A recent iPhone firmware beta was sent to developers with a few hidden features: Google streetview, Japanese Emoji icons and the option to turn off the iPhone.
Google Streetview mirrors the desktop version of Google Maps. The feature allows you to see destinations from a street view. Google first introduced the mobile version of the feature in its Android mobile operating system -- available on the T-Mobile G1 phone in October.
Japanese Emoji icons are emoticons for text messaging. The addition of the icons to the firmware suggest the lack of the icons were slowing down adoption in Japan markets.
The ability to turn off the iPhone's auto-correction feature will satisfy iPhone users with precise thumbs. The feature would automatically correct what it perceived of as misspellings and improper usage. The feature takes a while to get used to and has a tendency to overcorrect sometimes with improper suggestions. Correcting the iPhone's mistakes becomes a time consuming task, particularly when ur txting w kewl shorthand.
[via MacRumors]
