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iPhone 2.2 Firmware: What should it include?

Dear Santa Jobs
All I want for Christmas is a turn by turn navigation app.

I promise I will be good

PS this would make my phone 100% for me It is the only thing missing from it!
 
Now that the 3G connection issues (for the most part) have been addressed, I'd like to see a '3G Visuals' option within Settings, with the options being: Normal or High (with High, being the same as Wi-Fi).
There's little point in downloading wallpapers on 3G, due to the extra compression. YouTube videos also remain Edge quality, despite the speed increase.
The differences when watching a YouTube video on Edge/3G, and then watching the same video via Wi-Fi, is like night and day. I'd be happy to sacrifice a little speed on 3G, to see videos in their best quality.

A small wish, but a welcome one it would be. :)
 
Third Gen iPhone will be all about video

Rumor has it that Kevin Rose was probably on to something, even though he was wrong about the 3G iPhone having a forward facing camera, the next gen iPhone should have this capability.

The next gen iPhone is rumored to be all about video. What this would include, would be:

1. A forward facing camera for iChat like video conferencing with other iPhone users.

2. Integration with video iChat (some users on their webcams, some on their phones).

3. Obviously a faster processor (Intel rumored).

4. More integration with YouTube (like the current Helio Ocean capability, you can take a video and upload to your YouTube account). Also, your favorites from YouTube can port over and your iPhone favorites should be able to port over from your iPhone on to youtube.com as well.

5. Obviously, iPhones with larger-size hard drives to be able to handle full-res video capture. Not sure on the capture limit for video at the moment.

6. Rumors anywhere from 3-5 mp camera.

7. Picture/Video messaging.

8. Apps would be able to integrate video blogging, with more possibilities of in-app video narration.
 
Try and keep this thread to things that Apple could put in the next release.

Things like MMS and A2DP would be great, but are unlikely to be added. There are enough wishlist threads. Stick to a few features, or this'll just be a duplicate thread, and won't be any fun to read.

My thoughts on 2.2:
- Push Notification Service (I think 2.1.1 is more likely if this is all)
- Cellular access to the iTunes store (if the rumoured negotiations ever took off)
- Digital booklets/Videos downloaded to iPhone directly (and sync-able. Shows up in iPod app)
- Usual round of speed bumps, Safari bug fixes, and radio firmware improvements (WiFi, 3G, GPS radios).

If it automatically reconnects to WiFi when you lock/unlock the phone, I'll be happy.

@hirshnoc: stop making things up. Those rumours don't exist - you're trying to make them. For example, they can't just shove an Intel processor in to an iPhone and make it work. The current iPhone is an ARM processor. Intel uses x86. They're entirely different instruction sets. Since your rumours obviously don't need any understanding of what's involved, they basically speak different languages. Applications are compiled for native execution. All applications would break. Not going to happen. Oh, and Apple are also making their own ARM processors through PA Semi. Apple don't have an Intel fetish - not all their products have to be based on x86 Intel chips.
 
Two things irk me about the iPhone -

1) Why can't I swipe from day to day on iCal in the daily view?

2) Synchronized "to-do" list from Mac to iPhone

Add those and I would be happy.
 
Acejam2k said:
Why does everyone keep saying this?

The iPhone already has PUSH.

Oh, you mean notification alerts from Apps? Then guess what those are called?

"Notification alerts"



Not push.

kthxbai
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or "Push Notification" :D
 
@hirshnoc: stop making things up. Those rumours don't exist - you're trying to make them. For example, they can't just shove an Intel processor in to an iPhone and make it work. The current iPhone is an ARM processor. Intel uses x86. They're entirely different instruction sets. Since your rumours obviously don't need any understanding of what's involved, they basically speak different languages. Applications are compiled for native execution. All applications would break. Not going to happen. Oh, and Apple are also making their own ARM processors through PA Semi. Apple don't have an Intel fetish - not all their products have to be based on x86 Intel chips.[/QUOTE]

Saladinos:

https://www.macrumors.com/2008/03/12/future-iphone-to-use-intel-moorestown-processor/
 
1) Push for Apps
2) Email showing on locked screen like SMS
3) Custom alerts for Mail and SMS
4) Cut and Paste
5) SMS character counter
6) iWork (via app store?)
 
emaja said:
Two things irk me about the iPhone -

1) Why can't I swipe from day to day on iCal in the daily view?

