I’ve been using my iPhone 3G for a couple of weeks now–long enough to
get used to the keyboard, thankfully, and also to compile the
following list of missing features. Now, I’m hoping that some of these
“missing” features are just hidden features that I’ve yet to discover.
If that’s the case, please post a comment to correct me & point me in
the right direction. BTW, overall I’m extremely pleased with my iPhone
& even the AT&T service. I’m composing this blog entry on my iPhone
from a waiting room, in fact.
The List:
- Is Bluetooth crippled??? I can’t send photo, contacts, etc, via Bluetooth?
- No search, especially in iCal, Notes?
- No copy/paste?
- Where are my todo items from iCal?
- No select? Why can’t I double-click or click n drag to highlight text?
- I should be able to send a URL from Safari to Mail or other apps.
- Maps: I’d like to rotate screen for horizontal view like safari &
photos. - External keyboard support would be nice–Bluetooth keyboard or something to use during meetings.
- Inline spell checking would be handy (auto complete/autocorrect is good a start).
- Camera is good, but no flash?
- No option to record video? What’s up with that?
Rob on Twitter- rgalloway: @Schwieb Yes, reporting the crash each time MS Word crashes in Snow Leopard. December 1, 2009
- rgalloway: Still major problems with Word crashing since upgrading to Snow Leopard. Anyone else experiencing this? Other Office 2008 apps seem fine. November 30, 2009
- rgalloway: House is clean. Turkey is thawing. Family is on the way. Let's do this! November 25, 2009
- Magda on Twitter
- maggda: Network challenge! The DARPA balloons will launch tomorrow! https://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/default.aspx December 4, 2009
- maggda: Sweet - DARPA challenge in 40 anniversary of the Internet http://bit.ly/4xNHNY Find the 10 balloons in... the US December 4, 2009
- maggda: @elyselogan Happy b-day to your mom! Are you doing anything special? December 3, 2009
- Lucy on Twitter
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October 9, 2008 at 11:00 pm
iPhone is missing lots of functionality that we come to expect from smart phones.
Though, I’m happy to say that you can do #6. To send a URL from Safari, you first have to go to that URL. Then tap the + in the bottom toolbar. You’ll see a button that says “Mail Link to this Page.” I use that all of the time when I’m surfing on the phone and find something that I want explore later on a desktop.
By the way, I’ve written some tips and tricks for iPhone/iPod touch:
http://learninginhand.com/ipod/touch/tips.html
October 9, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Well, #6 is wrong. In fact, there is an option to send a link from Safari to Mail (click the + sign in Safari to add bookmark or send to Mail). However, I still wish I could do more with the URL–use it in a Twitter or blog post, for example. If I could just copy the URL to paste in other apps, that would be fine.
October 10, 2008 at 1:31 am
Wow, great information, Tony! I was wondering how to take screen captures–now I know! http://learninginhand.com/ipod/touch/tips.html