iPhone OS 4 jailbreak available, enables multitasking on 3G

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by ktf • 16 years ago

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dkokelley• 16 years ago

I noticed none of the apps were very 'heavy'. Could Apple be concerned that with the 3G opening much larger apps (games, Safari, Skype, etc.) significantly slow the 3G down? Maybe someone who is willing to try the jailbreak can enlighten us.

wvenable2• 16 years ago

If you've got limited RAM (which is the main problem with the 3G) you won't be able to multitask as many applications. A big game might knock out all the other apps.

However, I don't see this as a problem. You own a 3G, you know it's limited. Why not just have slightly more limited multitasking? It is supposed to seamlessly handle this sort of thing anyway.

I would be curious if the device is really unusable with, say, Pandora open and trying to surf the web. But if it can handle that, then I think Apple is probably just trying to force people to upgrade.

i386• 16 years ago

I don't think forcing people to upgrade is the big factor in not supporting multitasking on the 3G - its got a lot todo with creating a consistant experience and not spending money it would take to support multitasking on hardware they don't even sell anymore.

iPhone OS 4 jailbreak available, enables multitasking on 3G

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