—a multiplayer network like PSN or Xbox Live—to help connect games to one another, by the end on the year. There are services that already do this, like OpenFeint. They will probably die. • 5x digital zoom: Could this hint at a higher quality camera? 3.2 megapixels seems a bit low for 5x digital zoom. • Tap to focus video • Bluetooth keyboards: Another carryover from the iPad, Bluetooth keyboard support will finally come to iPhone 4.0. http://gizmodo.com/5512635/iphone-os-4-all-the-new-features Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Glad i sold my 3G and didnt fall over for the 3GS. 5x "digital" zoom.. As much as i love All things Apple... cant resist loling on that one who advertises digital zoom in 2010 Just waiting for the new hardware to be announced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastAvenger Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 There is no need to start a new thread. Use the Old Apple Thread : http://www.indianvideogamer.com/forums/ind...?showtopic=6012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Glad i sold my 3G and didnt fall over for the 3GS. 5x "digital" zoom.. As much as i love All things Apple... cant resist loling on that one who advertises digital zoom in 2010 Just waiting for the new hardware to be announced... Same people who advertise multi tasking as a breakthrough and custom wallpapers as a feature. Hows the Flash support coming along Steve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Nope. No Flash. HTML5 again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Dear lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 use the apple thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 I don't understand why you folks are always in rush to close threads. We get random sh*t threads all the time but no one is bothered about it.. many people don't bother to read mega threads and whenever something of importance is announced not many are aware about it. Thread re-opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Yeah plus I am afraid if I say anything bad in the Apple thread achilles will gnaw my ankles off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 What makes u think you're safe here? He's probably fapping at the new features right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Yeah plus I am afraid if I say anything bad in the Apple thread achilles will gnaw my ankles off. hehe. too thick for my saw. What makes u think you're safe here? He's probably fapping at the new features right now. just got home. interesting update. plenty taken from android like i thought video available on iTunes yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 iBooks yay - although wouldn't this affect ipad sales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 OMG. iAd looks awesome edit : and.. Is there going to be any change in Apple’s position on Java or Flash on version four?A: No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Nope. No Flash. HTML5 again! Apparently html5 is the future. Flash is a goner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 dp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Apparently html5 is the future. Flash is a goner. Well its a shame most of the sites are still in the present. :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somebody Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 did you guys read ? Multi-tasking will be coming only to the 3Gs and not to the 3G. ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 did you guys read ? Multi-tasking will be coming only to the 3Gs and not to the 3G. ever Switched to 3gs within 1 month of 3g purchase. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 did you guys read ? Multi-tasking will be coming only to the 3Gs and not to the 3G. ever Switched to 3gs within 1 month of 3g purchase. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastAvenger Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 3G doesn't have enough ram so i kinda thought this will be happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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