Saturday, March 12, 2011

New MAJOR features of iOS 4.3

Here is a complete list of the major features of Apple’s new iOS 4.3 Firmware

This update contains new features and improvements, including the following:

1.      Personal Hotspot
a.       Share iPhone 4 cellular data connection with up to 5 devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth, and 1 USB)

2.       iTunes Home Sharing
a.       Play music, movies and TV shows from a shared iTunes library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2)

3.      New AirPlay features**
a.       Play videos from the Photos app including the Camera Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party apps and websites on Apple TV
b.      Play slideshows from Photos on Apple TV using transitions available on Apple TV

4.      Faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript
engine

5.      HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter***
a.       View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app, Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote, and enabled third-party apps on an HDMI display

6.      Ping features
a.       Push notifications for comments and follow requests
b.      Post and Like songs directly from the Now Playing screen
c.       Parental controls

7.      New Settings
a.       Messages setting for number of times to repeat an alert
b.      iPad side switch setting to lock screen rotation or mute audio notifications and sound effects
8.      Single tap conference call dialing with a pause to send a passcode

9.      New FaceTime Icon
a.       iOS 4.3 brings a redesigned FaceTime icon for iPod Touch 4G.

10.  Full Screen iAds
a.      iOS 4.3 also brings full screen iAds banners on the iPad. “iAd full screen banners grab the attention of the user by taking advantage of the larger screen of iPad to launch an immersive interactive iAd experience. This new banner format is easy to implement.

11.  Bug Fixes



Products compatible with this software update:


*Requires iPhone 4 with tethering data plan
**Requires Apple TV (2nd generation) running software version 4.2 or later
***iPhone 4, iPad, iPod touch (4th generation)

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