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BREAKING: References to Camera Tethering and “Wildcat” Found in New Beta of iPhone OS

This is interesting.There are numerous references to new features coming up in a later version of iPhone OS including image capture input devices as well as “wildcat”. We are yet unsure to what wildcat actually is. However there are several references throughout the beta 3.2 OS.

Here are some new API methods and preference list keys that mention wildcat:

- “SBDeviceLockKeypadWildcat keypadImage”

- “+(id)[SBDeviceLockKeypadWildcat keypadImage]” “[[UIDevice currentDevice] isWildcat];”

- “SBDeviceLockViewWithKeyboardWildcat”

After our sources investigated properly they found that there are very strong hints about a cellphone device with sms and mms running the iPad OS.

Is this the “wildcat”?

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Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.

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