MMS was one feature which was missing big time from the original iPhone and iPhone 3G. It was not until Apple released iPhone OS 3.x which brought this feature for the masses. The same now goes for the recently launched iPad 3G as well.

Here is a simple guide to enable MMS functionality natively in the Messages app for the first-gen iPhone (aka iPhone EDGE or 2G) running iPhone firmware 3.1.2. Yes, you can now send and receive MMS messages without having to install a third party app like SwirlyMMS.

We all know the lies Apple made when they said that the first-gen iPhone cannot do MMS due to hardware limitation. Leaving out the first-gen iPhone users in the cold was a planned move than anything else. They wanted you to spend more bucks to buy a new device even when the older one could perfectly do the job. Same goes for video recording as well.