So in a full on geek moment, I’ve just spent the morning taking full advantage of the new folder option in iOS4. My first stab at it was a mish-mosh of cramming everything into vague categories. But with all this real estate freed up I figured there’s no reason to have every folder crammed full of loosely related apps. Why not give games their own page?
Ok, I know there are bigger things to dwell on, so let’s shift to the new OS overall. Since I’m a year away from any iPhone 4 eligibility, at least I had hopes the new OS would breathe some new life into the phone (which I’ve only had since January so I’m not implying it felt in any way old or sluggish…).
Biggest thing so far? Probably Apple’s strange but functional form of multitasking. Still very few apps so far seem to really be taking advantage, but the way it works is pretty smooth so far. Streaming Pandora and wanting to snap a pic or send a text is no longer a dilemma.
Speaking of snapping a pic, the camera is snappy now, really quick to initialize and go… New digital zoom is sorta useless (not a fan of digital zooms in general), but camera is super responsive now.
My biggest complaint? Not a biggie at all, but the double tap to bring up the “most recent apps” thing is still tough to get used to. Especially when wanting to close a running app. Example: running Pandora and I want to close it.. Used to just hit the home button to close somethin, but since it’s running, you have to single click home button, then double click, then slide to Pandora, press and hold and finally click the red minus symbol to close. Quite a few extra steps just to close an app.
But nitpicking aside, the new OS is pretty stellar and once the apps catch up, I think my wait till I can take advantage of the hardware changes in the new phone won’t be to bad…