How long will it take for iPhone 4 apps to flood the market?

[iHero]

Hi all,

I've got a bunch of credit on my iTunes account and was going to buy a selection of apps ready for Thursday (I've never had an iPhone so don't have any previous apps) but then I realised there is most likely going to be a wave of apps optimised for the iPhone 4.

So my question is how long will it take before they all start appearing? How long did it take for 3GS?

I'm hoping developers have lots ready for release day?

 

[TLewis]

So my question is how long will it take before they all start appearing? How long did it take for 3GS?

I'm hoping developers have lots ready for release day?

Huh? They're already appearing, and have been for a few days.

 

[iHero]

Ah that's cool then. Like I said I have never had an iPhone before (moving over from Android)

 

[fishkorp]

Huh? They're already appearing, and have been for a few days.

I think the OP meant apps specifically for iPhone 4, that take advantage of the new features. Not iOS4 apps.

 

[Hermes Monster]

I don't think there will be many really, not a flood anyway.

I can only think that there might be apps to include use of the front facing camera. The rest of the handset/os is pretty much the same as previous iterrations (in terms of basic fucntionality) so I'd assume that apps will merely be optimised to look up to scratch on the new screen.

 

[elephunkman]

The only change would be the api for multitasking.

 

[TLewis]

I don't think there will be many really, not a flood anyway.

I can only think that there might be apps to include use of the front facing camera. The rest of the handset/os is pretty much the same as previous iterrations (in terms of basic fucntionality) so I'd assume that apps will merely be optimised to look up to scratch on the new screen.

Well, there's also the "multitasking" aspect -- lots of people are waiting for "multitasking-aware" versions of pandora and skype.

 

[Hermes Monster]

Well, there's also the "multitasking" aspect -- lots of people are waiting for "multitasking-aware" versions of pandora and skype.

Fair point, but that's basically what I was getting at - updates to existing apps rather than a flood of new ones..

 

[b166er]

with double the RAM and a gyroscope there are bound to be some iOS4 exclusives. iMovie for iPhone is looking pretty cool to me, I'm sure there will be more to come along the way soon.

But if you have some credit then just buy the ones you like- a lot of the apps have been/will be updated for iOS4 and there are some gems out there that you should get regardless of which iPhone you have.