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iOS 2.0 Beta 2

Full article
Developer beta

Recorded context

About this appearance

The March 27 SDK Beta 2 package added Interface Builder and retained an installation constraint; a next-day report describes an accompanying but not explicitly numbered firmware update.

Date
Mar 27, 2008
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Release milestone

The March 27 SDK Beta 2 package added Interface Builder and retained an installation constraint; a next-day report describes an accompanying but not explicitly numbered firmware update.[1][2]

What Beta 2 documents

This archive page contains 4 narrowly attributed historical records. All titles, summaries, and explanatory prose are original synthesis, with source locators retained for verification.[3][4][5][6]

Selection boundary

Macworld explicitly dates SDK Beta 2 to March 27. The selected March 28 firmware report calls its subject only a new iPhone 2.0 beta firmware, not Beta 2. The route follows the SDK sequence and earliest milestone date; firmware observations retain their one-day and numbering uncertainty.[1][2]

Archive limitations

This archive does not reproduce publisher articles or confidential developer material. Unsupported build numbers, speculative features, long excerpts, and the separately owned Public route are excluded.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. New Version of iPhone 2.0 Beta Firmware!

    iClarified · Shalom Levytam · 2008-03-28T20:22:33Z · Beta 2; identity and timing — A new version of the iPhone 2.0 Beta Firmware

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

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  2. Apple releases iPhone SDK beta 2

    Macworld · Jim Dalrymple and Dan Moren · 2008-03-27T04:23:00-07:00 · Beta 2; identity and timing — iPhone SDK beta 2 includes Interface Builder

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

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  3. New Version of iPhone 2.0 Beta Firmware!

    iClarified · Shalom Levytam · 2008-03-28T20:22:33Z · Beta 2; Contacts — new icon Contacts on second page

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

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  4. Apple releases iPhone SDK beta 2

    Macworld · Jim Dalrymple and Dan Moren · 2008-03-27T04:23:00-07:00 · Beta 2; Interface Builder — iPhone SDK beta 2 includes Interface Builder

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

    Back to text ↑
  5. New Version of iPhone 2.0 Beta Firmware!

    iClarified · Shalom Levytam · 2008-03-28T20:22:33Z · Beta 2; Restrictions — Appstore and iTunes store cannot be switched on via parental controls anymore

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

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  6. Apple releases iPhone SDK beta 2

    Macworld · Jim Dalrymple and Dan Moren · 2008-03-27T04:23:00-07:00 · Beta 2; SDK installation — incompatible with installation folders other than the default /Developer

    The factual result is rewritten as original synthesis; the cited artifact retains the historical evidence.

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Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

enhancement · introduced

Contacts gained a separate Home Screen icon

undocumentedreported

Beta 2 evidence places this Contacts state in the milestone while preserving its documentation and product-scope boundary.

  1. [1] New Version of iPhone 2.0 Beta Firmware! · Beta 2; Contacts — new icon Contacts on second page

knownIssue · knownIssue

Nondefault developer-tool folders were incompatible

documentedreported

Beta 2 evidence places this SDK installation state in the milestone while preserving its documentation and product-scope boundary.

  1. [1] Apple releases iPhone SDK beta 2 · Beta 2; SDK installation — incompatible with installation folders other than the default /Developer

developerApi · introduced

Interface Builder became available in the downloadable SDK

documentedreported

Beta 2 evidence places this Interface Builder state in the milestone while preserving its documentation and product-scope boundary.

  1. [1] Apple releases iPhone SDK beta 2 · Beta 2; Interface Builder — iPhone SDK beta 2 includes Interface Builder

regression · regression

App Store and iTunes Store restriction switches stopped working

undocumentedreported

Beta 2 evidence places this Restrictions state in the milestone while preserving its documentation and product-scope boundary.

  1. [1] New Version of iPhone 2.0 Beta Firmware! · Beta 2; Restrictions — Appstore and iTunes store cannot be switched on via parental controls anymore