iPhone OS 3.1 Features: Non-Destructive Video Editing, Voice Control Over Bluetooth and More

[MacRumors]

Apple yesterday seeded iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone SDK 3.1 betas to developers for testing, and users have been digging through the new releases to document new features. Among the changes found so far by readers in our forums, at Redmond Pie, and at MobileCrunch:

- Trimming video clips on the iPhone 3GS now offers the ability to save the edited version as a copy rather than simply overwriting the original file.
- Voice Control over Bluetooth is now available, allowing users to Initiate calls and control music playback via Bluetooth headsets.
- MMS is now enabled by default, but still not supported by AT&T.
- iPhone vibrates when rearranging Home screen icons.
- A "Fraud Protection" toggle is now available in Safari settings.
- iPhone startup and shutdown and app launching times have improved.
- New APIs allow developers of third-party application to access and edit videos.
- OpenGL and Quartz have seen improvements.

Article Link: iPhone OS 3.1 Features: Non-Destructive Video Editing, Voice Control Over Bluetooth and More

[Beric]

Plenty of extra features there. $5 for iPod Touch owners?

[justflie]

Hurray for bluetooth voice control. I was very surprised that it didn't have it to start, but it's good to see the feature making its way into my iPhone quickly.

[talkingfuture]

Originally Posted by Beric

Plenty of extra features there. $5 for iPod Touch owners?

I think the point updates i.e. 3.1 are free. It won't cost us until 4.0

[adrian.oconnor]

Looks good! I normally only install the SDK versions of the OS on my iPod Touch, but I'm tempted to stick this on my new GS, to check out the video editing APIs.

Since 3.0 I've noticed mail making a bit of a mess with my Exchange inbox over IMAP - duplicate messages and the such like. Is anybody else getting that?

[Beric]

Originally Posted by talkingfuture

I think the point updates i.e. 3.1 are free. It won't cost us until 4.0

I was being sarcastic.

[badcrumble]

I'm hoping for an improved system for displaying and sorting popup notifications - which shouldn't require changing any hooks on the developer end of things, just altering the way the OS shows them to the user (something like Android's notification drawer would be lovely, something to stop them from stealing focus).

[mrblahh]

have they fixed bluetooth A2DP so you can actually skip songs with a bluetooth headset? previous / next don't work with 3.0

[njfuzzy]

The only feature I want:

- User-defined Reply-To address in Mail, especially for MobileMe accounts.

[bbplayer5]

This is awesome!

[anthonyjr]

Forgot one:

- All iPhone 3GS models now have the ability to detonate all Palm Pres in a 100 yard radius.

[AlphaJaguar5]

How about an option to disable auto-tilt to landscape when in mail and text message. That is so freaking annoying.

[dizzy13]

Originally Posted by AlphaJaguar5

How about an option to disable auto-tilt to landscape when in mail and text message. That is so freaking annoying.

Yes, I understand a lot of people wanted this and glad they have it, but when I'm laying down trying to write a text message or read email it is such a pain when it switches over to landscape.

[the-oz-man]

How about AT&T still dragging their feet . . . shocker.

[wolfshades]

Bluetooth voice command = sweet.

How about Flash though?

Flash is the new "cut and paste"...

[Shasterball]

No news on battery life? Or is that asking for too much...

[naevity]

Anyone who installed it know if they fixed the bug with AVCRP? Play/Pause works, but FFW/RWD/Skip did not.

[DipDog3]

Of course this is still a beta so there could be more goodies when Apple gives it to the rest of us.

[joro]

Originally Posted by Shasterball

No news on battery life? Or is that asking for too much...

I had read somewhere, although I admittedly can’t find it now, that the 3.1 SDK had some sort of power management software that was supposed to increase battery life. I definitely think something of this sorts would be helpful though and hopefully it does end up being in the 3.1 update.

[jholzner]

How do you initiate voice control with bluetooth? Do you still have to press and hold the home button or can you do it from the headset itself?

[igazza]

Not much there for the 3G. i was hoping for battery %

[iGary]

Get your crap together, AT&T.

[Pimptastic]

Originally Posted by AlphaJaguar5

How about an option to disable auto-tilt to landscape when in mail and text message. That is so freaking annoying.

+1

Also, i really could do with a "Mark all read" option in the Mail app

[MisterK]

Still no copy and paste... GAHHH!!!!!!!!!! (I'm kidding). Flash would be nice, though. I'm noticing Flash less and less on the web, but it's the sore point in our "real web browsing" pitch. Even if there was a small battery icon somewhere telling you that this webpage may be taxing your battery with its fancy animations, that would still be better than nothing. It would also be nice if the next iPhone had an actual Flash for the camera, too... I thought a cool implementation would be the apple logo on the back doing Flash duty.

After that, I'm just about out of recommendations. I actually really like having no physical keyboard. Just add Flash and flash and I'm willing to call the phone perfect. Oh... and an inward facing camera for video chats. Just add those and we're cool.

I love that there's so little to whine about with this phone, though. I bought a 3G here in Canada the day they came out (holding off on the 3Gs... guessing next year is gonna be worth the wait and the upgrade will be more dramatic since I only got a 3Gs for my wife). It's been a consistent love affair from day one. Apple, you make good phones.

[Shasterball]

Originally Posted by jrotunda85

I had read somewhere, although I admittedly can’t find it now, that the 3.1 SDK had some sort of power management software that was supposed to increase battery life. I definitely think something of this sorts would be helpful though and hopefully it does end up being in the 3.1 update.

OK. I would definitely like to see that!