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Apple have pushed out the next release of iPhone OS 3.0, beta 5, little over a week after beta 4 was made available to developers. Early feedback suggests that the new release may be more about locking down security than it is adding features or increasing stability: one of the more obvious changes is that MMS can no longer be activated.
Other changes Apple have made include disabling the ability to update the iPhone’s carrier file; the option was available in beta 4, but is grayed-out in beta 5. However tethering is still functional, and there are other new tweaks such as a trashcan icon appearing in landscape orientation apps (previously only occurred in portrait) and the return of the SMS sending sound.
There’s also a warning from Apple that some users may find their 3G data service no longer functions after installing beta 5. No word on exactly why this might happen, but such users are advised to call the Apple developer support line, and we’ve a feeling they won’t be too helpful to anybody using unofficially-obtained versions of the new firmware.
Known Issues
A small set of AT&T customers may experience data services that stop working after installing iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 on a device. If you experience this problem with a device that worked properly before the beta 5 update, please call the developer support line at 1-800-xxx-xxxx for help restoring data services.
[via iPhone Buzz]
3 Responses to “Apple iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 released: MMS hole closed”
dan@thedigitalsc.com May 9, 2009
SO iPhone 3.0 Beta 5 here we go.. Another Beta 5 before the real deal !
– MMS option gone for at&t.
– No tethering anymore.
– Much Stable compared to Beta 1- Beta 4.
– Transition from Landscape to portrait mode while Texting still a little buggy
I am Apple Developer myself and if anyone wants to test the new iPhone 3.0 Beta 5 Firmware, send me an email.
Neutraldan@thedigitalsc.com
Have a few slots available for OS 3.0 Beta 5 and I charge 10.
You’re UDID will be registered within 1 hour if you contact me between 11am – 11pm Pacific Time.
This is for iPhone user’s who want to use the iPhone 3.0 Beta Firmware on their existing iPhone’s.
fatkatz May 25, 2009
iPhone 3.0 Developer Slots Available Here: http://www.iphonedevslots.com
-1dan@thedigitalsc.com May 26, 2009
Around 2 Weeks to go for the Real deal and the Full OS 3.0 Release. It’s going to be officially released at WWDC from the information that I have.
NeutralAll my registration slots are full and I can’t register anymore UDID’s !