Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0

MacRumors · 01:31 PM

Apple today released the long-awaited iPhone OS 3.0 (Build 7A341) for both iPhone and iPod touch via iTunes. Users should sync their devices with iTunes and check for updates in order to access the new version.

While many of the features of the new operating system have been detailed over the past few months, a large list of features are detailed by Apple:

- Copy and Paste: Quickly and easily cut, copy, and paste text from application to application. Select entire blocks of web text with a tap. Copy and paste images from the web, too.
- Landscape Keyboard: Want more room to type? Rotate iPhone to landscape to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari.
- Spotlight Search: Find what you’re looking for across your iPhone, all from one place. Spotlight searches all of your contacts, email, calendars, and notes, as well as everything in your iPod.
- Safari: Enjoy faster performance, autofill user names and passwords, and more.
- Auto Wi-Fi login: Log in to a Wi-Fi hotspot and iPhone automatically logs you in when you connect again
- Find My iPhone: Find your iPhone if you lose it and protect your privacy with Remote Wipe.
- Shake to Shuffle: Give iPhone a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library.

Some site have offered detailed walkthroughs:

- iLounge: Review: Apple iPhone OS 3.0
- Mac|Life: 16 Tips to Become an INSTANT iPhone OS 3.0 Power-User
- Fortune: The 4 new iPhone features I use most
- iSmashPhone: How To Use The Best 40 Features of iPhone 3.0

Article Link: Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0

kornyboy · Jun 17, 2009, 01:15 PM

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Awesome, I wonder how long this download will take today?

fanbrain · 01:18 PM

It's downloading relatively quickly considering the pent up demand.

Edit: Download is 230.1 MB. Downloaded in about 4 minutes on my 20 Mb cable connection.

MacGeek7 · Jun 17, 2009, 01:15 PM

In the words of the infamous Joker "and here we go..."

dyelton · Jun 17, 2009, 01:15 PM

Still nothing here in Charlotte.

Edit: I take that back...just became available!

RumorHasIt.... · Jun 17, 2009, 01:15 PM

I'm in Minneapolis, MN and it's not available, yet.

Maclver · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacGeek7

In the words of the infamous Joker "and here we go..."

its about time!!!!!!! now friday needs to get here

Small White Car · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

Finally!

I've been waiting forever to start guessing what'll be in 4.0! I can finally begin!

BrownManUPS · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

about .2 mb per second...pathetic.

SFStateStudent · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

Cool, good luck everyone....

33scottie33 · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

Happy, happy, joy, joy!!!

Fafafoooey · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

Downloading Now. Slow already. Finally!

crazedbytheheat · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

Wonder why some can download and some can't. I'm told there are no updates.

vestigo74 · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

Happy 3.0 everyone!

LastZion · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

7mins left, hopefully I get it before it gets HAMMERED!
w0000t

flashy-cat · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

Installing now

SanDiegoFan · 01:30 PM

Here we go...

SDF

heehee · Jun 17, 2009, 01:17 PM

12 minutes to go.

uberamd · Jun 17, 2009, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RumorHasIt....

I'm in Minneapolis, MN and it's not available, yet.

Another Twin Cities guy, not available. iTunes says I already have 3.0 (which I do, have since beta 1), so maybe GM is the same as the one being released.

Lukeeeee · Jun 17, 2009, 01:17 PM

Yayyyyy

RumorHasIt.... · Jun 17, 2009, 01:17 PM

It's downloading.

skythefly13 · Jun 17, 2009, 01:17 PM

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_0 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/528.18 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile/7A341 Safari/528.16)

Woo hoo! About time... Can't wait to try everything out!

CWallace · Jun 17, 2009, 01:17 PM

Took 15 minutes to show up in Seattle, but it's downloading and installing now.

