iPhone OS 3#3.1
{{Short description|2009 mobile operating system}}
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{{Infobox OS version
| name = iPhone OS 3
| version of = iOS
| logo = IPhone OS 3 logo.png
| logo_size = 85px
| screenshot = File:IPhone_OS_3_iPhone_3GS.png
| screenshot_size = 258px
| caption = iPhone OS 3.1 home screen on an iPhone 3GS
| developer = Apple Inc.
| website = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818022633/http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/ |date=August 18, 2009 |title=Apple - iPhone - New features in the iPhone 3.0 Software Update }}
| source_model = Closed, with open source components
| license = Proprietary software except for open-source components
| released = {{Start date and age|2009|06|17}}
| release_version = 3.2.2 (7B500)
| release_date = {{start date and age|2010|08|11}}
| release_url =
| preceded_by = iPhone OS 2
| succeeded_by = iOS 4
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| update_model = iTunes through a computer
| package_manager = App Store
| support_status = Obsolete, unsupported since shortly after the release of iOS 5https://www.iclarified.com/18895/ios-313-users-are-no-longer-able-to-use-mobile-app-store
| supported_platforms = iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
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iPhone OS 3 (stylized as iPhone OS 3.0) is the third major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc., succeeding iPhone OS 2. It was announced on March 17, 2009, and was released on June 17, 2009. It was succeeded by iOS 4 on June 21, 2010, dropping the "iPhone OS" naming convention.{{cite web |first=Nilay |last=Patel |title=iPhone OS 4 renamed iOS 4, launching June 21 with 1500 new features |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-os-4-renamed-ios-gets-1500-new-features/ |website=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=June 7, 2010 |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614180843/https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-os-4-renamed-ios-gets-1500-new-features/ |url-status=live }}
iPhone OS 3 added a system-wide "cut, copy, and paste" feature, allowing users to more easily move content. It also introduced Spotlight, a search indexing feature designed to help users locate specific information on their device, such as contacts, email messages or apps. The home screen was expanded to let users add up to 11 pages, showcasing a total of 180 apps. The Messages app received support for MMS, while the Camera app received support for video recording on the iPhone 3GS, and a new "Voice Memos" app let users record their voice. In-app purchase capability was added to third-party applications as well.
iPhone OS 3 is the last version of iOS that supports the first-generation iPhone and first-generation iPod Touch as its successor, iOS 4, drops support for both models.
Default apps
=Default dock=
System features
= Cut, copy, or paste =
iPhone OS 3 introduced a "cut, copy, and paste" bubble dialog when users press and hold text. The "paste" button would incorporate anything stored in the device's clipboard into the marked area.{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Cohen |title=Cut and paste, MMS highlight iPhone 3.0 improvements |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1139438/iphone30user.html |website=Macworld |publisher=International Data Group |date=March 17, 2009 |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428105531/https://www.macworld.com/article/1139438/iphone30user.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |first=Nilay |last=Patel |title=iPhone finally gets copy and paste! |url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/iphone-finally-gets-copy-and-paste/ |website=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=March 17, 2009 |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021090720/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/iphone-finally-gets-copy-and-paste/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Photos: Apple iPhone OS 3.0, copy and paste included |url=https://www.cnet.com/pictures/photos-apple-iphone-os-3-0-copy-and-paste-included/ |website=CNET |publisher=CBS Interactive |date=March 17, 2009 |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815205619/https://www.cnet.com/pictures/photos-apple-iphone-os-3-0-copy-and-paste-included/ |url-status=live }}
= Spotlight =
Spotlight is a system-wide indexing and search feature, aiming to help users search their device for specific contacts, email messages, calendar appointments, multimedia files, apps and more. It is accessed by swiping to the right from the home screen.{{cite web |first=Dan |last=Frakes |title=Hands on With IPhone 3.0's Spotlight |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/166855/article.html |website=PC World |publisher=International Data Group |date=June 17, 2009 |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-date=December 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229170621/http://www.pcworld.com/article/166855/article.html |url-status=dead }}
= Home screen =
= Find My iPhone =
Users with subscriptions to MobileMe were able to remotely track, lock, and erase their iPhones if lost.
