Updated: iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2 released to developers

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A mere two weeks ago you may remember Apple releasing the first beta of the upcoming iPhone OS 3.0 to developers. Well, it hasn't taken long but there has already been a second beta released via the Developer Center.

The iPhone OS 3.0 will bring a whole range of features to Apple's iPhone and iPod touch when it is released this Summer, including Copy and Paste, Spotlight search and Push notifications. Not only this, but MMS and Tethering are being included, removing many gripes customers have with Apple's mobile device. So far, there are no noticeable changes being reported in the second beta (except that the OS runs snappier in general), but expect news to roll out over the coming hours.

Keep your eyes on this article, as it will be updates as some improvements in the beta get reported, as there are members in Neowin who are enrolled in the development program.

Update:

One change that has been reported so far is a new menu in the Settings of the iPhone, named 'Store'.

As you can see above, there's not much within this menu, but it will be interested to see what purpose it serves.

Update 2:

MacRumors has confirmed that you are now allowed to use 11 pages of applications on your iPhone or iPod touch, bringing the total to 180. Apple has been rumored to make better app management changes to the iPhone OS, which has yet to be seen, but considering it's only taken 2 weeks for a second beta to be released there may be something added yet.

#1 Luis Mazza on 31 Mar 2009 - 23:59

If at least the leaks were working, then Apple would be able to fix more bugs, wouldn`t they? :p

(8 replies) #2 ilaugh on 01 Apr 2009 - 00:07

I don't mean to spam this article, but why are all the images flipped?

#2.1 ekw on 01 Apr 2009 - 00:09

aprilll foools!

#2.2 XeonBuilder on 01 Apr 2009 - 00:10

Someone took the pics from inside. lol

#2.3 Sam Symons Live on 01 Apr 2009 - 00:11

ilaugh said,

Not my fault :p

#2.4 Electric Bolt on 01 Apr 2009 - 00:16

The worst April Fools prank I've ever seen... This isn't even funny, it is annoying, I liked it when Microsoft made the search bar on live.com switch spots and then it said April Fools *and went back*, but the images being flipped is just annoying as I can't really figure out the screenshot, and the direct link to the image gives you the same thing. *Fix this horrible prank Neowin Staff!*

edit: nice emoticon, NOT!

#2.5 Luis Mazza on 01 Apr 2009 - 00:22

That`s funny when people`s nicks are truly revealing, like above.

#2.6 +Xerxes on 01 Apr 2009 - 00:30

Electric Bolt said,

But it is funny, sheesh people lighten up

#2.7 Xero on 01 Apr 2009 - 01:55

Naw man it's not as bad as he's making it out to be but it is really annoying. I almost don't even want to navigate the site until its changed. So I will, I hear there's a real world out there too..

#2.8 sphbecker on 01 Apr 2009 - 12:43

I don't care for the flipped screenshots, they are very unreadable. The flipped logo and emotion icons are cute.

(1 reply) #3 sin-ergy on 01 Apr 2009 - 00:30

What's with all the up-side down images on neowin? o_O

#3.1 +Xerxes on 01 Apr 2009 - 00:32

It's a rather amusing April Fools prank....or is it :shifty:

#4 Omen1393 on 01 Apr 2009 - 00:46

At least all the text isn't flipped upside down.

(5 replies) #5 NeoSigma on 01 Apr 2009 - 01:25

I t'nod kniht s'ti ynnuf ta lla. toN yllaer taht taerg fo a knarp. sseldrageR, m'I gnikool drawrof ot eht enohPi 0.3 esaeler!

#5.1 sin-ergy on 01 Apr 2009 - 01:43

what? :p

#5.2 +Xerxes on 01 Apr 2009 - 02:40

sin-ergy said,

He jumbled up the letters, problem is you need to leave the first and last letters in the correct place, otherwise it doesn't work

(as your brain reads in "words", it doesn't matter if the letters in between are messed up...rather cool!)

#5.3 cpenner on 01 Apr 2009 - 03:13

Actually each word is just backwards...

#5.4 sin-ergy on 01 Apr 2009 - 03:27

Xerxes said,

what? ;p haha

#5.5 +Xerxes on 01 Apr 2009 - 04:49

cpenner said,

Yeah I see that now

I think it's my brain that's jumbled up

(2 replies) #6 Sam Symons Live on 01 Apr 2009 - 03:35

I love how only one comment on topic here :p

#6.1 KeR on 01 Apr 2009 - 04:45

Sam Symons Live said,

here is another one...runs much better for me than Beta 1

#6.2 Sam Symons Live on 01 Apr 2009 - 06:04

KeR said,

I agree. I've found that, on my 1G iPod touch, navigating the Settings menu etc is rather slow but everything else (Stocks, YouTube, App Store) runs brilliantly.

(1 reply) #7 vipwoody on 01 Apr 2009 - 04:55

april fools

#7.1 Sam Symons Live on 01 Apr 2009 - 07:14

vipwoody said,

Maybe if they included some crazy features, but unfortunately not :p

#8 bmaher on 01 Apr 2009 - 09:40

I wonder if they've fixed the stupid settings-menu-crashing-while-getting-mms-stuff bug.

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