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What do you wish your iPhone could do that it doesn't do now?
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In no particular order:
** Set different Fetch intervals for different mail / calendar / contact accounts (at the moment, the fetch time is set globally for all accounts that don't use push).
** API so that game developers can suppress popups - it's very annoying to be playing Tap-Tap and have a popup appear just as you're about to beat your high score. Only exception should be the 10% battery warning. When suppressed, popups should be queued, and then displayed once you're back at the game's menu or when you exit the app.
** Ability to hide unused icons without actually uninstalling an app. Also to hide built in apps.
** Built-in alarm should be able to use a playlist as the alarm sound (yes, I know some 3rd party apps can do this, but I'd probably forget to run them before going to sleep - the built-in alarm is 'just there' and 'always on').
** Ability to set which mail account - and which folder in that mail account - is used to create the 'unread messages' badge for the Mail App.
** Ability to disable the 'unread messages' badge for the Mail App.
** A sane font in the built in notes app.
** Set different Fetch intervals for different mail / calendar / contact accounts (at the moment, the fetch time is set globally for all accounts that don't use push).
** API so that game developers can suppress popups - it's very annoying to be playing Tap-Tap and have a popup appear just as you're about to beat your high score. Only exception should be the 10% battery warning. When suppressed, popups should be queued, and then displayed once you're back at the game's menu or when you exit the app.
** Ability to hide unused icons without actually uninstalling an app. Also to hide built in apps.
** Built-in alarm should be able to use a playlist as the alarm sound (yes, I know some 3rd party apps can do this, but I'd probably forget to run them before going to sleep - the built-in alarm is 'just there' and 'always on').
** Ability to set which mail account - and which folder in that mail account - is used to create the 'unread messages' badge for the Mail App.
** Ability to disable the 'unread messages' badge for the Mail App.
** A sane font in the built in notes app.
The only thing I really miss from the phone that I could really use is the ability to PRINT! Especially now that these programs like DocumentsToGo and such are out allowing us to create and edit documents and spreadsheets, it would be so convenient to be able to print to any network printers. I believe there is an app out now, but its only for HP printers. I just want a stock,basic, easy way to print from my phone!
I wish my iPhone would get a new notifications system (like the pre, or maybe similar to growl on a mac)
mine is jailbroken....
you wouldnt happen to know if theres a program for jailbroken iPhones that changes the notifications do you?
Solar cells. Not really "wireless" but it is portable, and of course you need sunlight. There are laptop cases that can charge your laptop.
There is already something that does this although you need a special case for it to work. But you lay it on this pad and it charges.
I wish I could change the icons and springboard. I know, I know you can do all that with jailbreaking. I think I will be taking that leap after 3.1.
I know I've said this before and it's like beating a dead horse, but I would like my phone to stay on a call for longer than 2 mins without the call being dropped...
James
James
I wished we had access to some part of the flash drive to copy files from email and safari and then be able to use them in Word, Excel, etc.
have different profiles, like all other phones do!!
ok so you can silence it by using the silent button, but wouldn't it be good to be able to have a meeting profile that doesnt rind or vibrate and automatically sends messages or replies and diverts calls to voicemail with standard greeting saying 'sorry i'm in a meeting will call back asap' etc etc etc
be able to trade stocks and shares via an app. (that's app based not directly iPhone related)
better editing function with video's and photo's - be able to move pictures around and video's into different and new folders.
POP email, make folders in email.
FM radio
turn off that poxy search function, waste of time and don't use it. (or expand it to a proper search of everything!)
thats about it.....
oh and more games as good as Real Racing....
ok so you can silence it by using the silent button, but wouldn't it be good to be able to have a meeting profile that doesnt rind or vibrate and automatically sends messages or replies and diverts calls to voicemail with standard greeting saying 'sorry i'm in a meeting will call back asap' etc etc etc
be able to trade stocks and shares via an app. (that's app based not directly iPhone related)
better editing function with video's and photo's - be able to move pictures around and video's into different and new folders.
POP email, make folders in email.
FM radio
turn off that poxy search function, waste of time and don't use it. (or expand it to a proper search of everything!)
thats about it.....
oh and more games as good as Real Racing....
I would like
Switch off Cover Flow
Download apps/iTunes stuff greater than 10MB over cellular (It's my data plan, I should be able to use it how I want)
Download in Safari
Link Contacts to Calendar Items and vice-versa
Digital Zoom on the camera
Ability to switch off the screen without locking the phone
Bookmarkable podcasts in iTunes store
Native file storage without needing a third party app such as AirSharing
An easier way to switch on tethering without having to go through all the settings levels.
Notifications on the lock screen of emails, messages, etc. (don't want to jailbreak)
Ability to create playlists other than the stock On-the-go and then add/remove from these and ones created in iTunes at later times
This is more of iTunes thing but it affects my iPhone: why can I say sync all TV Shows but not all Movies? The Touch can.
and, I notice on 3.0 if you press the little dots on the spring board it goes to the next screen of apps, but why doesn't it go to the one you press?
This would be nice but it might drive people nuts: automatically organize my springboard to have the most used apps on the first page. A way of organizing my springboard on my Mac would be nice instead of moving each individual app one by one.
and to flog that long dead horse:
Sync over Bluetooth/Wifi
Flash
That's enough to be getting on with.
Switch off Cover Flow
Download apps/iTunes stuff greater than 10MB over cellular (It's my data plan, I should be able to use it how I want)
Download in Safari
Link Contacts to Calendar Items and vice-versa
Digital Zoom on the camera
Ability to switch off the screen without locking the phone
Bookmarkable podcasts in iTunes store
Native file storage without needing a third party app such as AirSharing
An easier way to switch on tethering without having to go through all the settings levels.
Notifications on the lock screen of emails, messages, etc. (don't want to jailbreak)
Ability to create playlists other than the stock On-the-go and then add/remove from these and ones created in iTunes at later times
This is more of iTunes thing but it affects my iPhone: why can I say sync all TV Shows but not all Movies? The Touch can.
and, I notice on 3.0 if you press the little dots on the spring board it goes to the next screen of apps, but why doesn't it go to the one you press?
This would be nice but it might drive people nuts: automatically organize my springboard to have the most used apps on the first page. A way of organizing my springboard on my Mac would be nice instead of moving each individual app one by one.
and to flog that long dead horse:
Sync over Bluetooth/Wifi
Flash
That's enough to be getting on with.
I'd like to be able to get pictures off of my phone via Bluetooth.
Whilst I always have a small bluetooth dongle on me to use with my SonyEriccson C902 it's not practical to lug a iPod lead with me all the time!
Whilst I always have a small bluetooth dongle on me to use with my SonyEriccson C902 it's not practical to lug a iPod lead with me all the time!
I thought i was the only one that got annoyed about lying in bed trying to text in portrait mode...