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iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th

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Re: iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th

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Post by fortybillion »

dkokelley wrote: post #7

I am going to officially start the rumors for the 3.0 release: Copy-Paste, Push Gmail, Background IM apps, and wireless iTunes sync. This is really just my personal wishlist, but if the rumors spread, enough people will be expecting these features that Apple will have to build them in (since they're already so receptive to external input). It's a self fulfilling prophecy!

Push Gmail would be doable on 2.2 if Google enables the feature in their ActiveSync implementation. They already have contacts and calendar sync working.

3.0 could add shortcuts like Yahoo's though, to make setup simpler.

Re: iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th

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Post by fortybillion »

weaksauce wrote: post #4
bprater wrote: post #2

Man, at least tease us a little about what's coming!

Well it is not a point release so expect something as big or close to the changes from 1.x to 2.x. In that case it was the ability to run third party apps. This one should fix some of the deficiencies in the OS like push notifications, copy and paste, etc.... In any event I am looking forward to the changes.

I would like to see a refresh of the notification system, and status messages on the lock screen, which I believe was hinted at a while back in a patent filing.

Would be nice just to hit the home button while the device is in standby and see a list of recent emails, SMSs, etc.

Re: iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th

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Post by thorax »

abl wrote: post #6

terminate-and-stay resident (TSR) capability for third-party apps built into the sdk would be a nice addition. how do you guys work around this now?

Pretty much:

* A remote site that monitors info and sends you SMS or email

* You jailbreak your iphone and use Backgrounder

Re: iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th

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Post by agotterer »

dkokelley wrote: post #7

I am going to officially start the rumors for the 3.0 release: Copy-Paste, Push Gmail, Background IM apps, and wireless iTunes sync. This is really just my personal wishlist, but if the rumors spread, enough people will be expecting these features that Apple will have to build them in (since they're already so receptive to external input). It's a self fulfilling prophecy!

Dont forget about Google latitude. That needs to get implemented directly with maps. So I wouldnt expect to see that as well.

Re: iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th

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Post by pieter »

agotterer wrote: post #19
dkokelley wrote: post #7

I am going to officially start the rumors for the 3.0 release: Copy-Paste, Push Gmail, Background IM apps, and wireless iTunes sync. This is really just my personal wishlist, but if the rumors spread, enough people will be expecting these features that Apple will have to build them in (since they're already so receptive to external input). It's a self fulfilling prophecy!

Dont forget about Google latitude. That needs to get implemented directly with maps. So I wouldnt expect to see that as well.

What would be even more interesting is having some kind of Maps widget available in the toolkit.

Right now you can use a webview that points to a maps.google.com url (you do see this in some apps), but the experience isn't nearly as smooth as the native maps app.

The other option you have is generating a URL that opens the maps app. This works, but you can only specify one or two points of interest, and your app quits after you do this.

Having the maps thing as a widget would allow a lot of apps currently in the store to present a beter interface, and could also allow google to implement their Lattitude stuff without it being intrusive if you just want to do a quick maps search.

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