Apple is late in delivering technology that would enable third-party iPhone applications to run in the background in order to immediately receive alerts, messages, and other content. But analysts say consumer demand for such features remains low, so the delay is unlikely to have an impact on the consumer electronics maker.

At last June’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs announced the push-notification system for the iPhone. While the service had been set to debut in September, it was removed from the beta version of the iPhone’s firmware in August.

Jobs acknowledged to one customer that the feature was running late and said the company wanted to make sure it got the service right the first time, according to Apple enthusiast site MacRumors. In addition, the site said it has learned that Apple is considering an alternative that would let users select the apps that would run in the background. Such a feature could be available in the next major update of iPhone software.

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