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iPhone v1.1.1 Feature Breakdown (8 and counting)
versatile.vox.com — Engadget got their hands on v1.1.1 iPhones at Apple's London event this morning. I thought I would breakdown the 8 new features I have gathered from examining there photos.
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- batmant, on 10/10/2007, -8/+4I'm really curious what this "Carrier" menu is going to be for. It would be so cool if you could swap an AT&T SIM for an O2 one when roaming internationally.
- drewpost, on 10/10/2007, -0/+21The carrier menu is a common feature on all GSM phones (excluding the ones locked down by Cingular/New ATT (old ATT GSM phones had this) It allows for the manual selection of what network your phone is on when you are roaming internationally. This allows for the selection of a "preferred" roaming partner or another network if the preferred one is not available in your location. Often Euro-providers will charge a lower rate if you use one of their preferred networks when roaming abroad. So, in response to your questions, sadly nothing to see here :-(
- batmant, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Interesting. i also had multiple people contact me saying that in some jurisdictions in Europe, phones cannot be sold locked. I'm wondering if I could import one of those phones and use it in America on T-Mobile right out of the box.
- StephenCIreland, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6ehhh the current iphone versions have a carrier menu...
- samgab, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11I'm using an unlocked iPhone in New Zealand, and it's always had that "Carrier" menu. It's not something new to the new firmware. It must just appear when not using AT&T.
When I go into that menu, there are only two choices: Auto, and Vodafone NZ. - streak, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1In my experience, the choice of carrier while roaming internationally with an AT&T/Cingular/AT&T phone has had nothing to do with rates and everything to do with coverage and availability of data communications (GPRS/EDGE). Choose the wrong carrier, and you can't use the web or e-mail. AT&T has a toll-free number for obtaining assistance in determining which carriers offer data.
- cawpin, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1I can't be the only one annoyed with there usage of their(s).
- drewpost, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"In my experience, the choice of carrier while roaming internationally with an AT&T/Cingular/AT&T phone has had nothing to do with rates and everything to do with coverage and availability of data communications (GPRS/EDGE). Choose the wrong carrier, and you can't use the web or e-mail. AT&T has a toll-free number for obtaining assistance in determining which carriers offer data."
Yea- With American carriers travelling abroad this is true, however with Euro carriers it's a BIG deal with what you pay (trust me, I have the £147 bill from roaming in France to prove it... The cell phone industry is VERY different over here. I was used to my Cingular roaming where it didn't matter what network I was on!
- drewpost, on 10/10/2007, -0/+21The carrier menu is a common feature on all GSM phones (excluding the ones locked down by Cingular/New ATT (old ATT GSM phones had this) It allows for the manual selection of what network your phone is on when you are roaming internationally. This allows for the selection of a "preferred" roaming partner or another network if the preferred one is not available in your location. Often Euro-providers will charge a lower rate if you use one of their preferred networks when roaming abroad. So, in response to your questions, sadly nothing to see here :-(
- batmant, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10Also see the Touch's manual shows the "." Shortcut popular on the Blackberry's. That's probably coming too so I guess 9 features and counting.
- wallykid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0there is already a way to type '.' without tapping more than once:
tap (and hold) the button that gets you to the next keyboard, slide your finger to the '.' button, then release.
the keyboard will automatically snap back to the alpha keyboard layout, so this could be done in one quick motion while continuing to type seamlessly.
- wallykid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0there is already a way to type '.' without tapping more than once:
- joeycerone, on 10/10/2007, -3/+8Double tap home button for favorite contacts. sweet!
- batmant, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3I know I cant wait! And to get the playback controls anytime is much needed.
- selfdisplaced, on 10/10/2007, -11/+2so why would i want to update this?
yawn...where is the new apps and stuff. like iChat?- batmant, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Well after this update they'll have room for two more apps. I would like to see games. Wasn't that mentioned when the iPhone was unveiled?
