iPhone OS 3.0: Top New Features that just made iPhone users happier!
Below is a list of the new features for the upcoming iPhone 3.0 OS which is of more interest to me. Note that they are not an exhaustive list, but just a representation of what I will think will make iPhone consumers happier! Enjoy!
Systemwide search using Spotlight: This will let users search for specific email messages, applications, contacts, and any other data from within those applications in one place.
Copy and paste for text, photos, and SMS: This is one of the most-wanted features, and finally it is here! The ability to copy and paste text will be making its way to iPhone OS 3.0.
MMS: You can now send and receive multimedia messages (MMS).
Push notifications: This will still relies on Apple’s servers as a go-between to send audio alerts, text messages, and badge notifications. Users still have to fire up the application to get at the data though.
In-app micropayments: Apple has built in a new system for developers to charge users after they’ve purchased an application.
Better GPS for apps: Apple said that Core Location would be available for developers to build into their applications, which means they will be able to include turn-by-turn directions into their apps. But they will not be able to build it off the iPhone’s Google Maps application because of licensing issues.
P2P networking and hardware communication: No longer will handsets exist as single entities. A new system, built off Apple’s Bonjour technology, will allow devices to talk to each other. This would let people play multiplayer games with one another, and also exchange data files — without the need to be connected to a 3rd-party server or a central Wi-Fi network.
Internet browsing:
- Safari browser is getting antiphishing and auto-fill.
- No Adobe Flash for the iPhone, although the device will play HTML 5 video, and developers now have API access for streaming audio and video in their apps.
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