What do you want to see in firmware 2.2?

[Jeremy]

Wow, the poll is pretty much even across the board. Interesting. Remember if anyone wants something added just let me know here.

 

[Dalekkiller]

Wireless syncing with iTunes would be great - no more digging out all those wires. I can sync Splash Shopper wirelessly so it would be great to have that option with iTunes.

 

[Tunnelrunner]

It came down to copy and paste and turn by turn GPS.

The latter is a luxury and the former is an absolute necessity (especially if the iphone ever wants to challenge RIM and WM in the corporate world).

I had to go with copy and paste but I wish we would have had all those features in the first place.

 

[Dalekkiller]

It came down to copy and paste and turn by turn GPS.

The latter is a luxury and the former is an absolute necessity (especially if the iphone ever wants to challenge RIM and WM in the corporate world).

I had to go with copy and paste but I wish we would have had all those features in the first place.

I'd agree with you about that. I rarely use maps to find my way around as I've got sat nav but the lack of copy/paste is annoying particularly as I can't remember things very well and if I've not got pen and paper to hand I have to wait until I get to my laptop.

 

[sethclifford]

You know, wireless sync for info (calendar, contacts, etc) would really be good. I didn't think about that. I don't think I'd want to sync apps and everything that way, but it would be good if you could say, set your phone to sync over bluetooth every so often and it could just lay next to your computer and stay up-to-date... hmm.

 

[Jeremy]

You know, wireless sync for info (calendar, contacts, etc) would really be good. I didn't think about that. I don't think I'd want to sync apps and everything that way, but it would be good if you could say, set your phone to sync over bluetooth every so often and it could just lay next to your computer and stay up-to-date... hmm.

Apple is one step ahead of you... it's called MobileMe.

Exactly what it does... well minus the BT part.

 

[sethclifford]

Yeah. Except it's also a hundred bucks, and I'd rather keep my info local for now, and not in the "cloud". The wonder of MobileMe didn't exactly leave me with a huge amount of confidence, and I like to run everything off of my own server, but don't feel like setting up Exchange, either. I'm fine with docking my phone at my desk, and syncing that way, but at work, where I don't have a dock, if I add items to my calendar, it would be awesome to just have it go back and forth on my desk without a wire.

But in light of the fact that MobileMe exists, I suppose I'll never see such an option.

 

[avt123]

MobileMe is well worth the 100 bucks if you ask me.

 

[Dalekkiller]

I'm using SugarSync as an alternative to MobileMe - it's free for the first 45 days and then the cost is related to the volume of data. At the moment, it doesn't sync Outlook data but it is supposed to be very high on their to-do list. I can't remember the exact prices but I'm sure it's cheaper than MobileMe and will be fantastic once they've added Outlook syncing.

 

[sethclifford]

You know, I was a beta tester for SugarSync, and while it's very cool, it didn't really do it for me ultimately, which is why I never got around to subscribing. It is a great service, though, no doubt. Again, though, you're still communicating with a remote server for your info, and I like to have a tighter control on that kind of stuff.

At some point, I'll probably just give up and implement a local solution on our server, or just say the heck with it, and get MobileMe now that the hiccups seem to be worked out for the most part.

 

[Jeremy]

You know, I was a beta tester for SugarSync, and while it's very cool, it didn't really do it for me ultimately, which is why I never got around to subscribing. It is a great service, though, no doubt. Again, though, you're still communicating with a remote server for your info, and I like to have a tighter control on that kind of stuff.

At some point, I'll probably just give up and implement a local solution on our server, or just say the heck with it, and get MobileMe now that the hiccups seem to be worked out for the most part.

It would be weird to me to have to actually sync all of my info now... I totally got spoiled... It is nice.

 

[sethclifford]

I imagine it is pretty nice. But I still can't justify 100 beans for addresses and contact syncing... All my mail syncs directly with the IMAP server already... and I wouldn't use the photo services or anything. Regardless, I apologize for derailing the thread.

 

[Jeremy]

I imagine it is pretty nice. But I still can't justify 100 beans for addresses and contact syncing... All my mail syncs directly with the IMAP server already... and I wouldn't use the photo services or anything. Regardless, I apologize for derailing the thread.

Completely cool, no need for apologies. I thought the same way before I bought MobileMe... but the syncing of everything from contacts to my safari bookmarks all to my Mac... is worth the price.

 

[Fudge Grinder]

1. Divx support
2. Voice recording in mp3.
3. Internet Radio
4. FM Radio
5. Dim screen within movie player.
6. Option to lock all but top of movie player screen so not affected by accidental touch.

 

[Duvi]

Realistically:
turn by turn + accurate gps
push notification

Unrealistically:
MMS
Copy -n- Paste
Bentley GT (had to try)

 

[Duvi]

Also another feature that may never happen is that ability to lock certain parts of the phone...

For example... pictures, text messages, email. I don't want it where it's either all or none. I want to be able to have pics and sms locked and email open or open and text locked and pics open.

 

[4nimuS]

Pretty much everything in that list... Well, ok I don't care about MMS becaus I don't usually use it.

 

[Reaktor5]

I'm hoping for Push, that's the one thing I'd get the most use out of. MMS would be good for the few times I've wanted it but I can do without it.

 

[Dalekkiller]

Apart from the possible changes to Safari, has anything else been leaked yet?

 

[tehflakes]

Not sure if this is in 2.1 or not but I kind of want the ability to have custom sounds for text messages and emails..