iPhone OS 3.0

Apple previewed the iPhone OS 3.0 beta on March 17, 2009. Its June 8 release set the general update for June 17; AppleInsider's original report that day documents the rollout. Beta, announced date and observed availability are separate milestones.

Original typographic card; not a historical screenshot.

Type: Operating system
Documented name: iPhone OS 3.0
Beta preview: 2009-03-17
Documented rollout: 2009-06-17
Platforms: iPhone · iPod touch
Update through: iTunes 8.2+
Clipboard: Cut · copy · paste
Search: Spotlight
MMS: 3G/3GS · carrier/area limits
Announced APIs: Over 1,000 · Apple
Historical iPod touch cost: 9.95 USD · US · 2009

Documented features include cut, copy and paste between applications, Spotlight search, Voice Memos and a landscape keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes and Safari. Not every feature reached all hardware: MMS was limited to iPhone 3G and 3GS and depended on carrier and area; Apple said AT&T would offer it in late summer.

For developers, Apple announced over 1,000 new SDK APIs, including In-App Purchases, a Maps API and accessory interfaces. The push notification service allowed alerts through sounds, text or badges. The API total is Apple's announcement figure, not an independent count or a measurement of use.

Apple specified iTunes 8.2 or later for the update: free for iPhone users and $9.95 for iPod touch. These are US terms from 2009, not a current offer. The iPhone 3GS camera, compass and performance are not attributed to the software. The editorial composition is not a historical screenshot.