Does the iphone have a home screen ??

chaparral · 9 Jun 2010 at 05:05

I never seem to see a home screen in any the pictures of the iphone..
All the pictures seem to show just the menu screen full of icons :confused:

(P.S I never owned or used an iphone)

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 9 Jun 2010 at 05:09

Yes that is the homepage, got my 3gs beside me. Upon unlocking the phone by sliding your finger across, you are greeted with a page with loads of icons

chaparral · 9 Jun 2010 at 05:52

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF said:
Yes that is the homepage, got my 3gs beside me. Upon unlocking the phone by sliding your finger across, you are greeted with a page with loads of icons

Can you choose to remove all the icons apart from the bottom four ??

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 9 Jun 2010 at 07:14

chaparral said:
Can you choose to remove all the icons apart from the bottom four ??

Never thought of that just tried it and you can, you just drag them into the second slide

Robbo · 9 Jun 2010 at 11:08

chaparral said:
Can you choose to remove all the icons apart from the bottom four ??

Yes, and be greeted by an empty black space that you cant modify. Phwoar.

reflux · 9 Jun 2010 at 11:26

Yup, iPhones are essentially just a big menu screen.

Amp34 · 9 Jun 2010 at 12:29

Windows 3.1 of the mobile world...

chaparral · 9 Jun 2010 at 20:59

Robboftw said:
Yes, and be greeted by an empty black space that you cant modify. Phwoar.

Is it not possible to install your own wallpaper on an iphone

Yas786 · 9 Jun 2010 at 21:03

chaparral said:
Is it not possible to install your own wallpaper on an iphone

Well you can if you want but thats about all the customisation you will get unless you illegally hack ie jailbreak your phone but we arent allowed to discuss that here lol.

Robbo · 9 Jun 2010 at 21:05

chaparral said:
Is it not possible to install your own wallpaper on an iphone

You've only got to compare the post your wallpaper threads for iPhone against the post your Android Desktops thread to see the phones are worlds apart.

Sadly that isn't changing on the iPhone 4.

Scottland · 9 Jun 2010 at 21:07

I though iOS4 let you set backgrounds on the iPhone(s)?

Robbo · 9 Jun 2010 at 21:08

Scottland said:
I though iOS4 let you set backgrounds on the iPhone(s)?

I think it does.

It's the best thing since sliced bread, haven't you heard?

Scottland · 9 Jun 2010 at 21:11

meh, I'm getting an iPad soon

Keeping my Desire though

[TW]Fox · 9 Jun 2010 at 21:12

Wow you can have wallpaper on iPhone 4? This + video calling = amazing, Apple are really pushing boundries.

ethos · 9 Jun 2010 at 21:16

[TW]Fox;16719807 said:
Wow you can have wallpaper on iPhone 4? This + video calling = amazing, Apple are really pushing boundries.

They really don't need to in all fairness?

...and they have/are in a way. That's why you find everyone else copying their gui / design and claiming to be the "iphone beater" etc...

Yas786 · 9 Jun 2010 at 21:18

[TW]Fox;16719807 said:
Wow you can have wallpaper on iPhone 4? This + video calling = amazing, Apple are really pushing boundries.

Dont forget multi tasking done properly too

Yeh right as if all the other smartphones out there now and in the past havent been able to multi task properly...Jobs is such an utter muppet.

Robbo · 9 Jun 2010 at 21:25

ethos said:
That's why you find everyone else copying their gui / design and claiming to be the "iphone beater" etc...

What? iPhone beater means a phone that is overall better than the iPhone. The only reason it's classified as the top smartphone at the moment is because it's the most common one, mainly due to good marketing.

For example, the HTC Sense UI doesn't bear any resemblance to the iPhone software.

Aod · 10 Jun 2010 at 05:48

chaparral said:
Can you choose to remove all the icons apart from the bottom four ??

no, those icons are the only way that you can do... anything with the phone. every time you install a new application it dumps a new icon to the screen.

the iPhone UI is... Rudimentary.

chaparral said:
Is it not possible to install your own wallpaper on an iphone

only if you void your warranty and jailbreak your phone, which Apple would like you to think is a warcrime against humanity, but in reality is a contravention of the EULA.

Neodite · 10 Jun 2010 at 08:21

You can get some half decent home screens on iPhone if you Jailbreak.

Take a look at the theme section at www.modmyi.com if you want to see some.

Problem with this is tho it takes a big hit to battery.

I predict next years iPhone will bring Widgets and Apple will say how awesome they are for having them :rolleyes:

BF-Bert · 10 Jun 2010 at 11:09

Aod said:
only if you void your warranty and jailbreak your phone, which Apple would like you to think is a warcrime against humanity, but in reality is a contravention of the EULA.

To be fair rooting an Android phone voids your warranty too.... although modifying an Android rom is ok as its open source.... modifying senseui however is not.

Its all getting a bit grey really as its difficult to tell what is propriatory software on an android phone and whats not....... surely if it was all open source the rooting method would be the same for all android phones? If its not why does talking about android rooting not get banned from the forums like jailbreaking?