- Shorties, on 10/10/2007, -4/+13 more apps, I really would like to see iChat and maybe a games browser (It would get cluttered if all games had their own icon). I want to see them fill up the entire screen before I buy one (I am waiting on larger sizes and 3G, along with the money it will take to buy one). What would be interesting is if they added a portable iWeb editor to add updates to your blog or something while on the go (But hopefully without requiring .Mac).
- StephenCIreland, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1portable iWeb is a severe improbability, id say theyll do the ipod games thing and enclose it in ipod.app , they will fill up the entire screen but itll be iTunes music store, iChat, Carrier Custom App (like o2 have on their XDA range)
- Shorties, on 10/10/2007, -4/+13 more apps, I really would like to see iChat and maybe a games browser (It would get cluttered if all games had their own icon). I want to see them fill up the entire screen before I buy one (I am waiting on larger sizes and 3G, along with the money it will take to buy one). What would be interesting is if they added a portable iWeb editor to add updates to your blog or something while on the go (But hopefully without requiring .Mac).
- MadKennyP, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Did you not see "new calculator icon"?
- batmant, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Well after this update they'll have room for two more apps. I would like to see games. Wasn't that mentioned when the iPhone was unveiled?
- StephenCIreland, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11provided the update doesnt undo my hardware unlock, defeat jailbreak and take away my NES emulator then ill do it : keyboard languages, home screen audio control, TV Out (yes its there !!! but probably locked to the chipped cables like the nano) , iTunes music store and all the other features im getting , ill do the update , also hoefully the radio headset and some other bits work now !
- SabersKunk, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9'their photos'
- llsethj, on 10/10/2007, -5/+0THEIR!!! Why is that so painful?
- bobbagoose, on 10/10/2007, -5/+4Obviously a grammar checker is missing from this update. 1.1.2 maybe?
- over90000, on 10/10/2007, -8/+24What about MMS? Searchable contacts? Video recorder? Ability to send text to multiple recipients?
- DOGPARTY, on 10/10/2007, -17/+1what about shutting your mouth
- mooninite, on 10/10/2007, -12/+3It's called a cell phone and there are a hundred different cell phones with those capabilities. The iJoke is not a cell phone. It's a $600 -> $400 brick.
- Durrok, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3When did a cell phone have to do more then take phone calls to be a phone?
- aaronm67, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2When you paid $400 for it.
- Durrok, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3When did a cell phone have to do more then take phone calls to be a phone?
- SirZRX, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4dude its about time, when i read TV out i wet my pants, thats the most ***** thing amazing ever, i got my iphone 2 days ago and im the only one in my city in mexico that has one =)
- Soulhuntre, on 10/10/2007, -7/+35Apparently Copy / Paste is still to complicated for Apple to figure out?
- derekknight, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7I guess spelling the word 'too' correctly is too complicated for you.
- diggelicious71, on 10/10/2007, -7/+19. Globally available, operator/SIM free iPhone. Killer!
- fr0ng, on 10/10/2007, -13/+2LoL @ people who think they have a choice to upgrade. I mean, you could just not connect to iTunes...but who does that?
- 1town, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6iTunes doesn't force iPhone updates, jackass
- lcmatt, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1I've only ever used iTunes once to register my iPod. Winamp has one of the best plugins to manage everything and hopefully it will support the iPhone.
- 1town, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6iTunes doesn't force iPhone updates, jackass
- nonokiaboy, on 10/10/2007, -10/+4does anySIM add "goatse" to safari's bookmarks? CAn anyone else confirm this?
- gizzymo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11can you sync the iphone with itunes and refuse firmware upgrades???
- rogerbly, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4yes, so far
- Nowheredan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16How about linking to the original source of this information, Engadget, where they can spell?
- batmant, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1A link to their photo gallery has been there from the start. And while they were the source of the photos, they didn't do any sort of analysis concerning the update.