App features
= Messages =
The Messages app received native support for the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), allowing users to send and receive messages that also contain pictures, contacts, locations, voice recordings, and video messages.{{cite web |first=Dan |last=Moren |title=iPhone 3.0 software update |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1141187/iphone_3.html?page=2 |website=Macworld |publisher=International Data Group |date=June 17, 2009 |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-date=December 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160930/http://www.macworld.com/article/1141187/iphone_3.html?page=2 |url-status=live }}
= Camera and Photos =
The Camera app introduced video recording for the iPhone 3GS.{{cite web |title=iOS: A visual history |url=https://www.theverge.com/2011/12/13/2612736/ios-history-iphone-ipad |website=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |date=September 16, 2013 |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-date=April 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412015548/http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/13/2612736/ios-history-iphone-ipad |url-status=live }}{{cite web |first=Rene |last=Ritchie |title=iPhone OS 3.0 review |url=https://www.imore.com/iphone-os-30-review |website=iMore |date=June 17, 2009 |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403014551/http://www.imore.com/iphone-os-30-review |url-status=live }}
The Photos app featured a new copy button and the ability to delete multiple photos at once.
Cost
Upgrading to iPhone OS 3 was free for iPhone. Upgrading to iPhone OS 3 originally cost iPod Touch users $9.95;{{cite web|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2009/06/17/apple-releases-iphone-os-3-0/|title=Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch|first=Eric|last=Slivka|date=June 17, 2009|website=MacRumors|access-date=July 20, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730170619/https://www.macrumors.com/2009/06/17/apple-releases-iphone-os-3-0/|url-status=live}} updating to 3.1.x from 2.x cost only $4.95.{{cite web|url=https://appadvice.com/appnn/2009/09/ipod-touch-received-a-price-drop-today-but-so-did-the-software-update|title=iPod Touch Received A Price Drop Today, But So Did The Software Update|first=Tyler|last=Tschida|date=September 9, 2009|website=AppAdvice|access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118001341/https://appadvice.com/appnn/2009/09/ipod-touch-received-a-price-drop-today-but-so-did-the-software-update|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/09/iphone-os-update-31-now-available/?comments=1&post=665203|title=iPhone OS Update 3.1 now available|first=Jeff|last=Smykil|date=September 9, 2009|website=Ars Technica|access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119003358/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/09/iphone-os-update-31-now-available/?comments=1&post=665203|url-status=live}}
iPhone OS 3 was the last major version of iOS for which there was a charge for iPod Touch users to upgrade. Starting with iOS 4, iOS upgrades became free for all users, including users of the iPod Touch, as the Sarbanes–Oxley Act was revised to allow software upgrades for free with hardware that is not subscription-based.{{cite web |website=Ars Technica |title=Accounting rules change could end iPod touch update fee |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/09/accounting-rules-change-could-end-ipod-touch-update-fee/ |access-date=21 January 2025 |archive-date=21 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121015247/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/09/accounting-rules-change-could-end-ipod-touch-update-fee/ |url-status=live |first=Chris |last=Foresman |date=15 September 2009}}
Supported devices
All devices that supported iPhone OS 1 and 2 support iPhone OS 3; however, only the iPhone 3GS supports video recording.
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Version history
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|+ !Version !Build !Codename !Release date !Notes !Update type |
style="text-align: center;"|3.0
|7A341 | rowspan="2" |Kirkwood |June 17, 2009 |Initial release on iPhone 3GS
|Initial Release |
style="text-align: center;"|3.0.1
|7A400 |July 31, 2009 |Fixes a bug that allowed a maliciously crafted SMS message to allow arbitrary code execution{{cite web|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT3754|title=About the security content of iOS 3.0.1|website=Apple Support|date=January 28, 2016 |access-date=June 29, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216175103/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT3754|url-status=live}} |Bug Fixes |
style="text-align: center;"|3.1 3.1.1{{efn|name=ipod3|iPod Touch (3rd generation) only}} |7C144 | rowspan="2" |Northstar |September 9, 2009 |
|Feature Update |
style="text-align: center;"|3.1.2
|7D11 |October 8, 2009 |
|Bug Fixes |
style="text-align: center;"|3.1.3
|7E18 |SUNorthstarTwo |February 2, 2010 |
|Bug Fixes |
colspan="5" |iPad (1st generation) only:
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style="text-align: center;" |3.2
|7B367 | rowspan="3" |Wildcat |April 3, 2010 |Initial release on iPad (1st generation).
|Initial Release |
style="text-align: center;" |3.2.1
|7B405 |July 15, 2010 |
|Bug Fixes |
style="text-align: center;" |3.2.2
|7B500 |August 11, 2010 |
|Bug Fixes |
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References
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External links
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818022633/http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/|date=August 18, 2009|title=iPhone OS 3}}
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