iPod touch What simplethings annoy you about your Touch?

[OnTheiTouch2G]

This isn't meant to complain, but to add some constructive critisism. Maybe somebody with the power will see and take action in the next software update.

So what should be a simple fix, that annoys the crap out of you?

Mine? Simple. When listening to music, and a song comes on that was purchased from iTunes as a music video comes on, you cannot return to the home screen without it turning off the music, even if it's in the middle of a playlist. Even if you are not in music and one of these songs come on, there is no issue until you go into music and back out - again which will shut down the music and stop the play list. Makes me want to scream.

 

[dannyboxer]

What I think what is wrong with the iPod Touch is I think there is a load of wasted space on the top and bottom of the touch screen. I mean, the home button could be on the side next to the volume controls and then the whole front of the iPod could be taken up by the screen or the iPod could be made smaller by chopping off the top and bottom.

Also I think that the back should be made of something much less easy to scratch as the backplate is impossible to keep scratch free.

 

[dannyboxer]

Sorry i just read the title, it says simple things. Sorry I just wrote about a whole iPod redo. Soz

 

[brightshadow360]

what annoys me is the fact that itunes doesn't let you browse and auto sorts your music. I want to be able to select a folder of music and it play this whole folder and any folders in it. I don't want my stuff sorted into albums, artist, music type, ect. now I'm being forced to wait for a good 3ed party app that can do this.

I also don't like the limited number of file types it will recognize.

and finaly, the curse of all mp3 players: the fact that the cooperation fails to mention that out of the 16 gigs of harddrive space, 3 gig are taken up by the OS. they should advertise it based on what is actually accessible.

 

[4DThinker]

Simple: Add a submenu to each player app for system calls that relate to it. EQ, play speed (for podcasts) in Music, Screen brightness in Video and Photo, etc.

 

[vanluuk]

it costs money :/

 

[HLdan]

and finaly, the curse of all mp3 players: the fact that the cooperation fails to mention that out of the 16 gigs of harddrive space, 3 gig are taken up by the OS. they should advertise it based on what is actually accessible.

Well, firstly, you're wrong. The OS doesn't take up 3Gigs, it's barely a fraction of that. All hard drive space advertised on ANY product from ANY company is not the actual available amount. It's calculated by an algorithm which works to out make the drive space appear less than the advertised amount. Advertising it as the actual available space would be incorrect.

My slight peeve (but I can easily live with it) is that I cannot run certain programs in the background while doing other tasks. When playing a song in iTunes I can surf the web and do virtually anything else but when running a 3rd party media app such as AOL Radio I can't surf the web and play internet radio. Once I click out of AOL Radio to open Safari, AOL quits.

 

[Ivan P]

and finaly, the curse of all mp3 players: the fact that the cooperation fails to mention that out of the 16 gigs of harddrive space, 3 gig are taken up by the OS. they should advertise it based on what is actually accessible.

Actually, if you pay attention to technology, you'd realise you aren't losing any space at all. Some devices say that 1GB consists of 1000MB, others say it consists of 1024MB. The iPod has been built as having 1000MB to 1GB, but the computers that it connects to display it as if 1024MB represents 1GB, hence why it appears that it has a smaller capacity. You really do have 16GB, your computer is just screwing with the conversion of megabytes into gigabytes.

 

[HLdan]

Actually, if you pay attention to technology, you'd realise you aren't losing any space at all. Some devices say that 1GB consists of 1000MB, others say it consists of 1024MB. The iPod has been built as having 1000MB to 1GB, but the computers that it connects to display it as if 1024MB represents 1GB, hence why it appears that it has a smaller capacity. You really do have 16GB, your computer is just screwing with the conversion of megabytes into gigabytes.

Are you pulling his leg or do you even know what the heck you are even talking about? Everything you said is completely wrong, check my earlier post. The iPod shows it's own capacity within the unit, you don't need iTunes to show it.

 

[iParis]

No Copy/Paste.
No flash.
Crash Bandicoot NitroKart kills the battery.
And Safari crashed while I was a bout 96% done making an appointment at the Genius bar.
There isn't a 64GB, yet (crossing fingers for January).

 

[Ivan P]

Are you pulling his leg or do you even know what the heck you are even talking about? Everything you said is completely wrong, check my earlier post. The iPod shows it's own capacity within the unit, you don't need iTunes to show it.

Um, no, not everything I said is completely wrong.

Why the difference? Most hard disk manufacturers measure disk size this way: 1 MB = 1 million bytes (1000 * 1000). A 4 GB disk, therefore, is one that holds 4 billion bytes. Computers, including Windows computers, Macintosh computers and iPod, measure disk size this way: 1 MB = 1 048 576 bytes (1024 * 1024). The difference in these two calculations is what causes the drive to appear as 3.7 GB on a computer, but actually be a 4 billion byte disk.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1867?locale=en_AU

Thank you

 

[Topher15]

No podcast descriptions.
No scrolling titles.
Cover flow - useless.

 

[HLdan]

Um, no, not everything I said is completely wrong.



http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1867?locale=en_AU

Thank you

Right, your part saying 1024=1GB is correct and the rest is wrong. Apple's article stated what I wrote earlier. A 1GB drive IS 1GB but that's not the actual available space. You stated it was the actual space.

Also you stated that our computers state the incorrect amount on than what's on the iPod. You're wrong in saying that. That would be ridiculous for the Mac to show differently from what the iPod states on it's own screen.

