iPhone OS 3.1 Features: Non-Destructive Video Editing, Voice Control Over Bluetooth and More
Apple yesterday seeded iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone SDK 3.1 betas to developers for testing, and users have been digging through the new releases to document new features. Among the changes found so far by readers in our forums, at Redmond Pie, and at MobileCrunch:
- Trimming video clips on the iPhone 3GS now offers the ability to save the edited version as a copy rather than simply overwriting the original file.
- Voice Control over Bluetooth is now available, allowing users to Initiate calls and control music playback via Bluetooth headsets.
- MMS is now enabled by default, but still not supported by AT&T.
- iPhone vibrates when rearranging Home screen icons.
- A "Fraud Protection" toggle is now available in Safari settings.
- iPhone startup and shutdown and app launching times have improved.
- New APIs allow developers of third-party application to access and edit videos.
- OpenGL and Quartz have seen improvements.
- Trimming video clips on the iPhone 3GS now offers the ability to save the edited version as a copy rather than simply overwriting the original file.
- Voice Control over Bluetooth is now available, allowing users to Initiate calls and control music playback via Bluetooth headsets.
- MMS is now enabled by default, but still not supported by AT&T.
- iPhone vibrates when rearranging Home screen icons.
- A "Fraud Protection" toggle is now available in Safari settings.
- iPhone startup and shutdown and app launching times have improved.
- New APIs allow developers of third-party application to access and edit videos.
- OpenGL and Quartz have seen improvements.
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34 months ago
Hurray for bluetooth voice control. I was very surprised that it didn't have it to start, but it's good to see the feature making its way into my iPhone quickly.
34 months ago
Plenty of extra features there. $5 for iPod Touch owners? :rolleyes:
I think the point updates i.e. 3.1 are free. It won't cost us until 4.0
34 months ago
Looks good! I normally only install the SDK versions of the OS on my iPod Touch, but I'm tempted to stick this on my new GS, to check out the video editing APIs.
Since 3.0 I've noticed mail making a bit of a mess with my Exchange inbox over IMAP - duplicate messages and the such like. Is anybody else getting that?
Since 3.0 I've noticed mail making a bit of a mess with my Exchange inbox over IMAP - duplicate messages and the such like. Is anybody else getting that?
34 months ago
I think the point updates i.e. 3.1 are free. It won't cost us until 4.0
I was being sarcastic. ;)
34 months ago
I'm hoping for an improved system for displaying and sorting popup notifications - which shouldn't require changing any hooks on the developer end of things, just altering the way the OS shows them to the user (something like Android's notification drawer would be lovely, something to stop them from stealing focus).
34 months ago
have they fixed bluetooth A2DP so you can actually skip songs with a bluetooth headset? previous / next don't work with 3.0
34 months ago
The only feature I want:
- User-defined Reply-To address in Mail, especially for MobileMe accounts.
- User-defined Reply-To address in Mail, especially for MobileMe accounts.
34 months ago
Forgot one:
- All iPhone 3GS models now have the ability to detonate all Palm Pres in a 100 yard radius.
- All iPhone 3GS models now have the ability to detonate all Palm Pres in a 100 yard radius.
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