you know you can fix all that with jailbreaking.. if you like using your iphone jailbreak it and add a whole new world of features
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iPhone OS 4.0 Claimed to Include Multitasking, Revamped Interface
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you know you can fix all that with jailbreaking.. if you like using your iphone jailbreak it and add a whole new world of features
There are many things to improve, but what I'm really envy of android users is their integrated IM & Mail software. You can be online in your chat and receive mails no matter you do in foreground.
What if it ran iPhone OS like skin/theme when mobile, and Full OSX when docked and used with a bluetooth keyboard?
I'm just sayin'
Not exciting
I'm not going to be getting excited about this at all since it seems like everything they're including are features that should have been present from day 1.
-Multi-touch gestures - (Apple long touted the iPhone as multi-touch, but didn't make use of it besides a few DUAL-TOUCH features. IE, how many Apple apps do you use more than TWO fingers?)
-Improved UI - (Perhaps dynamic icons? Will it no longer be permanently 10:15 and 73°? The calendar app has long been able to update it's icon with the current date, why not make this a standard option for ALL apps!?)
-Background/multi-tasks - (still will be limited though, so no suprise. Par for
. I want to be able to run Undercover in the background at all times.)
-Syncing of calendars and contact apps? - (Vague. What does this mean, Apple? More SDK options for devs? Wireless syncing (bluetooth, 2/3G, Wifi)? Auto syncing of calendars and contacts with online accounts? Ability to setup multiple Exchange account? What?!)
I'm not going to be getting excited about this at all since it seems like everything they're including are features that should have been present from day 1.
-Multi-touch gestures - (Apple long touted the iPhone as multi-touch, but didn't make use of it besides a few DUAL-TOUCH features. IE, how many Apple apps do you use more than TWO fingers?)
-Improved UI - (Perhaps dynamic icons? Will it no longer be permanently 10:15 and 73°? The calendar app has long been able to update it's icon with the current date, why not make this a standard option for ALL apps!?)
-Background/multi-tasks - (still will be limited though, so no suprise. Par for
. I want to be able to run Undercover in the background at all times.)-Syncing of calendars and contact apps? - (Vague. What does this mean, Apple? More SDK options for devs? Wireless syncing (bluetooth, 2/3G, Wifi)? Auto syncing of calendars and contacts with online accounts? Ability to setup multiple Exchange account? What?!)
Yikes! Background processes are not the same thing as multitasking. Multitasking is when multiple apps are open at once. Background processing is when an app continues to run even when it is closed by the user. This is when a task manager is required to make sure apps that have been "exited" really stop running.
You can implement multitasking (for any app) without implementing background processes. A process manager is not necessary - only a simple way to switch between open apps (like Safari pages, for example).
1) The vast majority of apps do not use much processing (or battery) power while they are idle, so there is no need to "clear" an app for multitasking.
2) Actually, this is needed in addition to multitasking, not as a replacement. Apps should really be able to update their status without launching them or keeping them open for long periods of time. Take, for example, a task managing application. It would be nice for the phone to automatically notify for tasks that are due and update badge icons accordingly. As it is now (and would be with only multitasking implemented), the app must be launched in which case tasks can be missed entirely.
3) This is also not really necessary as as the only difference would be the rendering of graphical elements, which idle apps would rarely do. There are exceptions, such as Pandora, which would update album art, but that would be a drop in the bucket compared to streaming audio.
4) Something to that effect; it certainly is senseless to run the iPod and Pandora or Video simultaneously.
5) This is how the OS already behaves. It's just a poor substitute to, as you say, simulate multitasking. The thing is, multitasking adds almost no overhead to the processor. As long as there is enough RAM, there is no reason not to implement full multitasking.
I have an i.S rechargeable battery. It takes my iPhone from dead to 65%. It's great.
Apple is going to put the phones/ipods on a similar treadmill that Macs are on. It hasn't been apparent because the phones are relatively 'young' (there is no long trail of legacy hardware).
They dumped the PPC folks with Snow Leopard and they appear to ready to dump the original iPhone with iPhoneOS 4.0. It was only a matter of time until they do (even if it doesn't happen this time). At the 3-4 year window mark they will start to throw your hardware under the bus as they roll forward. Hopefully, you'll get some security upgrades, but they'll start doing product differentiation by not backporting features.
It's interesting that the Android fans trumpet the infinite hackability of Android without acknowledging that the iPhone is just as hackable with a quick and easy jailbreak. Apple disapproves, Google looks the other way, but the end result is the same.
