So it’s been two weeks to the day that I’ve had my iPhone, and although my overall opinion on the device has not changed (still excellent), I do have some definite concerns and fixes that I would like to see implemented in the next software revision, as well as some clear design flaws that should be fixed before the next revision. I will, in no way, review the lack of features … I am getting sick of people saying nothing more than “it should have 3G/HSPDA and GPS”. Well no kidding, it should have a built in projector, blender and tazer too, but it doesn’t … get over it. You can always keep adding an endless slew of hardware features but at some point you have to produce a device: I still think they did a nice job regardless of these shortcomings. I also don’t want to hear any more about AT&T locking and EDGE shortcomings. I am sick of this.
Things that I’d like to see in the first software update:
Mail is both excellent and a complete disaster. Where are bulk functions: batch mark as read and delete should be standard features.
Keyboard! Although I’ve gotten pretty fast with the vertical keyboard, every application should have a horizontal keyboard …
… and therefore every application (including the home screen) should rotate into landscape mode … not just iPod and Safari.
The notes and calculator application could definitely use the ol’ design once-over.
I personally want dedicated gmail application integration instead of this POP crap. Getting the phone has definitely made me want to go back to running my own mail so I can at least do IMAP.
I want a terminal application.
I want a good jabber/IM application.
… c’mon, seriously, you’ve got the room on the main page for more icons
The clicker/mic on the headphones is awesome, though it is a little obnoxious that often after I pause music for awhile (> just a few minutes), I have to both unsleep the phone *and* then click the music play button. Granted this is just a two-step procedure to turn music back on, but it would be nice if the clicker maintained functionality after music had paused while the phone is sleeping.
Dedicated google calendar integration. I don’t really want to use iCal … it should download and sync directly from the phone.
iTunes should *definitely* have a ramdom-autofill function like the iPod shuffle, with a size limit. AKA, sync random music from my music up to a 2GB limit. Even the 8GB version is too small not to have a feature like this.
802.1X support!!!
The phone does sometimes have a little trouble with bad wireless networks. I have found myself in situations with wifi connectivity but something wrong with their external link to the net. It just keeps on trying to get data from wifi (since it has a valid DHCP address). I feel this could be improved with a simple timeout or timeout+testing function. Maybe something even as simple as a DNS resolution test.
That’s what I’ve got so far. Cheers.
Just found this: Field test mode! Call this number from your iPhone and put it in engineering mode. Lots of nice stuff in here, and you don’t have to restart your phone to get out of it.
*3001#12345#*
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The phone definitely took the world by storm in the first 31 hours of its release. Having said that, my Blackberry 8830 blows it out of the water.
umm … no
my last comment was cut short because the Apple Store rep had me move to another computer, apparently I was in the ‘Training Session’ area. I was at Brett’s store, but had to leave.
Oh yeah…for others wishing an iPhone will be distributed by other vendors…you’ll have to wait 5 years
yeah but i dont want an iphone from other vendors.
“I also don’t want to hear any more about AT&T locking and EDGE shortcomings. I am sick of this.”
this seems to be the only comment everyone makes about the iphone. the point of this was to actually list real issues with the phone not to rehash what has been said about a billion times.
have you seriously played with the iphones web/safari interfaces, ipod and phone interfaces and think the treo can even come close????? i’ve played with that treo and it really really doesn’t.
now … as far as mail goes … yeah, i’ll give that one to you. but like i said i’m hoping for an update.
Treo is an AWFUL phone. you are getting about 150k/s with AT&T’s service versus Verizon’s 400k/s. Actually, Verizon was the first distributor approached by apple. They turned the contract down because apple wanted the rights to the hardware . The iPhone is quite amazing nonetheless…
but seriously, my Blackberry is HOT!!!!!!
can we shorten it to iP?
wow the new iphone that Shawna got me is sooo awesome
Everyone should get one.
I’m willing to bet a good amount that iPhone: A Third Take highlighting the new terminal emulator will be published within two hours from this comment.
Heh, heh…you early adopters really blow my mind. This name is only my alias, come visiting Anthony and sign out properly.
also is there no way to highlight text and/or copy and paste??
no … how can you have missed that as well as flash support? these things have been large points of discussion on the tubes since weeks if not months before it was released.