Push Gmail ?

stackedrecords

If theres no copy paste by the time the HTC touch HD comes out I'm jumping ship. God damnit apple, make it happen

igneous

@RVCA: MMS? Heck, why not ask for 3.5" floppy support while at it. Use email. If your friend doesn't have email, email their phone (ie. @vtext.com for verizon, @tmomail.net for tmobile, @cingularme.com for at&t, etc)

ripfire

Bug fixes? WTF? I thought it was perfect at 1.0!

ripfire

You know I never cared before, but now that I have images for a lot of my contacts, I'd love to have the Coverflow view for my Contacts.

ChristianD

@Pressure: Yeah, but did you see how long it took them to add a second button to their mouse... I dont wanna have to wait for iPhone OS 20409.0 for copy/paste.

MadColombian

@RVCA: I can honestly live without it. They would need video recording first to make it really worthwhile. Another thing I can do without.

The Magnificen7

finally, push notifications. That's the main reason i got this phone finally. Now, hopefully the Apps can be updated quickly to support the push API

Anks329

MMS?

Wait, no, still haven't captured that 2002 technology yet.

RVCA

@aeroworks: Or maybe they haven't developed a method of doing it that they feel is a good user experience yet...

Xavoc

@Three_Part_Bandit: Never. They want you to get completely addicted to their touchscreen keyboard so that you'll never leave. I sure wish they'd add it though...

stopsucking

Push notification... really needed there.

Ken_Darrow

It would be nice to have an iphone that notifies me of new email again!
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jwardell

@aeroworks:

Uhm, the Mighty Mouse has two buttons like a regular mouse?

Pressure

they will never have copy/paste. maybe Apple see's it as redundant as a 2 button mouse.

aeroworks

@DrewThreadsToobs: The only issue I've had with 2.1 is that my battery seems to drain a little quicker now. Safari crashes a lot, but it's always done that on me whenever I check out content-heavy sites (such as IGN).

Chromeo

Mmmm copypasta.... no?

Well there's always 2.3, 2.4...

Three_Part_Bandit

I Want better iPod controls in horizontal or "cover flow" mode. like the ability to it shuffle while listening to music, currently I have to tilt vertically, scroll to songs hit shuffle, then return to coverflow mode. It'd be nice to have a double click home button when it coverflow mode that would bring up a menu to shuffle artists, songs etc. hope I'm making sense. In the car the iPhone fits better in its dash mount horizontally, and in that mode you cannot access shuffle etc. you can only flick left and right etc. Anyone know of a way? Am I doing something wrong?

Faslane66

@moo083: My iPhone has been 10 times buggier since 2.1. Safari crashes every time I use it and so do most of the other apps I have. Yes, it gets better reception and backups go a lot quicker, but 2.1 has been a big fail in my book.

DrewThreadsToobs

@Chromeo: The only reason push notification didn't make it in was because Apple realized that there were too many bugs to focus on new features. Now that that is out of the way and people aren't screaming at Apple over bugs in the iPhone OS anymore, they can move ahead. So I'm very confident we will see some new features in 2.2. I can't wait to hear more.

moo083

One would HOPE that features are included...but after being completely sure I'd see push notification in 2.1, I'm no longer holding my breath...

Chromeo

Ever since 2.1, my email has been very unreliable. I have it set to check every 15 minutes but most days I'll open the mail app and see that it hasn't checked the server for hours. I've tried restarting the phone numerous times but nothing seems to fix this. Anyone?

dmband9

It's the simple things that I miss...

-Can't see the time of an individual text message
-Can't delete an individual text message
-Can't forward an individual text message
-Can't see how long a past phone call was

And a few things that would seem logical to have...

-Horizontal keyboard and viewing of texts
-Horizontal keyboard and viewing of emails
-Email search

I'd trade all that for Push notification and MMS

phishie

Push notification, pleeeeeeasssseeee! *begs*

Like seriously, Apple, come on.

Seriously.

No really.

...I'm serious.

Seinosuke

@Chromeo: A quick fix to that is to turn off 3G.

ripfire

@MadColombian: Uh, yeah. So, apple has long supported multi-button mice. Just because they didn't include it with their systems does not mean they were not available, or not supported.

I use a Logitech G7 mouse on my mac all of the time with no issue.

