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News: iPhone Software 2.2 features emoji, Google Street View, more
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
image Developers have found a number of features hidden in iPhone Software 2.2, which is currently in beta and was recently updated and seeded to developers. Although the release notes list only “compatibility testing” as the only change, according to Mac Rumors, developers have found some new features hidden in iPhone’s framework files. A number of hidden Japanese emoji icons were found, which if implemented will answer one of the most common complaints about the iPhone from Japanese users, support for Street View in the Google Maps application, and a new toggle in the ...
iPhone 2.2 Update Finally Brings Google Street View to Maps [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... promising only "compatibility testing" enhancements, the pre-release version of iPhone software 2.2 is starting to spill its secrets. The folks at Mac Rumors have dug up evidence that Google Maps' Street View will finally make it into the Maps app, after popping up in the ...
Google Street View, auto-correction prefs in iPhone OS 2.2 beta
AppleInsider —
... that the first private beta of iPhone Software 2.2 included a redesigned Safari address bar, as well as a new version of the App Store application with interface tweaks and a new bug report feature. While those changes are visible to developers testing the software, a post at MacRumors details support for a few other features that have thus far remain inaccessible to developers, as they're not yet fully activated in the betas. Among them is a preference to turn off the iPhone's text auto-correction. A request for this functionality was recently the subject of an ...
More hidden features found in latest iPhone 2.2 beta
Infinite Loop —
... of stability across the OS and a brisk stride of new features in key areas like the iPod app and even SMS. Now that folks have dug through recent builds of the beta iPhone 2.2 updates, Apple will apparently maintain a casual jogging pace with new features, though you wouldn't know it from the release notes. According to MacRumors , three significant features have so far been found in beta builds of iPhone OS 2.2 currently available to developers. Probably the most interesting is Google Street View, a feature that ...
Apple's iPhone Top-Selling U.S. Consumer Smartphone This Summer, Verizon The Big Loser
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Meanwhile, Apple is already at work on the next version of the iPhone's software. Coming to iPhone 2.2: Google Maps Street View -- one of the cooler features of Google's 'G1' phone, shipping this month -- and Japanese "emoji" icons, according to MacRumors. ...
iPhone 2.2 features trickle out
The Apple Core —
... that 2.2 would contain some UI tweaks including moving the Google search field in mobile Safari and larger category icons in the App Store and revised “Tell a Friend” and “Report a Problem” buttons. Still no word if firmware 2.2 will include background push notification which was missing from beta 1 builds. (Tip: MacRumors )
Firmware 2.2 to Have Google Street View, Emoji, Auto-Correction Dissabling
Touch Podium —
... cities within the Google
Maps application. The feature was recently demoed on Google’s Android phone.
- As I’ve mentioned above, Apple has finally decided to address an issue that was an annoyance to many non-English iPhone users; the ability to disable auto-correction.
There is no indication as to when firmware 2.2 will be available as of yet, but we will be sure to let you know as soon as we hear word of its release.
(via MacRumors)
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Google Street View, emoji coming to iPhone 2.2?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Rumors, iPhone MacRumors hears news of some interesting new features that may see the light of day in the next iteration of iPhone firmware. The Maps application will apparently have support for Google Street View. It remains to be seen if the integration will be as impressive as that of Google Android, which used GPS compass data to dynamically change the street view depending on which way you're actually pointed. Also included is support for Japanese emoji icons: 461 popular pictures that can be added to ...
iPhone 2.2 Beta Reveals Google Street View Among New Features
iPhone Savior —
... Some interesting hidden features have begun to surface surrounding Apple's most recent pre-release version of iPhone firmware 2.2 according to MacRumors. The three features cited include; the addition of Google Street View added to the wildly popular Maps application, the ability to turn off the auto-correct feature when typing and the addition of Japanese emoji icons or emoticons used to an obnoxious degree by Japanese teens while texting. ...
Another iPhone Firmware Update Coming -- Still No Copy & Paste
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
We’re still a little irked that Apple has ignored our requests for copy and paste functionality on the iPhone 3G, but at least we’re getting another firmware update that doesn’t just include “compatibility testing.” According to MacRumors , firmware 2.2 will equip iPhone users with Google Street View for Google Maps, as well as the ability to disable auto correction, which has the reputation of ruining a few good SMS exchanges. To help with the iPhone’s decreasing popularity in Japan, the firmware will also including emoji, which are adorable little Japanese emoticons. [image] ...
Hidden iPhone Firmware 2.2 Features: Google Street View, Turn Off Auto-Correction, Japanese Emoji Icons
iPhone Hacks —
... contains the emoticons in a single artwork file in the UIKit.framework , they are not accessible. The screen shot above was apparently created by calling an unpublished API. The clock icon on the left as seen in the screen shot above gives you access to your recent emoji, while the other icons give you access to differently themed emoji. Apple has not yet announced when iPhone firmware 2.2 will be available to iPhone users. What do you think about these features? [via Mac Rumors ] [image] Follow this blog Top iPhone Hacks Categories: Hacks ...
Google Street View and other features hidden within iPhone 2.2
Phones Review —
... most recent listed “compatibility testing” in the release notes to developers.
But hidden within the firmware iPhone 2.2 beta Apple has actually made some underlying changes to the iPhone’s framework which include…
Support for Google Street View for Google Maps…an address of the iPhone’s keyboard that allows users to disable the iPhone’s auto-correction…and support for Japanese emoji icons that are popular with Japanese phones.
Source – macrumors
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Yatta! iPhone 2.2 has emoji support (plus other hidden features)
iSmashPhone —
... beta, one of them being emoji support:
The addition of emoji support on the 2.2 firmware will surely give the iPhone the boost it needs in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Other surprises discovered on the 2.2 firmware beta include Google Street View support and disabling the auto-correction function:
The release date for the 2.2 firmware has not yet been announced.
Source: MacRumors ...
New Features Found In Firmware 2.2
Apple iPhone Blog —
... References: http://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/06/iphone-2-2-hidden-features-google-street- view-emoji-auto-correction-off/
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