HUGE new features coming to iPhone soon (OS 3.0 preview)

**prozac4312** · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 257

So Apple previewed iPhone OS 3.0 today, and the newest (and most awaited) features coming to the iPhone later this year: MMS (yes, you read it right...FINALLY!), copy/paste (again, a TON of people want this, but I'm indifferent about it), push notifications (sweet...no more having to hit the mail icon every hour or so!), turn by turn directions (for iPhone 3g users), A2DP (stereo) Bluetooth support (again, a sweet feature, but I won't use it), and landscape keyboard in text messages (suh-friggin'-weet).

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/live ... iew-event/

The vid will be posted later on today on Apple's website:

http://www.apple.com/iphone/preview-iphone-os/
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Well, I'm dropping another paycheck on a 3rd iPod touch <_<; Second 2nd gen.
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**Cyberwaste** · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject:

I for one am not phased by this at all... Mind you, I haven't had a decent run around with the iPhone. Because they cost an arm and a leg. >_< But they didn't have MMS compatibility right off the bat? Sheesh.
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turn by turn directions FOR THE WIN!
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**0wnd1zzl3d** · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject:

You can also get the firmware from "third party sources" for free.

Anyways, I'm pretty happy. I love my iPhone, but just the iPhone itself is kind of weak TBH. Jailbreaking really did it for me, adding loaaaads of new features. A lot of stuff was still missing, and this is it. Finally some A2DP (stereo bluetooth), copy and paste, etc.

The biggest things that stick out are:

Copy/paste
Landscape email, sms, etc.
MMS
Voice memos
Search SMS, Email, and even a "spotlight" feature which searches the entire phone.
Turn by turn GPS
sync notes
Bluetooth expansion (finally some good BT profiles, which ive really been missing)
Youtube account login + subscriptions
Autofill for safari

I think it's a great update, one that has all the features the iPhone should've had from the start. Late is always better than never.
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**nikolas1** · Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 701 Location: Long Island, NY

no! it says mms messaging is only on iphone 3g! fuck
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All stuff that should have been included in the first place...
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**prozac4312** · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 257

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Vid is up, and the new features look AMAZING!
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**GregoryZero** · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 2338 Location: California

TBH, these features should have at least been on the 3G at release date. Come on Apple, Features > Release dates. Also, WTF, why is there a $10 fee for iTouch users. Personally, I don't own one, but, if I did, i'd be mighty mad about this. Just because the iPhone has a phone means it's better?
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**Necromac** · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:12 am Post subject:

Well, all I can say is about time.
I've only had my iPhone since Christmas, but seriously, what were apple thinking not supporting MMS, Copy/Pasting, Landscape SMSing, turn by turn directions, bluetooth (Well, BT that can be used for anything other than a headset)...

I'm glad jailbreaking gave me most of those, and it will be interesting to see how apple plan on integrating some of these features.
I hope MMS doesn't get its own app icon, and it gets integrated with the SMS icon somehow...
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