Apple To Open Up iPhone Software Development

Steve Jobs has said that Apple is going to open up software development for their Smartphone, the iPhone in February.

“Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February,” Jobs wrote. “We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for our users. With our revolutionary multi-touch interface, powerful hardware and advanced software architecture, we believe we have created the best mobile platform ever for developers.”

Jobs said an SDK won’t be released until February “because we’re trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once — provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, privacy attacks, etc.”

Jobs said the SDK will also allow developers to create applications for iPod touch.

Are you looking forward to the iPhone being opened up for development? What improvements or applications would you like to see?

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