Oh when can I buy this, or is apple going to go no, no this is a feature of os 4, now a days anything is possible with apple.
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Developer Demonstrates Wireless Syncing of iPhone and iPod Touch to iTunes
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Oh when can I buy this, or is apple going to go no, no this is a feature of os 4, now a days anything is possible with apple.
We've been able to do this for like 2 years with a Jailbroken phone:
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-sync-wireless-iphone-with-amarok.html
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-sync-wireless-iphone-with-amarok.html
Why this isn't done natively (at least make it an option!) is anyone's guess. Oh wait that's right, cables are an excellent source of revenue! Thank Heavens for Monoprice.
It could just be as easy as that, with apple who knows. Its not speed considering how slow cable is for me. On two system Mac and PC.
Steve you silly man, do you really like cables that much?
its the RULES of the SDK that prevent this. not the actual programming capability.
That is correct. But that is why I think it's a hoax too... no WAY could something like that get approved. I think that nobody would make the claim that "this will be in the store soon" knowing that they're doing something so blatantly outside the scope of the developers agreement.
Hoax.
You are so, so, so, so, so, so right! It's my biggest frustration with the iPhone/iTunes world.
What makes this even more frustrating is that the technology that is needed existed back in the 1990s (when I got my first PalmOS device). Palm had a thing called third party conduits that an app developer could include with their app (so, in this modern Apple world, these could be vetted and certified by Apple). The conduits registered themselves into the sync process (iTunes in the Apple world) so all the user needed to do was initiate the sync and not only did the data for calender, contacts, notes etc get synced but, after that was done, things like personal finance apps, electronic wallets, drawing packages or whatever could then sync their data as well. It worked really well.
Maybe one day Apple's sync infrastructure will manage to drag itself into the 1990s. In today's world one would hope that, if Apple did do a rework on the whole sync mechanism, that they would offer the choice of USB or WiFi as the physical link.
- Julian
Very old technology
The folks over at Agile Web Solutions, Inc. have been syncing iPhones for more than a year that I know of. Granted, its part of their highly successful 1Password '1P' application, but the approach is nearly the same.
Regards,
Dan Ortego
The folks over at Agile Web Solutions, Inc. have been syncing iPhones for more than a year that I know of. Granted, its part of their highly successful 1Password '1P' application, but the approach is nearly the same.
Regards,
Dan Ortego
The only time that would be helpful is if you want to sync it when you aren't at home. But I don't that's even possible because you have to have the app open on the computer...
You can build your own app and run it on your own gear.
Getting it into the app store is a different matter.
If you watch the video, the app looks like it gets put into the background by the native syncing process. I would imagine it simply acts as a conduit and technically doesn't do any file writing, leaving that to the actual sync module of iPhone OS, which means it wouldn't violate section 3.3.4 of the SDK agreement.
Edit: Actually, this is correct. It doesn't violate that section of the agreement. This guy is on reddit, posted his youtube video and had this to say: http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comme..._made_an_app_that_lets_you_wirelessly/c0ouuan
I agree with those crying hoax. This is way outside the scope of the developer agreement. The app would basically need access to ALL user-level directories. Though it's not technically impossible to develop the app, I suspect that no one would waste their time doing it if they knew full well that it wouldn't get approved. I'm thinking this guys just looking for a little attention.
I think there's a very good chance that some form of iTunes syncing over WiFi/3G will be available on iPhone 4.
There was a rumor a month or so ago about a lot of new iTunes string names in iPhone 4, and the integration of lala.com into iTunes would be a move in the general direction of wireless syncing.
There was a rumor a month or so ago about a lot of new iTunes string names in iPhone 4, and the integration of lala.com into iTunes would be a move in the general direction of wireless syncing.
This is awesome, and this probably won't get approved. But it will certainly push Apple to implement that natively on the OS4. And that's a good thing.
Pointless
I you are in the house, and you have to manipulate your computer and your phone to get this done, this is pointless. You can't use your phone while syncing.
Apple's solution for this is mobile me. You want to sync songs? Plug it up.
This isn't a breakthrough. This doesn't add to productivity. It isn't even easier.
Probably why apple didn't waste time doing it.
I you are in the house, and you have to manipulate your computer and your phone to get this done, this is pointless. You can't use your phone while syncing.
Apple's solution for this is mobile me. You want to sync songs? Plug it up.
This isn't a breakthrough. This doesn't add to productivity. It isn't even easier.
Probably why apple didn't waste time doing it.
Absolutely
BTW whatever happened to this mini USB connector that last year got some attention over here in Europe because Apple would comply to EC regulation ( so you could have 1 charging device for all your mobile phones).
Or he is trying and Apple should listen to customers, yes I now Steve has his issues and I am sure this is one of them, but I don't see how this hurts or for that mater why we don't have this on an Ipad.
Nothing I have read has this in OS 4, or has someone herd it mention?