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Re: iPhone 3G: 14 things I hate about you

Adam_Dempsey — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:46:07 -0000

Ah maybe the MMS issue is because I'm not on a proper iPhone contract so maybe I just need to get it setup then.

They have limits saying that no third-party apps can compete with their own software on the iPhone, so no browsers, SMS applications etc are allowed, which in my mind defeats the point of having the SDK, which is allowing the users to have a choice!

Re: iPhone 3G: 14 things I hate about you

simonmaddox — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:29:42 -0000

@kluap one way to disable the SMS tone is to create a blank mp3 (or a silent one) and set that as the message tone

Point 9 is SDK related. You can't have background apps - when the phone app is launched, your voice recording app would be forced to quit, and then started again after the call has ended.

Point 11, I think, is an iPhone thing. Developers can't disable or suppress them, but they may be able to pause the game if one appears - not 100% on that though.

I agree with almost every single one of your points though.

Re: iPhone 3G: 14 things I hate about you

kluap — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:04:10 -0000

I can sympathise with Adam having just changed from an N95 to iPhone myself. A number of additional niggles:

- can't send contact details to another phone via SMS
- don't seem to be able to switch send SMS sound off without using mute
- doesn't handle UK dial strings intuitively e.g. +44 (0) 123 4567 8901 is dialled as +44012345678901 instead of +4412345678901 (although other phones are the same but due to clicking on a number embedded in a email and not being able to edit the number before a call, it's not that great!)
- no flash and Java (widely reported)
- no video (bye bye Qik!)

Apart from that I'm happy (until I find something else ;-) - especially with the 'unlimited data' contract - but still find myself looking longingly at my trusty N95!

PK

Re: iPhone 3G: 14 things I hate about you

MartinSFP — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:20:26 -0000

Number 3 is a strange one. Yesterday I was sent an MMS for the first time (that I'm aware of) since getting my iPhone 3G. I received a text from O2 with a link to a web page to view the message. I wonder why you haven't received those?

I hope Apple relaxes (even partially) its ridiculous obsession with restricting basic functions on the iPhone, otherwise I can see myself going back to S60 (or maybe over to Android) before the 18 month contract is up!