iPhone 4 release will take place tomorrow, and almost on the eve of Apple has released an update to iOS 4 fourth version. As part of this update contains more than a hundred new features - large or small. By the way, some of the features will work only on iPhone 4.
And now in order. Among the major innovations (as promised at the time of the announcement in April) in iOS 4 enabled Multitasking - the ability to run new applications without closing the earlier included (which is now working in background). Access to these programs folded (pre-date the developers to maintain proper multitasking), the user will receive from the Application menu at the bottom. It is run by double-clicking on the «Home» button. Unfortunately, enjoy multitasking can only owners of more recent models of mobile devices from Apple (the second generation in the number of which does not include the iPhone 3G and iPod touch). I should add that for applications that are not adapted to the multi-tasking mode, this menu option is a kind of launcher, through which you can quickly run the program again, is not looking for it among the desktop icons table.
Regarding the background - this is an important feature that finally allows you to run music applications like Pandora and parallel work in other programs. In addition to fold, but do not shut down, and will be able to navigate the program like iGo, Tom Tom, and others.
Due Folders features users will be able to download even more apps in their mobile gadgets from Apple. Confusion will not happen, because all programs will be placed in folders and sorted. iOS 4 will load into the iPhone or iPod touch applications to 2160, which is more than an order of magnitude more than the result of previous firmware.
Among the other significant innovation - the ability to buy and read books in iBooks and a unified inbox with emails sorting feature. Relative to the camera - it's a five-fold digital zoom (only in the iPhone 4), and when recording movies - function touch focus (tap-to-focus).
Also on the iPhone you can create a playlist, check the spelling of text, using Bluetooth to connect the keyboard to put the wallpaper on your desktop, give the other applications. In addition, it introduced iAd advertising platform and now has a software lock the screen in portrait mode. The firmware allows the device to search SMS messages, supports SSL VPN technology, wireless transmission of applications and synchronize with multiple Exchange accounts.
To update the firmware you must first update iTunes to version 9.2, connect the device to your computer and click on the "Check for updates".
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