2) Synchronized "to-do" list from Mac to iPhone

Add those and I would be happy.
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Also why can't the main screen show the temperature in the Weather app like the iCal shows the date? I would like that also.
 
To-Do App and sync with Outlook (without having to pay $10/yr and sync through an external website)

This is all I want. Give me this, Apple. It's so frigging obvious. My ten year old Palm III had this.
 
MMS

It's so embarrassing when someone ask you to send a photo to their 6 year old phone and you say you don't have MMS.

Then they say, it's an iPhone supposed to be the sweetest phone available?
 
a MUCH increased volume boost on the new mail alert!!!

and for that matter, the ability to change all those alert sounds.
 
go1dfinger said:
I would expect that is from AT&T not the music industry.. The music industry would only benefit from such an arrangement - AT&T on the other hand would have to dish out more bandwidth to the 3G phones, which I expect is already taking a hit from the App store.
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I remember reading that it was already discussed and it was an issue with the Record Companies. They allow iTunes on the phone over WiFi because that technically is the same as a computer (since it's using the same type of connection). If they let you do it over Edge or 3G it would be using a different type of connection, therefore requiring a different contract.

I really don't think that AT&T is going to say no to many things Apple wants to do, after all that is why Apple didn't go with Verizon.

McGiord said:
- to be able to lock/unlock as desired the landscape/portrait mode in Safari.
- copy/paste.
- to be able to select a good portion of an email text and be able to delete it, I need this to forward just a portion of the message, it takes too much time to erase what is not needed by using the current delete feature.
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There are times when I too could use this function, but I think it is so limited and specific that Apple wouldn't spend too much time working on it.

sushi said:
I would love a full featured contacts app so what you enter in Contacts on your Mac completely syncs with MobileMe and then your iPhone/Touch.
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I'm confused by what you mean. That's exactly what happens with my contacts app now. What am I missing?

iJAR said:
I haven't heard anybody about the lack of attaching a picture to an email.
I wanted to send an MMS to an friend of mine. Of course for the moment this is not possible on the iPhone.

When I went to the apple store and asked why not, they gave me the answer because the concept from apple's point of view was the use of email.
So as happy as I was with this answer I went home tryed to set up an email...damn. No function to attach a file. What the %$^&*. So I can take pictures but cannot do anything more then synchronize them with my apple.

Doesn't that take the mobility out of my mobile iPhone?

So from my point of view. They should at least make it possible to let people attach files to their emails.

thanks!
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Instruction books are quite helpful. Go to photos, tap a photo and select 'email photo.' Problem solved!
 
Trajectory said:
Now that the 2.1 firmware has been released, this is what I think Apple will need to add to the next 2.2 update:

  1. Copy/Cut and Paste
  2. Ability to add Attendees to Calendar appointments
  3. Video Recording
Anything else?
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Yeah good luck with that. Can you atleast post things that are alot more realistic?

Yes, firmware 2.2 will have copy/cut and paste function and they'll throw in video recording too.

people, Be realistic. MMS? .... yeah all of sudden we are gonna get MMS.
 
re: Video on 2.2

Saladinos,

I suppose you're right. Just wanted to dispel the rumors that video capture would be a feature on 2.2 before a faster processor came out, ARM or not.

Unfortunately, Apple can't release high-res video capture at their standards until they get a) phones with more storage space, and b) a faster processor that can save a file that big.

Most rumors point to video being a prime feature on the 3rd-gen iPhone, NOT the 2.2 firmware upgrade. Those rumors I listed have all come from either Macrumors, Kevin Rose, or other rumors sites.
 
  • Weather icon changed to show the temperature for your 'preferred location'
  • Copy and Pasting
  • Bluetooth bugs and fixes

All I need.
 
Trajectory said:
Now that the 2.1 firmware has been released, this is what I think Apple will need to add to the next 2.2 update:

  1. Copy/Cut and Paste
  2. Ability to add Attendees to Calendar appointments
  3. Video Recording
Anything else?
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An official option to downgrade to 1.1.4 so I can use my phone with no laggyness or problems.

Just give me 1.1.4, so I have a phone that works and is not embarrassing to use.
 
