Apple Seeds iOS 4.3 Golden Master to Developers

[jlasoon]

Don't know if you're alone in that regard, but I am definitely not with you. Big, big functionality coming in 4.3: App developers will be able to utilize AirPlay to stream their apps to Apple TV. Think of the possibilities:

--My MLB app can send its video to my big screen.

--NetFlix directly from the iPad to your TV

--50" Angry Birds!

Possibilities are endless. This is HUGE!

I'm with you, I can't wait to beam MLB games to my TV.

However, HomeSharing is probably the most impressive feature for me. I have an enormous library on my MacPro which is constantly turned on, and now I can beam everything to every device in the house. The artwork, the descriptions, everything looks great.

 

[jlasoon]

What sites have you tried and failed via Safari?

Try ESPN.com for me.

 

[zin]

--50" Angry Birds!

Possibilities are endless. This is HUGE!

Wait... you can stream the video of an app via AirPlay? I thought it was just video, audio or photographs from an app.

 

[QuarterSwede]

I'm with you, I can't wait to beam MLB games to my TV.

However, HomeSharing is probably the most impressive feature for me. I have an enormous library on my MacPro which is constantly turned on, and now I can beam everything to every device in the house. The artwork, the descriptions, everything looks great.

I would like to be able to stream it over 3G though as most of the time I'm listening to my iPhone I'm away from home. Anyone think someone will write a Cydia tweak for this?

 

[QuarterSwede]

Wait... you can stream the video of an app via AirPlay? I thought it was just video, audio or photographs from an app.

That's what I thought as well. You could definitely do that with the HDMI cable though.

 

[8CoreWhore]

Wow, only 83 DAYS remaining in my download.....

Be patient. Smell the roses. What's a measly 83 days in the vastness of the milky way?

 

[REBELinBLUE]

If you are actually a licensed developer you would be able to see why it doesn't work on more sites

The reason is web developers have to add airplay="allow" to <embed> tags or x-webkit-airplay="allow" to <video> tags

http://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/#releasenotes/General/RN-iOSSDK-4_3/_index.html

Annoying

 

[Debs0964]

I learn so much from this site I had to become a member!

 

[tonyunreal]

Personal Hotspot works on my 3GS

Bug? Or intended?

Take a look again.

It says Bluetooth or cable only.

 

[richard371]

Sitting in a coffee shop I get almost 3mb hotspot sharing while on a conf call. Try that on a Verizon IP4.

 

[saving107]

Is this message normal, never seen it before

Your suppose to Option + Click on Update, not Restore.

 

[QuarterSwede]

I learn so much from this site I had to become a member!

Welcome! Don't let the trolls bother you. Just add them to your ignore list

Take a look again.

It says Bluetooth or cable only.

Right, Personal Hotspot is just renamed for older devices.

 

[Scott56R]

Your suppose to Option + Click on Update, not Restore.

Exactly the same

 

[Phil A.]

The claims about Javascript being faster are no exaggeration: I just tried the SunSpider benchmarks on 2 iPads. They are both 32GB WiFi, but one has 4.2.1 on it and the other has 4.3 GM on it.

The total SunSpider time on the 4.2.1. iPad is 8292.3ms and on the one with 4.3 it is 3392.3ms, which is nearly 3 times faster!

On top of that, safari seems to load pages faster in general

It's fair to say that Safari is much snappier

So far, this is looking like a great update

 

[saving107]

Exactly the same

No its not, the 2nd image is correct.

 

[Scott56R]

No its not, the 2nd image is correct.

It's the "Verify the update with Apple" bit that concerns me

 

[saving107]

It's the "Verify the update with Apple" bit that concerns me

Oh, the verify part is normal and only takes like 5 seconds to verify that the .ipsw file in genuine and not an out dated .ipsw (the verifying part is what keeps you from downgrading)

 

[QuarterSwede]

Holy merged thread Batman! I feel like I was just transported! Weird.

 

[sblakers]

Using 4.3, if your iPhone is not in "silent" mode, and your sms sounds are turn off, does it still make a noise when you send an sms? This was a bug in 4.2.1 that I hope they addressed. Someone please verify? Thanks

 

[FreeState]

If you are actually a licensed developer you would be able to see why it doesn't work on more sites

The reason is web developers have to add airplay="allow" to <embed> tags or x-webkit-airplay="allow" to <video> tags

http://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/#releasenotes/General/RN-iOSSDK-4_3/_index.html

Annoying

Annoying, but it took me all but 5 seconds to implement on a very heavy video site I worked for until I was laid off a month ago (I just now logged in and changed their scripts, so site wide all their 1000s of movies now work on AppleTV, literally took less than 5 seconds.).

 

[Debs0964]

Welcome! Don't let the trolls bother you. Just add them to your ignore list

I deal with them all day long so ignoring them is no problem...



:macbook air, ipad, iphone 4, imac, nano,

 

[BrettApple]

Regarding multitouch gestures on the iPad, the option is gone in the GM, and they weren't working. But when I restored from a backup of 4.3 B2 that had them enabled, they were working again.

 

[jegbook]

Not complaining, it's no big deal. Just saying what would make Home Sharing useful to me.

They may not last forever, but for the price, who cares?

http://cgi.ebay.com/5pcs-1-pack-New...Accessories&hash=item3a5f0a1aa8#ht_3017wt_905

Nice to sprinkle iPod/iPhone sync/charge cables around: work, car, home, briefcase...

 

[AppDeveloper]

Can anybody confirm if the hotspot function works for the 3Gs?
In the keynote the mentioned only the iPhone 4, but in the betas the 3Gs worked fine with it.

As far as I know WiFi hotspot functionality never worked on iPhone 3GS in 4.3 betas.

This time, it's really a hardware problem, the wifi chip in the 3GS and the one in the iPhone 4 are different, some adhoc thing i can't recall now.

Not really... It was working just fine on a previous beta.

In 4.3 beta 3 on iPhone 3GS the personal hotspot works only with Bluetooth or USB. The same functionality is in the current 4.3 GM. Which is perfectly fine with me, since it uses less battery than WiFi and I can still connect iMac or iPad with iPhone 3GS and share the Internet. It's exactly what I was looking for.

 

[tigres]

Why is everyone so quick to loose the JB and tethering options? Get ready to loose any unlimited data plan if you want to tether you new iPad next week. Oh, and give ATT more money for less data.

Unless the JB shows sooner than expected of course.

4.3 looks good w/the homesharing, but giving up too much IMO.