iPhone OS 4 beta 3 reveals USB file transfers and rotation lock

05 May, 2010
File sharing, accelerometer lock, new iPod widget and easier apps killing are among the new features discovered in the latest beta 3 of the iPhone OS 4. Despite Steve Jobs' claims that task killing means poor OS...

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  • Anonymous
  • q{e
  • 06 May 2010

I don't get why these anti-iphoners always complain bout iphone and spend the time to catch up on iphone news. Since theirs phones does so much more than iphone can myabe one day they will built an extra feature onto the phone called "the whole" so all the nokia users can skrew it and they will all be happy and complain less.

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    • Anonymous
    • FJR
    • 06 May 2010

    Anonymous, 06 May 2010Not promoting my device, but just stating that there are be... moreAnd who are you to say what's better for us? Your priorities on a device are not ours. We do not know how you use your phone, so do not impose on us what you went through with your iphone and don't calls us ignorant just because we remain to be happy with our iphones. But, the fact that your device does not even come close to the number of units sold of the iphone, that's a clear indication that more people find the iphone more useful than your device. It's as simple as that.

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      • Anonymous
      • FJR
      • 06 May 2010

      Deep space bar, 06 May 2010Lol me lie about unhappy customers Nice try there bud And... moreHey bud, we don't know you, so why the heck are you bringing up your friends that we have no idea who they are? Are we supposed to just believe anyone in here who talks about what their friends are like? Show us facts that you can support with an official report or article, and not what's happening in your backyard. Who cares if you got the e70? Again, read official articles. If your e70 is that good, it would outsell the iphone, but it didn't now, did it?!

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        • Anonymous
        • t}e
        • 06 May 2010

        Anonymous, 05 May 2010Get back to us when your htc desire sold more units than th... moreNot promoting my device, but just stating that there are better devices out there that does all the same as the iPhone and better. I do speak from having loved my iPhone to bits. I am an avid Apple supporter. I have the iPhone, Macbook Pro, and a few iPods between my wife and myself. But stating that the iPhone is the best ever, is stating from lack of experience with both the devices. It took a lot to pull me away from my iPhone, but a device finally cam by that did it. My iPhone was my best mobile device ever until now. You guys are possibly more hardcore iPhone fans than me, or just ignorant to the rest of the products in the world. Turning a blind eye to development is ignorance, but going head to head with many products available today, the iPhone does fall short. Android does today, what iPhone OS was meant to do, and still looks to lack with OS4.0.

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          • Deep space bar
          • kDi
          • 06 May 2010

          [deleted post]Lol me lie about unhappy customers
          Nice try there bud
          And try not to make alot of excuses for apple
          "your friends don't represent the millions of satified customers"
          They "where"happy until it just got boring
          People with other smartphones were doing 4x more then the iphone they had
          I tried it for 3 monts and blam back in the box and got an e70
          And this was the 3g i had

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            • Deep space bar
            • kDi
            • 05 May 2010

            [deleted post]Lol poor don't make me laugh.....wait....i already am
            Who's the one paying for a phone on a subsidized price and on a contract for 3 years
            Cause you don't wanna pay full price for a phone
            Like i did with my mobile computer n900

            Enjoy your yearly hardware upgrades while i have everything i need
            32gb isn't enough so i have an extra 16gb sitting in the expansion slot
            And now i have 48gb soon to be 64gb at 800mhz

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              • Anonymous
              • FJR
              • 05 May 2010

              Anonymous, 05 May 2010I come from using an iPhone and just recently upgraded to a... moreGet back to us when your htc desire sold more units than the iphone ok. Geez, some people don't care if they post silly stuff just to promote their device. What a loser :)

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                • Anonymous
                • t}e
                • 05 May 2010

                I come from using an iPhone and just recently upgraded to an HTC Desire. It still syncs with my iTunes, Mail, contacts and allows to transfer files via USB, Bluetooth & Wifi. Better camera, faster UI and does everything the iPhone can and better. It has already kicked the iPhone 3GS off it's (as believed unreachable) pedestal all over the net and Tech Magazines. The Android app store is growing at a rate that is predicted to par with the Apple App Store by the end of this year. My HTC is by far superior to my iPhone. I have worked with both, and the HTC is a clear winner. This is not just my opinion, but that of mostly ex iPhone users. Been there, done that.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • FJR
                  • 05 May 2010