- xero9, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5But then how would batmant get traffic to his blog? Pleeease think of the countless number of nobody's on the internets people!
- johnhummel, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Closed captioning - now, *that* is interesting. It leads to the possibility of making videos with subtitles - perfect for the anime fans out there. Or even a music video with "follow along text" if you want.
- Firehed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Or maybe I'll get to view the lyrics on all the music I added them to (which thanks to an old widget that I think has since been broken, was quite a lot)
- FinnishFries, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I don't see how the "Carrier" menu is new. At least here in Europe (and I'm guessing it's the same anywhere else), with an unlocked iPhone running 1.0.2 (an bought of course in the US of A) I am able to see the "Carrier" menu. All it does is give you the ability to change the carrier manually (automatiaclly scans for all available networks).
- BladeMelbourne, on 10/10/2007, -3/+14When will people learn the difference between their, there and they're? Will someone please think of the children?
Bury this, nobody likes a spelling Nazi.- beshte, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0Oh but we do.
- beerbarron, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I am so happy to hear they will be including video out. I wonder if they will ever include flash or something
- TechBharat, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0copy and paste must be a real technical challenge then.
- neiltc13, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11To the submitter:
The first word of your submission is ENGADGET so why don't you link to Engadget?- batmant, on 10/10/2007, -6/+2Umm, I do. In the post you must click on the hyperlinked word - Engadget.
- qpdb, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5You can turn on multiple keyboards? Looks like that... now I can stop writing Spanglish. I wonder how this will affect the spell checker.
- nephari, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Yeah -- thank god for finally having a Japanese keyboard ~_~
- seraph582, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1none of those are terribly exciting
- lifeinanalog, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3and there goes the 3rd party application support.
- Firehed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2So don't update until the hacks are re-released. With 1.0.2 it took maybe two hours, and only required adding about two lines into the shell script that downloaded the updater file. Of course this will be making considerably more substantial changes, but that doesn't mean it'll take the guys months to figure it out.
/was sitting in installer.app's IRC channel when it happened, and was probably the fifth person globally to hack a 1.0.2 phone
- Firehed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2So don't update until the hacks are re-released. With 1.0.2 it took maybe two hours, and only required adding about two lines into the shell script that downloaded the updater file. Of course this will be making considerably more substantial changes, but that doesn't mean it'll take the guys months to figure it out.
- emt1451, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Arghhh what are you waiting for Apple? RELEASE IT ALREADY!!!
- vvaduva, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1When will they make the e-mail reader app better? I don't need new calculator icons...I need better functionality! Improve e-mail clients, add some sort of wireless syncing option so I don't have to haul usb cables with me everywhere and for crying out loud, add some voice dialing support!!
- BobOki, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I would like to see MUCH better integration with exchange, such as syncing contacts, calendars, etcetc over the internet (like activesync).
I would like a way to switch applications without closing them.
Copy/paste would be grand.
Have control over the bluetooth profile (for a2dp) would be totally awesome, and I am shocked it is not working already. I would LOVE to listen to music over my bluetooth.
I would like to record video.
I would like to send sms and MMS to multiple recipients.- rblinne, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1One recent change to the AT&T contract is sending SMS to multiple recipients will count as multiple messages.
- ggore, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Everyone keeps bitching about not having a 3G iPhone, and Jobs said yesterday they would have one in a year or so, but where would you use the thing??? 3G is only available in a very few places in the U.S.
- emt1451, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3wrong
http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/popUp_3g.html- timusca, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Wrong? Look at how large the US is. That list isn't much... the vast majority of the US population don't live in those places...
- HappyScrappy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2It's still not "very few places". They're probably covering 20% of the US population.
So answer to "where would you use it" for 20% of the US population: "right where I am", which is pretty useful.
- HappyScrappy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2It's still not "very few places". They're probably covering 20% of the US population.
