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Sick of the Iphone........
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If Apple wants to be a bitchface about this (multitasking) yet again, I see a fairly easy way to make this feasible:
Apple makes an API for AppStore developers. I'll use Pandora as an example. Pandora Radio uses this SMS/Messaging API, so that when you get a SMS message, you can just reply within the app.
I do realize most people have probably thought of this.. just a suggestion
Apple makes an API for AppStore developers. I'll use Pandora as an example. Pandora Radio uses this SMS/Messaging API, so that when you get a SMS message, you can just reply within the app.
I do realize most people have probably thought of this.. just a suggestion
ESPN Radio App
I just want to make mention of the ESPN Radio App. I stream this app all day in the background while at work. While listening I can check email, view Google maps, send/receive a text message, read the news via USAToday/CNN/NY Times/AP apps and so on.
So maybe this is not a problem with the iPhone but a problem with the Pandora app? Someone from Pandora might want to check with ESPN to see how they are streaming in the background...
Note: No my iPhone is no jail broken and I have no real desire to do so. I know some of you love it and will never go back but I'm just not into it. Besides with my luck I'd screw it up and it would take a while to correct.
I just want to make mention of the ESPN Radio App. I stream this app all day in the background while at work. While listening I can check email, view Google maps, send/receive a text message, read the news via USAToday/CNN/NY Times/AP apps and so on.
So maybe this is not a problem with the iPhone but a problem with the Pandora app? Someone from Pandora might want to check with ESPN to see how they are streaming in the background...
Note: No my iPhone is no jail broken and I have no real desire to do so. I know some of you love it and will never go back but I'm just not into it. Besides with my luck I'd screw it up and it would take a while to correct.
Working on the 'Street' and taking the bus. That's a problem. There's a $ 200 helicopter ride that puts you in jorsey in less than 10 minutes. Problem solved!
agreed two things i hate about the iphone is the missing multitasking and battery life ...
and ofcrse a cherry on top would be if they sold it factory unlocked
and ofcrse a cherry on top would be if they sold it factory unlocked
Why should he stop complaining? This is MacRumors - where we discuss present, past, and future Mac products, how they can be improved, and the latest on the scene. If many other smartphones can do it, I don't see why the topic isn't up for discussion.
We've had plenty of good posts in this thread already - jailbreaking hints and tips, discussion of battery life, design critiques, etc. I think it's a little bit rude to question a poster simply because jailbreaking isn't an ideal solution. Not being antagonistic, I just think telling someone to "stop complaining" isn't in the spirit of this forum, especially considering there are many Apple and 3rd party devs who come to this site.
To get the the actual post's content - I agree jailbreaking isn't a complete solution. While GeoHotz and the Dev Team get my high-fives, I think they'd agree that it shouldn't take mad HaXing, Apple/Dev Team cat-and-mouse, and user-implemented software hacks (some of which don't always work - just look at the number of users in these forums who've bricked or hung iPhones trying to neuter or unlock). It may work for some people who have the expertise or awareness to pull it off, but a product's audience shouldn't have to resort to these practices. Do you invalidate your car's warranty so you can buckle your seatbelt and listen to the radio at the same time? Do you haXor your stove so you can cook two dishes at once?
I completely agree with the first part of your post. People around here are far too intolerable of people's opinions regarding omitted features. And this whole "nobody's forcing you to buy/use an iPhone" argument makes me want to stab myself in the face.
As for the last paragraph, I completely disagree. Jailbreaking should not even be considered "haXing" because of how easy it is. With a simple restore, EVERY trace of jailbreaking is erased from the phone and using modern methods, bricking is pretty much impossible. I agree that Apple shouldn't be leaving these things out but to deny the fact that the option is there is silly.
Also in the silly category is the fact that people are still replying with solutions to the first post of this thread when the OP resorted to jailbreaking and reported back with his success a while ago.
I just want to understand one thing.... will some competitors to the iPhone actually pay people to blog bad things about it? Seriously... private mail me with contacts.... how much can I make? I need to buy an iPad !
You don't get into a two year contract and pay top dollar for a device that should have come with features that jailbreaking provides. Anyone that suggests "just jailbreak" simply doesn't get it.
Actually, I think it's the people that buy devices that don't come with the features that are so essential to their daily functions that are the ones that "don't get it".
Really. I'm a a loss as to how Apple screwed this one up so badly. I had no trouble getting nearly two days of battery life on 3G with a multitasking-capable Symbian S60 phone, and the same is true with my HTC Hero (Android). My old WinMo phone (HTC S630) was nearly as bad as the 3Gs, but at least it multitasked...Meanwhile, my family's iPhone 3Gs' barely make it through a full day, with effectively no multitasking. Go figure.