iOS 4.0 (8A293) for iPod touch 2G

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Upload DateJune 17, 2010
FilenameiPod2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw
Filesize315 MiB
SHA256sum784021413153cce890df851b630293dc6b882c1d207e482cb54202d88a36d159
MD5sum41dd8ab40159a13d7be42cd7e5f3a479
SHA1sumc026c373bc535496a6f901de2ba37d4a487413bf
IdentifieriPod2,1
TagsiOS iOS 4.0 iPod touch 2G

iOS 4.0 Release Notes

Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 4 Software Update

This update contains over 100 new features, including the following:

• Multitasking support for third-party apps*

    - Multitasking user interface to quickly move between

          apps

    - Support for audio apps to play in the background

    - VoIP apps can receive and maintain calls in the

          background or when device is asleep

    - Apps can monitor location and take action while

          running in the background

    - Alerts and messages can be pushed to apps using

          push and local notifications

    - Apps can complete tasks in the background

• Folders to better organize and access apps

• Home screen Wallpaper*

• Mail improvements

    - Unified inbox to view emails from all accounts in one

          place

    - Fast inbox switching to quickly switch between

          different email accounts

    - Threaded messages to view multiple emails from the

          same conversation

    - Attachments can be opened with compatible third-

          party apps

    - Search results can now be filed or deleted

    - Option to select size of photo attachments

    - Messages in the Outbox can be edited or deleted

• Support for iBooks and iBookstore (available from the

      App Store)

• Photo and Camera improvements

    - 5x digital zoom when taking a photo**

    - Tap to focus during video recording**

    - Ability to sync Faces from iPhoto

    - Geo-tagged photos appear on a map in Photos

• Ability to create and edit playlists on device

• Calendar invitations can be sent and accepted wirelessly

      with supported CalDAV servers

• Support for MobileMe calendar sharing

• Suggestions and recent searches appear during a web

      search

• Searchable SMS/MMS messages**

• Spotlight search can be continued on web and Wikipedia

• Enhanced location privacy

    - New Location Services icon in the status bar

    - Indication of which apps have requested your location

          in the last 24 hours

    - Location Services can be toggled on or off for

          individual apps

• Automatic spellcheck

• Support for Bluetooth keyboards*

• iPod out to navigate music, podcasts and audiobooks

      through an iPod interface with compatible cars

• Support for iTunes gifting of apps

• Wireless notes syncing with IMAP-based mail accounts

• Persistent WiFi connection to receive push notifications*

• New setting for turning on/off cellular data only**

• Option to display the character count while composing

      new SMS/MMS**

• Visual Voicemail messages can be kept locally even if

      they have been deleted from the server**

• Control to lock portrait orientation*

• Audio playback controls for iPod and third-party audio

      apps*

• New languages, dictionaries and keyboards

• Accessibility enhancements*

• Bluetooth improvements

• Better data protection using the device passcode as an

      encryption key* (Requires full restore.)

• Support for third-party Mobile Device Management

      solutions

• Enables wireless distribution of enterprise applications

• Exchange Server 2010 compatibility

• Support for multiple Exchange ActiveSync accounts

• Support for Juniper Junos Pulse and Cisco AnyConnect

      SSL VPN apps (available from the App Store)

• More than 1,500 new developer APIs

• Bug fixes

Products compatible with this software update:

• iPhone 3G

• iPhone 3GS

• iPhone 4

• iPod touch 2nd generation

• iPod touch 3rd generation (late 2009 models with 32GB

      or 64GB)

* Requires iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPod touch 3rd generation.

** Requires iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4. SMS/MMS messaging and Visual Voicemail require support from your wireless carrier.

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guides for iPhone and iPod touch at:

http://support.apple.com/manuals/iphone

http://support.apple.com/manuals/ipodtouch

For more information about iPhone and iPod touch, go to:

http://www.apple.com/iphone

http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch

To troubleshoot your iPhone or iPod touch, or to view additional support information go to:

http://www.apple.com/support/iphone

http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:   

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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