IPhone OS 4.0 released Apple mobile phones into the multitasking Era

Source: Internet
Author: User

Sina technology news Beijing Time on April 9 news, Apple today in California Cupertino headquarters of the town hall Hall held the iPhone OS 4 Conference, Steve Jobs personally attended. Released the iPhone OS 4 firmware Sina digital uses the xinku digital Weibo and image and text formats to broadcast live. Before the press conference began, Steve Jobs First listed some numbers:

IPad sales volume: 0.45 million (as of press conference), sales volume on the first day: 0.3 million,

Ibooks downloads 0.6 million times,

3.5 million downloads of iPad apps,

Apps downloads 4 billion times,

0.185 million apps,

3500 iPad apps,

IPhone OS browser shares 64% of the national market,

A total of 50 million iPhones were sold,

85 million iPhone and iPod touch,

IPhone OS 4 is available in summer.

Steve Jobs officially announced the announcement that the iPhone OS 4 will be provided this summer, and mentioned that iPhone OS 4 will have 7 major items and 100 minor projects for improvement, this includes the support for Bluetooth keyboard, 5 times digital zoom, Main Menu wallpaper and other details. Let's take a look at seven major improvements to iPhone OS 4:

  


Seven major improvements to iPhone OS 4

  I. Multi-task:

Apple iPhone OS 4 officially supports multi-task functions, which can be achieved by double-clicking the Home Key. Apple uses APIs to implement multi-task functions without additional power consumption. These APIs include background audio, VoIP, background address location information, push, local reminder, process competition, and fast program switching, pandora, Skype, tomtom and other programs were used as examples.

  

 

IPhone OS 4 supports multiple tasks

  2. Icon classification (folder ):

The first manifestation of folder is that you can classify the desktop icon into an icon, or even put the icon into the dock at the bottom, in this way, the iPhone can support 180 applications on the desktop, which is very meaningful. At the same time, the iPhone supports replacing the main menu wallpaper.

  

 

The icon category storage function of iPhone OS 4 is very practical.

  3. Enhanced Email:

The mailbox function has been enhanced in OS 4, including multiple accounts sharing one inbox, multiple exchange accounts, fast mailbox switching, and using apps to open mailbox attachments. On iPhone OS 4, the email function has been greatly enhanced.

  


Enhanced email address for iPhone OS 4

  Iv. ibooks:

Apple unexpectedly brought ibooks into the iPhone, following the iPad. This powerful reading platform supports ibookstore, And the e-book can be used on iPad and iPhone only once, and the page numbers and bookmarks you see can also be synchronized, this allows you to seamlessly switch between reading and reading. That is to say, whenever you pick up your iPad and iPhone, you can continue reading what you saw last time.

  


IPhone OS 4 added to ibooks

 

  V. Enterprise functions:

The new iPhone OS enhances the enterprise features and has a large impact on the traditional advantages of RIM Blackberry. New Enterprise Services include better data protection, mobile device management, multiple exchange accounts, exchange sever 2010, and ssl vpn support.

  


IPhone OS 4 enhanced enterprise features

  6. Game Center:

The game center is a newly added social networking feature of iPhone OS 4. It brings together iPhone/iPod Touch gamers all over the world to invite friends to the game and include rankings, items, and other elements, as an interactive game SNS platform, Apple once again put huge pressure on Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft Xbox.

  


IPhone OS 4 social networking functions game center

  VII. IAD:

IAD is also a new feature that has been rumored earlier-Apple's mobile ad business. IAD supports HTML 5 at the technical level, which enables customers to appear 30 minutes a day in various applications, 10 advertisements per device, and a total of 1 billion exposures. IAD advertisements are amazing.

  


IPhone OS 4 added to IAD

Finally, Steve Jobs once again mentioned that iPhone OS 4 has been provided to developers today and will be provided to consumers in the summer. iPad users will be available in the fall. In addition, the iPhone generation and iPod Touch generation do not support upgrading to iPhone OS 4.

  


Devices that support upgrading iPhone OS 4 and iPad are available in autumn

IPhone OS 4 makes Apple's iPhone more easy-to-use, and also enables us to see Apple's extraordinary creativity and focus on product seriousness. At the same time, ibooks, Enterprise Services, and game centers in the seven major improvements clearly point to clear competitors. The iPhone is sufficient to make non-mobile industry companies daunting. As for other mobile phone brands and even operating system providers, it's time to rethink.

The iPhone OS 4 firmware is released. Sina digital uses the xinku digital Weibo and image and text formats to broadcast live. Interested users can jump to and watch, contains detailed pictures and highlights of Q &. (Zhi Zhiyuan)


Contact Us

The content source of this page is from Internet, which doesn't represent Alibaba Cloud's opinion; products and services mentioned on that page don't have any relationship with Alibaba Cloud. If the content of the page makes you feel confusing, please write us an email, we will handle the problem within 5 days after receiving your email.

If you find any instances of plagiarism from the community, please send an email to: info-contact@alibabacloud.com and provide relevant evidence. A staff member will contact you within 5 working days.

A Free Trial That Lets You Build Big!

Start building with 50+ products and up to 12 months usage for Elastic Compute Service

  • Sales Support

    1 on 1 presale consultation

  • After-Sales Support

    24/7 Technical Support 6 Free Tickets per Quarter Faster Response

  • Alibaba Cloud offers highly flexible support services tailored to meet your exact needs.