                  The screen lock is a good added feature. I could really care less for multitasking and file transfer. What I want to confirm and excited about is if the next iphone would have a higher screen resolution. Nothing wrong with its screen resolution now, but an improvement would be welcomed. I also want to know if it's going to have a 1gz processor. A 5mp would be a good bonus, but I don't care much for it either. And oh, I also want to know if the back part of the new iphone would have that ceramic-glasslike cover. I think that would be awesome. And maybe a bigger screen like 3.7, but I'd still be happy if they keep the 3.5 size. And for those haters, you guys should really get over it. The iphone will be here to stay and will still sell millions and will probably outsell your favorite device. So just move on with your lives somewhere else and stop crowding iphone articles with your nonsense :)

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                    • j9x
                    • 05 May 2010

                    What's the sense for these upgrades when every smartphone in the world have it 5 years ago. Eventhough apple has this OS 4, but still behind the top phones of Nokia and S.E and HTC.!!! hahaha

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                      • kDi
                      • 05 May 2010

                      Alter Ego, 05 May 2010Look at the iDontZombies bashing the iPhone with nonsense c... moreIf you had enough sense
                      Apple is lazy
                      One phone a year small hardware upgrades
                      Forcing people to upgrade their phones
                      With a lame UI that is just tiles nothing changed 4 years
                      Don't tell me it has cause i'm still looking at tiles when i look at an iphone
                      Apple doesn't understand the meaning of "options" or "freedom"
                      And that's gonna be their downfall
                      Which is happening

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                        • Anonymous
                        • MWW
                        • 05 May 2010

                        what USB file transfer ? i thought it already had that hahaha fail apple fail. there are still many useful features that Apple is unlocking them a little by little

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                          • Anonymous
                          • pJh
                          • 05 May 2010

                          This is going to be great and well done Apple you have just made the iphone more Sleek and better.

                          For all you haters out there, Cmon get a grip you know you cannot get better than this. Get 1 and youll see.

                          Cant wait for it..

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                            • Alter Ego
                            • 3pH
                            • 05 May 2010

                            Look at the iDontZombies bashing the iPhone with nonsense comments! Haha

                            Who cares if we can't file share with ur plastic overrated mobile via Bluetooth? Who cares that ur plastic device has this n that. More than likely ur plastic device will be replaced by a new model next month. The iPhone is so good n premium it only needs 1 phone per year. User satisfaction beats a plastic overrated device anyday! The iPhone is too good. All iPhone haters know nothing about the iPhone except what they were brainwashed by other iPhone haters.

                            Remember an iPhone hater starts when they cannot afford an iPhone do therefore have to justify this by buying an inferior product with better specs but rubbish overall user experience.

                            The iPhone IS the best!!!!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • TSD
                              • 05 May 2010

                              Ok so you can now transfer files from USB to and from Iphone. Wakey wakey, all manufacturers bar Apple have been doing that. The funny thing is you still cant bluetooth tunes to other devices. That happened to me the other night when I was with a group of people I didnt know and a colleague had an *Iphone* and they were playing music on it (and it sounded horrid!) and i asked could they bluetooth me that song, um no they could'nt and that embarrassed that person in front of everyone hahahaha!!! Thats what happens when you have an *Iphone* they are so special, bring on Sagem hahaha!!

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                                • G1j
                                • 05 May 2010

                                K, 05 May 2010The iPhone is the king of the mobile ring! Well done Ap... moreNO Blackberry is king of all kingdom.

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                                  • xman
                                  • DIx
                                  • 05 May 2010

                                  the auto rotate lock is a real good addition. I found the auto rotate feature to be highly annoying when try to show pictured designed to have a 3:2 aspect ratio. They could only be viewed sidewise on the iPHONE 3GS OR one needed to throw away 50% of the screen area and view the 3x2 image on the 2x3 screen. the work around was to create a directory of images that were sideways so they showed up vertical after the "smartphone" was done mauling them. Sometimes "smart" software produces stupid results.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • pqB
                                    • 05 May 2010

                                    So what? are you going to carry a stupid dock cable around when actually every single office in the world is crammed up with micro US cables?

                                    Partly useless function if you don't have USB IMHO.

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                                      • simon
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                                      • 05 May 2010

                                      whens this going to be released?will i have to update software from 3.12?dont want to lose my jailbreak....

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                                        • 05 May 2010

                                        "There is no doubt the most interesting among the new features is the file transferring over USB. It only works via iTunes but it's still something. In the App section you will find an interface which shows the apps that support file transferring and their files (like Mail, Office, etc.). With a simple drag and drop you will able to transfer files from and to your iPhone. About time, wasn’t it?"

                                        This made me laugh LOL LOL.

                                        "It works only via Itunes"

                                        I can't stop laughing OH it pity on Iphone and its users.