13 years ago Steve Jobs introduced the Macworld Conference & Expo iPhone held on January 9, 2007. The device will not go on sale until a few months later, directly on June 29, 2007. News about the original iPhone we have heard thousands, the presentation itself is made in a certain order so that the iPhone fails, and today we will bring you some details you may not know about the device that completely changed Apple .
Activation process
IPhone purchased by users does not work when it is removed from the box, it was necessary to launch them through the novel process at that time. Now it can be done through an internet connection, but then it was necessary to connect the iPhone to a computer and open iTunes.
Apple has created a wireless iPhone headset, long before AirPods
AirPods are now one of Apple's most popular devices, but few know it they are not the first wireless communication made by Apple. Apple's Apple headset has been very compact, coming with a special domain and USB connector that allows users to rate it without any problems and charge it at the same time as the iPhone, even the iPhone was able to show the charging status of the headset and the correct battery level on the lock screen.
Couldn't send pictures to messages
We now send pictures via WhatsApp, iMessage or AirDrop, however with the original iPhone was not easy. The original iPhone was out of sync with the latest MMS messages, a sequel to the iPhone 3G released the following year.
The Map app was developed together with Google, but the iPhone did not have GPS
Apple and Google merged well at the time and developed a joint mapping app that was installed on the iPhone. This app has used Google data at search level and its maps, however iPhone is not equipped with GPS, so getting on the map was using phone calls.
The camera did not record the video
The 2 megapixel camera on the original iPhone couldn't get great photos of your time, but iPhone hardware couldn't record videos. Apple would take another two years to install video recording on the iPhone, which did not appear until the iPhone 3GS came in 2009. While it is true that the prison community was able to take video recording on older iPhone models.
The App Store didn't arrive within a year
Now app stores are a very important part of the devices The original iPhone has arrived without the use of third-party software. Apple's idea is for the iPhone to use web applications, but this didn't work and the following year, along with the "iPhone Software 2.0" update, came the App Store and the opportunity to use software developed by a non-Apple.
The YouTube app was created by Apple
The iPhone had a large screen for almost all phones of the time, something that made it perfect for watching videos, especially when we turned it on. Since there was no app store, too YouTube is not intended in any way to work on a mobile browser like the one on the iPhone, Apple has decided to create its own YouTube app and install it on iPhone. The app has allowed users to browse, search, watch and share YouTube videos by birth on their iPhone.
The original iPhone has been a complete revolution in many markets, not just the phone. It's been 13 years since its launch and is still there an example of how to change the world.
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