Xavoc

@Chromeo: It's just so odd that people are having random experiences. 2.1 is the best firmware I've ever used on my iPhone. It finally works like it's supposed. My dropped call issues went away, my battery lasts longer during normal daily use, and Safari and all other apps I had issues with run perfectly.

It just seems like it's a huge hit or miss, I'm just glad my issues are taken care of. Using an iPhone 3G btw.

x3r0

Hmmm my wishlist... ok no wishlist, I just wish I could upgrade apps without uninstalling the previous versions and losing data... which I could do at 1.0. I've also noticed that Safari is starting to lock-up more since 2.0.2. Other than that... anything else would be bonus round goodness.

halfkorean

I think its uber retarded how theres still no horizontal keyboard for texting and email, maybe one day

rodsky

dmband9 -- i used to have the same problem and changed the setting to push & manual. i use yahoo and exchange for email.

musigny

@dmband9: It's odd... Mine's done that since launch(I have the 2g iPhone). It seems to only work when it feels like it. Or when I use Safari for something... then boom, an email notification from hours ago. I believe the problem is Edge related however... As I don't seem to have the problem while at home and on my WiFi.

Anyway has Apple ever addressed this issue? Probably not...hopefully true push notification will solve it.

SkoGoody

@stackedrecords: Yes! Push Gmail. WTF? Is it really that hard? Will it really cut into MobileMe?

And MMS support. I mean, c'mon already.

train21reb

@phishie: I'm with you on all those... Especially the Horizontal keyboard while txting and emailing. It's absolutely atrocious to know the iPhone has been out over a year and still has not incorporated such a Logical and more Productive feature.

And to add to the mind boggling... Still no way to view how long a phone conversation lasted. Talk about the basic of the basic phone function...FAIL.

SkoGoody

@halfkorean:

Your problem seems to be isolated. I have never lost data from apps when updating. And in the newest firmware they even stay in the same place after updating.

justinpe

@Anks329: Apparently, some current versions of some apps have the functionality built in already.

The Magnificen7

@RVCA:

2002 technology is exactly right. Hell, why don't they put an FM tuner on it while they're at it?

Seriously though, if you want MMS, either send them through email or buy a crappy phone from 2002 that includes this outdated feature.

justinpe

2.2 is needed to fix all the issues that 2.1 caused!!!

Before 2.1 my keyboard was fine. After 2.1 my keyboard lags like a BITCH!!!

JEmlay

@Neflheim: that would be fine if the OS was smart enough to detect addresses on web pages and link that to either contacts or maps like it does for phone numbers.

pcyoung

@Pressure:

The Mighty Mouse has one button that randomly performs either a left or right click. What a joke.

traphicone

@Faslane66: I further that with the ability to FF / Rev in landscape. There is limited ability in portrait, but the controls should pop onto the screen when you make a circle gesture on the scree.

pcyoung

copy paste is so out dated much like mms... there is no need for it in todays high tech world... catch up guys.. sheesh.

Neflheim

I love my 3g iPhone, but Apple has their heads up their rectums so deep that they will never realize what people really want.. They only do what they think people will accept. Apple has gotten lazy in their hardware development, software development and general company wide programming abilities. They are all about hype and making as much money as they can with the cheapest hardware they can find. I really hope that BlackBerry and HTC/Android can get more users and give Apple the challenge that they need. Competition what it is, maybe we will start getting the killer apps and hardware that we as consumers deserve. Not the petulant a-holes at the "Genius" bars kind of service that Apple has become known for.

MarkC

@JEmlay:
are you living in the twilight zone?

september11th

@justinpe: Speaking of outdated features, they out to just do away with the phone part, too. That shit is so 1876.

I've got enough friends who use MMS to warrant any frustration for not being able to receive them. And the email workaround is BS - I'd rather not have to walk people through a process whenever they want to send me a quick picture or video.

BonoBGood

@september11th:
Yeah, that's it. My keyboard now lags because I live in the twilight zone.

You live in SoCal? Wanna meet up somewhere so you can verify it?