2.2 should include:

1. MMS.
2. Video Recording.
3. Changeable color schemes for text messaging, Notes, Safari, Ipod, and home-screen background.
4. Copy/Cut/Paste options
5. Highlight to delete options
6. Search emails.
7. Search iPod.
8. Search iPhone.
9. Turn-by-turn GPS.
10. Bluetooth file transfer.
11. Different text options for email and text messaging, (like bold, italics, underline, font, size, color.)
12. Edit and delete playlists on iPod.
13. Clear al button for texting and email.
14. Option on iTunes (on computer) to rearrange the iPhone homescreen icons.
15. Syncing with iTunes over wifi.
16. Updating software over Wifi/3G network. (no more cords!)
17. Weather app to be more accurate, and to have a current locations feature.
18. Landscape keyboard for text messaging, emailing, and notes.
19. Delete/Edit feature for music and videos in iPod.
20. Delete/Edit feature for playlists in iPod.
21. Delete/Edit feature for pictures and albums.
22. Arrows/Options stay in portrait mode when viewing pictures in landscape mode.
23. Effects in camera, and to add effects to pictures in albums (like in Photo Booth).
24. A % remaining battery life option.
25. Add pictures to Notes.
26. Password for selected apps (like text messaging or Notes)
27. Weather app icon to change temperature for primary location (like the calendar does for Today’s date.
28. Clock app icon to give the correct analog time and act as real moving clock.
29. Landscape mode for weather, and when is on landscape mode will give us a more detailed forecast (like hour by hour).
30. Landscape mode for YouTube.
31. Ability to view and write comments on videos in the YouTube app.
32. Clearer picture in YouTube when using the 3G network.
33. Ability to log in to YouTube Account, and save Favorite Videos there, and not on to the iphone.
34. Landscape mode for App Store and iTunes Store.
35. View remaining credit balance on App store.
36. Ability to enter iTunes gift card into the App Store.
37. Being able to log into different account on the App store/iTunes Store.
38. Landscape mode for the iphone’s home-screen.
39. Landscape mode for videos in ipod.
40. Ability to import all videos from iPhoto to iTunes to the iPhone (including home- made videos)
41. Home button for Safari.
42. View different types of video on Safari, not just Quicktime.
43. Option to view the home-screen apps in a different way- instead of swiping right and left and keeping them on different pages, they could all be on one page you swipe up and down as if they were in a list like music in the iPod.
44. Option to get to the bottom of the page easier (like to get to the top quickly you touch the gray time bar on top).
45. A find option for Safari, email, and text messaging.
46. Save voicemails for as long as you want.
47. Create folders for voicemails and just drag and drop to save.
48. Landscape mode for home-screen.
49. Different keytones for dialing and keyboard.
50. A much larger selection of sounds for New text messages and new emails.
51. Different vibrating patterns, for incoming calls, emails, and text messges.
52. An icon next to the time and signal strength showing how loud the volume is (like on Macs).
53. An easier way to move icons to a different page without messing up filled icon pages.
54. Forward text messages.
55. Picture (from Contacts) of the person next to the text message they sent you (like in iChat or AIM), as well as one of you next to all of the ones you sent them. Also, when viewing all of your text message conversations each person in the list should have a picture next to their name too. Same goes for emails from people you know.
56. Radio icon, and if possible satellite radio.
57. Ability to watch television, like on the LG VU.
58. Names of apps should be changed- “iTunes” to “iTunes Store”, and “iPod” to “iTunes”.
59. Voice commands (like for calling contacts)
60. A feature to view Word Documents, Powerpoints, and Photoshop Files, with having to open it through an email.
 
0) fix all these tremendous bugs syncronizing with mobile me contacts/groups, calendar !!!
1) search capabilities in calendar
2) multiline text in calendar view and edit view, PLEASE !
3) copy and paste
4) to do
5) improve battery performance !
6) a true gps navigator
7) wipe all the data on iPhone from mobileme
8) notifications for third part applications
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1. An icon indicating that location services GPS is active, if left on it does eat battery life.

2. Fast access to location services to toggle on/off

3. The ability to forward a SMS

4. ability to cancel a SMS. I have sent misspelled SMS and had not a chance to cancel them.

5. Fix the overheating of the iPhone when GPS is on. This is apparent every time I use GPS when plugged into my car stereo via USB to dock connector.

6. Notes sync with iTunes and mail
 
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