iPhone Discussion Thread

[TheShizNo1]

They had 1 million pre-orders in one day.

That's insane. Especially with everyone going on about how Apple "messed up."

BTW, iOS5 comes out this wednesday. A lot of nice things such as iMessage (bbm for iOS devices) and iCloud are really going to change how you use an Apple device.

To be honest, a lot of the changes in your entire experience do not really require the 4S. The 4 is going to see a very nice jump in what you can do, even if it is "little things that have been done before.

My iPhone is jail broken, will that be a problem? I assume it will.

[Scott]

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My iPhone is jail broken, will that be a problem? I assume it will.

Youll need to restore before you upgrade.

[rspencer86]

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Does anyone have a white iPhone? Can't decide between the white or the black one. Love the look of the black, but wouldn't mind a change of pace.

[TheShizNo1]

Youll need to restore before you upgrade.

No good......

[Scott]

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Does anyone have a white iPhone? Can't decide between the white or the black one. Love the look of the black, but wouldn't mind a change of pace.

I've had a white one before when I had the 3G, I'll be getting a white one though..It just looks more clean.

[SoMiss2000]

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what happened to widgets that was supposed to be in iOS5?

[ScoobySnax]

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what happened to widgets that was supposed to be in iOS5?

I don't recall them saying iOS 5 would have them.

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Does anyone have a white iPhone? Can't decide between the white or the black one. Love the look of the black, but wouldn't mind a change of pace.

I've had a white one before when I had the 3G, I'll be getting a white one though..It just looks more clean.

Pick up the White one.

[War Eagle!]

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I've had a white one before when I had the 3G, I'll be getting a white one though..It just looks more clean.

Yea except the new one gets dirty.. fast... I had to clean it almost everyday. I guess it's ok if you put a case on it, but even screen protectors dirt gets caught in the edges and it's just annoying.

[murph17]

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L-O-V-E the white one. that's the big reason i resisted upgrading to the 4 when it first came out.

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An exhaustive list of iOS 5 features

Summary: While Apple has announced that 200 new features in iOS 5 we only know about 20 or so. What about the other 180 other features? While Apple’s isn’t saying much, here’s a list of 133 or so.

While Apple has announced that 200 new features are coming to iOS 5 in the Fall it hasn’t said much beyond the 16 or so (Notification Center, iMessage, WiFi Sync, et. al.) that are listed on its iOS 5 feature page.

Here are a couple of my favorite new iOS 5 features that have largely flown under the radar:

Text macros - This new feature allows you to automatically type frequently-used information by typing a short abbreviation. It’s configured in Settings > General > Keyboards > Shortcuts (scroll to bottom) where you set up short strings that are replaced by a longer text strings when typed. Text macros could get really interesting if Apple releases support for syncing them via iCloud. Apple could also conceivably release text macros for Mac OS X putting it in competition with Smile Software’s essential TextExpander software.

LED Flash for Alerts - Tucked anonymously under Settings > General > Accessibility lurks this little gem that lets you see (and feel) when someone’s calling. It’s sure to appeal to the Blackberry crowd that are hooked on its dedicated status LED — something that the iPhone has previously lacked. Apple’s iOS 5 implementation is more of a hack — simply blinking the camera’s LED flash when an email arrives — as opposed to BB’s dedicated multi-color status LED.

Custom Vibrations - Accessibility also allows you to assign unique vibration patterns to people in Contacts. You can even create your own vibration patterns in Settings > Sounds > Vibration.

