RUMOR: iOS 4.3 due in December with app subscriptions

16 years ago

“Apple is already at work on an iOS 4.3 update, which should appear in December, a source claims,” MacNN reports.

“The focus of the firmware is expected to be on in-app subscriptions, addressing a long-standing complaint with newspapers and magazines wanting to sell iPad content without charging on per-issue basis,” MacNN reports. “In particular, v4.3 may come shortly after a December 9th announcement of The Daily, a tablet-exclusive publication created by Fox and Wall Street Journal owner News Corp.”

The source suggests that v4.3 could go live on December 13th, and also include some general code maintenance,” MacNN reports. “The source adds that subscription support may be connected to Apple’s nearly-launched data center in Maiden, North Carolina.”