iPhone Firmware 2.1 Beta 4 Cancels Push Service

Author: Chris

17 Aug

Firmware 2.1 for iPhone is set to arrive sometime in September. We’ve heard about various beta updates and it appears there’s one more. Beta 4 will disable the service which allows background data for native applications.

That means that the push notification data has been suspended for an indefinite period of time. It’s likely to return when Apple feels ready. Hopefully they will get they feeling by September since the push thing is for some the key feature in their iPhone.

Apple says that the notification code will be off limits for further development, without offering more information about future betas. I guess third party developers will pause any application that could use the push service until Apple finishes of the further development thing.

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5 Responses for "iPhone Firmware 2.1 Beta 4 Cancels Push Service"

boybawang August 18th, 2008 at 9:18 am 1
I have questions about this push service:

1. Will this allow me to download or upload big files in the background while i’m playing a game in the foreground?

2. Will it allow P2P and torrent downloads in the background?

3. How will i quit a running background push service? There’s no quit in iPhone apps.
Bob August 19th, 2008 at 7:47 am 2
The Apple logo you’re using in this post is completely outdated! It’s a dinosaur!
John Smith Jr September 7th, 2008 at 11:56 am 3
Bib, WHO cares if boybawang’s Apple logo is old, GROW UP!
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