This weekend Apple decided that FoundMe is finally fit for distribution through the App Store. Though I had to axe the integration of mobile.sciphone.net because of legal issues. However, I guess this wallpaper gallery will reappear soon in the first update.

For everyone who changes his wallpaper frequently and likes to have a bit of reassurance that if lost the finder of your iPhone learns that he is the owner, FoundMe is a must have.

As I just confirmed, the FoundMe Online Portal enables you to get into touch with your iPhone even if it’s SIM-card was replaced. This is because the transmission is driven by the Push Notification technology introduced with iPhone OS 3.0. These Push Notifications are bound to a particular iPhone together with a particular App – not to the SIM-Card as traditional phone calls or text messages would be.

With Apple’s Push Notifications working reliable in the few tests I performed, please tell if you would like to see in the FoundMe Online Portal – the place where you can send your phone a message – a map service showing the location of your lost phone. This is a feature which is planned as an update.

The video shows the wallpaper labeling with FoundMe; how to apply your personal info to your phone’s lock screen.

Ever since the “push” became the buzz word for iPhone 3.0 OS, I was curious to find out how the push notifications worked with iPhone. My initial thought was that, iPhone needed a dedicated push server visible within the operator network, just like Blackberry, but then how did iTouch used the same apps and still used the push notifications for the Wi-Fi. I began investigating and found a cool technique that Apple implemented for it’s push notifications, but I also found out a few things that I really didn’t like.

Why Push?

There is an inherent problem with the iPhone OS and the problem is that there is no “backgrounding” on iPhone, which means unlike other smart phones, the apps don’t run in background on iPhone when you exit them. This effected applications for iPhone which needed constant polling with a publication server. E.g. a RSS reader application won’t be able to poll the feeds for the new updates from the phone. To read the feeds, the user will have to open the application and manually fetch the feeds. To address the issue Apple came up with a smarter approach. They implemented push mechanism for iPhone.

Poll vs Push

An application constantly running in the background of your phone and polling for feeds or updates causes battery consumption. So if you have multiple applications doing the polling from your mobile device, your battery might get drained pretty quickly than you expect. Push however doesn’t implement the poll mechanism and you get updates as it happens.

So how does the “push” work in iPhone?

Okay, consider this, you have an application on iPhone which enables to have the push mail experience for your Gmail or AOL or any of your home grown IMAP email server. Here is a representation of how “push” mechanism would work with iPhone.

Apple implements an intermediate server (under their own control and not under operators control or visibility) called as the Push Notification Server (PNS). The device (iPhone) maintains a constant TCP/IP connection with this server. The application developers server (or the 3rd Party Server) maintains a session with the mail server. When a new mail arrives an alert will be sent from the application developer’s server to the PNS which then pushes it to the iPhone 3.0 through the open TCP/IP socket connection. So if you had a RSS reader application, to have notifications sent to you automatically as update on a feed is available, the application developer will need to constantly monitor the feeds and notify the PNS as anything happens.

Essentially what Apple has done is moved the polling or processing need from iPhone to an intermediate level called the “App Developers Server”.

Sure this approach works for the battery benefits where background applications can claim as much as 80% of battery drain as compared to 20% on Push notifications using Apple’s technique. However the way I see it, there are some issues.

So what are the issues?

The first issue that I see from an application developer stand point is that, if I had to write a RSS reader type of application then I would have to deploy my own backend server which would monitor the feeds for the end users and notify PNS to have notifications on updates. Basically not all applications really need a backend service, but with this technique that additional layer has to be implemented. So if the number of users for my applications grow, I’ll need to setup a server farm and to recover the cost I’ll need to increase the cost of my application or charge the user a service fee which is not good either for me nor for the user.

