“While browsing through my iPhone’s firmware a few days ago, I came across something very interesting in one of the system preference files, ‘Default ApplicationState.plist.’ Among the expected names, like ‘mobileipod’ and ‘Weather,’ there are a bunch of names in there that don’t appear on the iPhone at all,” Tyler reports for iPhoneology.
• com.apple.unitconverter
• com.apple.widget.phonebook
• com.apple.widget.translation
• com.apple.widget.worldclock
• com.apple.mobile.radio
Tyler writes, “The most exciting of these seems to be the mobile.radio, as it suggests the possibility that Apple may be looking forward to supporting streaming radio or hopefully, an FM tuner on the device.”
Full article here.
Streaming radio seems far more likely to me given the EDGE and WiFi connectivity already available on the iPhone. It folds in quite nicely with VOIP and other Internet-enabled functions. Apple has not added an FM tuner to the iPod and will not do so for the iPhone, IMO.
Of course, ‘radio’ could just be used in distinguishing between Edge and WiFi, or controlling power…who knows ?
‘unitconverter’ for converting in the calculator…
worldclock already exists, duh !
translation could refer to converting stock prices to percentage moves.
Phonebook most likely part of Address book !
What a lame article.
Nothing to see here. Move along !
–> KingMel
“Apple has not added an FM tuner to the iPod and will not do so for the iPhone, IMO.”
Radio Remote
“translation could refer to converting stock prices to percentage moves.”
Highly doubtful. Occam’s razor says it’s the language translation widget.
@bjh
do u even use a mac? most of those listed widgets are real widgets currently available for tiger just like weather, calculator, stocks, etc.
Internet Radio?
I’m with “crabby”; I suspect com.apple.mobile.radio refers to Internet Radio – something found within iTunes. I remember discovering IR years ago after installing Jaguar on my G3 PB. Discovered a nice Blues station shortly thereafter. Then my organization started blocking streaming audio and video.
“com.apple.mobile.radio” is definitely internet streaming radio. Look at the radio icon on the article page link… It has “.RPM” and “http//…” as graphic. .RPM is a real sudio streaming file.
“com.apple.mobile.radio” is the Wi-Fi. I know this as a fact.
Every supposed mystery app referenced in that non-article are currently in use in the iPhone. Our internal names aren’t designed to hit snoopers over the head with their obviousness.
I believe those graphics on Iphoneology are not from the iphone, they are graphics used illustrative purposes.
oh my god..how does some one, browse iPhone files? I mean seriously, come on peoples! Get a Life and Job.
I bought my iPhone and I love it..but take note, wait til a official announcement arrives and stop making dubious statements.
What’s next? “while I was surfing my iPhone, I found references to a naked lindsay lohan, it was “iphone.app.firecrotch”, I guess it means Apple is going to implement free Porn?
sheesh
I would like to see a Zune Widget. A widget, that once activated, turns your beautiful iPhone into a piece of crap.
Think of all the fun you could have on April Fools Day.
“world clock” is already an app on the iphone.
i am firecrotch …. no i’m firecrotch
good one Gman! iphone.app.firecrotch -hahaha!!
@Zune Tang,
“Turns your iPhone into a piece of crap.”
So, it turns it into a Zune?
Streaming radio? Uh can I please connect my iPhone to my computer and store and retrieve files? Can I please manage ringtones like every other .50 cent phone out there without having to use a hack? Can I please delete multiple or all e-mail messages at once? Can I please set e-mail to download subjects only? Can I please install Skype on this locked up $600 proof of concept? Can I play mpeg movies, wmv, any .mov movies? Can I please sync over the Internet?
Can I please have this beautiful piece of artwork, act more like the average everyday smartphone and pretend like it’s needed for work, not just to look at!
@Cubert
Exactly!!!
She’s a wtich! She turned me into a Zune!
(i got better)
No chance of ever getting Skype or even iChat. Why would you bother paying for an expensive plan with lots of voice minutes if you can talk for free with Skype/SkypeOut using the free data minutes?
Whine, whine, whine! The iPhone isn’t this or that! It’s not what I want with all my technological fetishes! It’s not what people have done before!
You get fewer flies with vinegar than with honey. You get even fewer flies with urine.
“You get fewer flies with vinegar than with honey.”
Like Apple gives a shit whether you fanboys moan about the phone or love it.
Honey? vinegar? whining? they know you’re going to buy it anyway.
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