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cosmaboy

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Jun 15, 2009
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Hi,

Does anyone else think the Spotlight Search is a pain in the &*$£......

I am a huge iPhone fan and have had all of them and love using the phone but since i've had the phone i've not used the spotlight search for anything, I wish i could turn it off!!!

it's just a pain.

Anyone else got this view?

Maybe there should be a option whether to have it or not in future updates....
 
I love it, you just start typing a person's name and you're making a call in less than 3 seconds.
 
yeah but just click on the phone icon and have your favourites and your making a call in less than 3 secs!!! no typing needed! just two clicks!
 
cosmaboy said:
yeah but just click on the phone icon and have your favourites and your making a call in less than 3 secs!!! no typing needed! just two clicks!
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Gotta agree, i find the built in search useless... id happily disable it..
hope its not running index services as well!
 
I love it. I never go past page two anymore. I just launch from Spotlight.

And if the person I'm calling isn't in my favorites, I use it to dial. That or voice control.

Did I mention I love it? :cool:
 
It would only be useful if it actually searched everything, especially things like settings.

Then I could turn bluetooth on/off quicker, or I wouldn't have to hunt around the phone settings to find that tethering is hidden in the network menu etc.
 
I personally enjoy it for the fact it does search contacts, applications, and the iPod all at once, it’s actually sped up the process and time from unlock to action. I agree, it’s lame that it doesn’t search all of mail but if I’m looking for something I just end up going into mail anyway.
 
I don't get all of this complaining about how spotlight is a pain and annoying. If you don't like it, then don't use it. What's the problem?
 
It's a pain that if u don't want to use it, u can't turn it off.

Yes I know it's on a main screen with a swipe left and a single click on the home button take u to it, But if u don't use it, it is always there.

I started the thread as I wanted to see peoples reation to it, as I would like a option in settings that would allow u to switch it off, therefore not being able to access it.

Just my thoughts..., also different colours / themes would be good. Any thoughts?
 
My love for Spotlight can barely be expressed. I don't care about how I organize my programs, I just find them through spotlight. I can search calendar, email subjects (which I find helpful), and a search of a person gives me all notes, calendar items, contact info, and emails between them and me. It's fantastics.
 
Another thing it needs to do is search within emails. Right now it only searches titles and the to/from fields.
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While I completely agree with this, it's still a great step up to be able to at least search for something. And I like that when I search from the e-mail app, it will offer to search e-mails on the server (and not just the ones on the phone).

(Before this, my workaround would be to call my secretary, have her search for an e-mail, and then have her forward it to me. Not quite convenient.)
 
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