So you get the flexibility of Android with the finely honed UI polish of the iPhone OS. Seems the iPhone has a serious advantage in this regard.
The only reason i'll be happy about multi-tasking is to shut the anti-iPhone people up. Otherwise, i don't care at all about it.
The GAAP issue is a tricky one, and I'd be inclined to say that Apple could provide updates (for example, 3.1.2 was released just 3 months ago and included support for the original iPhone for free).
I don't believe Apple will have to revise their past statements. Instead, they'll probably start whittling down the amount over the next year or so. Check out my interview with Anup Srivastava, an expert in this area, for more info.
http://expertlywrapped.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/the-iphone’s-influence-on-accounting/
You can do that with google or any exchange server already, too. What else do you want it to sync OTA with?
It is not. In terms of unit numbers sold it isn't the biggest platform. Apple may/may not be raking in more money, but that is not a metric of user adoption rates, just profitability in most cases.
Jailbreaking is easy now and I highly recommend doing so if you want more from your phone. I can run background apps, get better notifications, better lockscreen, quick access to wifi, bluetooth, 3G settings, more customization with icons and even add folders.
Anything 4.0 will be able to do has already been done by the excellent jailbreaking community.
Anything 4.0 will be able to do has already been done by the excellent jailbreaking community.
Let me send & receive business cards and look at recent calls made/received whilst making a call - Thanks
Agreed. The only time I ever feel a need for multitasking is when I'm listening to Slacker Radio. Note I don't feel the need strongly enough to jailbreak my phone.
Oh, and good luck shutting the anti-iPhone people up. They will always find something to scream about. And they'll always have "non-user-replaceable battery" and "Apple logo on the back" to fuel their burning hate while iPhone sales continue on an unwavering upward path.
Me, I can't wait to see the Zune Phone/WinMo 7/Seven/whatever they're calling it this week. That Microsoft is becoming hopelessly irrelevant in the critical pocket computing space is the cherry atop my sundae.
I'd say about 99%, given that you've ran out and bought the new top of the line one each time in the past.
Yeah, well, you're right, but you'll never get me to admit it. Those sonsabichiz...
A slight disagreement on some finer points of your post.
I can't speak to all Android phones, but the little research I did on rooting a Nexus One looks like it's command line, and the instructions state it takes 30 minutes, but can be done in 10 if you know what you're doing, and also come with the warning that if you haven't rooted an Android device before, you have no business trying to root your Nexus. (Won't stop me from rooting the one I just ordered.) I guess that makes the iPhone actually easier to jailbreak/root!
Didn't the original iPhone jailbreaking require lots of terminal commands, or am I confusing it with the AppleTV? I remember doing a lot terminal copy and pasting to hack either one or both, but that was 2.5 years ago...
The latest iPhones off the shelf are still extremely easy to jailbreak, but there's an issue with losing your jailbreak if you lose power or have to reboot. That really sucks, and leads to the final point...
Which is that Apple doesn't just disapprove, they actively, although perhaps half-heartedly, try to stop it from happening. (Or is that what you meant by disapproves?) Google apparently doesn't care at all, other than to warn you that you're violating your warranty. They've not taken any steps to prevent you from doing it.
Let me send & receive business cards and look at recent calls made/received whilst making a call - Thanks
Wow, I had no idea until just now that you couldn't look at your recent calls list while in a call on the iPhone! I guess in 30 months of owning iPhones I've never had the need to do that. Definitely one of those your-mileage-may-vary things. I'm not sure what you mean by send & receive business cards, though.
Isn't it time we finally move past the folders analogy? How many folders have you put in your pocket lately? How long do we have to continue replicating the archaic paper office methodology on our electronic devices? Forever?
how about ability to hide icons, etc...
I know this may have been talked about before, but I really hate how I am stuck with the stock icons and am completely unable to remove/hide them. I do not care for stocks, nor I look at pictures --- if I do I go via the Camera icon --- same applies for contacts. I wish there was a way to hide or push the unwanted icons to a hidden page of some sort.
Yes I know I can always create a last page with all of the unwanted icons, but I also like customization without cracking/hacking/unlocking the iphone.
My 2 cents...
I know this may have been talked about before, but I really hate how I am stuck with the stock icons and am completely unable to remove/hide them. I do not care for stocks, nor I look at pictures --- if I do I go via the Camera icon --- same applies for contacts. I wish there was a way to hide or push the unwanted icons to a hidden page of some sort.
Yes I know I can always create a last page with all of the unwanted icons, but I also like customization without cracking/hacking/unlocking the iphone.
My 2 cents...