iOS 4 Due for Release Today

[MacRumors]

iOS 4 packaging for iPhone 3GS from Br8nd4on.com
Apple is due to release iOS 4 sometime today. The latest version of the iPhone and iPod touch operating system will be available as a free download. It appears Apple has already started shipping the new iPhone 3GS 8GB with iOS 4 pre-installed (see photo above).

We aren't sure when Apple will be posting the download. Last year's 3.0 release didn't take place until after 1PM Eastern/10AM Pacific.

Article Link: iOS 4 Due for Release Today

 

[cleggster83]

Uk

And in the Uk we had to wait till 6pm GMT 🙁

 

[army91c]

When ever it is it will be nuts! I think I may wait until at least 6 hours after release.

 

[JOOOOOST]

And in the Uk we had to wait till 6pm GMT 🙁

7pm in the netherlands 🙁

 

[mach900685]

"Check for Update"

I sure hope I'm not the only one sitting here constantly clicking the "Check for Update" button, hoping it's available...

 

[omegaphil6]

I'm running 4 on mine.

 

[talkingfuture]

Didn't realize it was out today, something to have a play with later then.

Haven't the downloads been quite slow for the first few hours in the past?

 

[nozebleed]

theres going to be things that annoy you, like when you use folders. open an application in the folder, close the app and the folder is still open. why they did this and not have the folder close when you open an app so when you quit it was the springboard? i have no idea. multitasking needs a revamp too, like maybe a preference pane that allows you to choose which apps you want to always background, which ones you dont. every app backgrounding when you close it is a little overboard.

 

[tny]

And in the Uk we had to wait till 6pm GMT 🙁

6 pm GMT, or 6 pm BST? Because if 6 pm BST, that IS 1 pm EDT. The UK switches between GMT and BST (=GMT+1) around the same times that the East Coast switches between EST (=GMT-5) and EDT (=GMT-4, Eastern Daylight savings Time = our version of Summer Time), so ...

 

[diamond.g]

theres going to be things that annoy you, like when you use folders. open an application in the folder, close the app and the folder is still open. why they did this and not have the folder close when you open an app so when you quit it was the springboard? i have no idea. multitasking needs a revamp too, like maybe a preference pane that allows you to choose which apps you want to always background, which ones you dont. every app backgrounding when you close it is a little overboard.

Not every app backgrounds. Think of the switcher as a fast way to get back to the last thing you were running.

 

[dashiel]

i have to say, after sitting with the new ui for the iphone for a while now i am not a fan of the new look. i can see the reasoning, but i never liked the snow leopard dock.

wallpapers makes springboard look like a geocities site too. easy enough to overcome with a custom black wallpaper, but there are going to be a lot of ugly iphones out there come tuesday morning.

 

[Steve Jobs=God]

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[ranguvar]

Meh, I only got a 1st gen iPod touch 🙁

 

[greggstroud]

Just noticed when syncing my iPhone 3gs...

Just noticed when syncing my iPhone 3gs that the picture of the iPhone is a 3gs with the iOS 4.0. You can see by the fact the background on the main screen is custom not black.

 

[joshh2o]

I sure hope I'm not the only one sitting here constantly clicking the "Check for Update" button, hoping it's available...

I'm right with you on that one

 

[speedfreak007]

the new wallpaper is soooo ugly, i don't understand why they made that one standard.

 

[s1m]

Well 18:00 UK time is 03:00 Oz time so I will be updating at 5:15AM tomorrow when I get up 🙁 At least I have the train journey to work to play with it...

 

[cleggster83]

6 pm GMT, or 6 pm BST? Because if 6 pm BST, that IS 1 pm EDT. The UK switches between GMT and BST (=GMT+1) around the same times that the East Coast switches between EST (=GMT-5) and EDT (=GMT-4, Eastern Daylight savings Time = our version of Summer Time), so ...

We Are on GMT

 

[Rhndy]

I'm right with you on that one

No need to check iTunes all the time:


http://ios.e-lite.org/

Checks the apple servers for the recent version..

 

[Lord Vader]

6 pm GMT, or 6 pm BST? Because if 6 pm BST, that IS 1 pm EDT. The UK switches between GMT and BST (=GMT+1) around the same times that the East Coast switches between EST (=GMT-5) and EDT (=GMT-4, Eastern Daylight savings Time = our version of Summer Time), so ...

My head already hurts.

 

[Khryz]

Anybody know if the iOS 4 version coming out is going to be different than the Developer version that was released during WWDC?

 

[Aquis]

We Are on GMT

Actually, we're currently on GMT+1.

 

[AlsoKnownAs]

I sure hope I'm not the only one sitting here constantly clicking the "Check for Update" button, hoping it's available...

You're not.

I work for Orange and we've just got a email from Apple saying that, like last year, the new software will be released at 18:00 UK Time

🙁

 

[Apple Ink]

Throw it out already..
I hate conversions!!

 

[nozebleed]

Not every app backgrounds. Think of the switcher as a fast way to get back to the last thing you were running.

you sure? from what ive found the only apps that didnt background were the ones not updated to GM4.0