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Does the iPhone OS Need Multitasking?

By Tony Bradley

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the launch of the iPhone 3GS, rumors are beginning to circulate about what we can expect from an iPhone 4G. One of the most-wanted, and most-speculated features for the next-generation iPhone OS is the ability to truly multitask between apps.

Apple has neither confirmed nor denied that a next-generation iPhone OS is impending at all, but that hasn’t stopped the speculation. Apple seems to be a slave to routine, and past development and release cycles suggest that we can expect a new iPhone OS this summer.

Multitasking, or the lack thereof, has been one of the most prevalent complaints about the iPhone as a serious business smartphone–although I am not sure it is iPhone users who are doing the complaining.

I’ve been multi-tasking on my iPhone since the I got it in 2008. Initially there was a nice thrill to being able to have my Skype, MSN, GoogleChat and Mac contacts be able to get hold of me anywhere using Fring (Fring.com) app on the iPhone. However, after a while I realised this is really about the same as just starting up the application and switching off the screen. (non-multi-tasked) Working fulltime in IT I have also found that sometimes people complain for ages because of a feature or function they can’t have at the moment… Then after weeks or sometimes months of implementing the feature and presenting it to the clients or users, you will find it is used extremely rarely, or sometimes not at all. People will always want what they can’t have.

If you really NEED multi-tasking. Jailbreak and install Pro-switcher