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iPhone OS 4.0: Everything You Need to Know

macfunia — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:43:11 +0000

The iPhone OS 4.0 event just wrapped up and the faithful are filing out of the Apple venue with a slightly shell-shocked look. What happened? Oh nothing, just multi-tasking, iAd, a huge Mail update and a bunch of other stuff. Yes, the long-awaited OS update for the iPhone has just been run down and we’ve got all the details. Here, in handy bullet point form, are all the things you need to know about iPhone OS 4.0

iPhone is app development king

macfunia — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:29:24 +0000

The iPhone operating system has come out on top of a new survey of application developers conducted by Ovum Research. Ovum asked 217 mobile application developers from around the world whether they planned to use various OS in the near future for application development. Apple’s iPhone OS came out on top, as 81 percent of respondents said they had already developed applications or where planning to develop applications for the platform. Following behind the iPhone OS were Research in Motion’s BlackBerry OS, which attracted 74 percent of developers, and Windows Phone OS, which attracted 66 percent of developers.

Rumor: iPhone 4.0 software to support multitasking

macfunia — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:55:37 +0000

With iPad preorders officially starting tomorrow, attention has shifted to iPhone 4.0 software and what features it might bring to both the iPad and future iPhone models.

Apple Insider is now adding fuel to the long-standing rumors that the next big update to Apple’s iPhone OS will feature support for multitasking — that is, the ability for third-party apps to run in the background.

As anyone with a jailbroken iPhone knows, the multitasking limitation for third-party applications in the iPhone OS is purely artificial. Whether it is for security purposes, performance or battery life, Apple has chosen not to allow third-party developers (or even third-party Apple created apps) to run concurrently in the background.

Push notifications have mitigated some of the need for many use cases for multitasking — but it’s not a true solution.

According to the report, that’s going to change this summer. Apple will introduce a “full-on solution” to multitasking in version 4.0 of the iPhone operating system. Details are slim, but multi-tasking (a.k.a. background) apps are allowed to run after the home button is pressed (which currently quits most apps). Only a limited number of (mostly Apple) apps allowed to run in the background, including Calendar, Clock Mail, iPod, Messages, Nike+, Phone and Voice Recorder.

But questions that remain once Apple flips the multitask switch:

How the iPhone will conserve resources and battery life
How the interface will manage notifications and switching between apps
If there will be a limit to how many apps a user can have open
What part push alerts will play now that apps can run in the background

One of the most requested features for the iPhone, multitasking has been falsely rumored to arrive on Apple’s handset numerous times (1, 2, 3) over the last year, but never came to be.

Apple releases iPhone OS 3.2 SDK Beta 5 For iPad

macfunia — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:57:19 +0000

Apple has seeded developers of its iPhone Developer Program with the fifth beta version of iPhone OS 3.2 SDK (build 10M2148).

Based on initial reports it looks like the latest beta version of iPhone OS 3.2 SDK only includes some bug fixes.

iPhone OS 3.2 SDK is only available for the iPad and not for the iPhone, which is currently available for pre-orders in the US and will be available from April 3.

iPhone OS 3.2 supports for video calling, file downloads

macfunia — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:04:31 +0000

The iPad may not have a camera in its current incarnation, but a late discovery has showed that iPhone 3.2 may hold the basic structure for features that could ultimately reach future iPhones, including video calling. It also has the option of running the video in a small portion of the screen and could potentially multitask, though whether this is evidence of preparation for true multitasking isn’t certain.

A well known iPhone firmware cracker, chpwn, has also clarified some of the features of the shared file area and other aspects of the OS. He notes that the firmware should allow downloading files, such as from Safari, and sharing them with other apps. The move would address a common complaint of would-be converts from Symbian and Windows Mobile, both of which often allow downloading non-image files.

iFunia iPhone Converter supports iPhone OS 3.1

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:19:05 +0000

Apple has announced its OS 3.1 version with some feature enhancements for iPhone users. The new OS 3.1 is able to improve the synchronization of media contents using iTune, besides boosting up the 3G Wi-Fi performance. To fully enjoy video entertainment on the new OS 3.1, we recently updated iFunia iPhone Video Converter for Mac and iFunia DVD to iPhone Converter for Mac to support iPhone 3GS and iPhone OS 3.1. The two apps help you convert DVD/video into iPhone-ready format. Do get a free trial for immediate use.