Full FeediPhone OS 3.0 beta 3 Build: 7A280f released
I have had the pleasure—yes, I mean pleasure—of working with the beta 3 release of OS 3.0 for the iPhone. I flashed my phone with the firmware about four hours ago, and it is just flat out fast. Finger gestures, taps, application response are all faster than any of the OS 2 builds.
I had lost my push e-mail notifications from both Mobile Me and my corporate Exchange servers. They are back. The new feature of adding the push notifications to your e-mail folders is also functioning at 100% now. In previous builds, if you did not flash the phone and set it up as a new phone (meaning if you restored from back up), Youtube broke. That is no longer the case.
I am excited for everyone because they seem to be releasing a new build about every two weeks or so, so I can only image how fast this is going to be when released to the masses. Did I mention it was fast? It’s fast. Applications pop almost instantly; it’s like a different experience all together. The best just got better.
As far as push notifications go, there are no applications available yet to test except my super, top secret, nobody-can-know-about-it application I wrote to do exactly that. It works, so I expect applications from the likes of AIM, Facebook, and MySpace to be using them to the fullest.
If anyone is curious about anything, sound off below and I will do my best to get answers for you.
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So, would you say this build is fast?
on April 14, 2009 at 10:58 PM - LINKI read somewhere that apple warned that old applications not compatible with 3.0 were not working in this beta do you have any problems with any of the apps that were already on your phone before u upgraded?
on April 15, 2009 at 01:45 AM - LINKSeveral applications do not work, such as wifinder, and memory maker, best I can tell anything that wants to use any part of the core OS is broken right now.
on April 15, 2009 at 01:51 AM - LINKSo basically anything like photo editors or anything involving maps don’t work either but apps like social networking and games do?
on April 15, 2009 at 03:15 AM - LINKI have only been able to get google maps to work a couple of times, it usually crashes imediatly after launch. All of the photo editors I use, do work.
on April 15, 2009 at 10:36 AM - LINKAwesome… Is there a date for it to be released to the masses?
on April 15, 2009 at 04:04 PM - LINKI would guess at the WWDC in June but I have not heard anything concrete. We will let everyone know here at Appletell as soon as we know.
on April 15, 2009 at 04:09 PM - LINKI was a genius and bricked my iphone trying to update to beta 3 but i found the website i linked in my name above and they were able to get me up and running in a couple minutes, just my 2 cents for anyone in the same boat i was.
on April 16, 2009 at 12:25 PM - LINKI have without knowing updated to 3.0. Then I have tried to down grade to 2.2.1 but unable to restore my iPhone. I have also contacted to the service provider but they are also not having answer with them.
Please help me & guide me, how to restore my iphone either to 3.0 or 2.2.1
Looking forward to your positive response.
Thanks & Regards,
on April 21, 2009 at 11:59 PM - LINKShyamang
How did you upgrade without knowing it? You cant go back once you are on 3.0. Its in the agreement you accepted when you upgraded, provided you did it correctly. If you give me more information I might be able to help…....
on April 26, 2009 at 11:00 AM - LINKI bricked my phone and need help badly someone please rescue me i need my iphone 3G i tried to do beta 3 7A259 and im supposed to be registered UDID but it says my ipsw is out of date am i f@#$ED
on April 27, 2009 at 02:54 AM - LINKDo you know when the update will be available, i hear it will cost $10 for ipod touchers and be free for iphoners! But whens it going to be made available, June, July, August?
on May 27, 2009 at 10:16 AM - LINK