September 30th, 2008
iPhone software 2.2 beta sports UI tweaks; no push
Some naughty developer must have violated their Apple NDA agreement – tsk, tsk.
A couple of details have begun to trickle out about iPhone 2.2, the next revision to the iPhone/iPod touch software. According to a piece at AppleInsider, Apple has released beta 1 of firmware 2.2 to developers that features a number of small UI tweaks.
- The Google search field in mobile Safari has been moved to the immediate right of the address bar (pictured). Currently you need to tap the address bar to bring up the Google search field.
- Apple has also re-organized the App Store slightly with large category icons. They also made the “Tell a Friend” option more prominent and added an equally prominent “Report a Problem” button – presumably to report tethering and flatulence applications that slip through Apple’s screening process.
Most surprising is that fact that background push notification is absent in beta 1 builds. The feature was promised for September but was pushed back according to an email purportedly from Steve Jobs that said: “We want to get it 100% right the first time.”
Even worse. No copy and paste.
Jason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. For disclosures on Jason's industry affiliations, click here or to view Jason's full profile click here.
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