The second and most concerning issue that bothers me is, privacy issue. Well if a third party application developer needed to constantly monitor your inbox or IM or even the RSS feeds, then it would need your credentials to establish and maintain a session with the actual mail server/chat server or should know exact feed URLs so that it can monitor them incase of RSS. How many people would really feel comfortable to know that their email usernames and passwords are being stored on a 3rd party server probably unencrypted and probably anyone managing the server would have visibility to it? To me this is the biggest issue with this approach.

برنامج البوصلة الإسلامية ( Islamic Compass ) هو برنامج رائع بحق وكان من اول البرامج التي استخدمت البوصلة المدمجة مع هواتف 3GS لتبيان إتجاه القبلة, وبسرعة جداً قاموا مبرمجين البرنامج بإضافة أوقات الصلاة والتبيه لأوقات الصلاة عن طريقة تقنية ال Push في تحديث للبرنامج, ولكن هذه المرة بشكل مختلف فالبرنامج لا ينبهك لكل صلاة بل يجب ان تختار الصلاوات التي تريد ان تنبه لها وقد تكون هذه الميزة مهمة لمن يريد ان ينبه لوقت واحد للصلاة فمثلاً من الطبيعي انك تسمع الأذان في بلدك او في بيتك للكن وقت سفرك او ذهابك للعمل قدت تحتاج ان تنبه لأوقات محددة فقط في أيام معينة.

برغم بساطة البرنامج وبساطة واجهة إستخدامه الا ان تصميمه رائع و عصري جداً ويمكنك تغير الخلفيات الأسلامية من إعدادت البرنامج , طبعاً الهدف الأول من البرنامج هو أستخدام البوصلة المدمجة مع الأيفون 3GS الجديد لتحديد القبلة بناء علي مكانك.

تم أختبار البرنامج والحقيقة البوصلة تعمل بشكل رائع وكذلك طريقة حساب أوقات الصلاة, فبعد ان يكتف البرنامج مكانك عن طريق ال خدمة تحديد الوقع يقوم تلقائياً وبدون التدخل منك حساب وقت الصلاة ولكن حتي تحصل علي حسابات صحيحة يجب علي الدخول الي إعدادت البرنامج وأختيار طريقة حساب الصلاة علي حسب بلدك وهناك ايضاً مميزات رائعة مثل خيار التنبيه قبل وقت الصلاة بمدة و تعديل اوقات الصلاة بزيادة او إنقاص دقائق.

ما يعيب البرنامج هو بعض النقاط البسيطة واهمها اضافة وسيلة للتنبيه لكل الصلاوات وليس فقط الإختيار اليدوي للصلوات للتنبيه لها عن طريقة خاصية ال PUSH, ويمكن ان تكون ميزة التنبيه للصلاوات مرنة اكثر مثلاً اختار للتبيه لصلاة الظهر فيسأل البرنامج هل تريد التبيه فقط لهذا اليوم ام كل الأيام القادمة والمستخدم يختار المناسب له.

علي أي حال هو عمل جيد وخاصة من فريق غير عربي لا يجيد حتي العربية ففريق برنامج Islamic Compass من هولندا ويذكرون في موقعهم انهم يتبرعون بجزء من ثمن البرنامج لمسجد يسمي مسجد الكعبة في هولندا, فجزاهم الله خير ونسأل الله ان يتقبل منهم.

Yahoo (s yhoo) announced today an eagerly awaited update to Yahoo! Messenger for the iPhone that brings about support for push notifications, joining rival AIM. With the latest updates, Yahoo is continuing to push the bar (pun intended) and give AIM a run for its money (pun not intended).

If you are new to chatting, the three major players in the market are AIM (s twx), Yahoo and Microsoft (s msft) (what market are they not part of?). While AIM remains at the top of the mountain (offering great integration for MobileMe customers), rival Yahoo is making it harder for users to stay attached to AIM’s service. For those who aren’t completely satisfied with what AIM has to offer, Yahoo! Messenger is a great alternative or supplement and is a bit more robust, with support for adding users of Microsoft’s MSN Messenger service.

