Apple has posted a compatibility chart indicating which firmware features are available to each iPhone.
The chart is available in a support document located here.
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ksp - June 22, 2009 at 10:23am
Can I enable iPhone 3Gs features on my 2G iPhone?
Maybe an app from Cydia?
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Awayze - June 22, 2009 at 10:34am
You could except the compass app and I'm not sure if Nike+iPod would work but all the rest should work fine on 2G, I'm also using a iPhone 2G so I'm hoping for them features through Cydia :-)
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Steve - June 22, 2009 at 10:37am
For video recording on the iPhone 2G you can use Cycorder available through Cydia.
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ksp - June 22, 2009 at 10:42am
I know cycorder. I´m talking about breaking the hardware restrictions from apple for enable 3Gs features such VoiceControl, modem, Video Recording... on my 2G iPhone ;)
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Saving - June 22, 2009 at 11:08am
Dont most of those but compass come in the new OS 3.0
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Rajiv - June 22, 2009 at 1:13pm
I doubt the 2G firmware even comes with voice control, video recording, etc within the ipsw ...
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