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Highlights of Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 Preview: Copy and Paste, A2DP, MMS, Much More

They hit all the points I was looking for (I wouldn't be using tethering at all)......and then some!!

My favorite announcements:

-MMS
-Search in Apple Apps (especially mail)
-widescreen keyboard (a must for email and SMS)
-notes sync
-Stereo Bluetooth.

I think they did a great job today.
 
The real question is: when will the iphone's podcast player finally be able to show the description for each podcast??

This has been my BIGGEST gripe about the phone since the day I purchased it...
 
Ringtones through Bluetooth Headset?

So now that AD2P Bluetooth Stereo profile is supported, does that mean when I get a call my ringtone will play through the bluetooth headset and NOT on my iphone? Currently, the ringtone plays on my iphone and my bluetooth make a ringing sound that I suspect is built in to the headset.

I would LOVE that if it works!!

- Matt
 
ntrigue said:
Imagine that! A complete and functional iPhone two years from it's conception!
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yeah cuz everything comes with everything the first time....i got my apple computing device in 1985 and it has never been updated and is better than whatever you have....in fact let lay off on all kinds of improvments on EVERYTHING...... change is for the weak
 
The changes sound great to me--although I hope by summer we'll ALSO see new organization options within the home screen. Spotlight search helps, but real categories/orgnization of some kind is still needed when you have tons of apps. (Not to mention, I need room for MORE apps. At least raise the 9-page limit.) I suspect 3.0 will address these needs, but it would have been more fun to know the details today.

I'm VERY glad Apple didn't change the plan and kept working on the system-wide push service. "True" multitasking/background app support sounds good on paper. Not so good when your apps start running out of RAM and crashing (and draining away battery). I was actually disappointed at rumors of old-style multitasking replacing the push service concept.

I wouldn't mind seeing background apps as an option (not overused, please!) for situations where nothing else could meet the need. But I can't think of many cases, and given the choice I'd pick the app that uses push and doesn't HAVE to stay running.

(As for the other reason to have background apps--faster app switching--I'm don't care much about that. Apps already launch pretty fast, and already can remember where you were. In essence, they can be "paused" while not running--the way games usually work--and so they may as well BE running as far as the user is concerned. But they aren't hogging CPU or RAM or network. Besides, most of my app-switching is to some app/game that I won't use again for some time--and quite I'm happy not to have to think about wether to let an app quit or go to background, every time I hit the home button!)

I can think of SOME cases where push isn't good enough though. Maybe some kind of system-wide "timer service" could also be implemented. For example, I use the app Chain Timer for run-walk series--it plays sounds when I finish a segment. A system-wide timer service could keep that app "going" and play the alerts even when I was messing around with my iPod changing songs, or looking at my GPS track in some other app.
 
Mykbibby said:
Apple had a lame event, but let's wait until WWDC before we make a judgement. This is an advance preview, so I have a feeling a lot more is coming. They're only showing what developers need to see... not everything that will come. This way competitors wont have all this extra time to copy. Be patient... if this is the final release, I will join you in your rage.
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join you in your "rage"? where you watching the same press conference... apple delivered almost everything you could want...

1. huge amount of bluetooth functionality
2. peer to peer
3. push
4. mms
5. landscape keyboard
6. spotlight
7. multi-picture email
8. voice memos
9. copy and paste
10. in-app subscriptions
11. stereo bluetooth
12. client side support of tethering
13. new video and audio codecs
14. turn by turn application support
15. TONS MORE FEATURES TOO...

what was missing? video sure... but that is likely a hardware problem that can't be solved. you'll see it in the new iphone this summer i bet. flash is still an open question. BUT THAT'S IT, the rest of the checklist has been checked.

OUTSTANDING CONFERENCE BY APPLE.
 
So bluetooth in iPod Touch 2nd gen eh? does this mean with Google Voice and a bluetooth headset we can use the 2nd gen Touch as a free phone over wifi?
 
What's there to complain about now??

I mean big features....

Voice Dialing??
Background Apps (Hardware revision best suited)??
iLife/iWork Mobile??
Video Recording??


Theres not a whole lot to complain about now. I like the push notifications actually better than background apps. Might be good in a future release if they give you the option to turn it on though. Kinda doesn't make sense for the most common apps (IM, etc.) especially if there is a lot of down time, wasting battery life for no reason.
 
HOLY ****! A2DP?! :cool:

Now, the 2G iPod touch also has a Bluetooth chip...will this be "activated"? Please please please please please???? :D

Oh yes, and....for those who are griping that it's $9.95...I would pay $20! :D

EDIT: The TOUCH IS GETTING BLUETOOTH!!! YAYYYY!!! (Wow, I can't read, can I?) :D
 
tethering ******** :)

From the Q&A:

Q: Where do you stand on tethering?
A: There’s two pieces needed to support that: client side and working with carriers. We’re absolutely supporting tethering in the client side in iPhone 3.0, but we’re working with carriers around the world to see when they can add tethering support on their networks. But we are building that support into iPhone 3.0.

Are they seriously telling these lies publicly? Carriers (at least in Europe) support tethering for at least 5 years!!! What exactly is Apple working with the carriers on? What a ********.
 
As others mentioned, the lack of MMS for the iPhone (1st Gen) is crap.

It's obvious that Apple knows those people are probably reaching the end of their cycle and are "encouraging" then to upgrade this summer with the new iPhone (as I'm guessing there will be a new one).

Otherwise, the features are promising.
 
Any idea why MMS isn't available on 1st gen iPhones? I understand the stereo bluetooth, but cant think of anything that would make the 1st gen unable to send picture messages. The one thing that came to mind was the speed of sending pictures through EDGE, but if I can send pictures in emails and everything else (not to mention I have done it for years on other phones without 3G) then I am back at square one in not understanding this at all.
 
Mykbibby said:
Apple had a lame event, but let's wait until WWDC before we make a judgement. This is an advance preview, so I have a feeling a lot more is coming. They're only showing what developers need to see... not everything that will come. This way competitors wont have all this extra time to copy. Be patient... if this is the final release, I will join you in your rage.
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This is a troll and/or competitor. Most impressive release of iPhone software yet. Hold that iPhone in your hand; imagine it with all those features, and think what a stunning achievement it is overall. Then stop whining about how it took longer than you thought it should.
 
Wild-Bill said:
I'm glad someone actually bucked up an asked them about a netbook, even though they gave no answer.

I tell you one thing that will benefit greatly from this bluetooth connectivity - home theater remote apps. :D
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PS3 comes to mind.
 
redgaz26 said:
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What are you on????
If this update doesn't please people then nothing will. Great new features, a free update. What else do you want????????
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I thought this update was fantastic, but since you asked and seemed genuinely perplexed:

Custom message/mail/calendar/etc sounds
Configurable sounds by message sender, mail source, calendar source, etc
Video recording
Flash
Playlist editing (not just on-the-go)
Voice dialing
 
Looks like more of a 2.5 update to me. In much the same way as the V2 update wasn't exactly amazing either. it was essentially just adding the app store. Still, this is good stuff :) And will hopefully shut up the copy/paste moaners until they find something new to complain about.
 
It was suggested that you would need to upgrade to new hardware to get 3.0 in the rumors before the event.

I haven't had time to watch.

Is that true ? if so, this is a non-event.
 
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