iPhone 3.0's Hidden Features
More features are sure to trickle out in the coming days, here are a few that weren’t demonstrated
Tethering, Publish Video, Find my iPhone and Updated Podcast UI are some of the 80 missing features that were not demonstrated by Apple's Scott Forstall.
Tathering - Based on the preference panel, it appears that you will be able to tether via USB or Bluetooth.
Publish Video - When you tap on an image in Photos, then tap the options icon, then Send to MobileMe the heading at the top of that window says “Publish Video.” While it could be a typo, it could also be a hint that video recording is coming.
Find my iPhone - slider labeled “Find My iPhone” was found in the settings for a MobileMe email account. Sliding the switch to “On” brings up a dialog that says “This enables the “Find my Phone” service on your MobileMe account at me.” When paired with GPS and/or Skyhook triangulation this could be a killer feature for finding a lost or misplaced iPhone. A boon for people like me that lose their phones daily.
Updated Podcast UI - Apple added a completely revamped UI for playing podcasts in the iPod application in iPhone OS 3.0.
- The Repeat and Shuffle buttons are gone
- A mail icon has been added, presumably to email the iTunes Store link
- A scrubber that allows you to instantly rewind in 30 seconds increments
- A Speed modifier that allows you to playback podcasts at double or half their normal rate
- Variable speed scrubbing, which allows you to jump to a specific spot in the podcast by moving a little marker in the timeline.
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