iPhone 3G Users Left in the Cold

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Lining up for the Video iPhone

Unlike other video camera apps that are being sold to jailbroken iPhones that hacks into the iPhone's system illegally to take video, our app, iVidCam, uses only technologies that are in numerous other apps already in the AppStore, so we are confident that Apple will allow the sale of our app

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 19, 2009

Today, Apple released their newest iPhone 3GS with a better quality camera, a built-in compass and a breakthrough video camera that can upload directly to YouTube. Lines formed all around the world as customers qued up to get their hands on the latest and the newest phone out there.

But what happens to the 21 million iPhone users who already have an iPhone but do not want to spend an extra $200-$500 to upgrade during a recession? Can they get a video camera on their phones too?

iPhone app company GP Apps has been fighting to get their breakthrough video camera app approved by Apple to sell to users of the older 2G and 3G iPhones. "Unlike other video camera apps that are being sold to jailbroken iPhones that hacks into the iPhone's system illegally to take video, our app, iVidCam, uses only technologies that are in numerous other apps already in the AppStore, so we are confident that Apple will allow the sale of our app," says Susan Lee of GP Apps.

However, Apple has effectively blocked iVidCam for months.

One 3G customer writes about the need to upgrade to get a video camera on their iPhone, "Frustrating, both for your company and for Apple customers. Based on yesterday's announcement, it's plain as day that your app was rejected solely because Apple wanted to hawk new hardware by exclusively attaching the video function to its iPhone 3GS. Clearly, as you've proven, the new hardware is not required to make video recording work, yet Apple actively blocks this capability in older phones. Apple's spurious arguments regarding API's are a smokescreen and insult the intelligence of its developers and customers.

"While it's hard to fault Apple for wanting to sell new products, it's hard not to find fault with the way they go about it. I encourage you to elicit the support of current 3G users who like me feel utterly let down by the business practices Apple employs to block products like your iVidCam and who like me will feel no brand loyalty if Apple continues its tacit policy of simply ignoring their concerns."

Will users of the 2G and 3G iPhones be able to get a video camera app in their iPhones or will they have to spend the extra $200-$500 to get a new iPhone? Only time will tell.

About GP Apps:

GP Apps is a mobile applications solutions company based in Southern California with apps such as Period Tracker, Kid Art, and superGPS. For more information about GP Apps, please visit http://www.GPApps.com.

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