Monday, June 21, 2010

iOS 4 - Upgrade or Not?

Yesterday Apple released iOS 4 for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3Gs, and iPod touch (2nd and 3rd gen). Today, I am reviewing iOS 4 for the iPod touch 2G.

First, we'll cover upgrading. It takes about a half hour on Windows XP machines, but probably around 5-15 minutes on Windows Vista & 7/Mac OS X.

The OS itself is pretty good. I am bummed about multitasking and a home screen wallpaper not being able to be included on the iPod touch 2G version of the OS. I really like the app folders, it really cleaned up my home screen.

The new dock looks really cool and I prefer it to the docks in iPhone OS 1-3 and most of the ones you can get for WinterBoard if you jailbreak your iPod. A reflection was added also. It's just awesome.

Spell-check is a new addition. YouTube can go portrait. Everything is so responsive.

iBooks is an app that is only available on iOS 4 (except iPad). It's a convenient addition and I'd recommend it to anyone who upgrades.

Overall, if you relied on a jailbroken IPod touch (MC models, you can check which model you have by going into Settings>General>About) I wouldn't suggest upgrading. There's a jailbreak for iPhone 3G/3GS, and iPod touch 3G/(non-MC) 2G but I'd wait for a better jailbreak.

If you can't wait for iOS 4 and want to jailbreak it, and if you have a non-MC model iPod touch/iPhone, follow this link:

http://redsn0w.com






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