14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is known to have handed developers a bunch of pre-release software packages, including the iOS 4 GM seed, a beta of iTunes 9.2, iAd JS and iPhone SDK 4 GM seed. iTunes 9.2 comes with several new features and improvements, according to Apple, which include the iPhone 4 compatibility, Folders support, performance improvements, and more.
A list of changes that come with iTunes 9.2 is offered by World of Apple, a regular source of seed notes for pre-release Apple software. According to its report, iTunes 9.2 delivers the following:
- Sync with iPhone 4 to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on-the-go; - Sync and read books with iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 4 and iBooks 1.1; - Organize and sync PDF documents as books. Read PDFs with iBooks 1.1 on iPad and any iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 4; - Organize your apps on your iPhone OS 4 home screens into folders using iTunes; - Faster back-ups while syncing an iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 4; - Performance improvements make scrolling much faster.
Moving on to iOS 4, the source in question notes that Apple previously named it iPhone OS 4. The GM (Golden Master) build 8A293 is a 378MB download for the iPhone 3GS and weighs in at 292MB for the iPhone 3G, according to those who’ve leaked the information to World of Apple. Currently available to registered iPhone developers only, the OS beta release is accompanied by a new SDK beta labeled build 10M2262, the source adds.
Although the report also promises the full seed notes for this release, the source only acknowledges the aforementioned build numbers, file sizes, and that iOS 4 introduces over 100 new features, among which it names seven major ones: Multitasking, App Folders, Enhanced Mail app, iBooks for iPhone and iPod touch, Enhanced enterprise features, Game Center, and iAds.