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iOS 4 Features: MultiTasking, Folders, and Much More

randyg said:
I actually don't like the fact that I can no longer quit an app by just closing it. I don't want every single thing that I open left running in the background when i'm done with it. It's now a multi-step effort to close an app. Not liking it as much as I thought I would.
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I wish people would read on how this is actually working. Your apps are NOT being left open.
 
randyg said:
I actually don't like the fact that I can no longer quit an app by just closing it. I don't want every single thing that I open left running in the background when i'm done with it. It's now a multi-step effort to close an app. Not liking it as much as I thought I would.
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This article does a good job of summarizing Apple's implementation of 'multi-tasking'

http://furbo.org/2010/06/21/iphone-multitasking/

Basically, exiting an app saves its current state (providing it harnesses the Fast App Switching API, otherwise it is fully terminated ala pre-OS4) and terminates its load on the system . Nothing is running in the background, unless it is of a particular class of applications that uses VOIP (e.g. Skype), plays audio (e.g. Pandora), tracks your location (e.g. TomTom), or is finishing a task (e.g. uploading a large file via DropBox, and checking your mail while the upload finishes). Even then, minimal processing power / memory is being accessed. Think of the app switcher as more of a 'recently accessed apps' or 'paused apps' rather than 'apps currently running'.
 
luv2hum said:
i just put 0s 4 on my iphone 3g, but when i double tap the home button it does not show all the apps that are running, it just go to the favorite i set for when you double tap the home button before the upgrade....any thoughts? the software shows version 4.0 and all the features seems to be there.
thanks
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You are like me. That whole tap the home button issue doesn't work with iphone 3g. Also you can't change the wallpaper except for the lock screen.
 
yeah... screw iOS4... it messed up my iPhone... deleted all my music.. and now it won't sync with it.. just error after error... so I'm restoring it hoping that helps. Thanks Apple... you suck.
 
itoddm said:
You are like me. That whole tap the home button issue doesn't work with iphone 3g. Also you can't change the wallpaper except for the lock screen.
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Pretty sure all of that was expressly stated several times before this ever came out. The 3G does not support Multitasking and Home Screen Wallpaper. At least you get to install this, the original iPhone and iPod owners don’t get to use it at all.

jW
 
I've noticed a lot of 3G owners who somehow missed Apple's memo that the 3G wasn't going to support multitasking and background images.

Well, if you want it that bad then google redsn0w or visit iClarified and have at it.

You're welcome!
 
Surklyn said:
I tend to agree, but at least it seems quitting an app doesn't take forever (you only have to hold for a sec) but it still is not ideal.
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What are you two talking about? Apps don't actually run in the background unless they are serving a particular function (streaming audio, etc.). Otherwise the apps are actually closed, but their memory is written out so they can be quickly restored to make it appear they are still running.

There is almost never any reason to use that technique to stop an app.
 
AppCart said:
Any idea where I can get the color bars wallpaper in the Gizmodo article?

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There's a free app called "backgrounds". One of the categories is stripes. It or something like it, may be in there.
 
home button

I've like all of the updates until. Taking away the quick access to the phone favorites is horrible.
 
jonathandz said:
I have a 3G. The backup process took over an hour. The progress bar wouldn't budge beyond the 'c' in backup that whole time. Finally it started moving and then it proceeded at a nice clip.
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I tried waiting - the first time I stepped away from the computer and when I came back the "backup" progress bar just disappeared and nothing was upgraded.

I'm now trying again, it has been 1.5 hours and it is still stuck close to the middle of the "c". The phone screen is lit up and says "Sync in Progress". A backup never took this long for me, usually it's 5-10 minutes.
 
LoneDeranger said:
I tried waiting - the first time I stepped away from the computer and when I came back the "backup" progress bar just disappeared and nothing was upgraded.

I'm now trying again, it has been 1.5 hours and it is still stuck close to the middle of the "c". The phone screen is lit up and says "Sync in Progress". A backup never took this long for me, usually it's 5-10 minutes.
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That's because it's doing a giant backup of absolutely everything on your phone incase something goes wrong in the update. This backup will take longer than any other, it's how OS updates work with the iPhone since 3.0.
 
kankeny said:
I've like all of the updates until. Taking away the quick access to the phone favorites is horrible.
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I haven't updated yet so I can't tell you for sure whether it works or not, but if you double tap and hold the home button it should still bring up your favorites. Please let me know if it works.
 
Alisstar said:
I haven't updated yet so I can't tell you for sure whether it works or not, but if you double tap and hold the home button it should still bring up your favorites. Please let me know if it works.
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The early betas did that, but not the gm or released version. At least not on my phones.
 
csalm87 said:
That's impossible. Multitasking doesn't work the the 2 gen iPod Touch.
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Yeah but I wish we could use multi-tasking...I would use it so much...

Is there any reason why the touch 2g can't use it or why they wont let us have it with out jailbreaking it. I hope to have the chance eventually to have the ability.

What do you guys think?
 
fstlambo said:
Yeah but I wish we could use multi-tasking...I would use it so much...

Is there any reason why the touch 2g can't use it or why they wont let us have it with out jailbreaking it. I hope to have the chance eventually to have the ability.

What do you guys think?
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Doesn't the 2nd gen iPod Touch only have 128 MB of system memory? (like the original iPhone & the iPhone 3G) If so, that's why.
 
petekp said:
This article does a good job of summarizing Apple's implementation of 'multi-tasking'

http://furbo.org/2010/06/21/iphone-multitasking/

Basically, exiting an app saves its current state (providing it harnesses the Fast App Switching API, otherwise it is fully terminated ala pre-OS4) and terminates its load on the system . Nothing is running in the background, unless it is of a particular class of applications that uses VOIP (e.g. Skype), plays audio (e.g. Pandora), tracks your location (e.g. TomTom), or is finishing a task (e.g. uploading a large file via DropBox, and checking your mail while the upload finishes). Even then, minimal processing power / memory is being accessed. Think of the app switcher as more of a 'recently accessed apps' or 'paused apps' rather than 'apps currently running'.
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Thanks Noob. ;)
 
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