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First Look: iOS4 on iPhone 3G vs 3GS

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Jun 22, 2010, 4:07 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Phone Scoop tests Apple's iOS4 on both the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G. Find out what works on the iPhone 3G, what doesn't, and if Apple's new software is worth installing.

What Does iOS4 Do for the iPhone 3G?

When Apple first provided a preview of iOS4 earlier this year, it noted that a number of features wouldn't be supported on the iPhone 3G. It also said that iOS4 won't work on the original iPhone. We know all the features of iOS4 are supported on the iPhone 4, but even the iPhone 3GS won't get access to a number of apps, such as FaceTime.

So, what does work on the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and what doesn't? Is the software worth installing? Phone Scoop finds out.

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About the author, Eric M. Zeman:

Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

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Laxgoly

Jun 24, 2010, 9:06 PM

Yahoo Calendar

Anyone using Yahoo as their online calendar? I am debating on switching from Gmail (I loath it) but it is hard with the functionality that it offers. Yahoo is close but I thing due to the "multitasking crap" the fact that the the calendar does not actually close is stopping it from updating. I forced closed it and reopened it and it synced right away. Anyone else experiencing this?

SloppyC

Jun 22, 2010, 4:42 PM

Multitasking Question

"With iOS4 on the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, double-tapping the home button brings up a list of open apps that users can jump to quickly. This simply isn't present on the iPhone 3G. The multitasking is probably more accurately described as faster switching between application. Only certain applications can truly run in the background, and the app switching doesn't necessarily show you other open apps so much as it lets you jump to recently used apps faster."

So only certain applications work in the background? How can this even be called multitasking?

justfinethanku

What applications do you want running in the background?

They have it set up so that developers can allow only the parts of their applications that they need to run in the background of the phone run to preserve battery life and keep the phone qui...
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Joshmo

i see it coming as an update for most apps.

I would imagine that since the applications currently out there were written before iOS4, then the code to run it in the background might not be there.

We shall see....

bluecoyote

Only certain tasks are allowed to be performed by an application when it is not 'open.' Everything else is instantly cached.

It's not multitasking like on a desktop, since you can't have two apps on screen at once. But in the mobile realm 'multit...
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stevensocal

Jun 23, 2010, 12:33 PM

Upgrading 3g from 3.13 To 4.0

I spent hours with apple on phone and playing with my itunes trying to update this to 3g to 4.0 . Only conclusion I have come to, is that you have to restore your 3g back to factory settings , then do the update then back up , it's the only way to do it. (taking a chance on loosing data and info. For what you get here, I rather just get the new iphone 4 than deal with all the hassle of going though that process.
Anyone have this same issue ? I read in the blogs they are calling it a restore to get 4.0 on to 3 g not a update .. ?????

justfinethanku

Jun 22, 2010, 5:23 PM

Is it just me or

Does this "first look" seem more like an opportunity taken to bash the iPhone?

I don't want to seem harsher than I need to, and you guys always have pretty good answers for everything, but geez, this seems like a smear article.

justfinethanku

ps, I just whent back and looked at the author, Eric, you absolutely have to hate me.

😛

iDeNoh

I don't see this as a smear campaign as much as a letter to apple stating "why?" I mean, surely they had their reasons for adding/not adding certain features to the 3g, but a lot of it doesn't really make sense, I *know* for a fact multitasking could ...
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ajac09

I think its funny how they say their older phones (3g and before) cant handle multi tasking yet thier are ones with slower processors for android and windows mobile that have been doing it for awhile now lol guess apple techs arent to smart

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