Comments on: iPhone OS 3.0 Features Roundup http://www.simonblog.com/2009/03/19/iphone-os-30-features-roundup/ iPhone Tips, How-to Guide and iPhone Application Review Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:22:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Levi http://www.simonblog.com/2009/03/19/iphone-os-30-features-roundup/#comment-39333 Levi Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:12:47 +0000 http://www.simonblog.com/?p=1905#comment-39333 Hello Simon, I have an unlocked iphone version 1.0.2 Bought the phone when it first came out (8gig). I need your help to instruct me on how to upgrade my iphone to the latest version, since i cannot perform the update thru Itunes. Thanks Hello Simon,
I have an unlocked iphone version 1.0.2 Bought the phone when it first came out (8gig). I need your help to instruct me on how to upgrade my iphone to the latest version, since i cannot perform the update thru Itunes. Thanks

]]> By: FrontLineMOG http://www.simonblog.com/2009/03/19/iphone-os-30-features-roundup/#comment-32162 FrontLineMOG Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:27:12 +0000 http://www.simonblog.com/?p=1905#comment-32162 Is the voice control only available for 3Gs? Is there something in Cydia I can download that does the same thing? Is the voice control only available for 3Gs? Is there something in Cydia I can download that does the same thing?

]]> By: FrontLineMOG http://www.simonblog.com/2009/03/19/iphone-os-30-features-roundup/#comment-32160 FrontLineMOG Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:22:32 +0000 http://www.simonblog.com/?p=1905#comment-32160 I have an iPhone 3G and am currently running 3.0 I have some of these features but not all of them Why don't I have MMS, Note Syncing, Bluetooth A2DP, Peer-to-Peer Connectivity. Is it because I'm with Tmobile? I have unlimited SMS and MMS on my plan, I just don't have the option on my iPhone. I have to use Swirly. Thanks! I have an iPhone 3G and am currently running 3.0 I have some of these features but not all of them Why don’t I have MMS, Note Syncing, Bluetooth A2DP, Peer-to-Peer Connectivity. Is it because I’m with Tmobile? I have unlimited SMS and MMS on my plan, I just don’t have the option on my iPhone. I have to use Swirly. Thanks!

]]> By: Simon Ng http://www.simonblog.com/2009/03/19/iphone-os-30-features-roundup/#comment-20691 Simon Ng Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:29:37 +0000 http://www.simonblog.com/?p=1905#comment-20691 @rez, For iPhone 3.0, Apple will release a Push Notification that is intended to server application background. Though it doesn't work the same as Backgrounder app, iPhone app (say, BeejiveIM) can still receive notification in background. I guess you're referring to SBSettings that provides instant toggles for nearly all kinds of settings (e.g. Wifi, 3G, bluetooth, etc). I love this app so much and you're right this kind of feature still cannot be found in iPhone 3.0. That's probably one of the reason we continue jailbreak the iPhone. And you're right that due to limited resources (e.g. RAM), Apple does not offer a true background task. This was mentioned in Apple's recent presentation. @rez,

For iPhone 3.0, Apple will release a Push Notification that is intended to server application background. Though it doesn’t work the same as Backgrounder app, iPhone app (say, BeejiveIM) can still receive notification in background.

I guess you’re referring to SBSettings that provides instant toggles for nearly all kinds of settings (e.g. Wifi, 3G, bluetooth, etc). I love this app so much and you’re right this kind of feature still cannot be found in iPhone 3.0. That’s probably one of the reason we continue jailbreak the iPhone. And you’re right that due to limited resources (e.g. RAM), Apple does not offer a true background task. This was mentioned in Apple’s recent presentation.

]]> By: rez http://www.simonblog.com/2009/03/19/iphone-os-30-features-roundup/#comment-20681 rez Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:23:07 +0000 http://www.simonblog.com/?p=1905#comment-20681 I thought I'd mention something here as I have been reading on a lot of sites that people a really not happy about still not having background tasking abilities. I have been using the Backgrounder app (only really for IM) to get around this and I also use an app for short cuts - I can't remember the name of it but you swipe across the clock at the top of the screen to activate it's pop-down menu? Anyway - the short cuts app allows you to see how much RAM is remaining and after some monitoring I have found that from a fresh boot (and running the always on Phone & Mail apps) I am left with approx. 20-30MB so with that in mind how were we ever going to get proper background tasking? The iPhone simply doesn't have the RAM!? My guess is that it has something like 60MB to start with which seems very low but surely it's not something that can be changed as this down to the hardware!? Please feel free to advise differently if I'm totally of the mark here. Cheers - rez I thought I’d mention something here as I have been reading on a lot of sites that people a really not happy about still not having background tasking abilities.

I have been using the Backgrounder app (only really for IM) to get around this and I also use an app for short cuts – I can’t remember the name of it but you swipe across the clock at the top of the screen to activate it’s pop-down menu?

Anyway – the short cuts app allows you to see how much RAM is remaining and after some monitoring I have found that from a fresh boot (and running the always on Phone & Mail apps) I am left with approx. 20-30MB so with that in mind how were we ever going to get proper background tasking? The iPhone simply doesn’t have the RAM!? My guess is that it has something like 60MB to start with which seems very low but surely it’s not something that can be changed as this down to the hardware!?

Please feel free to advise differently if I’m totally of the mark here.

Cheers – rez

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