IPhone 4.0 software to deliver multitasking support

Post by mcav » Thu, Mar 11, 2010, 4:51 PM UTC

Auzy wrote: post #7

This coming from a site which was saying for years that Apple would be releasing a mobile phone and tablet (until they eventually did). Every damned WWDC/Macworld they would reiterate the rumor until it happens. Furthermore, its quite clear the article has no credibility when the author writes garbage like "Gaming has largely failed to take off on other mobile platforms because titles are limited to simplistic experi…

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Post by stcredzero » Thu, Mar 11, 2010, 6:02 PM UTC

glhaynes wrote: post #5

allenp wrote: post #4

So I'm guessing apps will still be sandboxed and not able to interact - so no voice recorder for your phone calls, etc.

Indeed. If multitasking comes, apps will still have to interact with everything else through well-defined, public APIs; the only place they'll have free reign will continue to be their own folder. Also, I'd expect to see some quotas enforced to guarantee that, say, background Pandora really does only take x% CPU, probably within a static amount of memory.

Post by halostatue » Thu, Mar 11, 2010, 6:51 PM UTC

gbookman wrote: post #9

glhaynes wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed. If multitasking comes, apps will still have to interact with everything else through well-defined, public APIs; the only place they'll have free reign will continue to be their own folder. Also, I'd expect to see some quotas enforced to guarantee that, say, background Pandora really does only take x% CPU, probably within a static amount of memory.

I'd expect to see some quotas enforced to guarantee that, say, background Pandora really does only take x% CPU, probably within a static amount of memory. I think it would be much smarter for Apple to just give the iPhone user some sort of notification when there isn't enough memory to run the app he's trying to open. Kinda like the classic Mac OS for those that remember.

Post by gbookman » Thu, Mar 11, 2010, 7:35 PM UTC

halostatue wrote: post #15

gbookman wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd expect to see some quotas enforced to guarantee that, say, background Pandora really does only take x% CPU, probably within a static amount of memory. I think it would be much smarter for Apple to just give the iPhone user some sort of notification when there isn't enough memory to run the app he's trying to open. Kinda like the classic Mac OS for those that remember.

That would be a very bad move and very un-Apple. What is a user supposed to do with that sort of notification? When I launch a program, I mean to run the damned program. I don't want to be told "I can't run this, go close something else first." This would be a huge step backwards in iPhone OS usability. I don't care as much about background apps such as Internet radio streaming (sorry, especially since Pandora isn't…

Post by geuis » Thu, Mar 11, 2010, 7:58 PM UTC

bmalicoat wrote: post #16

For an Apple-centric site, their mobile interface is quite annoying. It obscures ~1/3 of the content until you begin scrolling and then the nav bars disappear until you stop scrolling only to reappear. To make matters worse, clicking the button to use the full site dumps you on the main page, not on the article you were reading.