“For iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 3G users (as well as second- and third-generation iPod touch users), iOS 4 will add useful functionality that will make your device more useable than ever,” Cheng reports. “For the purposes of this review, though, we used iOS 4 on an iPhone 3GS—the most current iPhone available ahead of the iPhone 4 launch.”
“The most exciting part about iOS 4 is really what third-party developers will do with the 1,500 new APIs. After all, the iPhone experience has become one that is almost defined by its apps, and Apple has opened up a new world of possibilities with its latest API offerings. As we go into the second half of 2010, we’re sure to see plenty of new apps that do creative things with Game Center, multitasking capabilities, the camera, and more,” Cheng reports. “So, unless you have a specific reason to hold back—jailbreakers, we’re looking at you—or you’re a poor, abandoned original iPhone owner, we can’t see why you wouldn’t want to upgrade your iPhone or iPod touch.”
Read the full, comprehensive (as usual) review here.
378 MB later, I’m on iOS 4!!
Snappy pappy!
First app I tried with multitasking was? Pandora! Just awesome!
Backup process just kills me. It looks like taking forever. I downloaded ios 4. But I don’t have time to install right now. Maybe I will try it again when I will go to sleep. I don’t get it why it takes so long. Anybody has the same problem here?
Stick Skater, my gf’s favorite game, crashes on iOS 4. Lovely.
@Edward,
The whole upgrade to iOS 4 took about 10 minutes for me.
Jailbreakers…..f-tards if ever there were any.
” I want the warranty on my Jetta to remain intact, even though I pulled the engine and transmission out and replaced them with the powertrain from a Chevrolet Chevette! “
@Edward
Depends on what you have synced to your iPhone. If you have a lot of movies/musics/photos/apps set to sync over, well, it take awhile to move a lot of data. If you want the process to go faster, make sure it is not set to sync those things, and the install of the iOS should be quick and painless.
Three words – Integrated spell checker!
It’s almost finished updating!
giggity giggity giggity
Anybody tried iOS4 on an iPod touch? If so, how is it looking?
Works perfectly on an iPod Touch. Wondering when MDN will update the app for multitasking , though!
There’s no point in doing it yet for me because most of the apps I want to use aren’t iOS 4 ready. I’ve even read of a few favs crashing persistently after the OS update so I’m that much more apprehensive.
OK… I like the unified mailbox, but unfortunately some key functionality (for me) had been lost.
While the push feature for mail works fine, I no longer get a visual notification that mail is sitting in one of my “filtered” subfolders. The red numbers indicating mail has arrived, only appears when something goes directly into the InBox at the highest level.
I hope that 4.01 come out quickly to address this issue
IT IS really!! snappy !!!
My iPhone 3G is snappier in some areas, and bloody slow in others. I love-love-love folders, and unified inbox.
Can anyone tell me the build number? Is it the same as the GM released to devs?
Count me as one of the “poor, abandoned original iPhone owners”
I just want folders!!!! Is that too much to ask?????
No homescreen wallpaper on 2G iPod Touch? :'(
My upgrade was not speedy at all. It actually took at least 45 minutes to download and several HOURS to install. And after all that the whole thing feels even more sluggish than it did before…which was pretty sluggish. But I was upgrading a 3G maybe you 3GS people had a better experience. I am just glad I only have to live with this slow brick for 2 more days.
@ Jeph–
Wow… You’re quite the biggot, aren’t you?
I’m a jailbreaker.
I don’t expect any support from Apple. If I break it, I understand that I am out of luck if I can’t fix it on my own.
I’m willing to take that risk, because to me, the benefits outweigh those risks, and I can afford a new phone if I have to pay out of my own pocket.
Who’s the frigtard?
Gmail Inbox Archives messages by default, you can go back to Delete by turning off Archive in account settings, just FYI
If you are 3G owners, you MUST restore your phone. Back up your data first, do a direct restore.
You fail to take into account that many apps are in the process of updating for iOS 4. As a result, some of your apps might crash, and that’s an indication that they weren’t properly written to follow Apple Software Developer Guidelines. I have read those developers (and their customers) who have followed the rules will have the fewest problems.
In the next couple of weeks, we’ll see a flood of updated apps for iOS 4. Be patient. This is a big jump, and as the article indicates, developers will likely be making a lot of changes to take advantage of the new APIs available to them. You will be the beneficiary.
TO THE REST OF YOU: to those of you complaining about how long it took to update or download your iPhone, consider:
1. Everyone is trying to hit the servers at the same time
2. This is a big update, and it’s making a lot of changes to your phone. Be patient as it backs up and runs the updater.
3. Do you really need this NOW? Why not wait a day or so? It’s a smart idea to see if there are reports of any apps breaking or other problems.
People, be patient. Your complaints are often your fault. Whenever you do a big update to your iPhone or Mac, plan ahead. Back up and sync your data before making the upgrade. And back up the data saved onto your Mac to an external drive or cloud-based drive. I had a problem when making the transition to iOS 3.0, and it gave me a lot of problems. Because I had a back-up of my data, nothing got overwritten.
Plan. Be patient. Do your homework. Consider waiting a few days. If you do, your experience will be excellent.
i have a 3GS, my wife has a 3G. my update took a total of maybe 15 minutes, start to finish. my wife’s took 2+ hours. also, no multitasking or wallpaper on the 3G.