Apple’s iPhone OS 4 Released

Apple yesterday officially announced the release of iPhone OS 4. The iOS is the latest firmware update for its iPhone and iPod Touch Multimedia Devices.

The newly released OS has upgraded iPhone OS 3′s devices, including its camera performance, file folders and spell check, according to informationweek.com

Main Features Of iOS 4

• Multitasking
• Folders
• Even better Mail
• iBooks
• Create playlists
• 5x digital zoom
• Tap to focus video
• Faces and Places in Photos
• Home screen wallpaper
• Gift apps
• Spell checking
• Wireless keyboard support

Detailed Features

The new version of iPhone OS contains over 100 news features which includes the following:

iOS4 New Features [Complete list]

• Multitasking support for third-party apps*
  – Multitasking user interface to quickly move between
  apps
  – Support for audio apps to play in the background
  – VoIP apps can receive and maintain calls in the
  background or when device is asleep
  – Apps can monitor location and take action while
  running in the background
  – Alerts and messages can be pushed to apps using
  push and local notifications
  – Apps can complete tasks in the background
• Folders to better organize and access apps
• Home screen Wallpaper*
• Mail improvements
  – Unified inbox to view emails from all accounts in one
  place
  – Fast inbox switching to quickly switch between
  different email accounts
  – Threaded messages to view multiple emails from the
  same conversation
  – Attachments can be opened with compatible third-
  party apps
  – Search results can now be filed or deleted
  – Option to select size of photo attachments
  – Messages in the Outbox can be edited or deleted
• Support for iBooks and iBookstore (available from the App Store)
• Photo and Camera improvements
  – 5x digital zoom when taking a photo**
  – Tap to focus during video recording**
  – Ability to sync Faces from iPhoto
  – Geo-tagged photos appear on a map in Photos
• Ability to create and edit playlists on device
• Calendar invitations can be sent and accepted wirelessly with supported CalDAV servers
• Support for MobileMe calendar sharing
• Suggestions and recent searches appear during a web search
• Searchable SMS/MMS messages**
• Spotlight search can be continued on web and Wikipedia
• Enhanced location privacy
  – New Location Services icon in the status bar
  – Indication of which apps have requested your location
  in the last 24 hours
  – Location Services can be toggled on or off for
  individual apps
• Automatic spellcheck
• Support for Bluetooth keyboards*
• iPod out to navigate music, podcasts and audiobooks through an iPod interface with compatible cars
• Support for iTunes gifting of apps
• Wireless notes syncing with IMAP-based mail accounts
• Persistent WiFi connection to receive push notifications*
• New setting for turning on/off cellular data only**
• Option to display the character count while composing new SMS/MMS**
• Visual Voicemail messages can be kept locally even if they have been deleted from the server**
• Control to lock portrait orientation*
• Audio playback controls for iPod and third-party audio apps*
• New languages, dictionaries and keyboards
• Accessibility enhancements*
• Bluetooth improvements
• Better data protection using the device passcode as an encryption key* (Requires full restore.)
• Support for third-party Mobile Device Management solutions
• Enables wireless distribution of enterprise applications
• Exchange Server 2010 compatibility
• Support for multiple Exchange ActiveSync accounts
• Support for Juniper Junos Pulse and Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN apps (available from the App Store)
• More than 1,500 new developer APIs
• Bug fixes

Products compatible with iOS 4 software update:

• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4
• iPod touch 2nd generation
• iPod touch 3rd generation (late 2009 models with 32GB or 64GB)

* Requires iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPod touch 3rd generation.
** Requires iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4. SMS/MMS messaging and Visual Voicemail require support from your wireless carrier.

This is the official changelog of iOS 4 provided by Apple.

Compatibilty

Although current iPhone users will be able to download the software, some features such as multitasking, are designed to work exclusively with the new iPhone 4, which goes on sale in the U.S. on Thursday. The multitasking feature is one of the key selling points for the new iPhone.

How to Update to iOS 4

If you want to upgrade your iPhone’s firmware to the latest iOS then Read the following post:

How to Upgrade to iPhone OS 4

Tags: iPhone, iPod Touch

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