3.0 update brings Street View, 'Find' functionality to iPod touch

iPod touch users are finally getting a taste of what iPhone users have had since iPhone OS 2.2: Google Street View. iPhone 3.0 Software Update for iPod touch includes an update to the Maps application that enables Google Street View, and it works just like it does on the iPhone.

Additionally, the "Find my iPhone" feature is implemented as "Find my iPod touch" for iPod touch users. It works exactly like Megan described yesterday, but is perhaps less accurate than using the iPhone's built-in GPS. It'll at least get you close, so long as it's connected to a Wi-Fi network. If it is, you can send messages to the iPod touch and wipe its memory.

If you do send a message to an iPod touch that's turned off or not connected to a Wi-Fi network, the message is queued until it's on and connected.

Both features appear to work on both first- and second-generation iPod touch devices. As Megan mentioned, since the first-generation iPod touch lacks a speaker, it won't make the "ping" noise associated with Find my iPhone unless you have speakers plugged in. Perhaps less useful for finding it in the house, but still helpful if you left it on a table at the park.

Have you found an undocumented feature that the iPhone 3.0 Software Update for iPod touch provides? Let us know by tipping us, or leaving a comment.

Thanks, Harold, Ben, Rocky, and everyone who sent this in!

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Source: http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/softwareupdate.html

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Sam the Deaf

Hmm, I don't see iTunes on my iPod Touch after brought 3.0 update.

June 19 2009 at 1:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Deepak

Any idea about the Bluetooth feature in Itouch. I upgraded my OS to 3.0 and my itouch keeps on browsing other Bluetooth devices. when I try to pair it with my phone or laptop it fails.

any comments?
Deepak

June 19 2009 at 12:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sam the Deaf

I don't notice about Google Maps with Street view. That's really awesome.

June 19 2009 at 11:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mrtotes

You can now customize the double -tap of the home button to search (which isn't it called Spotlight), iPod or home. I'm not finding it works consistently though.

I seem to have 11 possible home screens now (up from 9)... don't recall seeing that on a list.

When I first loaded the AppStore app there was a 'redeem' tab but that seems to have disappeared... (I'm on a 1st Gen touch)

June 19 2009 at 7:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Tony Ward

My redeem tab disappeared too. Hmm. I did edit the bar to show updates, which I thought was the culprit. Maybe it's situational.... if you have nothing to redeem, you don't see the option?

June 19 2009 at 9:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jroen

Ever tried to listen to music and using street view on your iphone (or now ipod touch)? Simply doesn't work, it flips out and crashes/hiccups in music.

June 19 2009 at 2:10 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Scott

Don't first gen iPod Touches have a beeper, or "clicker" like the regular iPod? When my friend gets an email on his 1st gen, it beeps. Couldn't this beeper be used for FindMyiPod?

June 18 2009 at 9:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Murphy Mac

Hoping Google and Apple figure a way to implement Latitude on the new iPhone.

June 18 2009 at 8:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

hargreae

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June 18 2009 at 6:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jereme

also check out the new scrubbing feature for the ipod songs. it's especially useful for long podcasts, when you have missed just the last 10 seconds of something said. I haven't checked if it's also on movies..

June 18 2009 at 6:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

michael smith

it would be great if the touch i bought last week had some kind of free upgrade path.

June 18 2009 at 4:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply