iPhone 2.2 screenshots reveal direct podcast download interface
A series of screenshots from Apple's latest iPhone 2.2 beta have leaked on the web, revealing a new interface for downloading podcasts over wireless networks and a more polished version of the handset's App Store application.
Direct Podcast Downloads
The screenshots, published by the German-langue blog Flo's Weblog, appear to confirm reports that the next software update for the iPhone will allow users to grab podcasts from the mobile iTunes Store over the handset's 3G connection.
A report published late last month had suggested this would be the case, but the feature was said to be non-functional at the time. The series of screenshots, republished below, reveals the interface flow for direct podcast downloads.
According to the report, Apple will initially limit direct downloads to podcasts 10MB in size or less. It's unclear, however, whether the feature will be restricted to iPhones on a 3G connection or if downloads can also be performed over an EDGE network.
App Store Categories
In addition, the same report tosses in a screen captures that reveals upcoming interface change to the App Store application that's expected to ship as part of iPhone Software 2.2.
The change, first detailed by AppleInsider back in September, is rather uneventful, consisting of a new categories home page that will feature large category icons and more generous spacing between each listing, rather than just narrow textual category representations.
Unlike builds of the software available in September, the latest betas reveal the new icons Apple may have chosen to use for its category listing (though they appear to be icons for third-party Apps at present). Previously, blank placeholders would display.
iPhone Software v2.1 (left) compared to iPhone Software v2.2 (right).
Expected iPhone 2.2 features
Readers looking to keep up on changes due as part of iPhone Software 2.2 can do so by reviewing AppleInsider's iPhone Software 2.2 topics page (RSS also available), which groups together all previous reports on the subject. A general list of feature additions are as follows:
Direct Podcast Downloads
The screenshots, published by the German-langue blog Flo's Weblog, appear to confirm reports that the next software update for the iPhone will allow users to grab podcasts from the mobile iTunes Store over the handset's 3G connection.
A report published late last month had suggested this would be the case, but the feature was said to be non-functional at the time. The series of screenshots, republished below, reveals the interface flow for direct podcast downloads.
According to the report, Apple will initially limit direct downloads to podcasts 10MB in size or less. It's unclear, however, whether the feature will be restricted to iPhones on a 3G connection or if downloads can also be performed over an EDGE network.
App Store Categories
In addition, the same report tosses in a screen captures that reveals upcoming interface change to the App Store application that's expected to ship as part of iPhone Software 2.2.
The change, first detailed by AppleInsider back in September, is rather uneventful, consisting of a new categories home page that will feature large category icons and more generous spacing between each listing, rather than just narrow textual category representations.
Unlike builds of the software available in September, the latest betas reveal the new icons Apple may have chosen to use for its category listing (though they appear to be icons for third-party Apps at present). Previously, blank placeholders would display.
iPhone Software v2.1 (left) compared to iPhone Software v2.2 (right).
Expected iPhone 2.2 features
Readers looking to keep up on changes due as part of iPhone Software 2.2 can do so by reviewing AppleInsider's iPhone Software 2.2 topics page (RSS also available), which groups together all previous reports on the subject. A general list of feature additions are as follows:
Comments
I only get a chance to sync my iPhone once a week or so.
No Push either... no real useful updates like copy and past, sync Notes/ToDo....
I guess Apple doesn't give a crap about Safari crashing constantly. ...
Never crashes for me.
I don't like those icons for the categories though.
Why emphasise the lightweight character of some mobile games by writing "Lite" on the icon? Same goes for the "Mini" word on the music icon.
Isn't it a violation of good UI guidelines on any OS to put words on icons anyway? Even more so when the verbal description for the icon is right beside it.
I guess Apple doesn't give a crap about Safari crashing constantly. It's the worst app on the iPhone right now. Soon as you use the zoom feature on Safari, crash, crash, crash.
No Push either... no real useful updates like copy and past, sync Notes/ToDo....
My Safari rarely crashes, even when I zoom in and out.
If you can access podcast downloads from within the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store and download on a 3G network, doesn't that mean that 3G music downloads are possible in this update too? I mean, you can't even launch iTunes Wi-Fi unless your on a Wi-Fi network now.
If you look in the app store you will see that those icons are from actual applications.
Either the icons will randomly change between different apps in the category or Apple has still yet to finish creating it's own ones.
No real hate against Safari, but wish we could throw something like Firefox on there for the extensions. Would love to be able to sync my bookmarks wirelessly without .mac subscription. I sync my Touch about once a week, but my bookmarks change at least once a day. Grrr.
So why did the screen shots blur out the network being used? What's the big deal about hiding the network?
For real! There's a bunch of screenshots in the app store that are using networks like T-Mobile. Why blur it out here? Are they scared or something?
p.
Safari crashes a dozen times a day. It's very very very annoying. Come on Apple, I'm sick of the Windows experience with this: fix it.
Agreed!
Safari crashes a dozen times a day. It's very very very annoying. Come on Apple, I'm sick of the Windows experience with this: fix it.
Try doing a reset. My phone frequently gets to the point where Safari crashes EVERY TIME I use it. I got an error message on another app (can't remember which one) which said something like memory running low, press and hold power button to reset. Seemed to help the Safari situation too.
Is there some sort of memory leak or something on iPhone?
Please, cut and paste. No really, cut and paste..PLEASE!
Safari crashes a dozen times a day. It's very very very annoying. Come on Apple, I'm sick of the Windows experience with this: fix it.
Does Safari crash on the iPod Touch as well. Is this a 3G thing only?