Preview of Firmware 3.1 Features/Enhancment list

From the editor: Here’s what we can expect from the upcoming 3.1 firmware

New Features/Enhancements To Firmware 3.1 CONFIRMED

• Firmware updated to 3.1 7C106c **
• Updated modem firmware to 5.08.01 *
• Updated AT&T profile to 4.5 **
• iPhone vibrates when moving icons *
• Voice Control now works over Bluetooth, meaning wireless headphone now will work *
• MMS now only allows a maximum of 5 photos sent at once **
• Improvements to OpenGL and Quartz, 15 new options to play with *
• APIs to allow third party apps to access videos and edit them *
• MMS buttons are back in the Messages app for AT&T customers but still don’t work *
• Fraud Protection Toggle in Safari Settings *
• Copy/Paste functions works in the address book and in the numeric keypad of the phone application *
• Imporvement in the performance of the Compass on the 3GS **
• Directional orientation in Google Maps is now more accurate **
• Developers can now monitor/debug their apps over Wi-Fi **
• The ability to save video attachments to your photo album **
• The “Save” and “Save as Copy” options have been changed to “Trim Original” and “Save as New Clip” for clarity **
• Faster Launch/Boot Times/Speed Boosts **
• Improved battery life, iPhone 3G & 3GS only **
• Bug fixes **

New Features/Enhancements To Firmware 3.1 UNCONFIRMED

• More accurate showings on the batter %
• Battery % for all devices-toggle
• Password protecting the “Find my iPhone”-toggle
• Now iTunes store icons will move back to their default position after closing the app
• iPhone/iPod Touch Firmware 3.1 available for download on Late July – Early August

WARNING #1: Since the iPhone baseband will be updated to 5.08.01 from the previous 4.26.08, this will mean that the ultrasn0w unlock method will be blocked. For those who want to have an unlocked iPhone on 3.1 DO NOT UPGRADE to 3.1 until ultrasn0w has been updated to work on 3.1 iPhones.

WARNING #2: Since AT&T updated the carrier profile version, 4.5 from 4.0. This is will terminate the popular IPCC tethering hack that has been going around on the internet because of the arbitrary-looking “signatures” that are now attached to MMS and VVM.

* Indicates that this was included in iPhone 3.1 Beta 1
** Indicates that this was included in iPhone 3.1 Beta 2