Since the release of the iPhone OS4 (now known as iOS4) and the news that multi-tasking will be a feature, we’ have been waiting for when Apple would start accepting apps for the new iPhone operating system. Today the wait is over as Apple will be now be accepting iOS4 apps.

Developers will now be able to take advantage of the multitasking feature as well as the 1500 other new APIs in the system when it launches on June 21. However, this news will be taken with some hesitation from many devs as there are still be some hurdles to overcome. For example only certain tasks will be allowed in the background. Apps that need to run persistently, like IRC and IM clients, will not function. Apple will need to provide additional backgrounding tools so that users can receive the features they want.

Though this change may to multitasking may come with it’s growing pains, it will eventually be worth it. Let the developing begin!

[via Engadget]