Wrapping up Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 event (Updated 6x)
Summary: Scott Forstall, Apple VP of iPhone software today announced that 100 new features and 1,000 new APIs are coming to iPhone OS 3.0 this summer.
Scott Forstall, Apple VP of iPhone software today announced that 100 new features and 1,000 new APIs are coming to iPhone OS 3.0 this summer.
Highlights include:
- New pricing models for subscriptions, additional levels and new content charges within apps
- P2P wireless for iPhone, iPod touch
- Accessories can communicate through the dock
- A2DP -- Stereo Bluetooth
- Push notifications
- Cut, copy and paste
- Landscape mode for Apple apps
- Shake to shuffle iPhone and iPod touch
- WiFi auto-login for hotspots
New Apps:
- Messages app -- MMS
- Voice Memo app -- free?
- Spotlight -- standalone app and integrated search across some apps
Spotlight-aware Apps:
- Address Book
- Mail -- can only search email headers, not message content
- Calendar
- iPod
- Notes -- entire note
- iPod -- music & movies
- third-party apps
Updated Apps:
- Stocks -- gets more info
- Calendar -- Exchange, CalDAV and calendar subscriptions
- Notes -- now syncs (only with MobileMe)
- Safari -- Anti-phishing, remember login credentials
- YouTube -- log in, share and save favorite videos, subscribe to channels, etc.
New API's:
- Maps API -- embed maps in apps
- Email sheet -- so apps don't have to quit
- Proximity sensors
- iPod library access
- Streaming audio and video over HTTP -- goes through firewalls
- Data detectors
- VoIP APIs
Misc:
- Parental Controls extend to movies, TV shows, and App Store Support for more languages, improved keyboard for them as well.
That make the "still missing" features:
- Flash/Video
- Camera improvements -- video recording, image stabilization
- Voice dialing
- Data tethering over Bluetooth
- Multitasking
- Bluetooth keyboard/mouse support
Rumors that didn't pan out:
- Tablet
- Verizon Wireless carrier agreement
- "Velvet Rope" section of the App Store
- Time Capsule interface
How did Apple do?
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No tethering.
Re: no tethering
"There's two pieces needed for that: client-side needs to support tethering; second is working with carriers. We are absolutely supporting tethering on client side on iPhone".
So it is the carrier's issue to address.
Tethering is available
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Recapping 3.0 release:
A2DP
In App Purchase - Peer to Peer
Accessories: Custom applications for accessories
Embeddable Maps
Push Notifications (for real!)
Cut copy and paste
Landscape keyboard across all apps
MMS
Calendar gets CALDav, Stock enhancements
Search
"These are only a few of the 100 new features and 1,000 new APIs"
Go go gadget iPhone!!
Is it enough to get people purchasing/repurchasing?
Granted the money is in the Applications from the App store, but not enough to fuel continued growth would be my guess.
Weather System
because lots and lots of people need smart phones, economic
catastrophe or no.
Three major reasons:
1. The App store is rapidly approaching $1 billion in revenue, that
alone pushes the iPhone numbers because no one else has anything
like the App store happening on any other smart phone. Developers
will continue churning out cool new apps which will draw more new
customers and which will sell more iPhones, etc. Microsoft may have
>20K apps for WindowsMobile but they haven't seen anything like
this.
2. 16 more countries, not including China, coming online. That will
drive new iPhone sales.
3. You gotta believe that iPhone 3.0 was a precursor to some new
hardware coming online by summer. That will also drive new iPhone
sales.
4. So I lied, four points. The iPod touch is the wild card here because it
helps drive iPhone sales by driving App store sales and broadening the
OS base. Apparently, Apple has sold around 13 million iPod touches!
Not sure...
1- a free update for crippled features like MMS, stereo bluetooth, etc.
2- a paid update for updates to spotlight, stocks, etc.
They don't
touch users have to pay $9.95 for the new stuff.
oh...
I'll be upgrading Hardware
upgrade wasn't enough to move me - the only real difference was
GPS.
Not sure what will not be supported in the first phone - probably
various location aware apps.
I'm fascinated by apps that use the accelerometer for data collection -
amazing stuff. Hope the 3rd Gen hardware uses an even better accelerometer.
Hope the Camera is upgraded - love to have close focus since my
principal use is "data shots" - What does this label say?
I used to live on the bleeding edge - the first Apple Portable ended
that. Now I like to lag a generation - let you young'uns take the
heat...
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