Why doesn't the iPhone have Nokia-like profiles? I miss them!

[ss957916]

Probably the same reason they still don't allow users to change the email alert tone (although it is funny watching a whole bunch of people grab their iPhones when the email alert sounds).

Hubris is most likely in my opinion - Apple know best, after all.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

Probably the same reason they still don't allow users to change the email alert tone (although it is funny watching a whole bunch of people grab their iPhones when the email alert sounds).

Hubris is most likely in my opinion - Apple know best, after all.

You mean because Apple thinks it users are to stupid to handle anything over very basic options.

 

[Applejuiced]

It may not damage the hardware, but I'm always worried about the damage it could do to my warranty and/or contract. I don't want to risk jailbreaking it and O2 throwing me off the network (like MS did with the X-Box recently).

This phone cost me a lot of money and I don't want to risk that investment, thanks.

JB will not get you thrown off a network and if you restore your phone before bringing it in for repair the warranty is still valid.

 

[ss957916]

JB will not get you thrown off a network

According to my O2 contract it could, and I believe my contract more than some random guy on a forum.

Thanks anyway.

 

[ngenerator]

I believe my contract more than some random guy on a forum.

I must be missing something... How do you think that anyone on "some random forum" would know anything at all about why the "iPhone doesn't have Nokia-like profiles"?


This is maybe something better suited for the Apple feedback page rather than creating a topic that's just going to turn into a big JB vs. vanilla debate.

 

[Applejuiced]

According to my O2 contract it could, and I believe my contract more than some random guy on a forum.

Thanks anyway.

You dont have to believe or do anything you dont want to. But Im sure theres many many people with jailbroken iphones on 02.....

 

[ucfgrad93]

nobody has answered the question - why hasn't Apple done this?

That is because we don't work for Apple. It would be nice to have profiles.

 

[BaldiMac]

Probably the same reason they still don't allow users to change the email alert tone (although it is funny watching a whole bunch of people grab their iPhones when the email alert sounds).

Hubris is most likely in my opinion - Apple know best, after all.

My guess would be that they just haven't got around to it yet. I would bet that it will be tied to a revamp of the whole notification system. Notification seems to me to be the second most likely feature that iPhone OS 4.0 would focus on (behind third-party background apps/task switching).