JEmlay

@ripfire: text/MMS is the equivalent of instant messanging, but for your phone, and can cross all carriers. Not every1 has email on their phone, and not every1 that does have email on their phone is going to check it every second. Text/MMS fills this gap. Besides, I don't get spam text/MMS messages like I do in my email inbox. How would you like having a conversation where a car salesman constantly blurted out a sales pitch? Learn to use technology properly. Personally, I miss the days where my friends would shoot me a funny MMS pic of something they saw so that I can laugh with them in the same moment as opposed to hours (or days) later.

gizak

@train21reb: No, it's not hard, Android already does it. I think it has more to do with gmail not supporting IMAP (which is normally required for push).

MMS sucks, DO NOT WANT. those added GPS features that got quietly yanked from 2.1 better be in 2.2... I need my fix of robotic british women telling me what to do.

lpranal

@DeadWriter:

Are you using 2.1? The icons don't move anymore after updates.

OGHowie

Perhaps is the iPhone could remember where icons were.
It is a pain in the arse reorganizing apps every time one updates a batch of apps, or restores an iPhone.

Really, how hard could this be.

DeadWriter

@dmband9:
Consistently. Both with the 1st gen. phone, and the 3G. I love my iPhone- even spent an arm, leg and 1/2 a kidney to get an unlocked 3G one after I doused my first one with water, but a Blackberry it sure ain't.

buyrihn

@DrewThreadsToobs:

Have you guys tried doing a restore on your phone, and then replacing all your apps? Apple suggested doing this back when 2.0.2 was released I believe.

My Safari is rock solid, battery life is great, and all my apps with the exception of the Digg (Shovel) application, really never crash. The Digg one only does when I try to use the browser to read a story inside the app, sometimes it just crashes, but Safari itself doesn't.

Odd...

VulnoX

@lpranal: gmail supports IMAP.

buyrihn

@BonoBGood:

Sorry to break it to you but MMS will never be added to the iPhone. Even if it is, you will be paying up to $.25 per message. The email workaround works great for me. The few contacts that I have that still use MMS instead of email have an email address in their contact info for sending mms (typing 5555555555@vtext.com is not very hard). If someone sends an MMS to my phone, I simply reply telling them to send it to my email address rather than my phone number. Once again, this is quite simple, and, to me, and most iPhone users is worth not having to pay $.25 for each MMS I send and receive.

MMS will be dead in a few years anyway.

justinpe

Google Maps with Public Transportation options please?

Blinklink11

ROFL x elebenty-billion to all these comments !!!

T-Will

@MarkC: Think about why you love your iPhone, and then think about the rest of your post. Let us know if you see any contradiction.

Matthew_Maurice

I still don't understand why people say MMS sucks. Everyone I know that has a cellphone uses MMS (really the same as SMS). Not everyone will ever get an iPhone or any other related phone. Everyone doesn't need to check their email 24/7 or pay extra just to watch youtube while driving. Copy and Paste is just pure common sense! Who wants to type in the www. and .com all the time or have to explain something in an email or IM when they can just copy and paste from Safari and save time.

JeremyWayne

@x3r0: That almost worries me more than universal bad experiences. Consistancy may be the hobgoblin of little minds, but it does tell you if your QA people are any good.

Matthew_Maurice

Is it me, or does it seem like Apple is creating bugs, so that they can release new updates to fix them. It's some kind of circular backwards progress.

misterwho

Not sure why SMS app isn't more similar to email. The speech bubble UI irks me. Would be nice if shuffle was available for Genius playlists. Not a huge deal but would be nice. I could live without copy/paste if the iPhone did a better job of recognizing phone numbers in text. I hate that when I'm invited to a conference call I can't always just click on the phone number and auto-dial. Oh, and by the way. For those of us not in the US and tied to AT&T, please allow a tethering app to the app store. Rogers in Canada allows tethering, but without jailbreaking there is no app to do it.

AramisGalumphing

wow, make more excuses. Why not eliminate txt messages and just use email? This is seriously a problem. The current solution in place is garbage and I am surprised a lawsuit has not surfaced yet. Even my Treo handled MMS better than this.

VictorAbadon

Get this out ASAP, while 2.1 boosted cell reception, syncing and general speed on the OS Safari crashes at least once a day, if not once a session now...

LucilleGabronie

@dmband9: I feel your pain. Since the 2.1 rollout I might as well set my phone to manual becuase it hardly ever shows email until i manually open the mail app. Half the time I hear my laptop (with Outlook running in the background) and then I check my phone, when it should be the exact opposite. I use GMAIL as my primary email service but I'm getting very tempted to turn on push mail and start using my Yahoo account full time. I wonder when pushmail for GMAIL will go live. The IMAP proocal can support the push functionality if only Google would enable it. The G1 supposedly has some form of PUSH mail but what that means wasn't spelled out explicitly.

