According to the folks at Apple-wd.com, Apple’s FaceTime video calling feature might be finally coming to iPhone 4 users in the Middle East countries.
Last October, when Apple launched iPhone 4 in UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, users were disappointed to find out that FaceTime – one of the major features was not supported.
It was widely speculated that Apple and Carriers in the Middle East countries decided to drop the feature as some of these countries have banned certain VoIP services in the past. The only way to enable the feature was to use jailbreak tweaks like FaceTime Activator and MiddleWhat that enable the feature in unsupported countries like UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, etc.
We’re not sure what has changed, but folks at Apple-wd.com have just confirmed that FaceTime works in iOS 5 beta, which is good news for iPhone 4 users. They’ve also published a screenshot:
That’s not the only FaceTime related change coming to iPhone 4. Apple has also revealed in one of the slides during the WWDC 2011 keynote address on Monday that iOS 5 will also bring improvements to video quality and iOS 5 beta has revealed that Apple will enable FaceTime over 3G for carriers that allow it.
[Apple-wd via MacStories]
FaceTime, to me, is already amazing, even over 3G (in most spots) on a jailbroken iPhone 4. I really only jailbreak for a few features, and being able to do FaceTime over 3G is one of them. Slowly, but surely, Apple is finally suiting most of my needs. (Though I will probably always jailbreak … if possible).
exactly as above, even if apple get it all as i would like it ( how it currently is jailbroken) i’d probably jailbreak it anyway so im in control rather than apple
Damn, alot of people on here likes S&M
Apple used to enable FaceTime in the middle east with the beta/s firmware, but as soon as they release the final firmware they will disable it. That’s what happened with iOS 4.3B.
What control are we talking about. JB your not in control either.
Will i be able to call non ios devices too over 3g.. Or this is still reatricted