iPhone OS 4 beta 3 adds orientation lock, iPod controls to multitasking bar

I am running a 3g with the version 4.0 and 5.13.04 firmware. My multitasking works perfectly, I do have the 5MP camera and everything else is working as well. SMS, MMS as well as my data plan and my regular phone calls are flawless. It does work on 3g.

It is running much, much faster on the iPhone 3G than the first two versions did. It is also connecting to the Internet successfully more often - before, I would get frequent failures on full bars of 3G.

Does anyone know if the 3g has a way to lock the orientation? I have beta3 installed but i don't see a way to do it. I plan to upgrade phones when the new one is released this summer but it would be good to know for the short term or for people not planning on upgrading their 3g.

Also as previously stated beta2 literally almost made me throw my phone down on concrete or in the toilet more than twice... here's hoping beta 3 is a bit better. I haven't had a chance to sync my content/apps back yet, but the shell OS with built in apps does seem to work quite a bit better so that's a good sign at least.

Beta 3 has just reappeared on the dev center.

The lock orientation screen now disables the cover flow in the iPod app! Nice!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkz5Y-Yj7ww

TUAW: Please update your article. It was pulled, as noted earlier on Engadget.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/iphone-os-4-0-beta-3-is-ready-for-your-scrutiny/

bleh my dev account still shows beta 2. Looks like they havent reposted beta 3 yet.

First. I wonder if this can be accessed via the lock screen. I know that when I'm driving those iPod contolls on the lock screen are a big help.

Second, I'd think that a landscape lock could be activated when the iPod/iPhone is in its portrait orientation (such as writing notes or email). I mean, it'd be easy to implement, right?

So this means the new shell won't have a place for a physical orientation lock switch...

I've been wondering about that. I noted that Mr. Gray's phone didn't have one, but I absolutely adore that feature on the iPad. Glad to see it exists in /some/ incarnation.

Deleting running/suspected apps in the dock is now consistent with deleting downloaded apps in that when you touch held on the app, all the apps in the dock are wigelling with the minus badge on them, not just the touch one like it was in pre-beta 3.