iPhone OS 4
They waited! April 8 at 21.00 Moscow time, there was another presentation from Apple, on which Steve Jobs introduced a new version of the operating system for the iPhone - iPhone OS 4 .
So, while the exact release date of the system is not known - is expected in the summer. But now the SDK is available, in which more than 1,500 new features have been added, some of them: access to the calendar, photo gallery, support for Bluetooth keyboards, creation of playlists.
iPhone OS 4 is multitasking! In order to switch between applications, just double-click on the Home button and you will see all the running applications.
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As Steve said, the problem of implementing multitasking was to reduce the time of the gadget, but Apple engineers were able to find a compromise.
iPhone learned to talk! Now you can receive "voice" messages from the navigator while being from will be minimized and we have some other application running.
Task completion , completion of the task. Did you upload a photo on Flickr? You can safely send the application to the background, it will cope with the task itself.
Folders - now you can group applications. This allows you to store on the iPhone instead of 180 applications 2160. In order to combine the applications into one group, simply drag the icon to another application.
iBooks - with the new firmware, users will be able to buy and read books in iBooks.
Game Center is a kind of social network. A record of personal achievements, statistics, and more.
Single mailbox . Added the ability to sort letters by trees. It should be noted that the email client has not been updated since 2007.
iAd - mobile advertising. This is not a traditional advertising, which we are accustomed to constantly see. According to Steve Jobs, Apple is keen to raise the level of advertising by combining emotional impact and interactivity. The most interesting thing is that the user will be able to view ads without leaving the application being used. Apple intends to take 40% of the profits from advertising, and 60% to give the developer. Example:
That's all that was shown on the presentation. IPad owners will have to wait until autumn to get a new version of the system.
Source of information and photos:
http://gizmodo.com
http://www.engadget.com
What are the innovations
So, while the exact release date of the system is not known - is expected in the summer. But now the SDK is available, in which more than 1,500 new features have been added, some of them: access to the calendar, photo gallery, support for Bluetooth keyboards, creation of playlists.
iPhone OS 4 is multitasking! In order to switch between applications, just double-click on the Home button and you will see all the running applications.
')
As Steve said, the problem of implementing multitasking was to reduce the time of the gadget, but Apple engineers were able to find a compromise.
iPhone learned to talk! Now you can receive "voice" messages from the navigator while being from will be minimized and we have some other application running.
Task completion , completion of the task. Did you upload a photo on Flickr? You can safely send the application to the background, it will cope with the task itself.
Folders - now you can group applications. This allows you to store on the iPhone instead of 180 applications 2160. In order to combine the applications into one group, simply drag the icon to another application.
iBooks - with the new firmware, users will be able to buy and read books in iBooks.
Game Center is a kind of social network. A record of personal achievements, statistics, and more.
Single mailbox . Added the ability to sort letters by trees. It should be noted that the email client has not been updated since 2007.
iAd - mobile advertising. This is not a traditional advertising, which we are accustomed to constantly see. According to Steve Jobs, Apple is keen to raise the level of advertising by combining emotional impact and interactivity. The most interesting thing is that the user will be able to view ads without leaving the application being used. Apple intends to take 40% of the profits from advertising, and 60% to give the developer. Example:
That's all that was shown on the presentation. IPad owners will have to wait until autumn to get a new version of the system.
Source of information and photos:
http://gizmodo.com
http://www.engadget.com
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/90435/
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