iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 released (update: disables tethering, enables AR?)

Unless you have a developer account with Apple, don't bother plugging your iPhone into iTunes -- we promise you're not going to have access to it -- but devs can now get their grubby paws on beta 2 of iPhone OS 3.1. We'll let you know if we see anything crazy, like usable Gmail, true background applications, or a notification UI that doesn't make you want to throw the phone against a very hard surface at high velocity.

Update: Looks like Apple has closed the door on hacks that enable tethering in this release -- at least for AT&T according to early reports.

Update 2: We've just been informed that beta 2 also introduces what appears to be a public API for manipulating live video. Devs are still testing the capabilities but it could open the door for augmented reality applications like Layar to come to the iPhone 3GS.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 14th 2009 8:28PM]

first jaja, i hate when the west coast comments they go first

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 14th 2009 9:36PM]

Anything about a new iPod Touch

how bout MMS?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2009 12:59AM]

Yeah! MMS will totally be on the iPod touch!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2009 8:08AM]

tethering and MMS still working on my AT&T phone.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2009 10:52PM]

How do you have MMS working on AT&T? I have the hacks to enable it on my iPhone 2g, but it doesn't seem to work until AT&T opens up MMS.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2009 11:46AM]

What's the deal with MMS, is the beta 2 version MMS friendly?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 1:01AM]

yes