New Features in iPhone OS 3.1

iPhone OS 3.1 has been announced today in Apple Rock and Roll event. Here’s a list of all the features which are included in the upgrade:

  • Video editing on iPhone 3GS wont overwrite the clip over the original when you are editing a clip.
  • A new option for checking tethering data statistics.
  • iPhone will now vibrate whenever you switch to the mode where you can move and arrange icons on the iPhone home screen.
  • Improvements in the performance of Compass on iPhone 3GS.
  • Directional orientation in Google Maps app is now more accurate.
  • Copy/Paste support for address book and numeric keypad in Phone application.
  • “Fraud Protection” toggle has been added to settings under Safari.
  • iPhone boot time is now faster.
  • Voice Control over Bluetooth.
  • Password-locked phones will now ask for a PIN, the first time the device is plugged into a new computer for syncing.
  • New APIs to enable third party apps to access videos and edit them.
  • Developers can now work with an iPhone wirelessly (WIFI) instead of having to connect it to their development computer via USB.
  • Non-destructive video button names changed to Trim Original and Save as New Clip, this should help clear up the confusion caused by the original names Save and Save a Copy.
  • New enhancements to Core Audio has been added.
  • Support for copy/paste of videos into email.
  • Support for Instruments (on your Leopard or Snow Leopard OS X machine) over Wi-Fi instead of USB for developers to test benchmarks in apps for memory leaks, performance etc.
  • Video attachments can now be saved into photo album.
  • Improved battery life.
  • Failover support for HTTP live streaming.
  • Support for VM Tracker in Snow Leopard.
  • Improvements to OpenGL and Quartz.
  • MMS support for AT&T customers.
  • Official API support for Augmented Reality apps. (unconfirmed)
  • More accuracy in battery % meter. (unconfirmed)
  • A toggle for Batter % for all devices. (unconfirmed)
  • Password protection toggle for “Find my iPhone”. (unconfirmed)
  • Real-time zoom for camera
  • Numerous other bug fixes.

You can upgrade your iPhone OS to 3.1 from the iTunes.

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