'Push' Notifications Coming in iPhone 2.2.1?

[MacRumors]

RussianiPhone.ru claims that they have seen iPhone 2.2.1 Beta 1 and that it implements Push notifications as well as over-the-air MobileMe syncing with Notes support.

As proof they've posted a screenshot showing the Notes and Calendar applications with a update badges displayed (though this is relatively easy to fake).

MacRumors can't verify these claims at this time. Apple has not yet seeded iPhone 2.2.1 Beta 1 to developers, so if RussianiPhone.ru does have a copy, they obtained it outside of any public distribution.

While Apple originally promised Push notification support for September, Steve Jobs acknowledged a delay in an email and said they wanted to "get it 100% right the first time." Developers and users have been anxiously awaiting the release this new feature. In the current iPhone firmware, applications are not allowed to run any background tasks. As a result, an application like a Instant Messaging application would be unable to notify the user that a new message had arrived. Push notifications would provide the tools to trigger these alerts.



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[macfan881]

this better be on touch as well i was rather p.oed that streetview wasnt on 2.2

[kmcrawford]

This would be huge, and I think important for Apple to release before Christmas time. Some of the new apps that could be developed as part of this enhancement would certainly help iPhone sales.

[plumbingandtech]

More Mobile Me support (notes - todos??? maybe? ) would add lots of value to my mobileme subscript and make this user happy happy.

[abiyng87]

Originally Posted by macfan881

this better be on touch as well i was rather p.oed that streetview wasnt on 2.2

Well, they would be a little less useful, since you could only get them on wifi, but I'd be surprised if some sort of implementation wasn't coming for it.

Then again, I was also surprised that streetview wasn't available for the touch, so who knows.

[Icaras]

That is some of the finest photoshopping I've ever seen.

[nitewolfgtr]

About time! I've been waiting for this. At least they'll be releasing it by the end of the year...

[BittenApple]

Looks like if this is real, it is going to drop in MWSF.

[angemon89]

LOL at the screenshot. I could do that with mspaint.

[bizzaregood]

Originally Posted by macfan881

this better be on touch as well i was rather p.oed that streetview wasnt on 2.2

Well if your touch is jailbroken you can enable it


Hope this rumor is true and that it comes out before the new year (come on )

[Kilamite]

We know it is coming - would make sense for it to drop in as a quick announcement during Apple's MWSF09 keynote.

[jdwingnut]

So, what is the equivalent of Notes on the Mac that this would be synced or pushed with.

Is this like "To Do" in iCal or "Tasks" in Outlook

[cgiffin]

The picture doesn't show the contacts app. I don't believe that app can be removed from the phone so I thing this picture is a fake.

[plumbingandtech]

Originally Posted by cgiffin

The picture doesn't show the contacts app. I don't believe that app can be removed from the phone so I thing this picture is a fake.

I put my contacts app on my second page.

Am I fake?

[alexexexex]

Originally Posted by cgiffin

The picture doesn't show the contacts app. I don't believe that app can be removed from the phone so I thing this picture is a fake.

it'll be on page 2 of apps i guess!??

[QCassidy352]

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Originally Posted by cgiffin

The picture doesn't show the contacts app. I don't believe that app can be removed from the phone so I thing this picture is a fake.

It's on another screen... There are five of them in that pic.

Note syncing would be great... Plz not just for mobile me tho!

[lozanoj83]

Originally Posted by cgiffin

The picture doesn't show the contacts app. I don't believe that app can be removed from the phone so I thing this picture is a fake.

Well there are more home screens, and usually the contacts app is in the second home screen
although who knows if this is fake or not..

[kk1ro]

Originally Posted by cgiffin

The picture doesn't show the contacts app. I don't believe that app can be removed from the phone so I thing this picture is a fake.

It's in another page.

I hope this is true and I hope it launches before Xmas as a free update for the iPhone AND iPod Touch users.

[BittenApple]

Originally Posted by plumbingandtech

I put my contacts app on my second page.

Am I fake?

Oh so very fake. =p

Some people choose to hide their contacts with SBSettings and other just move it to another page. Not a very big deal in regard with the authenticity of the screenie.

[shm00n]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but calendar events sync over MobileMe at the moment, and they certainly don't have the number notification badges on the main screen when they do...?

[gts197]

all i have to say is they have had plenty of time and that it better work when it is released

[fastcar]

To me, it makes little sense to have a badge appear on the Notes app if it is being synced, which makes me a little sceptical.

The Contacts app acts in the same manner now as we would expect the Notes app to behave if it were synced over MobileMe, and there is no need to badge the Contacts app.

Users would not need to be notified of new Notes being pushed to the phone, because they were created by the user themselves on their Mac. Only if Notes were RSS capable or fetching non-user generated Notes would this be necessary, I think?

[Vasileios]

This is not the v2.2.1
They are just playing with badge MobileNotes :-)

[noisymime]

Am I the only one who got excited thinking it meant Lotus Notes syncing?

[alexp2ad]

Can't believe this was even posted. Look at the shadow under the badges, the shadow isn't nearly that black on actual badges, they've just made it solid black because they're too crap to draw shadows properly (and too crap to apply fake badges via jailbreak too).

Horrendously fake, ignore.

(Also, can confirm there is no developer betas at this time)