[kirkmc]

Frankly, Apple has had enough time to see what other smartphones do to figure out what features to add...
And you can't even copy and paste on the iPhone? Amazing...
Kirk

[chabig]

I can't believe the iPhone won't run Photoshop! /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Peter Cohen]

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I can't believe the iPhone won't run Photoshop! /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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Never mind that. I'm beside myself that it won't run World of Warcraft. I mean, what's the point?

[griffman]

So you wrote...
"I still think that there is too much complaining over a product that is so new that there hasn't yet been time for improvements and the complaining is not constructive critism, it's really just whining ("mommy, I wanted THIS, not that!!!")"
and...
"Give Apple some time to look at all of the feedback so that they can build upon this great technology because they certainly can't anticipate what every single person in the world is going to want in their product(s)."
And that is exactly the point of my article. Do you see me writing "I hate the iPhone!" or "the iPhone sucks!"? No. I think it's a pretty amazing device. But if we don't explain the things that we find annoying, exactly what feedback is Apple supposed to use to make those future improvements?
-rob.

[schiefaw]

I think a real killer add-on would be a cable that allows you to view video on your iphone that is actually stored on your video iPod. This would not come from Apple, since it would mean carrying both devices and would defeat much of the point of the 8G phone. It may not be possible if Apple needs to license the user of the port adapter. Nice hack, though.

[danviento]

that apple would go to calling it "wallpaper," hence the name for wallpaperizer. That's a windoze term, and seems jarring every time it's mention with a branded product such as this. So which user base were we playing to here? Of course, "desktop" wouldn't fit to well since there's no need for a desk for this thing, or a lap, just hand or a pocket.
So why not background pic?

[griffman]

Because it's two words. With the exception of "Airplane Mode," which is at the tp of the list, every other entry on the settings page is one word. Write it off to Apple's focus on style -- the same focus that shows you an all-uppercase-keyboard, even when you're typing in lowercase.
-rob.

[jedi228]

My future iPhone capabilities can probably summed up as:
Business Compatible
Number one on the list is solid email solutions--the current device has great consumer level email, but there are a whole host of different reasons why IT guys don't want to manage iPhones. Apple needs to look at these reasons and gain access to the business market that its desktop computers have never really been accepeted in.
On open SDK will allow developers to create apps that Apple can't or won't develop.

[bjanz]

I'd LOVE to be able to use Bluetooth stereo headphones on ANY Apple product, but stereo Bluetooth headphones seem to be a perfect match to the iPhone. The Motorola stereo bluetooth headphones act as a reasonably good headset with music, but also have a microphone that allows them to be used for phone calls as well.
I can use them on my MacBook PRO and on my Blackberry Pearl - and probably on the iPhone - but the audio sucks without A2DP. I have used them on A2DP-capable phones and with a dongle on the MacBook PRO, and they do have great sound.
Since Apple uses a recessed headphone plug (supposedly to improve the integrity of the case", it would make sense that they would allow the use of wireless headphones. This would prevent damage to the phone just in case the earpods get yanked out of the plug, and would also prevent possible damage to the earpods themselves. And, of course, would also keep the user from getting all "wound up" in the cord when walking or driving.
But... I guess this isn't something that is high on Apple's priority list... considering that this is an audio/video device...
Ahem
burt /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[rebelrouser]

Oh, I forgot to add that Voice Dial is an absolute must for me. I use my bluetooth earpiece all the time and love not having to pull my Razr out of my pocket when I want to place a call.

[tazzben]

I love the list, I couldn't agree more with the TextExpander (or equivalent) product. However, the iChat app seems, well, a bit unrealistic. AT&T generates a substantial amount of income from text messages, it seems to me that the AT&T reps probably made a specific contract agreement about both ringtones and a text message competitor that under no circumstance could Apple add these capabilities. Maybe Apple had more muscle in the negotiation then I think they did, but this would be one of AT&T's first requests, I doubt very much that we will ever see iChat on the iPhone (outside of the web-browser of course).

[imjeffp]

Solitaire.
Any number of simple games. A "slide-the-tile" game where you actually slide the tiles. Or use the motion sensor like a Wiimote.

[griffman]

If Apple opens the iPhone to third party development, I'm certain we'll see an iChat-compatible application.
As to how much AT&T makes on SMS ... they only want $10 for 1500 SMS per month. Apple could easily write them a check covering potential SMS income for the rights to develop iChat for the phone. Having tried both, there's just no comparing the two: SMS is basically lame, since you have no way of knowing who is "online," nor of talking with more than one person at the same time.
-rob.

[SandroinSeattle]

Here's something I don't understand. Why do I have to sign up for a yahoo mail account to have push mail for my iPhone? I already pay for a .mac account and have a few aliases created. I don't really want yet another email address. Why would apple choose to provide this functionality to yahoo mail users first and not to the people who pay to use .mac mail?
That said, here's something that never occurred to me. With your AT&T data plan, unlimited email is all-you-can-send/receive. Email supports more characters and attachments than SMS. With yahoo's free push email, you could uses that instead of SMS, without having to check to see if mail came in. I might yet add a yahoo mail address to my iPhone, just to replace SMS, until an iChat app is available.