What Is In iPhone OS 4.0

April 05, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Well, we didn’t really expect this to come so soon after the iPad release, but sure enough, Apple is going to show us the iPhone 4.0 this Thursday. That doesn’t give us a lot of time for speculation, but I’m sure we’ll squeeze it in. As per our reader expectations, various rumors and leaks, and other random news and scuttlebutt, what can we expect to see in a new iPhone OS?

  • Multitasking. Yup. If Apple’s going to answer the naysayers, this is when it will happen. Of course, it will be done Apple’s way (as we’ve heard, the new OS will probably still rely on notifications for most apps, and incorporate more of an “app-switching” idea rather than full multitasking), but the iPhone 4.0 will likely be able to run more than one third-party app at a time.
  • A new home screen. This one’s probably a little more of a guess, since Apple didn’t mix up the home screen, even for its historic iPad. Though, since the iPhone is a smartphone, and since this is one of the most vocal complaints we’ve heard from actual users of the iPhone, a new screen of information would be very welcome.
  • Better app management. With iPad and iPhone apps now out there, we’ve all got a lot of apps to deal with. From the longtime idea of “stacks” for apps, to the ability to remove official apps, to app gestures and navigation, the iPhone needs a better way to browse through apps, and it’s likely that we’ll see it this week.
  • Landscape mode/switch. This one’s a shot in the dark from me, but when you play with the iPad, one of the first things you notice is that it’s able to adapt to any kind of usage situation; even when you turn it on the home screen, the icons adjust to the way that you want to use it, rather than the other way around.

What else can we tell you? With just a few days to speculate, that’s probably a good start. We’ve waited a lot longer than three days to hear about a new Apple product before, but three days has never seemed so long.

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2 Responses to “What Is In iPhone OS 4.0”

  1. moordenaar Says:
    April 5th, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    First of all As much as i love multitasking I dont think itll help for iphone owners 3g and less. They possibly can make it work if they rework the whole OS and optimize it…

    Multitasking would drain battery even faster, and would be laggy.

    New home screen would be nice after all with the windows phone 7 series comin out with its own sickass UI.

    better app management yeah if they do apply multi tasking it would be a limited one.. probably 2 apps only or apps can be categorized and there would be a max usage if the two apps reach that limit you can only run them.. idk.

    My hopes which im not sure will happen is that they would overhaul the whole OS UI making it more faster which would also make a limited multitasking option work fluently with older iphones.

    But who knows maybe theyll announce the new iphone then lol

  2. Ajeet Bharti Says:
    April 7th, 2010 at 9:33 am

    I hope it brings some basic function to the iPhone 3g and below. Such as:

    1. Video recording (Its a software issue and I don’t know why they cant officially give it even in this update)
    2. Multitasking is welcome, at least for messaging! It will be great to be able to reply from any window and start from there itself! While it will drain the battery yet it will be up to the users to decide.
    3. Ability to add contacts to the home screen will be nicer, in fact a favourites screen will be great where one can have contacts and can call, sms, read the blog or network… anything of that sort!
    4. Bluetooth synching (I dont know if that will be possible but what goes in wishing!)

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