Yahoo has been vocal about its dedication to the iPhone platform, and its support is appreciated and apparent. Unlike AIM, Yahoo! Messenger for the iPhone (s aapl) also supports sending/receiving photos via your built-in camera. It also exists as a free application, and isn’t cluttered with ads like AIM’s free counterpart. Several unique features of Yahoo! Messenger are also supported, including its popular “Buzz!” feature. In true iPhone style, you activate it by simply shaking your phone.

If you are someone who enjoys chatting with users who do not use either service, Yahoo! Messenger also features the ability to send messages to mobile users over SMS, saving iPhone users from SMS charges (similar to AIM).

Having used both AIM and Yahoo! Messenger on my iPhone, I’m a bit biased towards Yahoo’s offering. With better support for seamlessly moving between mobile and desktop use (actually forcing me to sign off my desktop), this keeps me from “losing” messages in one location, unlike AIM. During testing, I kept inadvertently leaving AIM “signed on” on my iPhone and messages were being routed there, instead of showing up in iChat, on which I was logged in as well.

Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone is a free download on the App Store. Check it out and let us know what you think!

I’m disappointed with push support. The implementation of the service has been slow, and even now, a month since OS 3.0 launched, the apps that support the service are few. It seems like a mountain is being made out of a molehill.

Server upgrades, increased bandwith costs, the list of excuses goes on. Where is the creative thinking we’ve come to expect from Apple and App store developers?

There is a solution sitting in everyone’s house. The personal computer. And with a little help from Apple and app developers, our own personal push servers.

A few apps already have desktop versions. JuneCloud’s Delivery Status Touch, NewsGator’s NewsNetWire, even TweetDeck. Nearly all of these have an account login option to sync settings. Thanks to always on Internet connections and desktop app fetch requests, we could have the desktop app push updates to it’s iPhone companion via Apple’s cloud.

Of course developing programs for Mac and PC requires manpower, but when compared to server, hosting, and bandwith costs it doesn’t seem so bad. Plus getting that creative talent that has turned the app store in to a powerhouse involved in desktop software can’t be a bad thing.

Unlike the Blackberry, the iPhone has struggled with push notifications (one of my gripes). If you’re tired with constantly refreshing your Twitter apps for @mentions and direct messages, then Boxcar (£1.19) is for you. Note it only works with Tweetie or Twitterrific at the moment.

Apple updates in-ear headphones

• iPhone OS 3.0 Tips and Tricks: http://bit.ly/2TWUtA
• Apple Unleashes New Leopard, Snow Leopard Betas: http://bit.ly/cwrfp
• Nvidia Recommends Updating GeForce FX 4800, GTX 285 Mac Drivers: http://bit.ly/7SUkk
• Microsoft Takes Aim at Google With Online Office Suite: http://bit.ly/F6swC
• Music Streaming Chips Away at Illegal File-Sharing: http://bit.ly/ScrSS
• Red Giant Releases New Plug-In for After Effects: http://bit.ly/XDTVM
• Mac OS X Tip: Open at Log In: http://bit.ly/bEJfx
• Apple Rumor: $800 Tablet Due in October: http://bit.ly/MaaRF
• Intel May Release New Nehalem Chips Next Month: http://bit.ly/OrXOK
• Apple’s iPhone “Wrecking” the Cell Industry: http://bit.ly/8e5uc
• No Microsoft Office 2010 for Mac Users: http://bit.ly/2P2SF9
• Speculation Intensifies On Apple Touch-Screen Tablet: http://bit.ly/9JdYn
• Apple Blocking Push Notifications on Unlocked iPhones? http://bit.ly/vgb7U
• Apple Updates In-Ear Headphones: http://bit.ly/uNMNd
• China Risks Apple’s Reputation by Letting Factories Flout Law: http://bit.ly/79OxC

Have I missed anything? Leave a comment!

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依排有好多 App 都有 updated version, 有啲會加埋 Push Notification.

