A Year Later: 25 Things STILL Wrong With the iPhone

For all these lacking features, do we really have to say iPhone is not good? Possibly not. Sad, the comparison is made with many devices not one and the whole list cannot really be termed as ‘defects’, but ‘wishlist.’ Well if all these things are implemented, I may as well throw away my PC and laptop. In this matter, let Apple take its own time.

Khangrah, you’re right. The iPhone is a great piece of technology. I just want to push Apple to make it better.

I’ve always assumed that the reason for the iPhone’s recessed headphone jack was to prevent the headphone plug from moving around when it’s in your pocket and messing up the headphone jack. This happened to an old iPod shuttle of mine.

Thanks for that info, Doug. I never thought about that.

Whatt about the lack of A2DP support so that we can stream music to our bluetooth headphones? Most smartphones in the past 3 years have this feature as well as all new media phones out there. This is a major issue for a lot of people.

is it true that u can send files via bluetooth to other *iPhones only*??

Well one thing i didn’t know when i bought the phone was that it didn’t have that i used alot of my regular phone was the MMS feature and the messagenger feature.

since i found out how to get around the MMS feature, i really wanted my messagenger…so i went looking around to see is there was a way around this and so i found for the messagenger you can use http://beejive.com/…just go on safari and enter that address and click were the iphones are at and it will direct you to their messenger app. you can use AIM, MSN, Goggle Chat, yahoo,ICQ, Jabber, & Myspace

Zohaib, I don’t think you can send files from iPhone to iPhone via Bluetooth.

does the new iphone 3g has voice recording facility??and when is it likely 2 b released in india

Am in India, i dont have patience to wait. Can i get it from US and unlock it??

i have got problem with my apple iphone day before when its battry off , i connect it with charger & its screen shows like as in dos in windows
message shown as
- singleuser boot — fsck not done
-if u wish to boot system -exit
-if u want make modification to files
/sbin/fsck-fy
/sbin/mount-uw/
apple eMRVL868X:FIRMWARE LOADED
root device is mounted read only

can you tell me please how to exit the singleuser boot error from the iphone. I think i got a virus or something from the wifi. The stupid cell won’t recognise or boot to itunes, only ask for root#.. what can i do besides be pissed.

did u ever figure out the problem to iphone, if so can u help me also,,

Well, the solution for the messanging problem would to simply go to http://www.meebo.com and they have a lot of messangers to choose from.

I understood the reason for the irritating deeper jack was to accomadate the iphone headphones four (versus three) contact jack that has an additional line for the iphone headphone’s microphone . It sure is a pain and I am glad to see it gone.
An additional feature I would like is to be able to directly send and receive photographs taken with the iphone, phone to phone without using the internet.

Now that is a wish list – not something that is wrong. I know it is a fad to whine and bitch about something that is good to get your readership up, but honestly, this is the best that is out there. And call that a wishlist, that is your opinion. Nothing is wrong with iPhone. I love mine.

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Can u pls tell me, does 3G iPhone have BlueTooth Feature? I am asking not about the only BlueTooth HandSet feature but the total BlueTooth feature as we have it in Nokia / Sony phones.

Does the new iphone have a vibrate mode so it can be silenced while in meetings, etc.?

No voice and video recording. Bluetooth limited to earphone to talk.
No password for n sms.
No MMS and Video Conferencing facility.
Camera should be updated to 3.2 mega pixel or upto 5 mega pixel.
No LED Light for better picture for camera in night.
No voice dialling
You cannot delete individual sms and recent call list.
No undo function.
No Messanger for Chatting.
It is not complete 3G iphone.
The iPhone cannot be used as a hard drive storage device.
No voice and speed dialling feature

What about:

1. DIVX support.
2. Drag and drop media using other than windows explorer etc.
3. User replaceable battery.

Also, how about flash memory expansion, or that too simple?

New iPhone can be switched to silent mode with vobrate using the very small switch on top left hand edge of the phone – push towards the backfor silent, pull towards the front for normal operation. The lack of cut and paste is very frustrating! Am I the only person who thinks a blue tooth keyboard connection would be fantastic for typing emails etc?

thanks 4 al ur critics.. i ve learned much abt iphone and changed my idea of buying it. thanks a lot

If you want something with the lot you have to pay for it. At the price these gadgets go for, how can you expect everything you could wish for.

Highlight/cut, copy and paste is a must (Come on… Please Steve?)

Wish it had java too for a full feature web browsing experience (Hopeful for App)

Wish I could open, save and manage MS Office files (Hopeful for App)

I love the iphone design, but when i read the review i was fedup with the features. There is no
1. USB data cable
2. FM Radio
3. MP3/Video player
4. Storage feature

i should have this basic feature, which is loved by most people.

I you wait another year the price will go down and the features will be better…Wait another year and so on. For now, get it with it’s current features and quit whining. Or you you cannot get one and whine cause you don’t have one.

Calendar has no way of adding events which repeat on dates like “Every 4th Monday”, which is generally how meetings are scheduled.

Why not put the lack of a replaceable battery on the list.

Not beeing able to replace the battery myself is horrible. Come on APPLE!!! This is a mobile unit, and few of us want to carry a powerstation with us at all times.

This means that if you uses the iPhone a lot during the day (depends on which apps you use though) and are not nearby any poweroutlets, then your iPhone experience are likely to be a bad one.

