iPhone OS 3.2 expected new features: Video Calling, File Downloads and SMS

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In exciting leak a day ago, iPhone OS 3.2 would-be features were uncovered. Engadget confirmed from trusted sources that iPhone OS 3.2 would include support for video calling. This could explain that mysterious space at the top of the device. There are hooks to accept and decline video conferencing, and flip a video feed, which is more than a hint to expect a front facing camera. Most importantly run the video call in either full screen mode or you might run a portion on the screen. It would allow users to run chat as well as other application at the same time. It’s sounds like some sort of multi-tasking as Engadget suggests.

Additionally, file downloading and local storage in the browser could be a great feature. The files downloaded will be accessible by all applications. This would mean that you could easily grab a song off the internet and actually save it on your iPhone. Another interesting finding is the beginning of SMS support buried in the code. The iPhone OS 3.2 will have a spellchecker with multiple dictionaries and user-added entries. What’s more to expect from the iPhone - a new landscape orientation for homescreen and keyboard support.

iPhone OS 3.2 expected features

CoreGraphics to PDF API for sure, printer API is being prototyped

• USB Host support or expanded Bluetooth support

- PTP support for transferring images
- MobileStorageMounter (perhaps used for PTP; perhaps used to mount external USB storage?)
- Hardware keyboard: USBKeyboardLayouts.plist

• Spell checker in text fields and web views using AppleSpell

- multiple languages
-  grammar checking (English-only so far)
- address book integration
- user added words
- SDK access

• Dictionaries: Apple Dictionary, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, New Oxford American Dictionary,  Shogakukan Daijisen, Shogakukan Progressive English-Japanese Japanese-English Dictionary, and Shogakukan Ruigo Reikai Jiten

• Much richer text API including low-level access to font data and highlevel support for drawing formatted text

• Support for querying attached screens and choosing which screen a window draws on (App Store approved?)

• The beginnings of file upload in Safari

• Location-sensitive ads are being prototyped in integrated Maps application (and applications that use the maps framework)

• Ability for applications to modify the standard cut/copy/paste menu

• “Handwriting keyboard” is being prototyped.