好似我近排新裝嘅 iTwitter 咁, 就有埋 Push Notification Function.

不過我就開始諗, 當10個 App 入面有 5 個 App 有 Push 嘅時候, 會唔會好煩呢? 因為有時會有啲 Alert Message 彈出嚟, 一個半個就話睇啫, 如果個有十幾個 Alert Message 疊埋哂, 你話點算呢?

所以有啲唔係成日用嘅 App, 大家就唔好開 Push, 費事成日收埋啲冇謂嘅 Message 啦!

Remember when you had to click on an application to make it active, and hit refresh in order to find out if anything new had happened? It’s been a long while now, since most desktop programs can run in the background and notify you when something requires your attention. The iPhone approximates that same functionality via the newly introduced push notification features, though apps aren’t actually running in the background, so special support is required from app developers to enable it.

As far as I’m concerned, push has already been a game-changer. My iPhone is now my dedicated IM client, lets me monitor any and all Blue Jays games no matter where I am, and keeps me on-task with my to-do list. But that’s not all. Thanks to a new app called Prowl ($2.99, iTunes link), my iPhone can keep me abreast of pretty much anything, via my Mac and a useful app many will already be familiar with, Growl.

Growl, in case you aren’t aware, is an open notification platform for OS X that supports a wide variety of applications. Basically, it alerts you via an on-screen pop-up and/or sound when one of its supported applications receives a message, finishes a task, and so on. So, for example, using a Mail plugin, I receive a Growl notification whenever I get an email, or when I’m mentioned or receive a DM on Twitter via Tweetie’s built-in Growl support. It’s a very handy tool to have, especially if you keep your dock hidden, as I do, or if you’re working with many different applications on multiple screens.

Now you can receive Growl notifications on your iPhone, too, in the form of push notifications, thanks to Prowl. I can’t even begin to explain how useful this could potentially be, depending on your usage. Already, I have it set up to notify me of new mail (which works better than Apple’s (s aapl) wn push mail, in my opinion, because it allows me to see the sender and some content of the received message), let me know when I receive new @ replies and DMs via Twitter (which I can then check out in Tweetie), and alert me whenever Transmission finishes downloading or seeding a torrent file.

Not only can Prowl alert you of whatever Growl can, but it can also receive custom alerts sent from a web interface. When you set up Prowl, you sign up for an account that’s necessary for syncing Growl on your computer with Prowl on your iPhone. Using that same login, you can go to the Prowl web site and send yourself messages. Any applicable content in that message will be automatically hot-linked, like emails and phone numbers. Very handy for sending a contact number to yourself for future reference.

Prowl is potentially the most effective application of push I’ve yet seen on the iPhone platform, especially if you’re already using Growl (which you should be). The best part is that it’s limited only by Growl itself, which is infinitely expandable, so long as developers keep supporting it. Probably the best $3 I’ve ever spent in the App Store.

eBuddy appears to be the first free multi-protocol IM client for iPhone 3.0 with push notifications. The client supports MSN messenger, Yahoo! messenger, AIM, GTalk, Facebook and ICQ. I’ve confirmed it to work with GTalk on 3G/GPRS & WiFi… but there is one catch, it will only work for a maximum of 30mins after you close the application.

Do note that the application signs you out immediately by default, hence rendering the push notifications useless, so be sure to set the app to only sign you out after 30mins (max).

FYI – Appadvise.com are maintaining a list of all apps that support push notifications – check it out here

eBuddy appears to be the first free multi-protocol IM client for iPhone 3.0 with push notifications. The client supports MSN messenger, Yahoo! messenger, AIM, GTalk, Facebook and ICQ. I’ve confirmed it to work with GTalk on 3G/GPRS & WiFi… but there is one catch, it will only work for a maximum of 30mins after you close the application.

Do note that the application signs you out immediately by default, hence rendering the push notifications useless, so be sure to set the app to only sign you out after 30mins (max).

