It going to be a performance hit, i just don't see apple trade app responsiveness for multitasking. I think they will rather limit the number of apps than use swap to launch more.
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iPhone OS 4.0 Preview Event Scheduled for This Thursday
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It going to be a performance hit, i just don't see apple trade app responsiveness for multitasking. I think they will rather limit the number of apps than use swap to launch more.
Is everyone already forgetting this article detailing how multitasking will work on the new OS?
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...t_multitasking_via_expose_like_interface.html
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...t_multitasking_via_expose_like_interface.html
You know for the first 20 minutes of the iPad event I wouldnt have been shocked if steve said "Just kidding"
I would love it if he would do this but it would be spitting in the face of all the people who bought iPads for what they can do now.
Anyway this is very interesting and surprising. My iPhone 3g battery died a week or two ago (it cant hold a charge for more than one day) and this will make up my mind whether iphone 4 is worth waiting for or if I should get a new phone. Im shocked by the suddenness but am looking forward to this. Ive always thought the iPads processor is overkill for its functionality.
That doesn't tell us anything about how it will work other than, at most, the interface (and it's sufficiently vague that it doesn't tell us much even about that).
Why? Pressing a button (double tapping home button allegedly) or doing some swipe will open up a grid of app icons. What more is there to know? I'm posting it because there is people speculating how it will look or work. That's how it will function, sounds pretty accurate.
as long as it works on my iphone 3g ill be happy =)
i really dont see them not having it for 3g, although 4.0 will probably be the last upgrade for the 3g.
i really dont see them not having it for 3g, although 4.0 will probably be the last upgrade for the 3g.
The "grid of icons" can show the icons for concurrently running applications or, alternatively, it may show the icons for suspended applications (i.e. no multitasking)
Except for the fact that the article mentions that it brings up currently running applications.
Something else to expect - they won't be calling it "iPhone OS" any more. Since this OS now operates on three distinct devices, it's probably going to be renamed Mobile OSX or something similar.
I'm pretty sure they will change the OS name to MobileOS in order to match it with MobileMe.
Note that there's only a big 4 on the invitation image. Last year we had iPhone3.0 written on it.
Note that there's only a big 4 on the invitation image. Last year we had iPhone3.0 written on it.
Is this true? They're not giving upgrades for free to iPad users only? But, for iPod Touch and iPhone users, the upgrades are free. I'd not heard this - that's a complete surprise (not saying you're wrong, just that I'm out of the loop on this piece of information).
In a recent posting, a reader here pointed out that users don't really multitask. Rather than multitasking, what you're really doing is switching quickly between applications - just like now with the current iPhone OS. In short: nobody needs "multitasking".
There are also many people complaining that there should be a change towards a new UI. My question is: What's so bad about the current one? I think it's really usable. And if you want another theme, go download one for WinterBoard.
I fear that there's no improvements possible for the iPhone OS. It's really just a device for media consumption, and it's really good at that already. It's never gonna be good at content creation.
There are also many people complaining that there should be a change towards a new UI. My question is: What's so bad about the current one? I think it's really usable. And if you want another theme, go download one for WinterBoard.
I fear that there's no improvements possible for the iPhone OS. It's really just a device for media consumption, and it's really good at that already. It's never gonna be good at content creation.
There's "iPhone OS" written on the image though so i don't think they'll be changing the name just yet...
What everyone is actually concerned about. Namely what effect will lack of memory have? Is it true multitasking or merely saving and restoring state? Are there limitations as to what is permitted to be done in the background? etc.
They can't get a trademark on MobileOS, meaning anyone else could use the name, so they won't do that.
When the 3.0 Software picture was out, it was a blueprint. It looked like if Apple was working on the things consumers were missing. And this 4.0 picture looks like its mysterious, and has a serious side into it. Thats why only the leg is showing and the rest is the shadow of the 4. Its like if Apple is trying to prove to us that this is a big deal in the software and that theres gonna be a different side to it, and maybe Mr.Jobs is trying to prove himself right with the A+ iPhone.
Or just a simple message of things to come:
foreshadow (Number 4 in shadow)
