Apple has posted iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2 Â build 7A259 in the iPhone Dev Center, bringing developers a number of feature improvements and stability fixes. Apple said it plans to open its live testing services that support these new services during the ongoing iPhone 3.0 beta test program, but warned that access would be limited to a chosen few developers at first, and gradually expanding to more developers as time progresses.
Sources tell Ars that Apple is warning developers to avoid its tethering and MMS features because they “are not supported, and should not be used.†As with the the previous developer build (7A238j) Apple warns:Devices updated to iPhone 3.0 beta can not be restored to earlier versions of iPhone OS. Devices will be able to upgrade to future beta releases and the final iPhone OS 3.0 software.
Changes in Beta 2
There’s reportedly a new menu item in the system preferences labeled “Store” that contains no data.
The build runs much faster than beta 1 and includes substantial stability improvements.
No other changes are being reported at this time.
