List of More than 100 New Features in iPhone OS 3.0
As we all known that the latest and greatest iPhone OS 3.0 is going to be made public on 17th of June. Here is a list of more than 100 new features in iPhone OS 3.0.
iPhone OS 3.0 Features list
Cut/Paste
Copy/Paste
Shake to undo/redo typing
Text selection for easy mass deletion
MMS
Landscape keyboard in Notes
Landscape keyboard in Mail
Landscape keyboard in Messages
Forward texts or picture messages
Delete individual texts or picture messages
Sending progress bar in Messages app moved to title instead of over the keyboard area (allows typing new message while the first one is sending)
USB tethering
Bluetooth tethering
Stereo bluetooth (A2DP)
Spotlight search (searches all app titles, mail, media, contact details, and calendar appointments)
Search in Notes
Search in Mail
Search in iPod
In-App purchases
Option to have double clicking the home button go to the Spotlight Search
Option to have double clicking the home button go to the Camera
Preview icon in lower left hand corner for last shot taken in Camera app
Shake to shuffle in iPod
Scrolling of screenshots in App Store
Type of phone used under each call in Recents (i.e., mobile, home, work, etc.)
Call history log (including call duration)
Option to Share Contact in each contact listing
Hold link in Safari to Copy
Hold link in Safari to Open in New Page
Auto Fill contact information, usernames and passwords in Safari
Login to your YouTube account
See Comments in YouTube
Subscribe in YouTube
Rate in YouTube
Shake to undo what you have typed
Option to retry sending failed text messages, indicated by red exclamation point next to text
Turn-by-turn GPS capabilities
Maps can be run inside other applications
Access to dock port for accessories to communicate
Peer-to-peer connectivity using Bluetooth (no Wi-Fi required)
New Voice memo application
Extended Parental controls
Anti-phishing
Wi-Fi auto login
Note syncing in iTunes
Improved Stocks app
New calendar types (CalDAV)
Prompt to confirm deleting a note
Prompt to confirm deleting a photo
Option to select multiple photos to attach to an email
“Find My iPhone” option for MobileMe users
Unlimited size podcast downloads over 3G
Pushing home button on first home screen takes user to Spotlight
Pushing home button on Spotlight takes user to first home screen
Variable speed playback for audio books
App Store subscriptions
Push notifications
Audio/Video tags
New video streaming capabilities (HTML 5 video, h.264 and HTTP)
Calendar subscriptions
iTunes login
iTunes account creation
Encypted profiles
LDAP (directory services)
VPN on-demand
EAP SIM
Proxy support
OTA profiles
Revoke certificates
Exchange ActiveSync Policies
Media scrubber
More languages
Improved keyboards
Failed app updates now are shown in a duplicate icon and labeled “Paused”
When selecting multiple emails to forward/delete, any unread emails’ blue dot are shown next to the red selector dot instead of being overridden by the red selector dot
Non-contact phone calls list their city and state of origin in Recents and Visual Voicemail under the number.
Ability to change ringtones straight from Favorites
Lap time display now displayed smaller and above time in Stopwatch
Polished Phone, Messages, and iPod icons
Swipe to delete notes in the Notes app
Advanced Bluetooth options for Handsfree devices
Option to close a single web page in Safari page view, which immediately opens a new blank page
Improved predictive dictionary
Blue dot now displayed in center of location circle in Maps (V1 only)
Listening to music while charging the battery now displays the album art instead of the battery
Smaller font for song title on lock screen
Option in Phone Settings to choose your phone number
Option to disable text message reminder alerts
Option to disable text message previews
Option to show subject field in text messages
Ability to integrate iPod music into apps
Clickable email links in App Store app descriptions
JavaScript 3x speed boost
11 homescreens now allowed
Reboots to “slide to unlock” screen instead of homescreen
In Settings>General>Home>Search Results, users can choose what is searched on the phone and in what order.
Application count added in Settings>General>About
Option “Load Remote Images” added in Mail settings
Global address book option available if Exchange account is set up
Speed control in audiobooks
30 second repeat option for audiobooks
Improved scrubbing speeds when holding white dot in song progress bar in iPod
When sending a text, your text box where you typed smoothly fades from white to green instead of instantly changing from white to green.
When moving an app across homescreens, holding the app on either the left or right side will slowly advance the app one through one homescreen at a time, without leaving empty spots in the bottom right corner or each homescreen it advances through.
Album name displayed on lockscreen iPod controls
Shake to shuffle on lockscreen iPod controls
Podcasts saved on iPhone now show Run Time, Time Left and Date Published
Screen goes from dimmed to full brightness after each song when playing the iPod while plugged in
WAVE file support in Mail
Attachment no longer automatically downloaded until user taps the attachment in Mail
When using a bluetooth headset with iPod, volume bar is removed and bluetooth headset name is displayed in its place.
A hard reset on your phone (holding sleep and home for 10 seconds) now turns it off instead of restarting it.
A space is no longer needed between two words for predictive texting to function.
The new iPhone 3GS is also due on June 19th. So, it would be a great month for Apple Lovers.
Let us know which one(s) of above mentioned features are your favourite ones
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