Hello iOS 4

I know that it’s like the cool thing to do to rip on Apple for all that they do, but I really do have to tip my proverbial hat to them today for releasing iOS4. If you’re unaware of the free update and you own an iPhone, iPad or even iPod Touch, you should really go an download it now… Seriously, like now

LIKE RIGHT NOW!!!! AAAGGGHHHHH

Phew… Sorry about that.

iOS4 for the iPhone 3GS is actually quite an improvement and to be completely honest, I don’t really care how they came to these decisions or who came up with the ideas first. The fact of the matter is, you can now organize your apps, start buying books, zoom with the camera and change your background. Yes, I know a lot of these features already exist with iPhones that have been broken out of jail, but I’m not one of the people that found a sketchy dude in an Asian mall to crack or break my phone. I like my shit to be legit.

Okay, so iOS4 includes a few things that I’m pretty happy about. First up is the folders. I tell people I’m an organized guy, but that’s a lie. I’m a mess and before “folders,” my phone reflected just how messy I am. Now, with easy touch-and-drag functionality, I can hide my mess. It’s like sweeping things under the carpet or finding random closet space for that useless junk you can’t live without.

Next up is the camera.Not only can I zoom with the still camera, I can now tap-to-focus with the video camera. I don’t have the steadiest pair of hands so I think this will come in handy.

Multi-tasking is something that I’ll try, but I don’t spend that much time on my phone to begin with. If I attempt to multi-task I think it would be a sign that disaster is looming. In any case, the concept makes sense. Don’t turn off the program when you close it, just… you know, put it in the background.

The new mail feature is nice, but again, I haven’t had a ton of time to play around with it. I took a quick glance this morning and noticed that it’s a lot more Mac-y, meaning they take advantage of visuals like logos.

I don’t think I’ll buy any books through the new iBooks, but I think this feature is mainly for iPad users anyways.

Finally, the best part in my opinion about iOS4 is that you can change your background image and lock-screen image. What’s even better is that they can be two different images. I saw this once on a friend’s phone who decided to go down the dark rode of jailbreaking and that was the one cool feature I really liked.

That is all for now – Hello iOS4 welcome to the Internet-y land of criticism.