- ggore, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0The list made my point. Here in Oklahoma 3G is only available in Tulsa. Nowhere else! In Texas it's only available in Dallas, nowhere else!
In Missouri, only in St. Louis, nowhere else. It's like bragging about "nationwide availability" when there is only one tower in New York City and one in Los Angeles. That is NOT "nationwide". - Firehed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Look at it on their coverage map. There's a reason they don't let you see 3G coverage until you're at city-level zoom.
- timusca, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Wrong? Look at how large the US is. That list isn't much... the vast majority of the US population don't live in those places...
- Durrok, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4The main reason they didn't use 3G was due to power issues. It would have significantly cut down the battery life and since they want you to use it as both an mp3 player and a phone it lasting you through an 8 hour day is pretty important.
- HappyScrappy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2The excuse they gave was power issues. The actual reason isn't as clear.
There are plenty of 3G phones that can make it through the day without going dead.- fascfoo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2And how many of them have Wi-fi, a big ass 3.5 in display, 8 gigs of storage and plays videos, and mp3, and were specifically designed to be a media unit?
Well?- Tippis, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Quite a few of them, since that's pretty standard these days... :-/
- fascfoo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2And how many of them have Wi-fi, a big ass 3.5 in display, 8 gigs of storage and plays videos, and mp3, and were specifically designed to be a media unit?
- HappyScrappy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2The excuse they gave was power issues. The actual reason isn't as clear.
- TechCF, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13G is widely used in the rest of the World. US is a very small part of the world you know
- emt1451, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3wrong
- celeronxl, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Why are they right-aligning the iTunes icon? That looks terrible.
Original pictures of the iPhone lacking the YouTube icon demonstrated left-alignment. Why the change?- wallykid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0most likely because it is closer to the ipod button.
i have a feeling that we will see those remaining blank spaces filled with new applications before the holidays - tranceone, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0It may also be because most folks hold their phone in their right hand. It easier for your thumb to reach.
- tranceone, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I can't believe I mixed up "left" and "right". Back to pre-school for me.
- tranceone, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0It may also be because most folks hold their phone in their right hand. It easier for your thumb to reach.
- wallykid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0most likely because it is closer to the ipod button.
- mateo60, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2More importantly for me, from that article I just learned that I can double tap the space and get a period with a space on my Blackberry. I did NOT know that and I'm nerdily exited now.
- go5go, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Version one needs some improvements.. Lots of things would be useful..
A quick fix to the sms/mms thing would actually be on the carrier side. When I receive an MMS photo it tells me to go to some website and put in all this crap. Make it so I can just tap it to open safari and have the login and password inputted for me.. That would be the easiest quick fix.
To send, you can always email directly to your friends phone using their carrier's mms email. Not a huge deal.
Multiple SMS can be sent, but you have to type in the numbers manually.
An Email Accounts "Home" Button to go back to the main account selection screen.. That is my biggest pain for switching between email account views. - batmant, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I would like to see stability added to Safari. Anyone else get a minimum two crashes a day?
- Schelske, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I had that, but it solved with a software restore and reboot.
- giddytonk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I sure wish Notes would sync...or maybe I don't know how? I have some great notes on my iPhone, but I don't have a way to email, sync, or print the notes. Seems like it would not be too hard to sync to Stickies or simple text files on a PC/Mac.
- GhostFreeman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This might seem silly, but Semacode support would be nice.
- ohsnapitsbrown, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2"Network setup with VPN support"
It already has this.. I hope that this means it's being updated. I (along with many, many other people) have been waiting for Cisco VPN support. Anyone know?- rblinne, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Or LEAP support. Then I could use WI-FI at work.
- thesutex, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1carrier menu doesnt mean anything.. just that you can select which operator to roam on when abroad.. nothing more.. its still locked down.. this is a feature on every locked down phone from any manufacturer..
- mrblaack, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0until they add voice dialing i'm not interested.
- 12340987, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1no a2dp?
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