Archive for the ‘ iOS 4 ’ Category
Lifehacker has a video comparing the speed of the iPhone 3G running iOS 4.0 and 4.1. It looks like the iPhone 3G has some good speed improvements in 4.1, but still significantly slower than what you’ll get from an iPhone 4 or 3GS.
iOS 4.1 is going to be available for download from Apple sometime this week.
Apple has created a “Coming Soon” site for iOS 4.2 for iPad. This update will finally bring multitasking, folders, a unified inbox in Mail and many other great features we’ve been enjoying on the iPhone since iOS 4.0. One of the major additions to this version will be the ability to print directly to a printer on a wireless network from your iPad. Although I think printing something to paper is archaic, this is a feature that many iPad users have been requesting ever since the launch.
A feature in iOS 4.2 that I’m looking forward to is the ability to find text on web pages in Safari. This is something I use all the time on my computer, and I’m excited Apple is bringing it to the iPad.
iOS 4.2 will be available sometime in November for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Apple has informed developers that they can now set up metadata for Game Center leaderboards and achievements. Game Center is Apple’s new social gaming network which will allow users to invite friends to play a game, start a multiplayer game through matchmaking, track their achievements, and compare their high scores on a leaderboard. Apple hasn’t announced a launch date for Game Center yet, but today’s news gives us hope that there may be an announcement soon.
Apple just released iOS 4.0.2 for iPhone and iPod touch. The update fixes the PDF security hole that has been used by the website jailbreakme.com. So if you have a jailbroken iPhone or plan on jailbreaking it soon, don’t run this update.
Apple has also released iOS 3.2.2 for iPad which fixes the same security hole.
If anyone else is annoyed by the 12 app limitation of Apple’s iOS 4 Folders, there’s a tweak available to jailbroken iPhones called Infinifolders available in Cydia for $1.99. With Infinifolders, you are able to put as many apps as you want into a folder, choose the color of the scroll bar and paginate the folder. I find this teak very useful and highly recommend it.
Version 1.0-1 of Ultrasn0w will work with iPhone 4 baseband 01.59 and iPhone 3GS/3G basebands 04.26.04, 05.11.07, 05.12.01, and 05.13.04. Just jailbreak your iPhone and add the repo666.ultrasn0w.com repository to Cydia, then install ultrasn0w.
As expected, Apple has released iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G. According to release notes, the update addresses changes to the signal strength indicators as promised by Apple a couple weeks ago.
Apple has also released iOS 3.2.1 for iPad, which addresses Wi-Fi connectivity issues and a few other things.
Apple has released iOS 4.1 beta to developers on their iPhone Dev Center website. The update includes Game Center, Apple’s new social gaming network. With Game Center, users can invite friends to play a game, start a multiplayer game through matchmaking, track their achievements and compare their high scores on a leader board. Apple has said Game Center will come out later this year.
Some other updates in iOS 4.1 beta include the ability to add Favorites in the iPhone app as Voice or FaceTime and spell checking can now be turned off in Settings.
From CNET:
BMW announced on Wednesday its intent to support what is probably the most obscure and overlooked new feature in Apple’s iOS 4: iPod Out. This feature allows a connected iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, or iPod Touch (second or third generation) to output and display an iPod interface on a connected device’s external screen. That device, in this case, would be a future BMW or Mini vehicle.
Rather than displaying BMW or Mini’s iPod interface, the connected vehicle would display Apple’s own interface, which will be controllable with the vehicle’s controls. Users will be able to control the iPod’s music playback and browse their music catalog, playlists, podcasts, and Genius mixes.
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