More New iPhone OS 4 Features: File Sharing, App Closing
The third beta of iPhone OS 4, released and then pulled yesterday after an installation issue with the development tools was discovered, is now back in Apple's iPhone Dev Center. Following on yesterday's discovery of new iPod controls and a screen orientation lock available through the iPhone OS 4 multitasking interface, Boy Genius Report covered several additional new highlights for the updated operating system.
File Sharing
Currently available with iPhone OS 3.2 on the iPad, iPhone OS 4 seems set to bring this feature to the iPhone and iPod touch, allowing users to drag-and-drop files between certain applications and their computers.
Closing Applications
In earlier beta versions of iPhone OS 4, users wishing to close applications in the multitasking tray had to touch and hold each application's icon until an extra "close" icon appeared in the upper left corner of the application's icon and then touch it to close out the application. The awkward and time-consuming process when trying to close multiple applications was a complaint of some users, and Apple has addressed the issue by now allowing users to simply touch and hold one application's icon to activate the close option for all visible applications in the multitasking tray. Once activated, users can quickly close multiple applications.
File Sharing
Currently available with iPhone OS 3.2 on the iPad, iPhone OS 4 seems set to bring this feature to the iPhone and iPod touch, allowing users to drag-and-drop files between certain applications and their computers.
Closing Applications
In earlier beta versions of iPhone OS 4, users wishing to close applications in the multitasking tray had to touch and hold each application's icon until an extra "close" icon appeared in the upper left corner of the application's icon and then touch it to close out the application. The awkward and time-consuming process when trying to close multiple applications was a complaint of some users, and Apple has addressed the issue by now allowing users to simply touch and hold one application's icon to activate the close option for all visible applications in the multitasking tray. Once activated, users can quickly close multiple applications.
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23 months ago
... and that's the way it should just work. :)
Good job Apple, both of these are very welcome additions.
Good job Apple, both of these are very welcome additions.
23 months ago
Love the new method of app closing. That seems like how it should be done. I can't wait to get my hands on iPhone 4.0 software on the upcoming iPhone.
23 months ago
With every tidbit of news I get more excited for the iPhone 4G launch.
My current £15 phone was cool for a while but after the initial bohemian novelty wore off, it's becoming embarrassing to pull it out in public.
My current £15 phone was cool for a while but after the initial bohemian novelty wore off, it's becoming embarrassing to pull it out in public.
23 months ago
Interesting with the file sharing.... It would be better if there was a simple "Finder" app that acted as a USB drive when plugged in to your computer that you could also save files to in Mail, Camera, Documents to Go, etc...
23 months ago
File sharing looks useful. Although still not perfect or seamless.
Absolutely! I want to be able to store items on my device, and access them from any program that can use them. I think Apple is moving away from the whole "storing files in directories and let you browse them whenever you want" on the iPhone OS, but I'll take what I can get.
For everything else, there is PhoneView. ;)
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