iPhone OS 4 Becomes iOS 4, Available June 21 for Free
In addition to announcing the new iPhone 4 at today's WWDC keynote event, Steve Jobs reviewed the upcoming iPhone OS, now known as iOS 4. Previously announced at a special event in April, the OS update will include multi-tasking, a unified inbox, folders, and other features. Newly-announced today is the inclusion of Bing as an additional search engine option as well as the iBooks app, which is currently only available for the iPad.
iOS 4 has been declared Golden Master Candidate and will be publicly released on June 21st. It will be a free upgrade for existing iPhone and iPod touch owners, though depending on the age of your device not all features many be available. This is the first time that a major OS update has been free for iPod touch owners.
iOS 4 has been declared Golden Master Candidate and will be publicly released on June 21st. It will be a free upgrade for existing iPhone and iPod touch owners, though depending on the age of your device not all features many be available. This is the first time that a major OS update has been free for iPod touch owners.
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22 months ago
Did anyone catch if they mentioned that the upgrade would be free for all iPhone OS versions (provided the hardware is adequate), or just for 3.1.3 users?
22 months ago
22 months ago
I'm so excited for this. I want the new phone but this will hold me off. I hope it loads New York Times okay.
The update is free no matter what version of iPhone OS you have. Some features may not be available on some devices though. 3GS will have all features available.
The update is free no matter what version of iPhone OS you have. Some features may not be available on some devices though. 3GS will have all features available.
22 months ago
So does the fact that the OS is free for ipod touch users prove that charging for OS 2 and 3 because of "accounting issues" is BS? :rolleyes:
22 months ago
praise the lord! for the first time we ipod touch user don't get ripped off by paying for a free (on the iphone) update!!!
that makes watching THE keynote even more fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FW-lrMXLBE
that makes watching THE keynote even more fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FW-lrMXLBE
22 months ago
Am I the only one who noticed the conspicuous absence of any talk of Apple's laptops, desktops or OS X at all?
22 months ago
Wonder why they are waiting until June 21, when it's good enough to go Gold Master today?
22 months ago
What about the iPad? I assume it will eventually come out for the iPad, right?
22 months ago
So does the fact that the OS is free for ipod touch users prove that charging for OS 2 and 3 because of "accounting issues" is BS? :rolleyes:
They changed the way they classify and report income from those devices a few quarters ago in preparation for this.
22 months ago
So does the fact that the OS is free for ipod touch users prove that charging for OS 2 and 3 because of "accounting issues" is BS? :rolleyes:
Not when they changed their accounting methods.
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