While Apple’s isn’t saying much beyond the few features that it already showcased, TechZoom has compiled a list of 133 iOS 5 features that it has independently identified to date. Here’s the first 50:

Notification Center: New Notification System
Improved app notifications at the top
Lock screen notifications. Swipe will open related app.
Notification options to choose for each app.
Notification sorting by app, time etc.
iMessage: Text messaging between iOS devices over Wi-Fi or 3G (Similar to WhatsApp)
Newstand: Similar to iBooks to store, auto-download magazine subscriptions & new issues.
Reminders: A list of reminders with Geo-fence integrated with Calendar app
Twitter Integration: Log in to Twitter from settings once and Tweet anything from Safri, Photos, YouTube etc. Similar to login & sharing used by Mail.app
AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2: Duplicate the iPad screen on television wirelessly
iCloud integration: A new free service with more than 5GB data to be shared between iOS devices
Open Camera.app from lock screen: Double tapping on Home button will open the Camera.app from lock screen
Take pictures from lock screen: Volume up button can be used to take pictures
Camera Grid: For more precise focus and accurate photography. This feature was available on Camera+ app
Camera Zoom: Pinch-to-zoom Gesture like Photos.app on Camera.app
One tap Auto Focus and Auto Exposure
Lock Auto Exposure & Auto Focus for consistency.
Swipe Left to open camera roll
Crop Photos: Not available on 3GS
Enhance Color tones of photos: Not available on 3GS
Rotate Photos:
Red-eye removal: Remove, correct Red-eye within Photos.app
Photo Stream via iCloud over all your iOS devices
Organize photos within Camera Roll
Tabbed Browsing in Safari: For iPad only
Safari Reader: Like RSS reader
Safari Reading List: Save web pages for offline reading
Improved Performance: Like it was enhanced in 4.3.3
Private Browsing: Similar to Firefox / Incognito on Chrome.
Website specific data can be deleted
Cut the cord: Activate and setup iOS device without a Mac or PC
Over-The-Air (OTA) iOS Software Updates: Again, no need of a computer & cord
Delta Software Updates: Upgrade only changed files. No need to download & install entire OS. (Similar to WordPress!)
Wi-Fi Sync: Sync iOS device with PC or Mac over Wi-Fi
Backup and Restore from iCloud account
Sync Exchange tasks
Downloads: See a list of downloaded apps from App Store from any of your iOS device
Rich Text Formatting for Composing Mail (Bold, Italics, Underline, etc.)
Improved offline support for Mail.app
Indentation Control
Drag-able email addresses: Drag, arrange email addresses in To, CC, BCC fields
Improved mail search: Full content search in Mail
Flag Emails
S/MIME Security
Profile picture for Game Center
Friend recommendations for Game Center
Games recommendation
Friends-of-friends list
App Store in Game Center: App store integrated within Game Center to find & buy new Apps / Games
New Achievements like Perks, Points

…for the rest of the list bounce over to TechZoom.

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Real Life iPhone 4S’ Siri Demonstration Is Pretty Damn Impressive

Apple's demos of the new iPhone 4S' Siri smart assistant are very impressive, but they're just controlled demos. Stuff.tv got their hands on an iPhone 4S and played quite a bit with in a public place. It's still very impressive.
It looks like they were playing with it at the Apple Store in Camden Town, with quite a bit of noise in the background. Not New York subway level noise, but noisy enough. It worked great all the time. The people tone is pretty natural.

But the question is still the same: would you be like Captain Kirk or Picard and bark orders to your phone in public? [Stuff.tv]

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[Brandwin]

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Just seems quicker to type it.

[rspencer86]

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Do you have to hit that mic button every time to use Siri? In one of the demo videos on apple.com, they showed a dude running that had earbuds in and he was just barking out commands without even looking at his phone.

[Pared]

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Do you have to hit that mic button every time to use Siri? In one of the demo videos on apple.com, they showed a dude running that had earbuds in and he was just barking out commands without even looking at his phone.

Just like with your phone now, you can hold down the Mic button and speak commands.

I do it all the time on my iPhone4. Hold the mic button down, wait for the beep, then say "Call [contactname] [numberlabel]<contactname> " and your phone will dial.

So, you can say something like "Call Dad mobile" and it will call your father's cell.

You can use it to play music as well. "Play songs from playlist car stuff" and boom, music plays.

The voice recognition on full names is pretty accurate for me.</contactname>