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Monday, Jul 30, 2007 10:10am
Unsupported apps found in i...
Applications not actually available on the iPhone have been found in the device's firmware, according to an observer. In the process of searching through the iPhone's system preference files, the individual discovered five unusual listings within “Default ApplicationState.plist”:

  • com.apple.unitconverter
  • com.apple.widget.phonebook
  • com.apple.widget.translation
  • com.apple.widget.worldclock
  • com.apple.mobile.radio

Of these, the most aberrant are the widget and radio listings. While the iPhone has abilities similar to widgets, they are in fact native applications, leading the writer of iPhoneology to believe that the listings could point to atavisms from Mac OS X Tiger. They may also indicate future or unfinished features, particularly in light of the "mobile radio" listing, which does not have a direct desktop correspondence. It is suggested that Apple may later add software support for streaming Internet stations, or in a hardware revision, FM radio.