AirPlay Video

• AirPlay Video requires the AppleTV Software.

• AirPlay Video support is now available as an option for developers in the MPMoviePlayerController class. It is also available to web authors via the QuickTime Plug-In or media element. Supported formats include:

  • H.264 video with AAC audio

  • HTTP streaming, both live and on demand

  • progressive download content

  • local content

• For web-based content, AirPlay Video can be enabled in the QuickTime Plug-in or HTML5 video element as described below:

  • QTPlug-in:

    • airplay="allow"

    • airplay="deny" (Default)

    For example: <embed src="movie.mov" width="320" height="240" airplay="allow">

  • HTML5 video element:

    • x-webkit-airplay="allow"

    • x-webkit-airplay="deny" (Default)

    For example: <video controls width="640" height="368" x-webkit-airplay="allow" src="movie.mov"> </video>

iAD

• The new API, ADInterstitialView, has been removed and replaced with the ADInterstitialAd class, which inherits from NSObject, not from UIView. Behavior has not changed except that two new methods are available, presentInView: and presentFromViewController:, that formalize two distinct use cases. For additional information on these API changes, see ADInterstitialAd Class Reference. The sample code, iAdInterstitialSuite, has also been updated to work with these API changes.

  • The presentInView: method should be used in paging applications, such as magazines, and requires that the application provide a container view in a view controller-managed view hierarchy in which the interstitial ad will be displayed.

  • The presentFromViewController: method displays the interstitial ad with a modal presentation, suitable as a transition between game levels.

Multitasking Gestures

This release contains a preview of new multitasking gestures for iPad. You can use four or five fingers to pinch to the Home Screen, swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar, and swipe left or right between apps. This feature will not be enabled in iOS 4.3 for customers, but we are providing this preview to gather input on how these gestures work with your apps.

Developers are encouraged to evaluate any existing interactions in their applications for potential sources of interference. In order to properly interoperate with multitasking gestures, applications must properly handle the following methods and notifications:

• touchesCancelled:withEvent: (UIResponder)

• cancelTrackingWithEvent: (UIControl)

• applicationDidBecomeActive: and applicationWillResignActive: (application delegate)

• UIApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification and UIApplicationWillResignActiveNotification notifications

These can be enabled for development via Xcode so you can update your apps to interoperate with these new gestures. Test them and give us your feedback in the Apple Developer Forums.

Xcode

• NEW: The use of composite SDKs with distributed builds can, on occasion, cause exceptions during the build process. To avoid these issues, disable distributed builds for those projects that use composite SDKs.

• NEW: While running an application on a device with an iOS version earlier than 4.3, you might not be able to see formatted content of variables and a "/Developer/usr/lib/libXcodeDebuggerSupport.dylib (file not found)" message is shown in the gdb console window. You can use the po command in gdb console to get around the issue.

• NEW: Installing Xcode 3.2.6 over Xcode 4 (or later)—that is, installing both into the same directory (normally the /Developer directory)—is not a supported configuration and is likely to result in a non-functional install.

  Installing Xcode 4 or later over older Xcode installations should work. Similarly, installing the two versions to separate directories should work (preferred order is older first, then newer).

• Xcode 4 does not automatically download the documentation for iOS 4.3. To do so manually, launch Xcode and open the Preferences window. In the Documentation tab, click the Get button next to the iOS 4.3 Library to begin the download.