To Apple: iPhone Feedback
After 3 months with my iPhone, I felt it was time to give Apple my feedback. I sent the following through their iPhone Feedback System:
First, I love the iPhone and it’s capabilities. But, I have a few issues.
- Native Chat Program. Why is this application not on the phone. You are constantly connected to the web via Edge or Wi-fi. This seems like a no-brainer. Yes, I can go through a 3rd party website (meebo), but for security and ease of use this should be native to the device.
- 3rd Party Apps. Please don’t feel threatened by these. This will only enhance my iPhone experience. You are running a version of OSX on the device and people have already “hacked” their way into installing apps. You should be encouraging this. Bottom line, if this is to be considered a “Smartphone” and you wish to compete in that market, this is a necessity. Windows and Palm based phones already allow this. What is the holdout?
- MMS. Even the most basic camera phones have this ability to some degree. Again, why would this not be included in such a “revolutionary” phone?
- Multiple Calendar syncing. I can not sync multiple/selected calendars in Outlook 2007, despite the appearance of the option in iTunes.
- Flash. 95% market saturation on computers and this excluded from the first “true” web browser on a phone? This has discouraged several people I know from pulling the trigger on purchasing the iPhone. Personally, it is baffling…
- Safari Tweaking. Including addons/plugins would be nice and it would be nice to have little more control of the browsing experience (ie. Firefox).
- Ringtones. I understand Apple wants to make money, but why can we not put our own ringtones on the devise without going through iTunes. This feature exists in a majority of phones with custom ringtones. It is often just a drag-and-drop process. Is the extra money really worth the hassle to your other customers?
I could go on, but these are the most important to me. Let me reiterate, I love the iPhone and it’s current functionality. Most of my problems are with features that should have been included initially in a smart/media phone. All of these can be resolved with software/firmware updates. I encourage you to do so and this will truly be the best phone on the market.
Albert
Nicely put, my friend! I understand fighting the unlocks, but I can’t imagine why Apple would prevent the 3rd-party apps. If anything, it makes the iPhone more appealing!
P.S. Nice job on the blog! You may have inspired me to put up my own blog. I’ll let you know if/when I do…
I fully agree with Allen. The original spirit of Apple was to encourage 3rd party expansion (anyone remember the Apple II?). That is what made them a success back then. Apple, please remember lessons from the past and benefit us AND yourselves.
“” IPHONE!!!!!
full ov shit. got impressed by looking at friends one. Than decided to buy one even though he forbidden me not to do so. If listened to him I wouldn’t have write here about my experiences. Now lets go through it..
at the first week of my IPHONE when I connected the iphone with the computer it showed a msg saying there is an update available, if i wanna go for it. I been told that updates are always good. But with the iphone?…without any alart, it deleted all my data, picturs, msgs, important documents, contacts everything..everything! How dare it is!!!!!
* you can’t save any text msg with the iphone. All you can do is keep it like continus conversation. You can’t even forward, save or seperate any specific text msg
* The BEST (!) thing about it is still you cant send mms whereas most of the camera phone has got that funcion nowadays…so shame on APPLE!!
* Its very poor functioned compare to the windows mobile devices
* People just get wondered when they notice that you can’t capture videos with this shitty phone!
* By having this phone you will face so many unknown problems that you only can restore the device to resolve them. And on that cases you know by now that whats gonna happen.
* this are only few of them major problems with that so called amaging phone. You have be the practical to experience on your own. Just get it with so much of pride and after few days waist your time by writting so many deferent bad experiences with your OWN IPHONE!!!!!!”"”"
I bought a new IPhone for US$599. During the 14 months I have owned an Iphone I have had two hardware failures and two “this phone needs repair” which is obvious because the only call the IPhone can make is to 911! It is a piece of crap and no one should ever buy one! Apple sold too many phones and the chinese who made them completely screwed them up! Apple does not stand behind their warranty and you are shit of luck when the warranty runs out. DO NOT EVERY BUY AN IPHONE..IT IS POOR TECHNOLOGY AND DOES NOT LAST!
i’m buying an iphone.