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Not sure if this one's been mentioned; this thread's become impractically long. (It'd be nice if a moderator could post a new thread -- a "clean" list that only he can edit.)
Anyway, the new feature: Upon receiving an email message that contains a phone number, we've always been able to tap the number to call it -- but now there are new options:
Call
Text Message
Create New Contact
Add to Existing Contact
Finally!!
Anyway, the new feature: Upon receiving an email message that contains a phone number, we've always been able to tap the number to call it -- but now there are new options:
Call
Text Message
Create New Contact
Add to Existing Contact
Finally!!
Another one!
Previously, when creating a new contact, you had to tap the "Done" button for the contact to be saved. This has bitten me a few times, because after already confirming the person's number (or whatever), it isn't apparent (nor intuitive) that you still have to tap "Done." In the past, I'd look for that contact -- but it wouldn't have been saved.
Well, just now, I did it again: I didn't tap "Done." But upon realizing i hadn't, I searched for that new contact -- and it was there!
It's possible this sneaked in in 2.2.x (and if so, please correct me). But I'm thinking it's more likely this is a new enhancement in 3.0.
Previously, when creating a new contact, you had to tap the "Done" button for the contact to be saved. This has bitten me a few times, because after already confirming the person's number (or whatever), it isn't apparent (nor intuitive) that you still have to tap "Done." In the past, I'd look for that contact -- but it wouldn't have been saved.
Well, just now, I did it again: I didn't tap "Done." But upon realizing i hadn't, I searched for that new contact -- and it was there!
It's possible this sneaked in in 2.2.x (and if so, please correct me). But I'm thinking it's more likely this is a new enhancement in 3.0.
Battery Percentage
I don't know if anyone has replied with the answer for the battery percentage setting yet. Last time I went through everyone was saying that it was left over from jailbreaking their phone.
It's actually listed under:
Settings->General->Usage->Batter Percentage
I don't know if anyone has replied with the answer for the battery percentage setting yet. Last time I went through everyone was saying that it was left over from jailbreaking their phone.
It's actually listed under:
Settings->General->Usage->Batter Percentage
Well, I've stumbled upon a couple of things I don't think I've seen mentioned:
1) When you choose "Get More Episodes" from the iPod's Podcast screen, it no longer launches Safari first, then iTunes, now it goes straight to iTunes. Much faster, and also sleeker (looks less like a cheap work around).
2) They fixed a minor bug on the Home screen. Before, if you tapped the lower-left (I don't know if the exact area mattered, but that's where it would occur for me) of the screen while scrolling between homepages, the screen would get stuck between the two pages, mid-scroll. This no longer occurs.
1) When you choose "Get More Episodes" from the iPod's Podcast screen, it no longer launches Safari first, then iTunes, now it goes straight to iTunes. Much faster, and also sleeker (looks less like a cheap work around).
2) They fixed a minor bug on the Home screen. Before, if you tapped the lower-left (I don't know if the exact area mattered, but that's where it would occur for me) of the screen while scrolling between homepages, the screen would get stuck between the two pages, mid-scroll. This no longer occurs.
I also don't know if this is new, or posted yet.
When you have a photo on screen, you can hold onto it to stop it rotating when you rotate the phone.
So if you took a photo in landscape, you can now view it in landscape without it 'flipping'.
You do this by touching the photo - then rotating the phone whilst touched.
When you have a photo on screen, you can hold onto it to stop it rotating when you rotate the phone.
So if you took a photo in landscape, you can now view it in landscape without it 'flipping'.
You do this by touching the photo - then rotating the phone whilst touched.
Volume Scrubber not showing at any time
The on screen Volume Scrubber is not showing at any time on my 3.0 iPhone 2G, the play controls are centered on the space that previously held the Scrubber. When hitting twice the home button while the screen is locked, Album and Artist information appears instead of the Scrubber
The on screen Volume Scrubber is not showing at any time on my 3.0 iPhone 2G, the play controls are centered on the space that previously held the Scrubber. When hitting twice the home button while the screen is locked, Album and Artist information appears instead of the Scrubber
this thread is epic, and to long for me to read 
so I apologize if this has been mentioned.
Screwing around I told voice control to "play something awesome" and it did just that, it played me some Soil! Messing around, I figured out that "play something" is actually a command that will play a random band/album. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else yet, but I'd be curious if there are a lot of hidden voice control commands.
so I apologize if this has been mentioned.Screwing around I told voice control to "play something awesome" and it did just that, it played me some Soil! Messing around, I figured out that "play something" is actually a command that will play a random band/album. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else yet, but I'd be curious if there are a lot of hidden voice control commands.
Searched the thread and didn't see this. In the About menu, it will show info for certain accessories connected via the Dock connector port.
It works for the Universal Dock too. But some don't show anything. I don't know what the commonality is but there you go.
It works for the Universal Dock too. But some don't show anything. I don't know what the commonality is but there you go.
Great thread. I learnt quite a few nice features. Here are a couple of my 'contributions'.
As was pointed out earlier, in Mail, you can touch a phone number and it gives you multiple options but on Notes it is just the "Call" option. Hope they take care of this inconsistency in an update.
The following may be a bug.
If you touch a photo and select the Copy option, that photo then does not rotate as you change the orientation of the phone. To get that back, you have to go to another photo and come back. Is this a feature or a bug?
As was pointed out earlier, in Mail, you can touch a phone number and it gives you multiple options but on Notes it is just the "Call" option. Hope they take care of this inconsistency in an update.
The following may be a bug.
If you touch a photo and select the Copy option, that photo then does not rotate as you change the orientation of the phone. To get that back, you have to go to another photo and come back. Is this a feature or a bug?
Searched the thread and didn't see this. In the About menu, it will show info for certain accessories connected via the Dock connector port.
It works for the Universal Dock too. But some don't show anything. I don't know what the commonality is but there you go.
That feature has been around since the 2.x firmwares. My old first generation iPod touch told me this whilst plugged into my universal dock.
Maps Location info
I didn't see this posted. When in maps if you tap the icon to find your location with GPS then tap on the little blue GPS locator icon it will show your location in reverse geo-coding (shows the address you are actually at). If you are moving it will update as you move. Once I get to a computer I can upload some screen captures.
I didn't see this posted. When in maps if you tap the icon to find your location with GPS then tap on the little blue GPS locator icon it will show your location in reverse geo-coding (shows the address you are actually at). If you are moving it will update as you move. Once I get to a computer I can upload some screen captures.
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New installed apps' icons are now placed in the first free space from the 2nd page on. In iPhone OS 2.X they were placed in the first available space from the first page on.