FYI – Appadvise.com are maintaining a list of all apps that support push notifications – check it out here

Slowly but surely, push notification apps are trickling into the App Store, as you can see from this handy little list by AppAdvice.com. Some of them are less than impressive, since they offer strange niche functions that I could never picture myself actually using. Beejive IM came out last week, though, which has become by far my most-used app since, and now Remember The Milk (Free with RTM Pro account, iTunes link) is available, as of today, with push features.

A to-do app with push might just be the thing I need to get me to buckle down and actually use a to-do app with some kind of consistency. Sure, RTM for the iPhone requires that you have a Pro account with their service, which is a $25-a-year subscription, but I actually already have one from when the app was first released. Yes, I signed up many months ago and haven’t exactly taken great advantage of that subscription since, but version 1.1.0 gives me reason to believe I may actually begin to get my money’s worth.

The problem, for me, with to-do apps (whether they be desktop, web-based, or iPhone apps), is that for them to actually work, you kind of have to check them consistently. Sure, most allow you to send email alerts when a task’s due date is approaching, but my email comes in with such frequency that it’s very easy for a task reminder or two to slip through the cracks as I tackle more urgent messages. Now, RTM for iPhone will send me push notifications in the form of text alerts whenever a task’s due date is approaching, at a time determined by me that I set up via the web through my account settings. Audio alerts are oddly omitted from this version, but developers say that the addition is included in the next update.

Is it worth the $25 price of admission, when there are probably one-time purchase apps with similar features on the way as we speak? That depends on your to-do tasking practices. If, like me, you like the added convenience of having your list accessible from any Internet-connected platform (and offline, too, via Google (s goog) Gears), then RTM, with its attendant free iPhone app, might be what you’re looking for. You could also hold out for Appigo ToDo’s push features, which are included in an update that’s already been submitted to Apple (s aapl). Either way, if you’re looking for some way to get things done more efficiently, this implementation of Apple’s push could be the most practical yet.

Come mai i tanto attesi messenger push e le altre applicazioni basate sulle push notification si stanno facendo attendere così tanto?

I problema a sentire alcuni sviluppatori sarebbe di Apple perchè molti di loro avrebbero presentato le loro applicazioni già da alcuni giorni. Questo fa pensare che Apple stia ancora perfezionando la sua tecnologia, si spera per ridurre gli eccessivi consumi di batteria. Infatti è curioso che il motivo per cui questa tecnolgia è stata preferita al multitasking (ovvero i bassi consumi) sia proprio il suo grande difetto, ma tutto questo lo scopriremo solo vevendo…

(via iSpazio)

Push Notification 依樣野，係我最期待嘅一個Function, 因為 iPhone 冇得 Multi Task, 所以 Push Notification就可以解決依個不足．

不過到升咗上 3.0 之後，Push Notification 係有定冇，大家都係估估吓．我幾日入面都係收咗一個咁大把．

但今日無意中比我發現咗啲野，等我依家同大家分享吓先．

個故事係咁嘅…..

升咗上3.0，Setting 入面冇咩特別．

裝咗 Tap Tap Revenge 之後，神秘嘅事情即將發生．

Setting 入面多咗行野喎，咁都得？

再入去睇，應該係一個管理所有 Push Notification 嘅地方嚟．

Set 要咩 Alert.

睇完大家對 Tap Tap Revenge 隻 Game 係唔係好有興趣先？

由 iPhone 3G 開始, 已經講緊 Push Notification, 點知需求太大, 一拖再拖, 拖到 3.0 先有.

今日 Facebook 卒之收到第一個 Push Notification, 真係感動到有少少想喊.

有咗 Push Notification, 就要開始研究吓邊個 MSN好用, 唔好嘥咗佢吖.

等我研究完再話比大家知邊個好用啦!

Über 100 neue Funktionen soll die Firmware 3.0 mitbringen. Wir zeigen vorab Details über die wichtigsten Neuerungen. MMS, Spotlight und Push-Benachrichtigungen sind nur ein Teil der neuen Features.

