there will be features in 3.0 that wont work on the first version iPhone simply because its the first version. There is nothing wrong with that and it is to be expected. and plus those who bought 1st generation have their contracts expiring soon...perfect time for the new iphone coming out in July.
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Apple to Preview iPhone OS 3.0 on March 17th
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I'd go with this. I'd like them to take a similar approach to Snow Leopard and just improve the overall performance. Waiting up to 10 seconds for the camera to be ready is just plain unacceptable, and renders is almost unusable for me. Same thing when opening SMS, it takes way too long to load. The keyboard responsiveness is frustrating at times too. Video recording is essential, as is picture messaging. There's no reason not to have them.
I have a 2G (AT&T contracted, 3rd one due to faults with the others) and have it all up to date, but unlocked so I could travel back to the UK and use a SIM there, and have used cycorder for video which works great. Why this can't be a native app is beyond me. But most of all, stability and performance improvements please!
I'm most excited that it suggests, following last year's pattern, that we can expect a new iPhone and OS 3.0 in June... exactly what I've been waiting for! My honest LG GSM phone is waiting to retire.
Now grab your spice weasel and Bam! Crank it up a notch!
Now grab your spice weasel and Bam! Crank it up a notch!
Well said, the majority of consumers don't think like this, it just people who post here and feel their needs should equate everyone else's.
I agree, approx 13+ million angry customers, many stuck in 2 year contracts. It would be very bad business to do this. When Apple changed to Intel, they made sure every subsequent software release would be compatible with PPCs. So far, they have kept this word.
In reality, this is probably the most appropriate attitude to have.
Yeah, maybe he's still on 1.x? It would be cool is the weather icon did the same, as was suggest somewhere up there.
I think it still did it on the 1.0 software..cause I remember my friend pointing it out like 3 days later when I got it
My wish list..
Landscape email and quick switching b/w accounts
Video recording
Voice dial
Cut Copy Paste of course
multitasking
More Bluetooth profiles
Probably the most important of all... Responsive.
If you haven't noticed, none of those are revolutionary... just basic stuff that I think they should have included since the beginning.
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Landscape email and quick switching b/w accounts
Video recording
Voice dial
Cut Copy Paste of course
multitasking
More Bluetooth profiles
Probably the most important of all... Responsive.
If you haven't noticed, none of those are revolutionary... just basic stuff that I think they should have included since the beginning.
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I think that streak will end sometime later this year. And the mobile computing/cellphone development time-line moves much faster than the computer line. At some point, the first iPhones won't cut it. Anyone's guess as to when that will be -- and probably not with version 3 of the OS.
If they're going to make 3.0 compatible with the iPhone 3G, then it should run fine on the first gen because the hardware is pretty much the same as far as processor speed and memory goes.
I agree, it seems to be the norm. Remember how excited people were before 2.0 hit? Dreaming of MMS and Copy and Paste. We got Apps, and not much more than that. People were kinda bummed, but at least we can download 3rd party apps now. My iPhone can fart 1,001 ways now!
720p video recording? Yeah, I'd say that would only be available on future hardware... much further into the future, with that.
I'm no Apple apologist, but I can honestly only think of one or two times in Apple's history (well, post-Jobs return) that they over-promised and under-delivered. MobileMe was one and Leopard's so-called secret features were another (although that's debatable because they never really promised any specific features, just teased that there were secret ones that never materialized.)
Can you give me some examples of when they've over-promised and under-delivered? I've long admired that about Apple, that they don't generally unveil things until they're ready to be released which means not a lot of features promised beforehand.
Hahaha? Really? I thought they were just going to throw up a teaser image on the projector screen and say "Thanks for coming out! No pictures please!"
It would only be a monopoly if it also broke every other phone on the planet and only the iPhone could be used. All companies have control over their products.
Copy + Paste, Push, and a way to do remote wipe without an Exchange server!
If 3.0 is more stable and reliable, I'll buy a new iPhone (still on an original 8GB). If not, I'm ditching the one I have now for a BlackBerry!
If 3.0 is more stable and reliable, I'll buy a new iPhone (still on an original 8GB). If not, I'm ditching the one I have now for a BlackBerry!
Just a preview on the 17th. To be honest I wish Apple would wait until the actual release of the firmware to reveal all of the secrets of what's to come. This is unlike Apple.
No. It isn't unlike Apple. V2.0 was previewed long before its release. Indeed the entire iPhone was previewed before its release. Has Apple not also been previewing OS X Snow Leopard too? As well as many past incarnations of OS X.
Apple isn't doing anything unusual with this preview.
Besides, it needs to be previewed when theres hundred, nay thousands of people developing for the platform. Developers need to know whats going on, for obvious reasons.