Something I've learnt is that Apple aren't about options. They dictate how their products should be used and... that's how you have to use them. Options and personalisation are rarely an option.
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No text message timestamps on the iPhone?
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Something I've learnt is that Apple aren't about options. They dictate how their products should be used and... that's how you have to use them. Options and personalisation are rarely an option.
Agreed. Its a real shame you have to resort to jail breaking your iPhone to get any type of freedom to alternatives to the stock features. One of the main reasons I had to get rid of mine.
Funny, people b*tch when others make new threads about subjects that have been talked about instead of searching and finding a thread already created...and now people b*tch because a user actually used search and used an existing thread instead of creating a new one, even if it is an older thread.
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People saying there's a "15 minute rule", can you cite this? Certainly seems like there is no hard and fast rule to when the iPhone is going to TS your messages.
One of the worst parts about not stamping every message, are day or more old messages. It says "yesterday" or just the date if its more than 1 day old. Say you had a long conversation with someone, and want to know when the last text was sent, for various reasons. You can't find out.
I love how arrogant people are. Since you don't need it or don't know why someone else could possibly need it, they're dumb. What a useless feature. Grow up and realize that not everyone has the same needs and wants as you.
Ditto. And I'm really enjoying being able to do things like set my own email alert tone, and have timed profiles (like you used to be able to do on old Nokias!). For a modern, complex computer, I always felt a simple "tones on/off" switch was woefully inadequate.
Honestly if Apple included time stamps for every message, increase security (similar to what Cylay does), include the ability to lock certain applications (I don't mind letting someone use my iPhone but I do care about my privacy.), and the ability to create private albums and password lock them then I would not be forced to jailbreak my iPhone. At the very least, Apple could approve of applications that use these features.
This. I hate looking back at texts and trying to guess when we were talking.
The 15 min thing is stupid.
If they send a text at noon and then I send one at 12:10 and they send one at 12:23 and then me at 12:37 they will all say they happened at noon.
I don't think its a "set" time, if you reply within 10-15 minutes the message isn't time stamped in the conversation. However, if you look at the conversation list the time of the last message will appear next to the person's name.
Your second point just isn't true. It will say "Friday" in the main message screen but will give you a stamp if you actually go into that conversation.
yeah i wish they time-stamped everything. Sometimes even a few minutes can make a difference and its nice to know when the text came in. But in general i barely notice it.
Is there a way we can find out the actual logic used from Apple?
Replying within 10-15 minutes just isn't true. Sometimes I'll get a timestamp when I reply to a message immediately after receiving it. There really seems to be no rhyme or reason to the process at all.
For the 'second point', you're partly correct, but not entirely. Yes, the last time stamp is still in the conversation...but if the time stamp is not on the very last message in said conversation, you have no idea when the last message was sent/received.
Example from my phone right now:
Text message conversation list-->Select message from "Yesterday"-->Last time stamp is "Dec 2, 2012, 2:23 PM"...there are 5 messages in the conversation after that time stamp. If it was still on that current day, the conversation list would show the time of the last message. But since the day has changed, we just get "Yesterday".
Now, if there were some standard to the time between time stamps, we could give a pretty good estimate as to when the convo ended. But since sometimes it's immediately, and sometimes it doesn't stamp if the replies are w/in 10-15 minutes, there's no real way to know. That conversation could have ended at 2:25 or up to an hour later.
Is this a huge deal? Not really. But it's quite irritating that a company as anal about details as Apple is, has a system that uses ZERO logic. Most times it really doesn't matter to me...but there are times when it would be really helpful. 'Feature' flip phones of the past would time stamp every message without crowding the screen, on a display about 1/4 the size.
iOS 7 beta 2 has time stamps on all messages when you swipe left!
I know this thread is old, but I was so excited to see this feature that practically EVERY other phone has, I had to share it somewhere...
Good to know! I'm glad about this. Sometimes when trying to remember an exact time I can remember sending a text. Now I'll be able to look at that!
No matter how you spin it, it's better to have the ability than not.
Doesn't hurt anything to have the ability
Doesn't hurt anything to have the ability
GraphicsGeek, wow seriously man? Get a life. Everything is not about "You"! Are you an only child?
This IS a real issue and this post caused me to google for a solution and or fix and I read this whole thread because I am one of those people that DO want this at least as an option. Stomping your feet and telling other people that their opinion is invalid?
GraphicsGeek's audacity in this thread motivated me to create an account on MacRumors and respond.
Ok, back to the issue. Please consider this a vote for adding this feature at least as an option. It's something that annoys me on a frequent basis.
Here's an example about how it would be useful.
I'm working on a long term project with someone. We're texting that we're going to meet to work shortly... I hop in the shower because he's going to show up in about 10 minutes and I'm scrambling to get everything in order. While I'm in the shower, I get a text, "I'll see you in 10 minutes"... No timestamp. Did it come in as I hopped in the shower? or as I got out? I haven't a clue. Why do I "need" this? I don't. It would be CONVENIENT, and I "want' this feature. I do not "need" it.
If I was a development manager on the iphone team, I'd add this ticket as a "Nice To Have/Desired by Some" type of ticket. Sometimes, there is time on a developer team's schedule to knock out some "Nice to have" features. I'd just hope that this would make it to the "To be considered" for the "Nice to have" status at Apple
Just found this... Seems that Apple does in fact listen
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13...s-adds-group-chat-user-pics-hidden-timestamps
This IS a real issue and this post caused me to google for a solution and or fix and I read this whole thread because I am one of those people that DO want this at least as an option. Stomping your feet and telling other people that their opinion is invalid?
GraphicsGeek's audacity in this thread motivated me to create an account on MacRumors and respond.
Ok, back to the issue. Please consider this a vote for adding this feature at least as an option. It's something that annoys me on a frequent basis.
Here's an example about how it would be useful.
I'm working on a long term project with someone. We're texting that we're going to meet to work shortly... I hop in the shower because he's going to show up in about 10 minutes and I'm scrambling to get everything in order. While I'm in the shower, I get a text, "I'll see you in 10 minutes"... No timestamp. Did it come in as I hopped in the shower? or as I got out? I haven't a clue. Why do I "need" this? I don't. It would be CONVENIENT, and I "want' this feature. I do not "need" it.
If I was a development manager on the iphone team, I'd add this ticket as a "Nice To Have/Desired by Some" type of ticket. Sometimes, there is time on a developer team's schedule to knock out some "Nice to have" features. I'd just hope that this would make it to the "To be considered" for the "Nice to have" status at Apple
Just found this... Seems that Apple does in fact listen
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13...s-adds-group-chat-user-pics-hidden-timestamps
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