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iPhone SDK won't allow 3rd party apps to run in the background:

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  • Nick P. replied Mar 7th
    that sucks.. :(
  • Dave L. replied Mar 7th
    Hmm... I hope that changes! I was considering getting one after the SDK. Now I'm not so sure.
  • Daniel A. replied Mar 7th
    That is covered in lame-sauce.
  • Doug N. replied Mar 7th
    WTF?! Idiots!
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    Steve O. replied Mar 7th
    its not too bad...u can only run 1 program at a time as it is..
  • Vincent S. replied Mar 7th
    i don't have an iphone "yet", but i wonder if this is the same for apps done on jailbreak iphones....
  • Tyler H. replied Mar 7th
    im not so sure this is right. the iphone currently only supports one app at a time anyways. the only app that can run in the background currently is iPod.

    have you tested this? because most apps currently save their position in the system memory unless you restart the iphone.
  • Rob S. replied Mar 7th
    i think the mail app runs in the background, since it can load up mail when not the active up front app. also Safari DOES run in the background, because i have switched between apps and web pages have continued to load and finish loading properly.
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    Jerome G. replied Mar 8th
    Apple is the master of stiffling innovation
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    J. D. replied Mar 8th
    It isn't a bad thing. The programs that we are use to having to run in the background can just have a push type service (i.e. if you receive an incoming IM), and other than that can retain its previous state when you switch apps. There's more than one way to skin a cat. Trust me, they have AOL building a client, it will work and it will work in a different way than we are use to.

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