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iPhone iOS 4 update available from iTunes

Written by James Delahunty @ 21 Jun 2010 6:15 User comments (2)

iPhone iOS 4 update available from iTunes Apple Inc. has delivered the latest OS update for its iPhone range; iOS 4. The software update boasts 100 new features, but it is not fully compatible with all iPhone models. iOS 4 works with iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 3G. Not all features are compatible with all devices. For example, multitasking is available only with iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.
iOS 4 brings Multitasking to the iPhone, running third-party apps (developed for iOS 4) and switching between them simultaneously without killing the performance of the foreground app or draining the handset's battery. Folders let a user organize their app collection into folders by simple drag-and-drop controls. A Unified Inbox shows all messages from all the user's accounts in one source.

Other notable changes are more playlist creation options, 5x digital zoom, iBooks, tapping on a recording video to change focus, viewing photos based on who is in them or where they were taken, home screen wallpaper options, sending apps as gifts to friends and family, a spell checker that works with apps and support for pairing a bluetooth wireless keyboard.



Updating to iOS 4 with a compatible handset is as easy as running iTunes, connecting the iPhone and clicking Check for Update.

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2 user comments

124.6.2010 20:04

can this be jailbroken or already is? Does anyone know?

21.7.2010 19:15
EMetalmulishaH
Unverified new user

Originally posted by g_slide:
can this be jailbroken or already is? Does anyone know?
I will be soon it is just a matter of time.

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