Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 Media Event: 'Sneak Peek Into the Future'

[Small White Car]

Perfect. This is exactly what I imagined months ago.

Not real multitasking, but with push notifications and these 7 APIs it'll be just like multitasking in every way that matters.

It's fair to call it multitasking. It'll do all the same things, it'll just use less battery to do them.

I don't need Pandora in the background...I need Pandora music in the background. Perfect solution.

 

[LoganT]

Wow, you can control Pandora through the lock screen. That is like the icing on the cake. I had thought it would be cool if they did that, but never in a million years thought it would happen.

 

[calderone]

Is this real multitasking -- multiple tasks running and consuming CPU cycles and memory at the same time -- or is it just a fancy state-preserving task switcher?? hmmm...

They are providing 7 APIs presumably for various functionality. Games may requires a state-save while music apps will tap into an audio API.

EDIT: Oh look, they even call it a Background audio API.

 

[mrochester]

MULTI-TASKING!!!!! Great!!

Now let's see how all the people who were against multi-tasking spins this.

Yeah, it'll suddenly and conveniently be the most important feature of the iPhone . You've got to admire the hypocrisy at times!

 

[*LTD*]

Ugh not Scott

Then you'll LOVE Bertrand Serlet.

 

[ibbieta]

Is it just me or does the form factor look a little narrower and taller?

 

[bigjnyc]

UI looks exactly the same except the dock and the ability to add backgrounds. lock screen hasnt changed either.

 

[Eddyisgreat]

MULTI-TASKING!!!!! Great!!

Now let's see how all the people who were against multi-tasking spins this.

I'll go first
"Apple is late"
"Apple is charging iPod touch users for something that shouldve been there"
"Apple is bringing in an old idea and touting it as a brand new feature"
"Apple killed my first born"

Did I cover them all?

 

[dgree03]

Multitasking, finally! bravo apple welcome to the 21st century... its amazing how long it takes them to implement simple features...

 

[*LTD*]

Yeah, it'll suddenly and conveniently be the most important feature of the iPhone . You've got to admire the hypocrisy at times!

It's not done right until Apple does it. Just look at cut-and-paste on the iPhone.

 

[Ljohnson72]

Is it just me or does the form factor look a little narrower and taller?

Just the dock is different and doesn't stretch completely across the screen.

 

[dgree03]

I'll go first
"Apple is late"
"Apple is charging iPod touch users for something that shouldve been there"
"Apple is bringing in an old idea and touting it as a brand new feature"
"Apple killed my first born"

Did I cover them all?

You got it, everything you said is 100% true...

 

[billchase2]

Perfect. This is exactly what I imagined months ago.

Not real multitasking, but with push notifications and these 7 APIs it'll be just like multitasking in every way that matters.

It's fair to call it multitasking. It'll do all the same things, it'll just use less battery to do them.

I don't need Pandora in the background...I need Pandora music in the background. Perfect solution.

I agree. I like it.

 

[Harpy007]

VoIP!

 

[diamond.g]

Yeah, it'll suddenly and conveniently be the most important feature of the iPhone . You've got to admire the hypocrisy at times!

Don't worry there will be something else they won't want and we will drag them along kicking and screaming anyways.

 

[Nitromaster]

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So far so good...Multi-tasking seems done perfectly to me

 

[ChazUK]

NOOOOOO! is this the old notification system?

 

[INeedAMacBook]

when it said home screen pictures does that mean like on the ipad and winterboard?

 

[pyrodex]

Wow Skype background API + 3G = Loss for Phone carriers if people use less minutes.

 

[*LTD*]

Multitasking, finally! bravo apple welcome to the 21st century... its amazing how long it takes them to implement simple features...

Anyone can throw in features. Doing it right is an entirely different art.

 

[Meduolis]

Perfect. This is exactly what I imagined months ago.

Not real multitasking, but with push notifications and these 7 APIs it'll be just like multitasking in every way that matters.

It's fair to call it multitasking. It'll do all the same things, it'll just use less battery to do them.

I don't need Pandora in the background...I need Pandora music in the background. Perfect solution.

Was going to say the same. It doesn't matter how they did it as long as I get the same experience as if I would run the whole app in the background.

 

[henrikrox]

i had my doubts due to limitations of ram, but its so nice, im so glad,

and 6 other tentpole features, stay tuned
new homescreen, so excited

pandora looked great

skype in the background! Great!

 

[richard.mac]

still, Skype can receive calls when not in the foreground. pretty sweet!

 

[nfl46]

Am I the ONLY person pissed about the UI looking the EXACT same except the dock? Even the lock screen looks the same.

 

[Ljohnson72]

Doodle Jump

Am I the ONLY person pissed about the UI looking the EXACT same except the dock? Even the lock screen looks the same.

Same, I was hoping to have a homescreen with weather showing, calendar, recent messages, etc - rather than all apps.