ChristianD

Going from 1.1.4 to 2.1 caused my wifi to be all but useless. Sometimes it sort of works, but mostly doesn't. Anyone else having this problem?

NetWeight

@dmband9: I may have a solution for you...posted it on a couple of Apple forums...it was driving me nuts...maybe it will help....The solution that seems to have worked for me actually began as a solution for another problem that was driving me nuts on my desktop....Mail would not play an incoming mail sound when I received new mail. I found a solution to that in another forum...applied it...and not only did I start getting incoming mail sounds, but...suddenly my Iphone burst to life in front of me as soon as I sent test emails....4 in a row...in a sleep state...not plugged in. This may only apply to those using Mail on their desktop for IMAP accounts (for me MobileMe)...but I'm wondering if that IS actually the common thread for those of us having the Push problem??? Anyway...here is what I did...in the desktop Mail app....go to Preferences...Accounts, and for the Account you are pushing to the Iphone...go to Advanced tab...turn OFF this option (uncheck) "Use IDLE command if the server supports it". Post here if this seems to have done it for you and maybe we can finally get Apple to issue a fix

morfit

@dmband9:
That exact thing happens to me....and whenever I pass through an area with no service I have reboot my phone to get service again.

micromarty

2.2

Regardless of what it improves, adds or wrecks.

I say, thank gawd that finally I have a mobile phone from a company that knows how to use the included firmware update feature.

My last phone, a Nokia, had severe problems. It stalled going into the SMS writer and when ending a call I placed, especially if no one picked up it would lock up, sometimes for more than a minute. It so happened that I had two, my own, then work gave me one, another team member had the same phone, same problems.

There was a firmware update option, never once was there an update.

Listen to us all complaining about this feature or that and what we demand from 2.2

Far out, we all should fall over faint that there is ANY updates. If all the updates ever do is make it more stable, well that is MORE than ANY mobile phone company has EVER done, EVER.

... can i have forwarding SMS at least. LOL

cy_starkman

@VictorAbadon:

Victor, there will be no law suit and you can kiss MMS good bye.

I am a big fan of MMS, perhaps like you. But here is the truth. MMS failed, carrier returns on MMS are insignificant, globally. SMS flogs it. It failed because...

1) too complex (don't yell at me I can use it)
2) incompatibilities from handset to handset
3) incompatibilities from carrier to carrier (data allowance per SMS)
4) People unable to get MMS on their phone (10 out of 120 contacts for me)
a) Plan doesn't allow it
b) Phone not configured properly (and too complex to configure)
c) Phone actually does not do it

Remember, if you are posting you are not average, you are technical, esp on Gizmodo.

cy_starkman

@NetWeight: Yeah, I have Wi-Fi problems, too! After the 2.1 update, my iPod touch never automatically connects to my home network anymore after waking from sleep! This is my home network, so I know the old behavior very well (automatic reconnection after a few seconds).

SuhagCopreus

Really, seriously, if there is no MMS soon I am going to get an HTC Touch or the G1. This is ridiculous, every other phone besides the iPhone is capable of picture messages.

And email is not a practical solution, no matter what you say, emailing friends a photo usually does not work if they have an average phone (i.e. they can't access email with it).

I'm not even complaining that I don't have a video camera, or push notification or copy/paste, all I want is god damned MMS. That's it.

jeffesaurusrex

A2DP just for shits and giggles please...

rajivgk

They will add Copy and Paste. It will not be your normal clipboard function. I can assure you. It wont be a task that entails selecting your text, taking it a clipboard, quitting the application, going home, finding the application you need, and then entering the clipboard again, only to select the chunk of text and place it into relevant field. That is so very PC. iPhone, oh magnificent iPhone, will implement a completely reworked, totally new system. Of course, nothing is ever 'New', and this system will styill use a clipboard stack, but not in the usual way. We are talking, select your text, selecet the copy/paste function *(Most likely titled "move") and it will spring a list of apps, into which you click into, and then choose a field. This is the "Mobile Way." Love it or hate it. If it happens, it'll be this way...

QudamahWopster