And it's not a real app-level multitasking either. So, once you bought new phone - baaaam, we have a new OS for you - with real multitasking!
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Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 Media Event: 'Sneak Peek Into the Future'
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And it's not a real app-level multitasking either. So, once you bought new phone - baaaam, we have a new OS for you - with real multitasking!
Steve's looking like a stick figure in a couple of those gdgt.com photos.
Yeah he's had some health issues which has affected his weight.
11:23AM Also, when Steve was asked if there were plans to add Flash or java, his response was a flat: No.
+1 Multitasking
+1 Folders
+0.5 Lightly updated Home Page
+1 Background Audio
-10 iAds
-5 Crippled iPhone 3G compatibility.
The only reason I take issue with this is because Apple is STILL SELLING the iPhone 3G in their stores!
I fully understand and expected that my 1st Gen iPhone would not be compatible but my wife's one year old iPhone 3G will be crippled? Are you serious?
And I'm getting sick of HTML5 this and HTML5 that....
+1 Folders
+0.5 Lightly updated Home Page
+1 Background Audio
-10 iAds
-5 Crippled iPhone 3G compatibility.
The only reason I take issue with this is because Apple is STILL SELLING the iPhone 3G in their stores!
I fully understand and expected that my 1st Gen iPhone would not be compatible but my wife's one year old iPhone 3G will be crippled? Are you serious?
And I'm getting sick of HTML5 this and HTML5 that....
You've seen exactly 5 slides of it, with a light overview of 7 vague services. You don't know anything of the sort. Wow, the paranoia factor - Apple is out to leech money out of you - is just mindboggling. You know what? Wait until you have facts to back up your assertion of it not being "real" multitasking before you open your mouth, because flapping it too soon makes you look stupid.
I thought so too. But they mentioned "local notifications". Is there some separate api that you can just run whatever code you want to some background thread. For example if you wrote a twitter client.
and here's a response to question by Scott Forstall:
Things like Twitter work better with push notifications, when you get the most relevant data. It's better in iPhone 4.0 since you're told where you're going and because the app is still running.
Yeah, and most likely, not supported by any current iPhones "sorry guys, you'll have to buy ANOTHER new iPhone". Priceless.
No, actually, I said that I expected specific new APIs to help with background audio and GPS services. I also said I expected the ability to save the state of an application for quick restart by saving it's r/w memory segments rather than having to serialize the app's data as is currently necessary.
While I didn't mention this in my earlier post, I also correctly predicted that if multitasking features were going to be implemented on a subset of devices, it would be 3GS and later, along with iPad. (Because these are the devices that have 256MB of RAM.) There was much disagreement about that one, but I got it right.
These were simply my views on how Apple was likely to "do multitasking right". They seem to align pretty closely with what Apple has actually done, save for my prediction of some cap on CPU usage when in background, which I've seen no mention of.
My comments were from a developer's perspective and maybe a bit too technical for some here to understand. If you didn't understand what I said, perhaps you should withhold comment.
I hope someone in this 'Q & A' asks about new MacBook Pro's/iMacs/Mac Pro's!
C'mon, for the good of mankind!
C'mon, for the good of mankind!
well with wallpapers, alot less people will use winterboard unless that want themes and alot less peple will jailbreak
Oh Really?
I don't ever remember even once people asking for more Ads.
Oh jeesh this iphone would be so much better if it spams me with more ads.
I don't ever remember even once people asking for more Ads.
Oh jeesh this iphone would be so much better if it spams me with more ads.
There was no decision to make as far as multitasking. Some of the earlier hardware cant support multitasking at all. Jobs
Here is one example - instant messaging. Did they mention you'll be able to get it? I do not think so. And if it was possible they probably would mention it (as another revolutionary feature albeit available on all competing platforms)
Yes, but when iPhone 3.0 was previewed this time last year, there was no mention of a digital compass API right? But that appeared in the summer iPhone refresh
Now as an iPhone user, I can't believe I get all that for free as well. Life is Sweet, thanks Apple.