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what are the chances of getting ichat for iphone?

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megadon

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In the last couple of years, most my friends who had BB who didn't use it for work now have iphones (and I know it's not like that everywhere) but anyways.. I'm not even wondering about the camera capabilities..but do you think ichat will come out so iphone users can stay in contact with each other..
and will AT&T stop it from happening because they'll lose money because they might get less people using text..??
 
For what it's worth, the AIM client that's available for free in the App Store is already textually interoperable with your iChat buddies.
 
goosnarrggh said:
For what it's worth, the AIM client that's available for free in the App Store is already textually interoperable with your iChat buddies.
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Exactly.

You can do everything the O.P. asked for using AIM or Nimbuzz or any of the other chat apps that use push notification now.

So why should Apple bother making a program that does the same thing these other 3rd party apps are already doing?
 
why the FU** do you need ichat, when there are 39038240928 IM apps in the appstore?
 
yalag said:
why the FU** do you need ichat, when there are 39038240928 IM apps in the appstore?
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my beef is that with the multiple IM apps out there is that they don't have the predictive text incorporated into them, thus making typing a really big pain since I'm very used to making mistakes and the predictive text fixing things for me..

do you guys know of any IM apps that do use predictive text?

just thought a native chat app would obviously have the predictive text, and since it would be free.. you never have to worry if the other person you'd like to talk to is willing to pay for the same app,
 
megadon said:
my beef is that with the multiple IM apps out there is that they don't have the predictive text incorporated into them, thus making typing a really big pain since I'm very used to making mistakes and the predictive text fixing things for me..

do you guys know of any IM apps that do use predictive text?

just thought a native chat app would obviously have the predictive text, and since it would be free.. you never have to worry if the other person you'd like to talk to is willing to pay for the same app,
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test behavior is common for all apps including native ones, they all uses the same API. what are you talking about?
 
yalag said:
test behavior is common for all apps including native ones, they all uses the same API. what are you talking about?
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sorry, I probably wasn't clear..

what I was trying to say was lets say you're typing an email or a text, if you have a spelling mistake, the phone will correct it for you,

but the IM apps I've used, (eBuddy for example) if you're typing in the app, and you make a spelling mistake, it does not correct it for you, you have to hit backspace and make sure you hit the right buttons..

and after a few years of getting used to this predictive text, it's very hard to use a app that does not have it.. thus making my typing very slow and irritating
 
Beejive has auto-correct. So does AIM for iPhone.

Though it'd be nice to have something Apple-designed like iChat for iPhone. Beejive has them best UI for an IM app in the App Store, but it's far from good in my opinion.
 
The General said:
Beejive has auto-correct. So does AIM for iPhone.

Though it'd be nice to have something Apple-designed like iChat for iPhone. Beejive has them best UI for an IM app in the App Store, but it's far from good in my opinion.
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cool cool..
thanks.. I was reading the beejive thing on the app store and the reason I didn't get it was it didn't know if it had auto-correct
well, that solves one problem..
but at the same time I wish there was a free apple app,
 
Small White Car said:
Exactly.

You can do everything the O.P. asked for using AIM or Nimbuzz or any of the other chat apps that use push notification now.

So why should Apple bother making a program that does the same thing these other 3rd party apps are already doing?
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Hmmm....werent there like a billion voice memo apps, and apple still made a native one?
 
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