Apple announced today that with the release of iPhone OS 4.0 this summer, third-party applications will have the ability to multitask in a way similar to the way the iPod app and Mail app already do.
Here are the seven types of multitasking services that will be available for developers:
- Background audio (For apps like Pandora)
- Voice-Over IP (For apps like Skype)
- Background location (For GPS apps)
- Push notifications (For apps like Meebo)
- Local notifications (For events that take place on your device)
- Task completion (Lets you navigate away while something is happening
- Fast app switching (Lets apps “Sleep” when you change to a different app)
I had a feeling that something like this would be implemented. Instead of having a whole application running in the background, only the important parts are left open. This will make the performance and battery life much better than the Blackberry model.
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