Wooooow…. I’m as happy as a little kid 😉

I’ve finally upgraded to the latest version of iPhone OS, namely the long-awaited version 3.0.
At first glance it’s a big toy, until you figure out the new (useful, of course) things in the new firmware. Here are some that I personally find useful:

  • Spotlight (the first screen (zeroth, if you count Home as the first) – it’s a real joy. You type 3 letters and you’ve called whoever you needed or started the song you wanted. In the settings you can make it available on a double press of the Home button.
  • Landscape (the screen with its legs spread sideways) – there’s just nothing like it 🙂 . SMS, e-mail, notes – everything in landscape … AAAAAAAAAA (joyful screams)
  • Copy&Paste&Undo&… (the thing that was missing until now) – the copy and paste functionality is very cleverly designed (you can see it in the reviews). So far I’ve found 2 bugs. The first time you copy a picture + text, it copies only the picture. The other bug: if you’ve selected something to copy in Safari, and you close it and open it again right away, you first see the selected area and only then does whatever else load.
  • A more detailed Call Log (phone logger) – Phone.app now shows more detailed information about calls made with a given number – for example the call duration, when it took place, and the call status.
  • The option to turn off the SMS Reminder under Settings -> General -> Messages -> Repeat Alert – salvation from the startling vibro-sounds from the phone when you forget to open an SMS you’ve already read from the home screen.
  • Improvements in iPod – Shake to Shuffle (you shake the phone sideways and it switches to a random song) – handy, but you have to shake it pretty hard. (note to self: test it on the minibus and in the city bus); In podcasts there’s a THIS-BIG button to jump 30 seconds back in the podcast being played. Next to it is the 1x (2x, 1/2x) button, if you want to speed up or slow down the podcast you’re listening to. (it sounds very funny, especially if you listen to something fast enough); You can also browse podcasts online and then download them to your phone.
  • SPEED – I was startled … the phone works at least 60% faster than with 2.2.1. Apps open at the speed of light. They close that way too. It no longer even cuts out the sound while I open or close another application or the iPod itself.

I can’t think of any others right now, but I promise to add to the list once I discover new useful things in the new firmware.