While digital everything seems to be the mantra of today’s tech obsessed world, what better than to digitize everything including a compass in the next generation iPhone?

Hidden settings in the Firmware 3.0 indicate that a magnetometer support will be available once the Software exits out of Beta in to its final release. The Magnetometer in the iPhone would allow Apps to recognize which direction the user is pointing and work hand in hand with Google Maps to create accurate turn-by-turn directions.

Via: Top IPhone News