Spotlight auf dem iPhone und iPod

Das iPhone-OS 3.0 bringt viele, zum Teil lange erwartete Funktionen mit sich. Auf den folgenden Seiten zeigen wir die Neuerungen im Detail. Dazu zählen die neue Suchfunktion, das horizontale Keyboard oder die verbesserte Erkennung von Daten in Texten wie Telefonnummern oder Adressen.

Spotlight auf dem iPhone und iPod

Spätestens wenn man die Volltextsuche das erste Mal nutzt, wird man sich fragen, wie man bisher ohne auskam. Mit dem Finger wischt der Benutzer auf dem Display der Startseite nach rechts und bekommt die Suchmaske präsentiert. Das iPhone stellt – wie von Spotlight unter Mac-OS X oder der Volltextsuche in Vista bekannt – die Fundstellen bereits während der Eingabe der ersten Buchstaben dar, die Suche erfolgt live. Die Fundstellen werden nicht nur einfach gelistet, sondern fein unterteilt nach ihren zugehörigen Programmen dargestellt. Nun ist die gesuchte Fundstelle anzutippen, das iPhone öffnet das zugehörige Programm samt Text mit dem Suchbegriff.

Mit dem iPhone-OS 3.0 hat Apple die Suche auf das ganze iPhone ausgeweitet. So lassen sich Mails nach Adressat, Absender oder Betreff durchforsten. Wenn sich eine Nachricht nicht mehr auf dem iPhone befindet, lässt sich die Suche auf den Server ausweiten.

Auch nach Terminen und Notizen kann man suchen, auf dem iPhone installierte Apps findet die Suche ebenso wie gespeicherte Songs und Filme. Die Suche ist erreichbar, indem man die Startseite des iPhone nach rechts wischt – eine durchaus sinnvolle Position. Man gelangt zu einem einfachen Suchfeld, unterhalb des Felds listet das iPhone die Ergebnisse auf. Die Suche funktioniert live, also während man tippt, erscheinen schon die Ergebnisse.

Schreiben im Querformat

Das Querformat vergrößert zwar die Tastatur, lässt aber den Ausschnitt für den eigentlichen Inhalt schrumpfen. Im App Store gibt es haufenweise zum Teil kostenpflichtige Programme, die es erlauben, Mails, Notizen und so weiter nicht nur im Hochformat, sondern auch im Querformat zu schreiben. In Letzterem ist die Tastatur größer, ein Segen für Nutzer mit etwas kräftigeren Fingern. Mit iPhone-OS 3 werden diese Programme von der Bildfläche verschwinden können, die Funktion wird nun vom System unterstützt. Davon profitieren die Programme SMS/MMS ebenso wie Mail und das Notizbuch.

Die Tastatur kann jetzt bei allen diesen Apple-Programmen auch im breiten und damit komfortableren Querformat benutzt werden. Allerdings bleibt der Platz für den eigentlichen Bildschirminhalt bei dieser Position relativ klein. Längere Texte kann man so nur noch schlecht überblicken.

Neue Ortungsfunktionen

Das iPhone-OS 3.0 bringt Neuerungen beim Umgang mit Landkarten. Entwickler sind mit der API Core Locations im neuen SDK in der Lage, Karten aus Google Maps in ihre eigenen Anwendungen zu integrieren. Als Navigationsgerät war das iPhone bisher trotz integrierten GPS-Empfängers nur bedingt tauglich, mit dem neuen Betriebssystem erhält das Apple-Handy aber alle Funktionalitäten, um echte Routenplanung zu ermöglichen. Mit dem Schlagwort “Bring your own maps” fordert Apple die iPhone-Entwickler auf, eigenes Kartenmaterial mitzubringen respektive zu lizenzieren. Freude dürfte die Ankündigung zum Beispiel beim Navi-Hersteller Tomtom ausgelöst haben – der steht schon lange in den Start­löchern und möchte seine eigene Software so bald wie möglich auf das iPhone bringen.

