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iPod touch iPod Touch 3rd Gen 8GB - Wallpaper?
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The 8 GB version you have is pretty much a 2nd gen as far as hardware specs, so I'm afraid you are out of luck.
That's pretty fscking shady on Apple's part though!
3rd gen is third gen though, they should have said 3rd gen excluding the 8GB model...
That's pretty fscking shady on Apple's part though!
3rd gen is third gen though, they should have said 3rd gen excluding the 8GB model...
Well, I could always be wrong, but I actually have one just like yours besides my 32 GB (I'm keeping in on the last iOS though) and it definitely has a slower processor, slower graphics, and 128 MB RAM.
That's pretty fscking shady on Apple's part though!
3rd gen is third gen though, they should have said 3rd gen excluding the 8GB model...
They do...
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_touch?mco=MTAyNTQzMjU
Notice as they any label the 32 and 64 gb models as third generation...
Well, I could always be wrong, but I actually have one just like yours (I'm keeping in on the last iOS though) and it definitely has a slower processor, slower graphics, and 128 MB RAM.
iOS 4 is perfect on my 32 GB.
Fair enough.
Anyway, I like the new iOS on my iPod anyway, I like how you can change track/volume with iTunes while in other apps (not multitasking, close enough though!).
I also am liking iBooks! Think I will definitely be using this feature a lot.
EDIT: Also the new Mail app and opening PDF's in iBooks is a nice touch.
Fair enough.
Anyway, I like the new iOS on my iPod anyway, I like how you can change track/volume with iTunes while in other apps (not multitasking, close enough though!).
I also am liking iBooks! Think I will definitely be using this feature a lot.
EDIT: Also the new Mail app and opening PDF's in iBooks is a nice touch.
See my edit above, sorry...
That thing about changing tracks in other apps is what irks me about iOS 4; you could always do that previously, but now I can't seem to edit the function of the home button to anything other than show the springboard and do the app switcher/multitasking thing.
I'm curious about the lack of home screen background wallpaper. Does it really take that much processor time/memory? I can understand not having multitasking or other things which the second gen iPod touch really can't handle, but... background wallpaper? Seriously?
It actually does. I jailbroke my 2G touch solely to enable multitasking/home screen backgrounds to compare with my 3GS and, out of everything, it's the home screen backgrounds that slows it down. What Apple did was added shadows behind all the app icons for when a wallpaper is used to make the whole thing look better (to give the illusion that the apps are 'floating' above the background).
This means every time you hit the home button, the device has to quickly cache all the shadows (as many as there are app icons, basically) to the tiny amount of memory on the 2G touch so it can render them on the home screen, creating a tonne of lag. As a result, it's also laggy as heck to open any folders and to open other apps. The only time it doesn't lag is when you're not doing anything that involves the home screen. I see why Apple has removed this feature, as when you actually use it you realise how annoying it can be (even more annoying than the lack of the feature to begin with).