iOS 4.3.2 arrives, fixes iPad 3G, FaceTime bugs
This morning Apple released iOS 4.3.2, a build that promises to fix a bug that caused video to go blank or become frozen during FaceTime calls, as well another bug that kept some international iPad users with 3G models from connecting to local cellular networks. The new release also contains the latest security updates.The software is compatible with the GSM model of the iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS, both generations of the iPad, and the third and fourth generations of the iPod Touch. Customers with Verizon iPhone 4s are receiving a different update dubbed 4.2.7, which addresses the same issues but doesn't include features specific to iOS 4.3.x, such as the new JavaScript engine for Safari and AirPlay support in third-party applications.A post by Boy Genius Report this time last week said iOS 4.3.2 was coming "in about two weeks" but was otherwise spot-on about it being just a bug fix update.What's unclear is whether this update addresses a problem that has been affecting users with iPad 2 units on Verizon's network who have had to reboot to re-enable 3G once it had been disabled. Apple said last week that it was investigating the issue. CNET contacted Apple to see if that particular issue had been sorted out as part of the 3G connectivity fix, but we hadn't heard back by publication time.
Monday, March 23, 2015
iOS 4.3 code hints at A5 processor in next iPhone
iOS 4.3 code hints at A5 processor in next iPhone
Apple released the latest update to its iOS operating system just this morning, and already savvy coders have found signs that the company may be testing dual-core processors in the next version of the iPhone.The iPad 2 is the first iOS device to ship with the A5, Apple's new dual-core processor that succeeds the A4. The A4 had been released first on the iPad before making its way to the iPhone 4, then later to the iPod Touch and Apple TV.Riffing off the discovery of the A5 processor's code name within iOS 4.3's code by Chronic Dev group member Chronic, iOS developer Filippo Bigarella found mention of "N94AP," a code name that would signify a yet-to-be-released iPhone based on past device code names. The N94AP mention was then linked up with "S5L8940," the name for the A5 within the iOS code. Is this a definitive sign the next iPhone will sport a dual-core processor? Certainly not, but it would jibe both with last year's processor refresh pattern of the iPad's chip trickling down to other iOS devices, and advanced notice of other Apple products from within development code. That was most recently the case with the Verizon iPhone, which was referenced in iOS 4 code back in August, some five months before it was officially announced.(Via 9to5Mac)
Apple released the latest update to its iOS operating system just this morning, and already savvy coders have found signs that the company may be testing dual-core processors in the next version of the iPhone.The iPad 2 is the first iOS device to ship with the A5, Apple's new dual-core processor that succeeds the A4. The A4 had been released first on the iPad before making its way to the iPhone 4, then later to the iPod Touch and Apple TV.Riffing off the discovery of the A5 processor's code name within iOS 4.3's code by Chronic Dev group member Chronic, iOS developer Filippo Bigarella found mention of "N94AP," a code name that would signify a yet-to-be-released iPhone based on past device code names. The N94AP mention was then linked up with "S5L8940," the name for the A5 within the iOS code. Is this a definitive sign the next iPhone will sport a dual-core processor? Certainly not, but it would jibe both with last year's processor refresh pattern of the iPad's chip trickling down to other iOS devices, and advanced notice of other Apple products from within development code. That was most recently the case with the Verizon iPhone, which was referenced in iOS 4 code back in August, some five months before it was officially announced.(Via 9to5Mac)
iOS 4.2.1 Mobile Safari adds goodies for developers
iOS 4.2.1 Mobile Safari adds goodies for developers
Web developer and blogger Maximiliano Firtman has provided a quick demonstration of the DeviceOrientation API--a "move the ball" demonstration, available here on iOS devices running iOS 4.2.1.Firtman says that WebSockets is another major update. "WebSockets is a W3C HTML5 API currently in draft that allows JavaScript to use an open, bidirectional full-duplex connection to a server using TCP sockets," he said. "This is a great news for chat and real-time applications that will reduce AJAX periodic calls."Developers will also be able to access the new AirPrint feature in iOS 4.2.1, allowing for wireless printing directly from Web pages through the new Safari print dialog.As a Web developer, what's your favorite feature update in Mobile Safari? Let me know in the comments!Be sure to follow MacFixIt on Twitter and contribute to the CNET Mac forums.
Web developer and blogger Maximiliano Firtman has provided a quick demonstration of the DeviceOrientation API--a "move the ball" demonstration, available here on iOS devices running iOS 4.2.1.Firtman says that WebSockets is another major update. "WebSockets is a W3C HTML5 API currently in draft that allows JavaScript to use an open, bidirectional full-duplex connection to a server using TCP sockets," he said. "This is a great news for chat and real-time applications that will reduce AJAX periodic calls."Developers will also be able to access the new AirPrint feature in iOS 4.2.1, allowing for wireless printing directly from Web pages through the new Safari print dialog.As a Web developer, what's your favorite feature update in Mobile Safari? Let me know in the comments!Be sure to follow MacFixIt on Twitter and contribute to the CNET Mac forums.
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