Push-Notification-Dienst

Sie müssen am Samstag ein wichtiges Telefonat führen, möchten aber trotzdem sofort über ein Tor ihres Lieblingsfußballvereins informiert werden? iPhone-OS 3.0 löst das Problem.

“Push-Notification” ist ein Dienst auf dem iPhone, der im Hintergrund läuft – und damit ein Kurswechsel von Apple. Denn bisher sträubte sich die Firma gegen Hintergrundprogramme auf dem iPhone, weil damit die Batterie­laufzeit kräftig fallen würde. Der neue Push-Dienst steht allen Entwicklern zur Verfügung, die in ihren Apps die entsprechende Funktion einbauen. Um sie zu nutzen, müssen sie bestehende Apps überarbeiten.

Bluetooth

Eine neue API für Bluetooth könnte zu neuen Funktionen in puncto Datentausch zwischen iPhones führen. Jedes Programm kann nun via Bluetooth Kontakt zu iPhones in der unmittelbaren Umgebung aufnehmen. Das soll sogar ohne das lästige “Pairing” funktionieren. Dazu erweitert Apple seine Zero-Conf-Schnittstelle “Bonjour”, die dann “Bonjour Plus” heißt.

Daten automatisch erkennen

Data Detectors erkennt E-Mail- und Postadressen, Telefonnummern oder Kalendertage und kann daraus direkt eine Aktion einleiten. Die Arbeit von “Data Detectors”, zu Deutsch: Daten-Erkennern, ist schon in Firmware 1 und 2 bekannt. In Mails etwa wird eine Mailadresse in der Nachricht ebenso als Link dargestellt wie eine Webadresse. Sind postalische Adressen korrekt formatiert oder auch Termine, lassen sie sich antippen und lösen dann eine Aktion aus, etwa das Öffnen von Mobile Mail, Adressen und so weiter. Data Detectors werden in iPhone-OS 3 in weiteren Programmen genutzt, etwa bei Notizen.

So stellt Notizen Adressen, Web- oder Mailadressen sowie Telefonnummern automatisch unterstrichen dar. Tippt man mit dem Finger darauf, wird per Dialog die nächste Aktion erfragt, etwa ein Anruf, das Speichern einer Adresse zu einem Kontakt oder die Anzeige in Karten. Notizen wird damit erheblich aufgewertet und lässt sich jetzt wirklich sinnvoll einsetzen.

SMS und MMS schreiben

Zwei Jahre nachdem das iPhone auf dem Markt ist, kann es jetzt auch MMS versenden. Bereits bei der Vorstellung des Ur-iPhones reagierten Beobachter verwundert über die Tatsache, dass das iPhone zwar in der Lage war, SMS-Kurznachrichten zu versenden, den verwandten multimedialen Bruder MMS aber nicht. Zwar haben MMS-Nachrichten in den USA nicht den Stellenwert, den sie in Europa haben, dennoch sind sie vor allem für die Mobilfunkanbieter eines der letzten Gebiete, bei denen richtig Geld verdient wird. Apple argumentierte immer, dass MMS eine relativ alte Technologie sei, die nicht unbedingt auf dem iPhone ihren Platz hätte.

Freie Lösungen, die via Jailbreak und Cydia auf das iPhone gebracht wurden und werden, strafen Apple hier Lügen. Folgerichtig hat das Unternehmen der Version 3.0 zusätzlich MMS spendiert, sofern der Mobilfunkpartner das denn anbietet. Einzig Benutzer eines iPhone 2G gucken in die Röhre, MMS-Unterstützung wird es nur für das iPhone 3G und iPhone 3G S geben. Besitzer älterer iPhones nutzen dann weiter freie Lösungen.

Beste Gruesse
Ralph Wagner
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