iPhone 4 Automated Profiles COME ON!

http://www.apple.com/feedback/

 

there's more text tones in 4.2 so there is more variation, the fact that they've messed around in the coding to allow you to assign different SMS tones to different contacts holds out hope that when iTunes 10.1 gets released officially, it will enable custom sms tones on 4.2, like when custom ringtones came about.

all good things come to those who wait....

 

Is there a jailbreak app that does this?

 

As far as the new "tones" they are going in the wrong direction. The new tones they put in 4.2 are way way too long for texts. What we need are more 2-4 note tones. Even using three with a couple of different "instruments" and changing the order of the notes, you would have tons of variation that would not aggravate everyone around you.

I too am holding out hope for custom SMS tones.

 

When I first heard the new tones I thought they were too long, but now that I have them and use them, they feel just right. but thats just me.

 

same here, now i am using them, they seem fine

 

I've kept my mouth shut until now, but this brings up another sticking point for me. For a 4th generation iteration of the OS, iOS is missing some REALLY basic functions.

 

I could not agree with you more! Not JUST basic functions, but basic functions that have been available in cheap phones for a LONG time...I find it frustrating to say the least.
I recognize that, in any phone, there are feature trade-offs, but it is silly that some of the simple things requested are still missing.
And if someone doesn't want/need the feature sets we are talking about, just don't turn them on!

 

Repeating alarms, more than twice... and also what the OP said. I love my iPhone but Apple is SO SLOW and sometimes downright stupid with the things they refuse to put in.

I suspect it's more because it's aimed at non-business users first. Profiles would be awesome.

Of course in the past when I wanted these same things on my old Windows V5 phone I had to hack it as well just to get them.

So the burning question is why don't they include these things or at the very least allow someone to create an ap that does these things without haveing to hack the phone?