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16 May

Apple To Allow Limited Background Multi-Tasking in iPhone 3.0 – UPDATE

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Man, this is the kind of rumor I have been waiting for. This news has been shared by Business Insider which says that Apple might be considering some limited form of multi-tasking in iPhone OS 3.0. Multi-tasking is currently limited to just Mails and iPod. If this comes true, few 3rd party apps might be allowed to run as background tasks. They point to two possible models:

• Apple might allow users to select two apps that can run in the background. Specifically, one source says there’s some evidence of this in a new beta of Apple’s iPhone 3.0 software developers kit. (We don’t have the SDK, and wouldn’t know where to look if we did.)
• Apple might selectively allow some apps to run in the background. We assume that developers could apply for permission to run in the background, and that Apple might approve or deny them based on the resources they need and how well they behave with the operating system’s stability.

“Apple might allow users to select two apps that can run in the background,” Frommer reports. “Apple might selectively allow some apps to run in the background. We assume that developers could apply for permission to run in the background, and that Apple might approve or deny them based on the resources they need and how well they behave with the operating system’s stability.”

Isnt this awesome? Lets wait and watch. For the complete article, please check Business Insider

UPDATE: More rumors flowing in. This time its Macrumors:

Silicon Alley Insider – Here’s two potential scenarios we’ve heard. Treat these as anecdotal rumors for now, as we don’t know how realistic they are.

* Apple might allow users to select two apps that can run in the background.
* Apple might selectively allow some apps to run in the background. We assume that developers could apply for permission to run in the background, and that Apple might approve or deny them based on the resources they need and how well they behave with the operating system’s stability.

TechCrunch – with additional corroboration:

Basically, my source says that while this is in no way a done deal yet, Apple is definitely trying to come up with a way to offer background support for third-party apps. They went on to note that while Apple may have something to say about it at WWDC, it’s very unlikely that any solution would be ready at that time, and could be a situation similar to how Apple announced Push Notification at WWDC last year but said it was coming in a few months (which it later was delayed until iPhone 3.0).