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June 18th, 2009

96+ new features in iPhone 3.0

Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:10 am

Categories: iPhone, iPhone 3.0

Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, App, Links, Telecom & Utilities, Jason D. O'Grady

MacRumors forum user bndoarn has organized a massive list of hidden 3.0 features. The list is over 96 individual features so far. Highlights include:

  • There is no limit to the number of apps that can be installed (beside storage space). Once you reach the home screen limit, Apps installed after that are installed without an icon but can be accessed in Spotlight. You can also use this to hide any apple application (i.e. weather and stocks)
  • In the Settings -> General -> Home Button you can now set the double click to the new search feature or the camera
  • Notes now has data detectors. Links are clickable, phone numbers are callable, email address are emailable, and address are locatable (using Maps)
  • When a phone call interrupts you, after the phone call you are taken back to the app you were in before you were interrupted
  • You can now have 11 home screen pages instead of nine
  • Now there is a different way to force quit apps. now you have to hold the sleep/wake button until the red slider appears, then you press and hold down the home button to quit the app

Jason D. O'GradyJason 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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the appstore with about 1.2 billion dowloads
OPS nokia is making an appstore???
what a surprise nobody likes apple and still trying (but failing) to imitate...
I could make a list or just point out that the iphone users actually use there ... (Read the rest)
Posted by: yagoa Posted on: 06/24/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
The iPhone's best feature  whisperycat | 06/18/09
It would have been nice...  msalzberg | 06/18/09
RE: 96 new features in iPhone 3.0  parkerjgpatton | 06/18/09
RE: $10  JakAttak | 06/18/09
The nice thing is  Michael Kelly | 06/18/09
unimpressed  trance2tec | 06/18/09
re: unimpressed  JakAttak | 06/18/09
Can you list specifics?  NonZealot | 06/18/09
He didn't say first...  CowLauncher | 06/18/09
Ok, then name a few that Apple implemented after...  NeoGeneration | 06/18/09
As far as I can tell...  msalzberg | 06/18/09
You'll notice that no one can name anything  NonZealot | 06/18/09
Others has done it for us (trendhunter, time, etc)  Richard Flude | 06/18/09
You'll notice you're the only one who cares. Do U get chits from Microsoft?  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/19/09
But he has to back up the claim that it is the iPhone they are copying  NonZealot | 06/18/09
Get off your rant. You're just a liar.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/19/09
Give it a freakin rest...  athynz | 06/19/09
Hey NZ...  athynz | 06/21/09
You are being ridiculous  dcdavy | 06/23/09
Simple, basic form factor.  Bruizer | 06/19/09
the appstore with about 1.2 billion dowloads  yagoa | 06/24/09
stock app  JakAttak | 06/18/09
Yes. I am very happy about the landscape keyboard. Good stuff! (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/18/09
Looking forward to getting one tomorrow!  HypnoToad72 | 06/18/09
-delete-  Bruizer | 06/19/09

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