iPhone 3.0 hands-on photos

Posted in iPhone News by admin. Published March 19th, 2009

Cut, copy, and paste

The cut, copy, and paste feature is long overdue. The interface is simple and easy to use and it works across all applications including notes, e-mails, messages and text on Web pages. To access the feature, just double-tap on the desired text. You then can move the grab points to select as much, or as little, text as you’d like. Choose the “cut” or “copy” option, open a new document and tap the “paste” button.

Shake to undo

If you make a mistake, or you just change your mind, you can shake the phone for the option to undo.

Three cheers for MMS

When using the text messaging application, a small camera icon now appears next to your writing area. After tapping it, you have the choice to take a new photo or send an existing shot.

Add the photo

After selecting the photo, your image appears in the writing area. Click the send button to send it on its way.

MMS from the photo gallery

You also can choose to send a photo directly from the photo gallery.

Messaging options

In the messaging settings menu you can choose to turn off multimedia messaging.

Spotlight

To access the new search function, swipe your finger to the right from the home screen. After inputting a search term with the onscreen keyboard, you’ll get results from your contacts list, messaging and e-mail folders, iTunes library, and calendar.

Landcsape keyboard

The landscape keyboard is particularly welcome. It works across all applications including e-mail.

Keyboard in notes

You also can type notes with the landscape keyboard.

A new e-mail view

And in another first, you can view your messaging in-box in landscape mode. That’s very welcome indeed.

More messaging options

iPhone 3.0 added functionality to forward text messages and delete single messages in a thread. It works very similar to the what we have now in the e-mail folder.

Forwarding contacts

When selecting an individual contact, you now can forward the information to a friend or colleague. The update also will add the forwarding of calendar appointments.

More landscape

You’ll be able to view your contacts in landscape mode.

When taking photos for multimedia messages, you have the option to use the image or retake it.

We noticed a couple of new feature that weren’t mentioned during Apple’s presentation. For example, after snapping a photo with the camera, that picture appeared in the lower left corner of the viewfinder when snapping our next picture.

Shake to shuffle

Apple added a “shake to shuffle” feature with the update. You can find it under the iPod settings menu and turn it off if you wish.

Voice notes

The iPhone gets a native application for voice memos. Replying on paid third-party applications is no longer necessary. It’s easy-to-use and accessible directly from the home screen.