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The iPhone Firmware saga continues as Apple seeds 2.1 Beta 4 to developers. This time the big talking point would seem to be not what has been added but what Apple has taken away...
The seeding of a new Apple iPhone Firmware Beta to developers is always
big news. Simply because the Apple iPhone is itself such big news right
now.
But Apple could hardly have done anything more
likely to ensure the headlines and rumour mills continue churning than
it has with this latest seeding. Along with the usual 'bug fixing'
updates, Apple has thrown a huge spanner in the Firmware works by
removing the Push Notification Service support.
As we reported back at
the end of July, the Apple 2.1 Beta Firmware seed added an early
implementation of the Apple Push Notification Service API.
This was greeted by developers with anticipation as it allowed them to
start working on those pet projects that could take advantage of the
functionality.
The Push Notification Service was first brought to the attention of
industry listeners a month earlier, at the Apple Worldwide Developers
Conference. Back then it explained how it would keep a persistent IP
connection to the iPhone to forward third-party server notifications.
That way, applications did not need to be left running in the
background, slurping up precious battery life, but instead the server
would push the event to the iPhone.
No wonder developers were happy, and most end users who heard and understood the proposed functionality likewise.
Yes, there was some 'to be expected' shuffling of feet from the usual
suspects in the Big Brother corner. But on the whole it was seen as a
move in the right direction as far as adding yet more functionality to
the iPhone was concerned.
Which is why it has come as such a surprise that Apple has pulled the
Push Notification Service supposedly to allow 'further development'
according to well placed sources.
Where this leaves the promised September delivery date for Push
Notification Service functionality is now open to question. I suspect
there will be plenty of answers, and guesses, whizzing around the Apple
blogosphere during the coming week!
David Bass
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