AppleInsider is reporting on new information regarding multitasking in iPhone OS 4.0. This new feature would allow users the ability to run multiple apps at once and offer an easy way to switch between them, reportedly through an interface similar to Expose in Mac OS X.
Those familiar with the design of iPhone 4.0 said that the user interface will resemble Apple’s desktop Expose feature, in that a key combination — reportedly hitting the Home button twice — will trigger an expose-like interface that brings up a series of icons representing the currently running apps, allowing users to quickly select the one they want to switch to directly. When a selection is made, the iPhone OS zooms out of the Expose task manager and transitions to that app.
Needless to say, the iPhone offers very limited multitasking with built-in apps only. In leu of multitasking for third-party apps, Apple set up a push notification service to send alerts for applications that are not currently running.
The report also says iPhone 4.0 will have a “global inbox” much like the one Jobs recently commented on. The other feature is the ability to place individual contacts on the home screen.
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