iPhone 3.0 Firmware Released
The 230.1MB download, available through iTunes, is said to contain "over 100 new features," including some new game-related functionality: peer-to-peer multiplayer support and "in app" purchases of downloadable content, such as new levels.
Other additions include push notifications and the long-awaited copy and paste functionality, with several other popular requests--picture messaging, tethering--included but not yet supported by AT&T. A partial list of the multiple tweaks can be found below.
The update comes just two days before Apple rolls out the latest version of the device, the iPhone 3G S, which sports a new video camera, compass, and a horsepower boost that some have likened to the performance gains in the early days of 3D PC gaming.
This update contains over 100 new features, including the following:
- Cut, Copy & Paste with shake to undo
- Landscape keyboard in key applications
- Enhanced Messages application
- Send and receive photos, contacts, audio files, and location via MMS*
- Forward and delete single or multiple messages
- Added search feature in Mail, Calendar, Notes and iPod
- Spotlight search across iPhone
- Support for CalDAV and subscriptions in Calendar
- Improvements to Safari
- Performance
- HTML 5 support
- HTTP Streaming audio and video
- Auto-fill usernames and passwords
- New Voice Memos application
- Sync Notes with a Mac or PC via iTunes
- Internet Tethering over USB and Bluetooth*
- Browse and download movies, TV shows, and audiobooks from the iTunes Store**
- Stereo Bluetooth***
- Wi-Fi auto login
- Enhanced Stocks application
- More Parental Control options for Apps, Music, Movies and TV Shows
- iTunes account creation and login**
- YouTube account login and access to subscriptions, ratings and favorites**
- Shake to shuffle
- New languages, dictionaries, and keyboards
- Find my iPhone and Remote Wipe via MobileMe (subscription required) **
- Support for more Exchange policies
- Create and send Exchange meeting invitations
- Search mail on server (Exchange Server 2007 and supported IMAP servers)
- Search LDAP company directory
- VPN on demand and VPN proxy support
- Encrypted configuration profiles
- Encrypted iTunes backups
- 1,000 new developer APIs, including:
- In App Purchases
- Apple Push Notification Service
- Accessories support
- Peer to Peer Connectivity
- Embedded Maps
- iPod Library Access
- Bug fixes
Products compatible with this software update:
- iPhone
- iPhone 3G
- iPhone 3G S
* Compatible only with iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S and requires support from your wireless provider.
** Not available in all regions or in all languages.
*** Compatible only with iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S.
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herradura99
replyLooks like the iPhone is actually a decent smartphone now. Shame about being stuck with ATT, though.
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I don't particularly like exclusivity agreements either, but I'm an ATT customer and I haven't had any huge problems with them. I get better coverage and signal strength than my family does on Sprint, roughly the same speeds for content streaming (the few times I've used someone elses phone for that) and the customer service has been really good with ATT.
A while back I went way (WAY) over my international plans minute usage with ATT because I didn't realize that my new contract changed my billing cycle date and I called them and said "I can't pay an extra 300 dollars on my bill and I don't really think failing to realize I had a new billing cycle date is entirely my fault so I'd like you to credit it to me and take it off the bill."
They didn't even argue with me about it, put me on hold for a few minutes, came back and told me I didn't have to pay it and gave me the new total for my bill.
They're not the best choice price wise (Sprint's 99$ for everything, 110 for everything including international, and 150 for everything including high speed internet pretty much blows them away) but the customer service is good and the coverage is good.
No idea why I decided to go all "Pro-ATT" in this post. I was just bored. -
decent?
it's the best.-
It's the best if you're the type that it fits your needs.
Typing on a Blackberry keyboard is faster. Period.
The iPhone can do a whole ton of stuff that the competition either cannot do at all or cannot do well. So it has areas where it excels.
But copy and paste, which has been in every piece of shit Java phone for a decade now took two years to implement.
I own an iPhone, it's awesome, and easily the best phone I've ever had. But it's not the best smartphone on the market for everyone.
But then again if you define a smartphone as a portable computer then we've had one for a long time now in the form of Windows Mobile devices. And everyone hates them. Maybe when Apple tells us we don't want something, they're right some of the time? -
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actually yes.
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seriously, yeah
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only when its not compared to other phones that do the same thing, but better :p
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I think it's more a case of it being the most supported and most polished (Although given I haven't seen the Palm Pre).
There are definitely other phones out there that I'd say are better than the iPhone, but because of the iPhones market prevalence (As well as the fantastic App store), it's where all of the mobile game/app developers are looking.
Also, better phone doesn't always mean better OS. While the iPhone OS is still criminally underfeatured compared to other phones, it really is the most polished I've ever used. What it does it does well.
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