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New iPhone 2.0 features outed
By Jeremy Horwitz
Editor-in-Chief, iLoungeGoogle+
Published: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
News Categories: iPhone
Accompanied by photographs of the hacked beta 2.0 version of the iPhone’s Software, Engadget has posted a list of several features that have been added to the as-yet-unreleased update. Though most of the features, such as Exchange server support, the App Store, Cisco VPN support, and Parental Controls for iPod, Safari, YouTube, the iTunes Store and App Store are already known, and others have yet to be unlocked by Apple, the following additional features have been discovered:
An expanded Calculator, with a widescreen-orientation “scientific mode,” featuring functions found in more deluxe pocket calculators.

Multiple simultaneous message deletion in Mail.
Organize the list of Wi-Fi networks to join by preference.
iPhone Software 2.0 is due for release at the end of June. As is always the case with unreleased and beta Apple software, features may be unexpectedly cut or added to the final version.
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1
Have they added the international keyboards back?
Posted by Corey Smith on March 18, 2008 at 11:11 AM (PST)
2
Have they added Multimedia. That’s a biggie for me.
Posted by Darlene on March 18, 2008 at 12:35 PM (PST)
3
They need to add multi media messaging - i hate going to the AT&T website to get a picture that ws sent to me.
Posted by Charles Anderson on March 18, 2008 at 12:51 PM (PST)
4
THIS WOULD BE PERFECT FOR CALCULUS AND GEOMETRY!!!
I HOPE IT COMES TO THE IPOD TOUCH
Posted by Kyle on March 18, 2008 at 3:16 PM (PST)
5
Kyle,
Update 2.0 will be avalible to iPod touch users for a nominal fee
Posted by jr20079 on March 18, 2008 at 5:31 PM (PST)
6
Copy Paste Copy Paste Copy Paste Copy Paste Copy Paste Copy Paste Copy Paste Copy Paste…....
Posted by Jhon on March 19, 2008 at 5:41 AM (PST)
7
Multimedia Messaging (MMS) is a proprietary metered network. Ubiquity is no reason to use it. Don’t demand Apple to support MMS, demand that Nokia, Motorola, Sony, et al support standard POP3/IMAP e-mail and send it over the internet rather than their closed network. Bits are bits. Don’t used closed networks!
Posted by Gerald on March 19, 2008 at 9:36 AM (PST)
8
The one application that I miss on my Samsung Sync… a voice recorder. I would have thought that would have been in the initial release of the iPhone.
Posted by Chris on March 19, 2008 at 9:43 AM (PST)
9
What about 3G? I’ve heard sooo many conflicting reports to its realistic effectiveness on the AT&T network and its havoc on battery life. Anyone offer advice on the matter?
Posted by Rob on March 19, 2008 at 6:06 PM (PST)
10
MMS
MMS
MMS
MMS
MMS
MMS
MMS!!!!
Posted by Liincoln Ramsay on March 20, 2008 at 10:25 AM (PST)
11
Come June, plug into iTunes and feel free download the new Firmware iPhone users. iPod touch users, take out your wallets…again.
Posted by bootareen on March 20, 2008 at 1:38 PM (PST)
12
mms
mms
mms
mms
mms
mms
mms
mms
please can we get mms, cause going to the website really sucks and we can’t save the pics to our phone, what kind of phone dont have mms, is it really that much of a hassle, we pay all this money for this phone which is great by the way but we can’t send and receive mms like everybody else and it really sucks. We should also be able to transfer files via Bluetooth
Posted by ktizzle on March 20, 2008 at 11:30 PM (PST)
13
Please, please, please . . . we need a SEARCH capability on the iPhone. And, If we can get a option to creating repeating alarms for Mail and Voicemail. Just having one alarm is not enough.
Second, another nicety would be to have the ability to transfer files/contacts between iPhones, similar to the Treo.
Finally, having a more robust NOTE function would be helpful.
Hoping for the best!!
Posted by gcj92 on March 22, 2008 at 12:14 AM (PST)
14
Search!!! Also how about finally getting Notes and To Do to synch with it. This really needs to get in there for Enterprise users… It’s not just all about Exchange and protocols…
Posted by slappy on March 23, 2008 at 11:41 PM (PST)
15
please make the bluetooth work for something othere than headseds, like, file sharind, and sinc
Posted by sergio anguizola on March 24, 2008 at 3:10 PM (PST)
16
I think a key needed feature is a landscape QWERTY keyboard instead of the way it is currently set up. It would be easier to type and would provide for more room between keys.
Posted by JB on May 31, 2008 at 6:05 AM (PST)
17
Even though email would be better than MMS, I still say I’d REALLY like this feature to be added..
Posted by trevc on June 10, 2008 at 1:24 PM (PST)
18
I refuse to pay for an upgrade if there’s no right click save upgrade for Safari.
Posted by Steve on July 17, 2008 at 1:09 AM (PST)