iPhone OS 3.0 Preview Coming on March 17th: Predictions?

By Gary Ng on March 13th, 2009 71

Word has gotten out that there will be an Apple Special Event on March 17th. What’s going to be announced? Well, for starters we will see a preview of iPhone OS 3.0! On top of this, there will be a new iPhone SDK. The event is going to take place at 10AM PST on Tuesday so mark your calendars!

What Do You Think Apple Will Announce with iPhone OS 3.0?

The iPhone has been out for almost two years now. In that time we’ve seen various firmware updates released by Apple, with some of the major announcements coming from firmware 2.0 which debuted the incredibly successful App Store. What can we expect to see in iPhone OS 3.0?

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Rumors are out there that we might see MMS and tethering via Bluetooth and USB. But honestly…MMS?! Who still sends MMS messages? Most people email pictures if they want to send and regarding tethering using Bluetooth and USB, I’d be interested to learn more about that. It will be interesting if these rumors become a reality, but until then let the speculation run rampant.

My iPhone OS 3.0 Wishlist

In a perfect world, we might see the following announced (my wishlist):
- copy and paste
- push notifications
- ability to run multiple apps simultaneously
- wireless sync over WiFi
- forwarding of SMS
- new ringtones/notification sounds; better handling of notifications
- increased battery life (this is possible; remember the 1.x.x firmwares?)
- video recording
- ability to “mark all as read” in Mail
- iPhone themes
- debut of Flash??

If Apple were to introduce some new features, it might make jailbreaking seem less appealing to people. Sure, it’s fun and all but it does take some time and dedication to get it done. However, jailbreaking is the only way to unlock your iPhone 3G at this point in time.

Nevertheless, March 17th can’t come soon enough! What would you like to see from OS 3.0? Let us know by responding to this thread in the iPhone in Canada Forums, or post a comment!

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  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Yeah, this is a big question that many people are waiting to find out the answer to!

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca iPhone Fan

    Yeah, this is a big question that many people are waiting to find out the answer to!

  • Phileops

    Stereo Bluetooth!!

  • Phileops

    Stereo Bluetooth!!

  • Phileops

    Stereo Bluetooth!!

  • Jorelle

    An option to turn off auto-rotation, or keep it to one side (ie rotating left won’t affect it, but right, yes)

  • Jorelle

    An option to turn off auto-rotation, or keep it to one side (ie rotating left won’t affect it, but right, yes)

  • Jorelle

    An option to turn off auto-rotation, or keep it to one side (ie rotating left won’t affect it, but right, yes)

  • SSK13

    I hope we get all those features and more!

  • SSK13

    I hope we get all those features and more!

  • SSK13

    I hope we get all those features and more!

  • http://www.biis.ca/ Jean Paul

    I could not agree more. I hope to see a new version soon. Bluetooth would be very use when you travel. And when you travel, you should have travel insurance to protect your staff.

  • http://www.biis.ca/ Jean Paul

    I could not agree more. I hope to see a new version soon. Bluetooth would be very use when you travel. And when you travel, you should have travel insurance to protect your staff.

  • http://www.biis.ca Jean Paul

    I could not agree more. I hope to see a new version soon. Bluetooth would be very use when you travel. And when you travel, you should have travel insurance to protect your staff.

  • smb31

    I think this 3.0 update will be the deciding factor on whether I will keep using the iPhone or not. I have actually decided to get the upcoming Nokia N97 which will be released sometime this summer but I sorta changed my mind and wanted to give the iPhone another shot after hearing about the OS 3.0 update. I really do hope that everything that have been said before me will be included in the list. It would be wonderful if it can finally play flash videos though not really a big on tethering. An actual Bluetooth functionality will be great (able to pair with any Bluetooth devices and transfer files, any Bluetooth headsets,etc) There are also some little but important features which I think should be included like copy and paste, landscape qwerty keypad when texting, etc. I am not entirely sure about this but there’s actually an app on Cydia that can improve the picture quality of the iPhone from 2megapixels to 4megapixels so that would be nice if they can do that. And last but not least, the ability to run multiple applications simultaneously in the background.

  • smb31

    I think this 3.0 update will be the deciding factor on whether I will keep using the iPhone or not. I have actually decided to get the upcoming Nokia N97 which will be released sometime this summer but I sorta changed my mind and wanted to give the iPhone another shot after hearing about the OS 3.0 update. I really do hope that everything that have been said before me will be included in the list. It would be wonderful if it can finally play flash videos though not really a big on tethering. An actual Bluetooth functionality will be great (able to pair with any Bluetooth devices and transfer files, any Bluetooth headsets,etc) There are also some little but important features which I think should be included like copy and paste, landscape qwerty keypad when texting, etc. I am not entirely sure about this but there’s actually an app on Cydia that can improve the picture quality of the iPhone from 2megapixels to 4megapixels so that would be nice if they can do that. And last but not least, the ability to run multiple applications simultaneously in the background.

  • smb31

    I think this 3.0 update will be the deciding factor on whether I will keep using the iPhone or not. I have actually decided to get the upcoming Nokia N97 which will be released sometime this summer but I sorta changed my mind and wanted to give the iPhone another shot after hearing about the OS 3.0 update. I really do hope that everything that have been said before me will be included in the list. It would be wonderful if it can finally play flash videos though not really a big on tethering. An actual Bluetooth functionality will be great (able to pair with any Bluetooth devices and transfer files, any Bluetooth headsets,etc) There are also some little but important features which I think should be included like copy and paste, landscape qwerty keypad when texting, etc. I am not entirely sure about this but there’s actually an app on Cydia that can improve the picture quality of the iPhone from 2megapixels to 4megapixels so that would be nice if they can do that. And last but not least, the ability to run multiple applications simultaneously in the background.

  • Dynomity

    This is exciting.. I hope Safari will be even more stable!!!

  • Dynomity

    This is exciting.. I hope Safari will be even more stable!!!

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