4God · Jun 17, 2009, 01:17 PM

229mb....dang.

shayneomack20 · Jun 17, 2009, 01:17 PM

finally... after 15 HORRIBLE minutes...

jk

im excited for youtube to work on my ipod again

Jun 17, 2009, 01:13 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0 Apple today released the long-awaited iPhone OS 3.0 (Build 7A341) for both iPhone and iPod touch via iTunes. Users should sync their devices with iTunes and check for updates in order to access the new version. While many of the features of the new operating system have been detailed over the past few months, a large list of features are detailed by Apple: - Copy and Paste: Quickly and easily cut, copy, and paste text from application to application. Select entire blocks of web text with a tap. Copy and paste images from the web, too. - Landscape Keyboard: Want more room to type? Rotate iPhone to landscape to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari. - Spotlight Search: Find what you’re looking for across your iPhone, all from one place. Spotlight searches all of your contacts, email, calendars, and notes, as well as everything in your iPod. - Safari: Enjoy faster performance, autofill user names and passwords, and more. - Auto Wi-Fi login: Log in to a Wi-Fi hotspot and iPhone automatically logs you in when you connect again - Find My iPhone: Find your iPhone if you lose it and protect your privacy with Remote Wipe. - Shake to Shuffle: Give iPhone a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library. Some site have offered detailed walkthroughs: - iLounge: Review: Apple iPhone OS 3.0 - Mac\|Life: 16 Tips to Become an INSTANT iPhone OS 3.0 Power-User - Fortune: The 4 new iPhone features I use most - iSmashPhone: How To Use The Best 40 Features of iPhone 3.0 Article Link: Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0 Last edited by arn : Jun 17, 2009 at 01:31 PM.

Jun 17, 2009, 01:15 PM	#2
kornyboy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN (USA)	Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5H11 Safari/525.20) Awesome, I wonder how long this download will take today? __________________ Stuff

Jun 17, 2009, 01:15 PM	#3
fanbrain macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So. UT	It's downloading relatively quickly considering the pent up demand. Edit: Download is 230.1 MB. Downloaded in about 4 minutes on my 20 Mb cable connection. __________________ Keeping Apple debt-free since 1983. Last edited by fanbrain : Jun 17, 2009 at 01:18 PM. Reason: Time update.

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Small White Car macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington DC	Finally! I've been waiting forever to start guessing what'll be in 4.0! I can finally begin!

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BrownManUPS macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Carmel, Indiana	about .2 mb per second...pathetic. __________________ Switched: May 29th 2007 Macbook \| Unibody CE \| 2.0 GHz \| 4GB RAM iPhone 3G(S) 16GB MR Marketplace Bazaar \| Twitter \| Blog

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Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM	#11
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Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM	#12
Fafafoooey macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	Os 3.0 Downloading Now. Slow already. Finally!

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Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM	#14
vestigo74 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calgary, AB	Happy 3.0 everyone! __________________ 24" iMac (3.06GHz, 4GB RAM, 1TB HD) 13" MacBook Pro (2.26GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD) White iPhone 3G S⃣ , Red iPod Nano 4G

Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM	#15
LastZion macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2006	7mins left, hopefully I get it before it gets HAMMERED! w0000t __________________ 2.53 Unibody MacBook Pro, 4 Gigs of Ram, 320gig HD, 60 gig Ipod video, 500 Gig Time Capsule, 16 gig LEGALLY Unlocked iPhone 3G, 32 Gig white 3GS.

Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM	#16
flashy-cat macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK	Installing now

Jun 17, 2009, 01:17 PM	#17
SanDiegoFan macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2009	Here we go... SDF __________________ 15" Matte 2.2Ghz C2D MBP ║ 16 GB White iPhone 3G Last edited by SanDiegoFan : Jun 17, 2009 at 01:30 PM.

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RumorHasIt.... macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN	Nevermind! It's downloading. __________________ macbook 32gb 3GS thinkpad t61 samsung netbook nc10

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skythefly13 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_0 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/528.18 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile/7A341 Safari/528.16) Woo hoo! About time... Can't wait to try everything out! __________________ -20" 2.66 iMac, 2GB RAM, 500GB -15" 2.4 Unibody MBP, 2GB RAM, 250 GB -16GB White iPhone 3G

Jun 17, 2009, 01:17 PM	#23
CWallace macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle, WA	Took 15 minutes to show up in Seattle, but it's downloading and installing now.

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4God macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ventura, CA	229mb....dang. __________________ 8 Core 2.8 Mac Pro 5TB HD 8GB RAM ATI 3870 Graphics \| Final Cut Studio 2 \| Pro Tools 8 \| 40" Samsung Display \| Canon HV30

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