Whats next for the iPhone, and when?

OspreyO · 20 Nov 2008 at 17:55

Theres probably speculation on this everywhere, but I can't find a recent thread on it it. What do you think they'll change on the iPhone next? When will they do it. I don't expect they'll change much one, just like the iPods over the years.

bitterSTAR · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:05

Firmware version 2.2 which is rumoured for release tomorrow

iSam · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:12

bitterSTAR said:
Firmware version 2.2 which is rumoured for release tomorrow

Tomorrow? That's sound, iTunes servers will crash for 24hours due to all the downloads!

Who knows what's next on the iPhone? MMS? Forward text messages? Cut and paste? Better camera?

JAMAL · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:12

Better camera i hope

iSam · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:13

JAMAL said:
Better camera i hope

Would make sense.

bitterSTAR · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:14

Here's a link to news articles about iPhone 2.2: http://news.google.co.uk/news?q=iphone 2.2

iSam · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:16

From what I can tell there's going to be over the air podcast downloads through the app store, emoticons in text messages, the ability to switch off SMS auto-correction, Google Street View and a redesigned Safari window and bug fixes hopefully.

Hopefully there will be a few more that Apple have kept under wraps, the 2.2 betas have been low in features so many developers think there are going to be more features on public release.

bitterSTAR · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:19

I want push notifications for applications downloaded from the app store! Would be great for facebook, and Palringo (IM client).

iSam · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:21

bitterSTAR said:
I want push notifications for applications downloaded from the app store! Would be great for facebook, and Palringo (IM client).

Yea that would be handy, I use Facebook all the time.

ethos · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:33

I'd hope there would be other improvements, ie speed tweaks (how long text messages take to open).

If it's what has been listed I won't bother updating

Raikiri · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:39

800x480 res
Slightly thinner
5mp Camera + flash w/ video
MMS
Flash support

That's what they need to do if they want to keep up with the competition.

Spyhop · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:42

A decent camera made sense last time too - they didn't bother.

iSam · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:53

wush said:
A decent camera made sense last time too - they didn't bother.

The 3G was a bit disappointing in terms of features really.

TheMagic1an · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:54

The only thing i really want to see is copy and paste and better 3G, anything else i'm not really too bothered about.

ethos · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:03

Same here, everyone is moaning about mms... you only can't send them. Receiving is fine. (You can send them with swirly mms if you are jailbroken).

Flash? Not a great problem. Infact I haven't come across a site I haven't been able to access.

Copy and paste? LOADS of phones don't have this... although I agree it'd be handy.

Landscape keyboard is also possible with 3rd party apps.

Honestly, why do people go on about a better camera

Phones (no matter how high rating) are rubbish at taking pictures. Fact. If you want good pictures, get a digital camera. A flash would have been nice on the iPhone... but only so it could be used as a torch!

Raymond Lin · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:05

Raikiri said:
800x480 res
Slightly thinner
5mp Camera + flash w/ video
MMS
Flash support

That's what they need to do if they want to keep up with the competition.

I am sorry, but no they don't.

I used to have a Nokia N95 (still do) and the iphone is a much better phone to use.

Slightly thinner? Show me another phone that has a 3.5" screen that is thinner.
Don't miss the flash or picture quality of the N95, it can do video on the iphone if you jailbreak it and its pretty good.
MMS can be achieve by jailbreaking
Flash, the only thing i agree with, it'll be nice but not essential.

Raikiri · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:14

Raymond Lin said:
I am sorry, but no they don't.

I used to have a Nokia N95 (still do) and the iphone is a much better phone to use.

It may be nicer to use but the specs just aren't there.

Raymond Lin said:
Slightly thinner? Show me another phone that has a 3.5" screen that is thinner.

HTC Touch HD - thinner, larger screen, higher resolution, better camera, video, MMS and flash as standard.

Raymond Lin said:
Don't miss the flash or picture quality of the N95, it can do video on the iphone if you jailbreak it and its pretty good.

A lot of people will though and you shouldn't have to jailbreak it for basic functionality.

Raymond Lin said:
MMS can be achieve by jailbreaking

See above.

Raymond Lin said:
Flash, the only thing i agree with, it'll be nice but not essential.

No, but nice to have.

ethos · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:18

Raikiri said:
It may be nicer to use but the specs just aren't there.

It's apple and the gui is streets ahead of windows mobile.

I want using my phone to be fun, windows mobile simple fails in this area- it has all the features sure- has done ages before the iPhone but they simply don't give a positive experience.

TheMagic1an · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:23

ethos said:
Honestly, why do people go on about a better camera Phones (no matter how high rating) are rubbish at taking pictures. Fact. If you want good pictures, get a digital camera.

Yeah i agree. I don't see what the big deal is about having a camera on a phone. I never use a phone to take pictures regardless how many MP it has.

Raikiri · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:28

TheMagic1an said:
Yeah i agree. I don't see what the big deal is about having a camera on a phone. I never use a phone to take pictures regardless how many MP it has.

I can't always have my dSLR with me and don't own a compact, I'd rather something better than what they currently offer (regardless of megapixels, 2 would be fine if the image quality was not terrible!).

It's just that most newer sensors with better image quality tend to be a higher resolution as that's what sells.

ethos said:
It's apple and the gui is streets ahead of windows mobile.

I want using my phone to be fun, windows mobile simple fails in this area- it has all the features sure- has done ages before the iPhone but they simply don't give a positive experience.

And wouldn't it be good if you had all those features plus the excellent GUI? Why do you want to compromise?