Apple IOS 4: What's In Store For The Apple iPhone?
The latest update to the operating system of Apple's now-iconic iPhone is expected to be available today, just days before the latest version of iPhone hardware, the Apple iPhone 4, hits stores and doorsteps nationwide. The Apple iPhone 4 has been plagued with pre-order delays and issues as the latest iPhone iteration sold more than 600,000 units on the first day it was available for pre-order, causing demand to far exceed supply.
Apple has been hinting at IOS 4 since April. The upgrade adds more than 100 new features and is available now in the iTunes store - iTunes 9.2. is required - for free for iPhone and iPod touch users. Apple has said that IOS 4 is best supported by the Apple iPhone 3GS and the new Apple iPhone 4. IOS 4 is not supported by first-generation iPhones and the iPhone 3G cannot support all of the new capabilities.
So what do you get with the IOS 4 software update for the Apple iPhone?
- Multitasking: The lack of multitasking was a big turn off for most iPhone users. Now, IOS 4 makes the iPhone capable of running multiple applications simultaneously.
- Folders: Users can now better organize their iPhone apps with home-screen folders to cut down on clutter.
- Spell check: No more misspelled words, as errors are underlined in red. A quick tap of the underlined word offers up spelling suggestions.
- Bluetooth keyboard support: For heavy typers who want to use a real keyboard.
- Unified email: IOS 4 offers a unified email inbox, tying together multiple mailboxes. Users can also view emails by thread. The new mail update also lets Apple iPhone users open attachments in third-party applications.
- iBooks support: Now the Apple iPad isn't the only device to run iBooks, Apple's ebook offering. IOS 4 lets Apple iPhone users download and read ebooks right on the device.
- Home screen wallpaper: Users can now change the wallpaper background on their home screen.
Other new features include persistent Wi-Fi; text messages searching; five times zoom for the camera; larger fonts; video recording tap to focus; and a game center.