What's still missing in the iPhone OS ?

[sychee]

Though we have got MMS, Copy&Paste, Push notification and many more other features in the long awaited iPhone 3.0. What else to look forward in the next release ?

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[Jayden0606]

I'm sure someone will say background processes. I'd love it for navigation only.

 

[dukebound85]

video chat?

 

[PNutts]

Dog polisher.

 

[dfnj123]

hmmm....

The ability to make and view comments in the YouTube app
Radar in the Weather app

I'm still trying to think of more... most of the standard stuff are covered now though

 

[dukebound85]

i know its been posted before buuuuut here we go

 

[celticpride678]

Flash

 

[Randman]

Battery % is enabled on 3GS already.

I'm going to say a dynamic Lock screen. Let it show weather, unread email numbers, notes and maybe a headline or sports score when locked but when you push Home.

 

[fleshman03]

Should add Flash and an All of the above choice.

 

[Screwtape]

hmmm....

The ability to make and view comments in the YouTube app

You can do that in 3.0.



Backgrounding should be the next big thing. Hopefully the 2010 iPhone's hardware can handle it easily.

 

[lostfan916]

I'm sure someone will say background processes. I'd love it for navigation only.

Guess I'm the only one?

Not necessarily just background processes, but I'd really love to be able to multitask like the Pre can. Don't get me wrong, 3G S>Pre all the way, but just being able to flip from one app to another would be fantastic. I'll always be able to JB and theme my phone.

 

[Mike2128]

I just want an RSS reader built in like the Mail app. That we can actually have it update itself.

That and voice control activation by Bluetooth headset. Then it'd be good for me.

 

[Michael CM1]

You can do that in 3.0.



Backgrounding should be the next big thing. Hopefully the 2010 iPhone's hardware can handle it easily.

I guarantee the 3G S can handle it, just like the others. It's just a question of how much battery life you want. Therefore, I'd say there needs to be an ingenious method of switching it off and not having iBoogerFlick run in the background for no good reason.

Maybe what Apple needs to do is have a part of the approval department setup for people who want to run apps in the background. I can't finger the exact stuff that it would be needed for, but I'm sure there are a lot of apps that could potentially use it. But as I said above, I don't want a background free for all.

 

[The Californian]

i know its been posted before buuuuut here we go

Duke! All that for Nova Scotia!! HAHAHAHA

 

[Masquerade]

for serious use:
profiles
sbsettings

 

[nippyjun]

They still need to add a missed call reminder alert like they have for missed test messages.

 

[DuFFy]

i think notification of new mail on the lock screen would be really nice, its one of the features that jailbreaking really got me used to. its so simple i dunno why they havent done it

 

[paulsalter]

Native iCal ToDo syncing

 

[johndoe588]

Without a doubt, for me, it's apps running in the backround, or having more than one app running at a time. For example, there's an app I use a lot called Aeroweather. When looking at the details for a particular airport there's a button for "show on google map". Click that and Aeroweather closes and Google Maps opens. Love to be able to go right back where I was. Surely the challenges of ram management can be overcome. If my old iPaq with Windows Mobile can do it........

John B.

 

[CrzyCanuck72]

- customizable lock screen (eg. with calendar, email, call notifications)
- unified email inbox
- profiles
- revamped notification system

 

[nfl46]

I think in 3.0 updates, we'll see Springboard wallpaper / Themes management, FOR SURE!

 

[JohnnyQuest]

- customizable lock screen (eg. with calendar, email, call notifications)
- unified email inbox
- profiles
- revamped notification system

I agree with the lock screen and notifications. The one thing I like about the Pre is the unintrusive notification system. It just shows in that little bar on the bottom of the screen. Also, seeing how many new texts I have, missed calls, what the weather is, all discretely on the lock screen would be nice. And of course, video chat would be awesome.

 

[iParis]

+! for customizing the lock screen and having flash. Although, I don't want them to add flash until the battery is capable of handling. Wallpapers on the springboard is also a good idea. Many jailbreak for the sole purpose of having a wallpaper.

I think in 3.0 updates, we'll see Springboard wallpaper / Themes management, FOR SURE!

NOT going to happen. We might see some little updates on long with stability increases, but that will not happen until we get a major update like 4.0. Look at all the updates from 2.0 to 2.2.1, we didn't have any major updates like that at all.

 

[sychee]

i think notification of new mail on the lock screen would be really nice, its one of the features that jailbreaking really got me used to. its so simple i dunno why they havent done it

Yes, I believe Apple will do that. That is in the next generation iPhone. The update will not be available for iPhone G1, G2 and G3.

 

[bruinsrme]

how about quick toggles (sbsettings), a winterboard type program, a better sms program,
I gave up my jailbroken 3g for a 3gs. I find my phone extremely boring now