JeffSchmeff Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 They finally will have cut and paste, MMS, landscape keyboard across all apps. There's some other cool stuff added as well. The only bummer is that MMS and Google maps app integration won't work on the first gen iPhone. http://i.gizmodo.com/5171796/iphone-30-os-guide-everything-you-need-to-know NEW IPHONE OS 3.0 FEATURES The new iPhone OS 3.0 adds over 100 new features including—at friggin' last—cut and paste. • Copy & Paste text. When you double-tap over text, you will get a "cut, copy, and paste" bubble dialog. Double-tap again and a "paste" bubble will appear if there's anything stored in your clipboard. This works across applications. You can expand your selection points using your thumbs and, if you accidentally paste something you didn't want to paste, just shake your iPhone to undo it. • Copy & Paste photos. You can also copy and paste photos. Now you will be able to select multiple photos by tapping the action button, copy some of them, and paste them in an email, ready to send. • New Spotlight. iPhone OS 3.0 will allow you to search across the entire information contained in your device, no matter where, as soon as the information is supported it. If an application is written to support the new Spotlight, its data will also be available in the search. In this screenshot you can see Spotlight bringing results from your address book, maps, your iPod, and apps in your springboard. • Search in Mail, Calendar, and iPod. These Apple applications have specific search interfaces. The search in Mail doesn't support the message content yet, but it supports searching in IMAP servers—that will save a lot of time logging into Gmail. • 3G Tethering. This feature will allow you to connect your iPhone 3G to a laptop, to use it as a modem to access the internet. • Landscape keyboard. Apple has added the landscape keyboard mode to other applications, like Mail and Notes. • Multimedia messaging. A big one to send rich content to people without mail-enabled telephones: The new MMS function will allow you to include everything, from images to sound to vcards (no word on video, however.) Personally, I find these usesless having email, but some people seem to want it. • Support for new calendar types. In iPhone OS 3.0 you will be able to subscribe to calendars on the web using two protocols: CalDAV—supported by Google and Yahoo—and subscriptions via the .ics format—which is what Apple uses in iCal. • Improved stocks application. The stocks application now allows you to read related news, so you can enjoy yourself learning about the latest market scandals, stock crashes, and executives getting bonus packages from government aid while their companies sink into hell. Thank you, Apple. • Stereo Bluetooth A2DP audio. You will be able to pair your iPhone 3.0 with a stereo Bluetooth A2DP device, like headphones or speakers. • Note synching with iTunes. • Automatic login in Safari. The new version of Safari will remember login credentials, so you won't need to introduce your username and password again while accessing Scoreland your work intranet. • Shake to shuffle music. If you are in your iPod application, you just need to shake it to start the shuffling mode. Hopefully this will be optional for sports people out there. • Wi-Fi auto-login. In case you have a subscription to a paid hotspot, your iPhone or iPod touch will autolog into it. • Anti-phising. Mobile Safari now can warn you against malicious sites trying to scam you. • Extended parental controls. Adult content filters can now be applied to movies, TV shows, and applications, in addition to web sites and music (porn apps, here we come). NEW APPLE APPLICATIONS Apple will include new widgets in the new version of the iPhone operating system: • Voice memo application. Obviously, allows you to record voice or any other sound, so you don't forget any idea or want to play FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper. Click link for the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Good, they finally have the API for turn-by-turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 can these be unlocked to work on the verizon network? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 can these be unlocked to work on the verizon network? Not yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Not yet I don't think for at least another 3+ years, since AT&T has a 5 year exclusivity on the iPhone. Also, the iPhone is a GSM device, which will not work on Verizon's CDMA network. Verizon dropped the ball when they were offered it first, but were greedy and Apple went to AT&T. They are paying for their stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Basically everything the hacked phones can do now. It can only be unlocked for services that utilize sim cards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins0756 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I don't think for at least another 3+ years, since AT&T has a 5 year exclusivity on the iPhone. Also, the iPhone is a GSM device, which will not work on Verizon's CDMA network. Verizon dropped the ball when they were offered it first, but were greedy and Apple went to AT&T. They are paying for their stupidity. Verizon has enough good phones that the iPhone blunder doesn't hurt them too much. Look I know people will switch to AT&T for the iPhone but that's about the only reason they'll do it. Verizon has much better cell coverage and if you're not looking for an AT&T phone, Verizon has a much better selection and feature set than AT&T. Once the iPhone makes it to the Verizon network AT&T will be finished imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Verizon doesn't have any good phones or I would have stayed with them. I haven't kept up on phones very much since I got my 3G iPhone, but I do peek at phone specs when ones for Verizon are released, and I see that hardly any (none?) of them ever have built in wifi. Coincidence? No, it's because Verizon wants everyone to user their network for everything so they can charge more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeKings Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 when is this update available?