Apple's iPhone 4, 3GS to miss key iOS 6 features
Published Jun 13 2012, 18:57 BST | By Mark Langshaw
Apple's iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS will not be compatible with several key features of iOS 6.The previous generation handsets will not support turn-by-turn navigation or 3D flyover functionality in the Maps application, or be able to run Facetime over a 3G connection.
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iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and third-generation iPad devices will be fully compatible with all of the features of Apple's forthcoming mobile operating system.
iOS 6 was unveiled during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this week. One of the biggest talking points of the evening was the inclusion of Maps, which sees new battle lines drawn between Apple and Google.
The TomTom-powered service will replace Google Maps as the pre-installed mapping application on iOS devices, a significant blow for the search engine giant.
iOS 6 will be rolled out in the autumn.
Picture gallery - Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference announcements:
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Apple WWDC 2012: Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the Apple Developers Conference.
If I am not mistaken the iPad 2 doesn't have a GPS chip as standard so how is it going to manage navigation at that accuracy level and speed using only 3g as a guide
June 15th 2012 at 1:23am
PS the Jailbroken FaceTime over 3G seems to be jerkier and has delayed movement compared to the iOS6 (two 4S 's tested side by side, same network)
June 14th 2012 at 10:37pm
To be far, iOS 6 is still in beta, so it's gonna be jerky on whatever device it's running on.
June 14th 2012 at 11:45pm
spellcheck - was meant to say 'to be fair'.......
I wonder why digital spy doesn't have an edit button yet.
June 14th 2012 at 11:47pm
The 3D mapping is pretty slow and jerky on the 4S so i can see why that is limited. I wouldn't expect Apple to support 2 year old + devices in an OS designed for a phone thats about to released. Daft to think otherwise. New Apps will be available on the 5.11 OS for a long time. Most apps are still supporting 4.0.
June 14th 2012 at 10:34pm
still no details for the 4th gen ipod
June 14th 2012 at 9:46pm
Glad my Iphone 4 is jailbroke then, ive been using Facetime over 3G for over a year now!
June 14th 2012 at 3:49pm(+1 like)