iPad SDK 3.2 Details: External Display, File Sharing System, No Multitasking
Apple has unleashed iPhone OS 3.2 SDK to developers today to prepare for the launch of the Apple iPad. The new iPhone OS 3.2 only runs on the iPad device and will not run on the iPhone or iPod Touch. The accompanying documents are said to have revealed a number of interesting features about the iPad and the latest version of the iPad operating system.
- External Display Support. iPad applications will be able to display content specifically targeted to an external display connected to the iPad via the Dock connector. This sort of external monitor support has never been allowed with the iPhone SDK.
- File Sharing. A shared file directory is provided that will mount on your Mac or PC. This is presumably how files such as iWork documents will be transferred to and from the iPad. iPad applications will be able to access this shared directory.
- No Multitasking. Only one application runs at a time according to official documentation.
- Universal Apps. There will be support for universal apps that support both iPhone and iPad.
Of course, a lot of questions remain, and we'll certainly hear more as we approach the iPad's ship date.
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26 months ago
This is just like the iPhone: It's got great potential, but you'll want to wait till the second or third generation when the major kinks have been worked out.
26 months ago
I want to be the first kid on the block with one of these. In fact, I'll take two of the $829 models..:cool:
26 months ago
File Sharing. A shared file directory is provided that will mount on your Mac or PC. This is presumably how files such as iWork documents will be transferred to and from the iPad. iPad applications will be able to access this shared directory.
This was one of the first things I was wondering about after I saw the demo's of iWork.
26 months ago
This is just like the iPhone: It's got great potential, but you'll want to wait till the second or third generation when the major kinks have been worked out.
... other than EDGE, what's so different with the current iPhones? I would still use mine if I hadn't dropped it a couple weeks before the 3GS came out.
26 months ago
I want to be the first kid on the block with one of these...:cool:
I might be the second--if it can replace my Kindle as an eReader (and I mean without too much eyestrain if I read for a couple of hours) and do more.
I am experiencing, like many people, the lowering of expectations, however.
26 months ago
Basically it's just a big iPhone..... what a letdown.
And exactly what rumors stated it would be. So it shouldn't be surprising.....
26 months ago
Multi-tasking is much needed in this device IMO. Definitely a let-down on that front.
26 months ago
So it'll be like iphone/touch. Any of my media (films/episodes) that I er havn't acquired through itunes wont play on it. No quicktime/vlc etc..unless I convert it to bloody mp4 or whatever. That's a complete downer for me. What a shame :mad:
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