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammsteinSkins Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Is it possible to get a iPhone for Alltel because of the merger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 when is this update available?? I think the Beta is available for download, if I'm not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan07 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 iPhone is the shiz. I like the touch screen phone I have now, but an iPhone owuld be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 when is this update available?? Beta available to developers now, normal users in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 whens my android gonna get an update??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I don't think for at least another 3+ years, since AT&T has a 5 year exclusivity on the iPhone. Also, the iPhone is a GSM device, which will not work on Verizon's CDMA network. Verizon dropped the ball when they were offered it first, but were greedy and Apple went to AT&T. They are paying for their stupidity. I understand that when IBM was developing the PC, they approached Digital Research, to get them to produce a version of their CP/M operating system (the first operating system that was designed to run on multiple vendor's hardware) for IBM's new PC. Digital Research turned them down, reasoning that CP/M was already the #1 operating system in the world (in terms of number of systems), so why should DR do all of the work producing a version of it that would run on a CPU that wasn't 8080 compatible? Thus forcing IBM to hire some complete unknown to produce the operating system for their PC. ----- (It's an old story. I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't 50,000 variations of the town that decided that they didn't want one of those smelly old railroads in their town, and forced the railroad to go to the smaller town down the road, instead.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 so what does this mean for us who have the iphone? I just got mine last week, so new to the whole iphone experience. Do we get upgrades or would you have to buy a whole new phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 No, you don't need a new phone. It just means that new software that will give the phone new features comes out this summer. You can update the phone through Itunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Sassy Molassy Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 The update will be free for iPhone users, 10 bucks for iPod Touch users. I just got my iPhone yesterday, I'm gonna see if I can find the beta (currently only available for developers) because the new software finally gives the iPhone that last push it needed, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Cut & paste!!! FINALLY!!! took so long Apple?? :wave::wave::wave::allhail: :wavetowel:cloud9: :dance::dance: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Update - Here's a video walkthrough of the new firmware from the guys at Engadget. http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/18/video-iphone-os-3-0-walkthrough/#continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 The update will be free for iPhone users, 10 bucks for iPod Touch users. I just got my iPhone yesterday, I'm gonna see if I can find the beta (currently only available for developers) because the new software finally gives the iPhone that last push it needed, imo. I've heard it is laggy, and not really good for every day use if you rely on your phone a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I like all of these new features and all. What about message forwarding? I want to be able to forward all of these fancy new MMS's that I get to all of my (3) other friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 I like all of these new features and all. What about message forwarding? I want to be able to forward all of these fancy new MMS's that I get to all of my (3) other friends. Message forwarding will be there. You know what I'm hoping will be there? Call timers. It's the most common feature that isn't on the iPhone, and annoys me to no end. Sometimes I want to see how long a certain call was. Also, I wish every txt was time stamped. I like the layout and how they're grouped together, but I wish there was an exact time on every txt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Only one I was shocked to discover I didn't have was MMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Message forwarding will be there. You know what I'm hoping will be there? Call timers. It's the most common feature that isn't on the iPhone, and annoys me to no end. Sometimes I want to see how long a certain call was. Also, I wish every txt was time stamped. I like the layout and how they're grouped together, but I wish there was an exact time on every txt. Call timer would be nice. Doesn't bother me too much to be honest. As far as the time stamp for text messages... The only time it doesn't time stamp is when you are having an ongoing conversation. If you stop talking to somebody and then they text you again 30 minutes later, the stamp is there. I guess if you are having a long conversation it would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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