According to AppleInsider sources, iPhone firmware 4.0 will bring multitasking to the platform in coming months. And it may look at lot like Exposé.
The “full-on solution” to multitasking will support “several” third-party apps running at once in a “multi-tasking manager that leverages interface technology already bundled with its Mac OS X operating system”. To us, that sounds a lot like Exposé, a multi-window view that’s already found its way into phones like the HTC Legend, which would be quite different from the proof-of-concepts we’ve seen thus far (like our lead shot).
But frankly, I don’t really care what it looks like, so long as I can pull up my email while web browsing as easily as I can on any Android phone. The iPhone’s uni-tasking Gmail support is straight-up punishing in comparison. [AppleInsider]
ben evans
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 7:49 AMPlease let me run Skype in the background….Even if its just over WiFi, 3G would really rock.
Shane
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 9:10 AMIf the HTC legend provides for a “multi-window view”, does that mean they can sue apple when they implement it?
None the less, I’d LOVE to have multi tasking on my iphone, then I can switch between my “tracker” and my “ipod” without pausing the flippen tracker all the time :P
matt
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 11:28 AMthis is why I love Apple… they (or more specifically, Steve) call anyone who suggests functionality that they don’t have “Idiots” for suggesting such a “stupid and unnecessary feature that no one wants” and then fanboys jump on board trying to justify it.
and then they finally bring it out anyway. no doubt calling it something different to try and make us believe they weren’t just full of *** when they bashed the feature.
though I suppose all companies do this. It’s so annoying.
Travis New
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 9:42 PMIs it me or does that picture scream WebOS “cards” style multitasking …
Wok
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:52 PMThis will HAVE to be there or it’s Windows Phone 7 Series for Wokie, well it might be anyway.
Reece McPherson
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 8:58 PMWould this apply to the iPod Touch firmware as well?