Thoughts on next Iphone Firmware update?

[FerraraZ]

After 3.3 and the 3GS what more could we ask for in updates to the iphone? I can't think of anything that I want more other than improved call quality/ service. This may be a network issue though.

What more can use iphone users look forward too in future updates?

 

[ric1287]

wifi sync wifi sync wifi sync wifi sync

 

[secretanchitman]

speed up itunes syncing...it used to be a LOT faster before. better battery life, better phone reception, AVRCP so i can use my ff/rw buttons on my bluetooth headphones!

i bet it will come with a new baseband...im hoping geohot/the dev team will make an unlock for it, or find some way to preserve the baseband!

 

[Rottie]

I hope the next firmware will fix with new email notifation with vibration for example when new messages on my email account arrived it doesnt vibrate at all until AFTER I read it it will vibrate or wait until after 15 min or so it will vibrate. I rather to have new message with vibration at SAME time.
Apple Care said it will only beep when it new message arrives in the email at same time but I am hearing impaired so i cant hear a beep. 🙁

 

[mmntech]

wifi sync wifi sync wifi sync wifi sync

This

 

[sourceninja]

Wifi sync is a feature so useful the only way apple will give it to you is with a new product. The iPhone 3GSW (the W is for wifi sync!)

Coming this summer ONLY on AT&T!

 

[FerraraZ]

I feel like a moron but what exactly is wifi sync? In case you reformat your iphone it will have ur wifi spots and passwords backed up for sync?

 

[sourceninja]

To me wifi sync means sync to itunes without a cable. I have wifi on my computer (and bluetooth), my phone has wifi and bluetooth. Why can't I use either one of them to sync my iphone to my itunes?

 

[mmntech]

Wifi sync is a feature so useful the only way apple will give it to you is with a new product. The iPhone 3GSW (the W is for wifi sync!)

Coming this summer ONLY on AT&T!

Sadly, you're probably right. And you have to pay they full $500 or whatever it is to upgrade if you're still on contract. 😛

 

[ric1287]

They also need to let you sync with more than one f'ing computer. What the hell is the point of locking it down to one machine and forcing you to either A. wipe the phone or B. hack the software if you get a new computer.

You allow 5 machines "authorized" for itunes songs right? Then apply that same stupid principle to syncing my phone. Its not that complicated

 

[sourceninja]

They also need to let you sync with more than one f'ing computer. What the hell is the point of locking it down to one machine and forcing you to either A. wipe the phone or B. hack the software if you get a new computer.

You allow 5 machines "authorized" for itunes songs right? Then apply that same stupid principle to syncing my phone. Its not that complicated

Not to mention with the ipod you do not have that restriction. My friend can bring over his ipod, I can drag a song on it, and he can unplug it without losing every other song on the ipod.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Here's a bit on the connectivity issue, seems all current "smart phones" cause the issues:

We have had a number of readers comment on the forums and directly via e-mail that the problems experienced by AT&T customers in the US aren't experienced elsewhere, including the UK. However, a reader pointed us to this CNET UK editorial complaining about dropped calls and lousy service in dense areas of the UK. A source—who requested we not reveal his identity—told Ars that the problem isn't the cell radio hardware, nor the network infrustructure, but an issue with the way that the iPhone OS conserves power. All iPhone apps, including Phone.app, cause the radio to switch from "active" to "idle" mode when accessing the network far more often than traditional phones do. This causes the signaling channel, responsible for such functions as SMS messaging, initiating, maintaining, or ending a phone call, voicemail notifications, and DHCP requests, to become overloaded.
"This can lead to odd effects," the source told Ars. "For example, you could be in an area with perfect 5-bar reception, but because the signalling channel is overloaded your phone won't ring and calls go into voicemail." Our source also said that the iPhone was the first phone to cause this particular problem, but that Android and webOS phones have had a similar effect.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2...-iphone-service-is-apples-fault-is-bunkum.ars