More leaked screenshots of iPhone firmware 3.0

More leaked screenshots of iPhone firmware 3.0

Andrew Lyle on 08 April 2009 - 00:25 · 33 comments & 13167 views

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With more and more coverage of the latest iPhone firmware 3.0, the secrets about Apple's new iPhone hardware are becoming more of a reality without any official details or announcements from Apple itself.

Many developers have managed to get their hands on the latest iPhone firmware 3.0 for development, and unlocked a lot of features thus far. One nice feature is having a percentage battery indicator on the top right of your iPhone to tell you just how low your battery is becoming.

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(8 replies) #1 kcherasaro on 08 Apr 2009 - 01:19

I like the percentage for the battery gauge.

#1.1 bobbit on 08 Apr 2009 - 01:28

Wonder if it's going to be in the iPod Touch? AFAIK the Touch doesn't have the usage thing, so unless they add that or move the setting, Touch users get stuck with non percentage, right?

#1.2 Digix on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:06

bobbit said,

Wonder if it's going to be in the iPod Touch? AFAIK the Touch doesn't have the usage thing, so unless they add that or move the setting, Touch users get stuck with non percentage, right?

Theres a thing on cydia to do same thing i think the option is in bossprefs if i remember right

#1.3 zappy004 on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:16

On my not-jailbroken iPod Touch, i just touch the battery icon, and it becomes a %

#1.4 bluewind_89 on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:33

Lies!

#1.5 Sam Symons Live on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:50

zappy004 said,

On my not-jailbroken iPod Touch, i just touch the battery icon, and it becomes a %

:rofl:

#1.6 Xero on 08 Apr 2009 - 03:28

Seems redundant that the battery icon is there with the percentage. They should replace the one with the other, just wasting space. Then again, unless its jailbroken you don't need all that room

#1.7 bmaher on 08 Apr 2009 - 10:04

zappy004 said,

On my not-jailbroken iPod Touch, i just touch the battery icon, and it becomes a %

You must have jailbroken it at one point and then restored it from a backup - as the setting is changed in a preference file.

I don't know why they didn't just use that method - it's already available, after all.

#1.8 zappy004 on 08 Apr 2009 - 14:34

bmaher said,

I don't know why they didn't just use that method - it's already available, after all.

Like the "Bluetooth module" piece of hardware, and the FM tuner (or transmitter) discovered in the Touch

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/iPo...eneration/586/2

#2 +dave164 on 08 Apr 2009 - 01:32

Looking forward to the new version. I'm running beta 2 atm and i love it

i really cant wait for the final release.

(10 replies) #3 booboo on 08 Apr 2009 - 01:33

You can already get percentage battery gauge if your phone's jailbroken, nothing new :/

#3.1 lylesback2 on 08 Apr 2009 - 01:42

Umm yeah but this is not jailbroken devices, this comes standard on the iPhone 3.0 firmware. Believe it or not, many consumers do NOT jailbreak their device, or have no idea it even exists. Let alone, modding your iPhone using WinterBoard

#3.2 dagamer34 on 08 Apr 2009 - 01:52

Jailbreaking your phone also opens the possibility of instability.

#3.3 Digix on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:07

dagamer34 said,

Jailbreaking your phone also opens the possibility of instability.

No more then apple does with it's own shoddy software.

#3.4 Intelman on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:12

Jailbroken is where its at.

#3.5 Sam Symons Live on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:22

Digix said,

No more then apple does with it's own shoddy software.

Don't know what you mean by that; my iPod touch runs perfectly, and it's stable. Can't remember the last time it froze up on me.

#3.6 CentralDogma on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:38

Sam Symons Live said,

Don't know what you mean by that; my iPod touch runs perfectly, and it's stable. Can't remember the last time it froze up on me.

Safari crashes constantly. And mine has crashed when I try to start up spacedeadbeef.

#3.7 lylesback2 on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:41

My safari crashes constantly too... Could be a jailbroken problem, but i'm still running 2.2

#3.8 Sam Symons Live on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:48

lylesback2 said,

My safari crashes constantly too... Could be a jailbroken problem, but i'm still running 2.2

It does? I can't remember the last time my Safari crashed either. The only browser issues I've had is once when it froze whilst I was using Tweetie's built in one :p Maybe I'm just lucky.

#3.9 CentralDogma on 08 Apr 2009 - 03:10

lylesback2 said,

My safari crashes constantly too... Could be a jailbroken problem, but i'm still running 2.2

Mine's not jailbroken, so thats not the problem. Safari is known to be buggy(hence why newer updates list "Improved stability of Safari" in their patch notes).

#3.10 bobbit on 08 Apr 2009 - 05:18

?? I haven't had a Safari crash on 2.2.1 yet and I use it pretty heavily :

(3 replies) #4 emzino on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:18

Jailbreaking is dead

#4.1 Chosen One on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:28

WoW what a dumb statement

#4.2 CentralDogma on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:36

emzino said,

Jailbreaking is dead

Not if you want to be able to record video on your 3G/original. Or if you want to use Java or .Net based apps. Or if you want to skin your iPhone. Or if you want to unlock it. Or if you even want to use your iPhone for storage.

So, yeah, not so dead.

#4.3 sin-ergy on 08 Apr 2009 - 12:14

Well, I don't think it's dead.....but I restored mine after noticing considerable slowdown with my jailbroken iphone. I couldn't believe how much faster everything ran after restoring!

(1 reply) #5 CentralDogma on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:50

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the "Voice Control" menue under Intrernational.

#5.1 Sam Symons Live on 08 Apr 2009 - 02:51

CentralDogma said,

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the "Voice Control" menue under Intrernational.

I didn't say anything 'coz I wrote about it earlier in that other article, about the auto-focus cam etc. It's great they're including it though... if it works well, of course.

(1 reply) #6 +Chicane-UK on 08 Apr 2009 - 08:16

Can't wait for firmware 3.0

#6.1 Tom W on 08 Apr 2009 - 09:04

Yeah me neither, half tempted to load it early but don't wanna mess my phone up!

#7 hotdog963al on 08 Apr 2009 - 12:29

Yerugh, getting a little bit on the fat side!
Keep it minimal please

#8 astrokat on 08 Apr 2009 - 17:14

These screenies are fake - i hate to say.
Correction: They may be real, but this is not 3.0.

(1 reply) #9 pyehac on 08 Apr 2009 - 17:16

If this goes to the iPod touch, I'll need a reason to buy a new iPod

*ipod touch mysteriously falls infront of a car and gets run over*

#9.1 RangerLG on 08 Apr 2009 - 21:03

The 3.0 firmware will be available for the Touch. It will cost $9.95.

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