The real game-changer will be that any developer who decides to do so can enable video streaming over AirPlay in their apps. But if any multi-format video player app should take up the reins of the now-defunct VLC app hallowed be its memory , AirPlay plus an Apple TV would go a long way towards Apple's goal of taking over our living rooms. Like iOS 4. In my own testing, Mobile Safari didn't seem dramatically faster than before, but page elements did render noticeably quicker.
This obviously has no effect on how fast content actually downloads, but it does mean pages will render a bit faster than before. The only other alteration of any significance I've seen on the iPhone under iOS 4. Back in my review of iOS 4. Not only are the sounds themselves incredibly irritating for the most part, almost all of them are far too lengthy for a text tone. The length of some tones is even pushing the envelope for a ringtone.
In iOS 4. To my dismay, Noir, the one new text tone I actually liked, has been chopped in half -- which doesn't make a whole lot of sense, since it was initially only about two seconds long to begin with. Vibrations associated with texts have been changed up too, with two short and very strong vibratory pulses accompanying each text. The new text vibration is way more noticeable than before, which suits me fine.
That's it for new features on the iPhone as far as I can tell. Since I don't own an iPad yet March 11 seriously cannot arrive fast enough , other than the option to choose whether the side switch on the iPad functions as a mute switch or an orientation lock, I'm not aware of any tweaks to the iPad other than those listed above.
Overall, iOS 4. There's still more than enough room for improvement in iOS 5, which will probably be previewed within the next couple of months. Sign up. Rawson Sponsored Links. In this article: features , iOS 4 , iOS 4. Personal Hotspot Despite the attention it's received, Personal Hotspot isn't really much different from the Internet Tethering option that preceded it.
Enable library sharing on your local network. Decide whether to share the whole library or just certain parts of it. If you want, set it up so Home Sharing clients will update your library's play counts. This is the part where I got hung up, because enabling library sharing is only half the battle. You then have to enter your Apple ID and password.
When you click "Done" on the screen that follows, the Home Sharing icon in your sidebar will rather counterintuitively disappear, which confused the hell out of me.
It turns out it is working and enabled at this point, it just doesn't show up in the sidebar unless a client is connected. Launch the iPod app on your iOS device. Apple on Wednesday released iOS 4. Available first as a developer beta almost two months ago , the update is now available to all users for free via iTunes. Headlining the iOS 4.
This feature first appeared in iOS 4. Apple opened up the feature in iOS 4. In the U. If your iOS 4. Sites with interactive features, or rich Web apps like Gmail, should feel noticeably snappier. Apple Introduces iOS 4.
New features in iOS 4. The Safari mobile browsing experience gets even better with iOS 4. The Nitro JavaScript engine that Apple pioneered on the desktop is now built into WebKit, the technology at the heart of Safari, and more than doubles the performance of JavaScript execution using just-in-time compilation. With the Nitro JavaScript engine, Safari provides an even better mobile browser experience working faster to support the interactivity of complex sites you visit on a daily basis.
With a simple tap you can enjoy all the media in your iTunes library wherever you are in your home. You can stream a movie from your Mac in one room to your iPad in another or stream an iTunes mix to your iPod touch from the office to the kitchen.
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