Your contribution to the forum is just as important as mine or anyone else's but please state correct facts.

 

[Ivan P]

That would be ridiculous for the Mac to show differently from what the iPod states on it's own screen.

I never said anything about what the iPod displays on the screen

 

[iParis]

No podcast descriptions.
No scrolling titles.
Cover flow - useless.

Too true.
I was very disappointed to notice this.

 

[HLdan]

I never said anything about what the iPod displays on the screen

The iPod has been built as having 1000MB to 1GB, but the computers that it connects to display it as if 1024MB represents 1GB, hence why it appears that it has a smaller capacity. You really do have 16GB, your computer is just screwing with the conversion of megabytes into gigabytes.

Are these not your words? You're stating the computer shows wrong of what your iPod really has in capacity. I stated that the iPod itself displays it's own contents from it's own screen and it's the same as what it shows in iTunes.

It's obvious you are not trying to understand that you gave incorrect information to the OP. I'm unable to get through to you so I'll let it go at this point.

 

[mackmgg]

The iPod has been built as having 1000MB to 1GB, but the computers that it connects to display it as if 1024MB represents 1GB, hence why it appears that it has a smaller capacity. You really do have 16GB, your computer is just screwing with the conversion of megabytes into gigabytes.

Are these not your words? You're stating the computer shows wrong of what your iPod really has in capacity. I stated that the iPod itself displays it's own contents from it's own screen and it's the same as what it shows in iTunes.

It's obvious you are not trying to understand that you gave incorrect information to the OP. I'm unable to get through to you so I'll let it go at this point.

1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.

from apples site. so they are built with 16gb as 1bil bytes. on the ipod screen AND computer screen they say ~14gb as 1024*1024.

 

[David G.]

Cover flow - useless.

This is by FAR the quickest/easiest way to get to music. For me at least. Now if you were describing cover flow on a nano or classic, +1.

 

[archurban]

I don't like the location where headphone jack is on the bottom. it is annoying.

 

[Ivan P]

The iPod has been built as having 1000MB to 1GB, but the computers that it connects to display it as if 1024MB represents 1GB, hence why it appears that it has a smaller capacity. You really do have 16GB, your computer is just screwing with the conversion of megabytes into gigabytes.

Are these not your words? You're stating the computer shows wrong of what your iPod really has in capacity. I stated that the iPod itself displays it's own contents from it's own screen and it's the same as what it shows in iTunes.

It's obvious you are not trying to understand that you gave incorrect information to the OP. I'm unable to get through to you so I'll let it go at this point.

Don't be so dense! I thought my and would be indication that it wasn't a serious reply!

To actually contribute to the topic, I'm annoyed with the fact that both my 1st and 2nd generations have both had to be sent back to Apple for repair and replacement within weeks of getting either of them.

 

[fake1009]

Genius function won't work. I have over 700 properly labeled songs and configured genius on itunes.

Coverflow is not to helpful as I don't have a good "visual/spacial" perception

Last.fm, Pandora, aol cannot play music in the background

I thought there was supposed to be no crashes or something like that after 2.1

no album art while scrolling in the song menu

no customization of homescreen

password protection is limited ( no keyboard, only 4 numbers )

no option to turn of the "slide to unlock" button

videos cannot play in portrait ( for some unusual situation )

itunes can't download podcasts.



Despite all this everything is absolutely awesome! Best DAP I have ever owned in my life. Glad I got of the anythingbutipod mentality.

 

[iParis]

Genius function won't work. I have over 700 properly labeled songs and configured genius on itunes.

I thought there was supposed to be no crashes or something like that after 2.1

Ditto.
Every now in then I get Safari crashes.

no album art while scrolling in the song menu

Eh, doesn't really bother me.

no customization of homescreen

I agree, well sorta.
We get a little bit of a homescreen customization but not too much.
I really wanna be able to have an actual background.

password protection is limited ( no keyboard, only 4 numbers )

no option to turn of the "slide to unlock" button

I too have found both of these a problem.

videos cannot play in portrait ( for some unusual situation )

Actually, it can play videos in portrait mode.
If you put the video in a playlist you can find it under music and if you select it there it will play in portrait.
Then to put it in landscape you rotate it like you would in cover flow.

Despite all this everything is absolutely awesome! Best DAP I have ever owned in my life. Glad I got of the anythingbutipod mentality.

Lol.
Yes, the iPod touch is the most amazing multimedia device ever created.

 

[brightshadow360]

OH GOD WHAT HAVE i STARTED?!?! all I was saying was that computer and mp3 player companies use dirty (and unfortunatly legal ) advertizing methods. yes the ipod has 16 gigs but you can only use a little more than 14.

I agree, well sorta.
We get a little bit of a homescreen customization but not too much.
I really wanna be able to have an actual background.

jailbreak it and you can customize all kinds of things.

 

[Ivan P]

OH GOD WHAT HAVE i STARTED?!?! all I was saying was that computer and mp3 player companies use dirty (and unfortunatly legal ) advertizing methods. yes the ipod has 16 gigs but you can only use a little more than 14.

...No, in the end it still has 16. Go back and read what is said properly.

 

[HLdan]

...No, in the end it still has 16. Go back and read what is said properly.

Ivan, YOU must be dense (since you decided to call me that earlier), it doesn't matter if the iPod comes with 16GB, without anything installed (including the OS) all 16GB is not available, the algorithm says so.