![]() Finally, a better way to organize instead of flipping through all those pages. Users can drag and drop apps into each other to create folders. Folders– The ability to organize the applications into folders.What I missed, but was announced under Steve Jobs’ 7 tentpoles of iPhone OS 4.0: (Note: Bluetooth keyboards already work with the iPad.) I know I saw bluetooth keyboards, so its a start. During the presentation, there were a few slides with other APIs that werent mentioned as part of the big 7 “tentpoles” of the new OS. Maybe someone will hook into the new APIs and find a way. Direct printing- Ok, I wish this one did happen.Enhanced calendar and address book- not an issue.More multitouch features- annoying but ok.Contacts to homescreen- not a deal breaker.Otherwise, its the same UI we all know and love. When you are multitasking, there is a floating dock shown for what apps are running. ![]() Its a cool idea I grant you, but I hope someone builds an app to be able to stop the ads when you want. You know how in some of the newer video games there are now billboards and some ads in the game as you play, well now that same type of ad infiltration will be on iPhone 4.0 devices. For mail, there is a unified mail box, support for multiple Microsoft Exchange mailboxes, fast inbox switching, and organization by thread (like GMail). Task completion- The ability to have a task run to completion in the background, such as loading up photos to Flickr or Picassa.įast app switching- No explanation needed here. Push notifications/ Local notifications- They have had this for a while, but now that have added local push notifications, meaning the push doesnt have to come through the Apple servers. īackground location- This is for GPS services like TomTom, as well as GPS aware applications like Loopt. Voice over IP- Yes, you can run Skype and not miss a call cause you have to switch out of an app. Those APIs are:īackground audio streaming- now users can listen to Pandora while doing other tasks, and even when the phone is locked. What allows for this multiasking, a group of APIs created specifically to do specific background tasks. From what was seen, Steve Jobs showed the group four applications running simultaneously.
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