AirPlay Functionality Apparently Removed From iPhone 3G
9 to 5 Mac reports that iPhone 3G owners have been struck with yet another blow, this time with the apparent removal of AirPlay functionality in the golden master version of iOS 4.2. The feature had been functional on the iPhone 3G in earlier developer builds, but appears to have been removed in the homestretch.
After speaking to multiple developers and users testing out the iOS 4.2 betas, we have determined that AirPlay did in fact work on the iPhone 3G at one point, meaning the AirPlay functionality was definitely removed from Apple's two-year-old iPhone at its GM stage.
The report notes that Apple's product page for the Apple TV claims that AirPlay functionality is coming on "all iOS 4 devices", but the company has apparently changed its mind about iPhone 3G compatibility for unknown reasons.
The change is not the first to see the iPhone 3G lose access to a feature that had been enabled in the development process. Early developer builds of iOS 4.1 offered access to Game Center functionality for all iOS 4-compatible devices, but Apple later disabled the feature for the iPhone 3G and second-generation iPod touch before finally restoring compatibility for the second-generation iPod touch but leaving it out of the public release for the iPhone 3G.
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More on topic, that kind of sucks for 3G users. Not sure what the real reason for a removal is, other than maybe it just wasn't powerful enough to stream it smoothly? I'm not a genius on the subject (as you can tell :D).
Time to upgrade folks. The phone was discontinued months ago. What did you expect?
I guess they expected it in the final release since Apples product page said they would have it
A load of people complaining that their 2-3 year old piece of kit don't work with software features coming out later.
Probably the same people who moan when a better tariff/plan comes from their mobile provider AFTER they have made their contracts...
Oh no... here we go again.
A load of people complaining that their 2-3 year old piece of kit don't work with software features coming out later.
Probably the same people who moan when a better tariff/plan comes from their mobile provider AFTER they have made their contracts...
Except that people buying an iPhone for the 1st time may have chose an iPhone 3G back in late May or early June (they don't know about the rumors) and now there 5 month old iPhone 3G is wicked slow, and can't even run anything.
Oh no... here we go again.
A load of people complaining that their 2-3 year old piece of kit don't work with software features coming out later.
Probably the same people who moan when a better tariff/plan comes from their mobile provider AFTER they have made their contracts...
Man, what is with this site and horrible, unrelated analogies?
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