“Last week AppleInsider reported that the first private beta of iPhone Software 2.2 included a redesigned Safari address bar, as well as a new version of the App Store application with interface tweaks and a new bug report feature,” AI reports.
“While those changes are visible to developers testing the software, a post at MacRumors details support for a few other features that have thus far remain inaccessible to developers, as they’re not yet fully activated in the betas,” AI reports.
“Among them is a preference to turn off the iPhone’s text auto-correction. A request for this functionality was recently the subject of an online petition that has since received over 20,000 signatures,” AI reports. “Another feature is support for Google Street View in the iPhone’s Maps application.”
Full article here.
How about Google Earth?
No sign of my girlfriend’s “Infinite Vibrate Mode” request yet.
So that’s the key to getting a universal landscape keyboard. I have to start a petition and get at least 20,000 signatures.
How about copy and paste and a proper turn-by-turn GPS app.I love my iPhone, but those are two pretty standard things that are long overdue
Can Apple fix the Stocks app also… mine is only showing negative numbers today!
@scottie
Those would be nice. I just hooked my iphone up to my bike and rode 310 miles saturday and google maps rocked. I much rather watch a blue dot of myself following a trail but would be cool to have it tell me to turn here or there.. though it would be visual since I wouldn’t be able to hear it on the bike. nevertheless… copy paste would be nice and finally turning off auto correct would rock.
Maybe this update will finally let me install Windows. They can call it Boot Cramp.
The BlackBerry Storm does copy & paste.
http://crackberry.com/how-copy-paste-blackberry-storm
Looks like the iPhone will get embarrassed on that front.
“but would be cool to have it tell me to turn here or there”
And it just has to be wrong once to send you plummeting hundreds of feet down a canyon while a secret parachute pops out of your iPhone.
@jtc
310 miles? You rock, dude! That would take around 5 hours in a car on a freeway. How long did it take you?
Google Earth is available for the iPhone — it’s called Earthscape. A couple of weeks ago, it was being given away for a short time as a free download, which I got. It’s pretty nice, but has at least one bug in which the Preference setting for the Photo Layer displayed will not hold and always defaults back to Earthscape Most Recent.
but will it be snappier than 2.1?!
some of us don’t need copy/paste. that’s so 20th century!
@Mr. Tibbs
I tried to design a modified Samsung slider that did that. Needless to say, I didn’t build it. Something to do with not being able to pack the parachute down.
A cool idea though. I have the plans!
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I do like that I can already toggle from English to other languages in auto-correct by toggling keyboards. Dutch and English aren’t particularly different, but switching auto-correct language saves quite a bit of frustration.
I tried Earthscape. It took a painfully long time to load a map even over WiFI. And as you pointed out, it won’t be free. I don’t mind paying as long as it’s as least as decent as Google Earth.
Earth to Apple:
Give us Copy/Paste.
We know you can do it.
Also, the ability to change the screen brightness while watching a video (as you can on the lowly iPod) would be verry nice please.
Turn by turn gps please. Oh and copy and paste if “it is technologically feasible”. I’m sure it’s “really” hard to do.
If it’s going to be called 2.2 and not 2.1.1 then it better have some good features LIKE COPY AND PASTE!
What about the phishing vulnerability in the mail app? And on that note, why doesn’t MDN report the phishing story? It’s all over the other Apple news sites. Way to confirm your zealotry MDN!
http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/07/23/iPhoneIsPhishableAndSPAMable.aspx
@mindpower, The web site you point to says, among other things:
“… prone to a URL Spoofing vulnerability, which may allow attackers to conduct phishing attacks against iPhone users.” [Italics provided.]
Yep, that all sounds like a real definite maybe. Oh, and then there’s the little issue of these possible pronations maybe happening only if you’re using OS 2.0 or earlier.
@R2
I’ll assist you with the landscaping keyboard thing if we can include a call for Apple and or third-parties to develop an external, docking keyboard for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Love,
Mr. Peabody
Is there an online petition for MMS on iPhone? Link?
MDN please as the iPhone team about MMS at the next Apple press conference. Thanks.
@Mr Peabody
Firstly, take a look at the date on the vulnerability explanation. July 2008. This phishing issue has been around for over two months and 2.1 is affected by it. Don’t make the stupid assumption that because the vulnerability was found in an earlier version of the software that it is automatically fixed in a later version. Apple have refused to comment on this issue and no security fix has been announced by them.
Secondly, so what if it says “may allow attackers”? He says further on, “an attacker can convince the user that the spoofed URL, showed in the mail application, is from a trusted domain”. Let’s not get blasé about security because of language pedantics.
This is a serious problem and Apple should fix it quickly!