The iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 has yet to come out, but as with the iPhone 4G, the iPhone OS 4.0 release is very anticipated. There are many rumors of new features that will be on these two phones. Three of these predicted features for the iPhone OS 4.0 are: tethering, a changeable home screen, and more options for messaging.
Data tethering should be appearing on the new iPhone. Data tethering is available on iPhones overseas, and comes with a $15 per month charge for 3GB of data, on top of your $30 per month unlimited data plan.
The home screen on iPhones has those apps that you just can’t delete. The clock, weather, and stocks will all be grouped into one button: Utilities. This allows more customizing to be possible and for other apps to take the place of those three. It’s also rumored that the black background on the home screen will be able to be changed to an available wallpaper already on the phone, making the home screen a little less bland.
The last “new feature” is the different options for messaging. You can now show a preview of a SMS or MMS message, repeat alert, toggle MMS and group messaging, toggle subject field viewer, and limit character count. If all of the rumors are true, the iPhone OS 4.0 will be a great phone to have.
