iChat may come to iPhone OS 4.0. iChatAgent – a background process needed for iChat – is running on the developer build of the latest iPhone firmware. Though there’s still no evidence of it actually being functional, this is as good a sign as any that iChat or some sort of video calling service is in the cards for an iPhone release in the near future. iChat is currently available on computers running Mac OS X, and allows users to communicate with instant messages and two-way video. Screenshots over at TUAW show that iChatAgent — a background process in OS X that’s responsible for keeping iChat happy — is running as a service on iPhone OS 4.0. The fact that Apple hasn’t already is one of those great iPhone / iPad / iPod touch mysteries. That’s a strong indication that Apple plans to introduce iChat to the iPhone OS, and while that doesn’t confirm video chat.
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