Video MMS, Anti-Phishing Enabled In New iPhone OS 3.0 Beta

Edward Kirk · April 1st, 2009, 10:56 PM

A few more new features have been found with the iPhone OS 3.0 beta seeded to developers yesterday. Some developers have managed to enable MMS to work on the iPhone, letting them view multimedia messages sent over SMS, such as video clips. An anti-phishing mode in Safari has also been found that authenticates websites commonly replicated as phishing scams.

The screenshot below posted by BGR shows how receiving videos on the iPhone as an MMS works. The video preview shows up inside a standard SMS message bubble, which opens and plays the video when tapped.

Left: MMS Notification, Right: MMS video embedded in message.

iSpazio reports on a new anti-phishing mode found in Safari in the new 3.0 beta. The first screenshot shows the preference pane where the anti-phishing setting is activated. The middle screen shows what the Paypal website looks like with it turned off, and the screenshot on the left shows what it looks like with it turned on in the new 3.0. The view on the left shows a green header and lock icon, indicating that the website being viewed is secure.

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agent6998 · April 2nd, 2009, 12:55 AM #2

Kinda sad how the hacking community actually makes the phone safer.

Oh and I want pizza.
And why is Uma hugging a whale?!

DocD101 · April 2nd, 2009, 08:46 PM

Been waiting for this since I started wishing for certain changes in ilthe first update. But everytime AT&T hears Apples ideas for new features, they start to salivate while thinking about what they are going to charge for it. 3G data plan +$10. MMS +$??? A month. I really love my phone, as I type this in the all happy landscape mode, but AT&T is going to charge me for everything they can. I hope landscape testing won't cost me any more cash a month. But I'm still sticking it out. Thanks for reading. DocD

madscientest · **excellent point** - April 2nd, 2009, 09:09 PM #4

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Originally Posted by DocD101

Been waiting for this since I started wishing for certain changes in ilthe first update. But everytime AT&T hears Apples ideas for new features, they start to salivate while thinking about what they are going to charge for it. 3G data plan +$10. MMS +$??? A month. I really love my phone, as I type this in the all happy landscape mode, but AT&T is going to charge me for everything they can. I hope landscape testing won't cost me any more cash a month. But I'm still sticking it out. Thanks for reading. DocD

That is an excellent point, but history will repeat itself. remember way back when they got fined and went down hill, etc, etc, etc. its the same story, again. This only happens because we allow it to happen. If nobody buys their MMS plan we can give AT&T a message that we are tired of their crap. but the word NEW is a very addictive drug to most techies. Then they wake up to a $50 a month data and text plan on top of their $70 voice plan. I pay more for my data plan on my iphone then i pay for my high speed internet at home. That is ridiculous!

jdha2875 · **Hey guys** - April 2nd, 2009, 11:09 PM #5

Just wanted to point out another feature I found by accident, and maybe you already know about it. while i was typing a text i shook the phone and a message came from the side and asked if I wanted to undo typing or redo typing. Anyway check it out.

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Edward Kirk WrAdminterizer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 3,088 Thanks: 19 Thanked 26 Times in 25 Posts	Video MMS, Anti-Phishing Enabled In New iPhone OS 3.0 Beta - April 1st, 2009, 10:56 PM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> A few more new features have been found with the iPhone OS 3.0 beta seeded to developers yesterday. Some developers have managed to enable MMS to work on the iPhone, letting them view multimedia messages sent over SMS, such as video clips. An anti-phishing mode in Safari has also been found that authenticates websites commonly replicated as phishing scams. The screenshot below posted by BGR shows how receiving videos on the iPhone as an MMS works. The video preview shows up inside a standard SMS message bubble, which opens and plays the video when tapped. Left: MMS Notification, Right: MMS video embedded in message. iSpazio reports on a new anti-phishing mode found in Safari in the new 3.0 beta. The first screenshot shows the preference pane where the anti-phishing setting is activated. The middle screen shows what the Paypal website looks like with it turned off, and the screenshot on the left shows what it looks like with it turned on in the new 3.0. The view on the left shows a green header and lock icon, indicating that the website being viewed is secure. click to view: __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: iPhone 3G 16GB White iPhone Version: 3.0 Computer & OS: MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X 10.5.4 Twitter

agent6998 Rocks the Board Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Beirut, Lebanon Posts: 194 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	April 2nd, 2009, 12:55 AM #2
	Kinda sad how the hacking community actually makes the phone safer. Oh and I want pizza. And why is Uma hugging a whale?! __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: iPhone 3G (8 GB) iPhone Version: 3.0 Hacks: Pwn'd and Unlocked Computer & OS: Mac OS 10.5.7 -"I am a social watermelon." -"Then socially speaking, I'm going to eat you."

DocD101 Forum Lurker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Neptune, NJ Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Love the feature, question the cost. - April 2nd, 2009, 08:46 PM #3
	Been waiting for this since I started wishing for certain changes in ilthe first update. But everytime AT&T hears Apples ideas for new features, they start to salivate while thinking about what they are going to charge for it. 3G data plan +$10. MMS +$??? A month. I really love my phone, as I type this in the all happy landscape mode, but AT&T is going to charge me for everything they can. I hope landscape testing won't cost me any more cash a month. But I'm still sticking it out. Thanks for reading. DocD

jdha2875 iPA Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hey guys - April 2nd, 2009, 11:09 PM #5
	Just wanted to point out another feature I found by accident, and maybe you already know about it. while i was typing a text i shook the phone and a message came from the side and asked if I wanted to undo typing or redo typing. Anyway check it out.