What was the reason not to put a replaceable battery in iPhone anyway?

I am on the cusp of buying the iphone even with these issues. Or, waiting for the Samsung Instinct. Is that any better? Does anyone have any suggestions about what to buy which will be better than an iphone?
Would really like some help before I put down my cold hard cash for one.

Hi guys,
Well its nothing more than a wish list which we refer as PROBLEMS with the iPhone.Guys its human mind it keeps demanding and demanding.
But i guess if we dont demand we wont get anything.
Even i figured out one more thing that the iPhone lacks its the BACK button. When ever we move form our mail app to safari we end up being in safari even after our work is done with safari.It should have a stack for recording application launches so that we can return to the previous application whenever we want.
I mean as iPhone runs a Mac OS we can get this functionality it does not need to be freshly implemented.The OS has the capability.Lets urge apple to drive out as much as it can from the OS and from the iPhone.
But i guess apple is hurrying things.Even the 2.0 is not well versed with the requirements.
Its basically the competition that is driving apple for such unsatisfied releases of its firmwares.I still feel apple should take time because if its about fame and pride it will remain with apple despite of the competition because long held technology is what matters than rapidly developed technology.

There is AIM and all the other messengers available for free in the AppStore, Safari has crashed on me just once, and SSH into the phone to use it as a storage drive.

I can understand why the headphone jack would be protected to prevent breakage – i’ve had a few ipods die from this. Though I’d be bitter if I couldn’t plug in some proper headphones! Besides that, very sad to see so many basic things missing from such a device, as wonderful as it seems. Not being able to copy-paste a URL, or search for terms in Safari is pretty feeble.. Shame. Still by far the best bet in terms of such devices!

To me the benefits outweigh the flaws by far.

Having said that, still:

- the lack of copy-paste is a big issue
- the camera is it’s weakest link, even when you factor in photo-editing-apps.
- battery life is (understandably) frustrating, especially in combination with long term navigation apps
- it freezes way too much for my taste, even allowing for user generated causes

As a graphic designer I cannot help but admire it’s functionality, let alone the esthetic into which it is translated.

[...] GB and Rs 36,100 for the 16GB model the main question is – in India is it worth it ? that when its not that perfect, most of its cool 3g functions will take some time to be useful (as govt is yet to allow it and [...]

in india network operators should reduce internet browsing charges and make these services available at chepaer prices then iphone surely a revolution

Hi,
Well guys the iPhone does not seem to be for india even after its launch in INDIA.
A phone with so much functionality missing and that too priced at 36K seems that iPhone initially lost their market in india.
And on top of that ..i was hoping that once it comes to india the service providers will launch seperate data plans for only iPhone.Well actually they did but they are charging TOO MUCH for what they are giving.Vodafone is going to charge 50Paise for 10KB.How fair does that sound?I mean with a phone which has been in a revoultion in internet usage on mobiles you give such high rates for usage?Many a times even opening a website takes far more that 100KB.Inthis case the person having the service will be paying more data transfer charges than his mobile bill.
Something must be improved.Hope So.

How about calling numbers and extensions from calendar items like a blackberry?

Sorting/Searching email would be a basic, nice feature.. I agree with all you listed as well.

I think the iphone is not for Indian market.It required huge changes in terms of features and price.

Iphone feature wishlist:
Being able to set the alarm to an Ipod playlist or at least a song…

To start off with, i LOVE my iPhone, i find it user friendly, great to navigate and a very entertaining unit.

However, i cant understand why apple inc. have decided to not include some great features that would make this product a powerhouse in its market.

Most of these problems i list below i have solved via a jailbreak method, but it shouldn’t be that way.

#1 – Built-in modem, via usb or wireless or bt. to use the 3g bandwidth with my laptop on the road is fantastic, i would much prefer using email on my laptop then my iphone anyday. the iPhone email app is great for push email and on-the-fly replies to important clients ect.. with jailbreak, you can setup the phone as a proxy though and get around this issue if you have time to kill.

#2 – Camera, its terrible, we can all agree on that, changes need to be made to up the MP or include flash and ANY type of blur reduction tech.

#3 – Custom sms tones – why we cant? no idea….

#4 – On screen sms notification – its hell, and pretty damn embarrassing when you mate is checking out you new iPhone and your ex or girlfriend has a great sms to send you at that time….

#5 – Wallpaper on the springboard – no probs on a jailbreak handset, but the only time you actually get to see you wallpaper is when your unlocking the damn thing.

#6 Sleep Function…… ZzzZzzz – Wouldn’t it be great to listen to itunes, or a internet radio app then have it turn off in 30 minutes… nope, too hard for apple.. sorry . Again, a feature provided by third parties in jailbreak.

no doubt this features will be added soon, as apple bleeds new firmware to us in due time ^^

No cropping option for photos. – This is resolved throught the various picture editors available in the app store. Try Ezimba, it’s free and though a bit slow it does work.

Voice Recorder – again, resolved by getting the app in the app store, there is a free voice recorder.

To Do List – This AGAIN is resolved through apps, there is one I believe is called iProcrastinate which helps build to-do lists and reminders. There is also a Birthday program where you can store birthdays and anniversaries. Especially great if you have many business contacts or a huge family.

Also, one issue I haven’t seen come back up but it was in the original list was the saving pics from safari, I recently discovered (by accident) that if there is a pic online you simply put your finger on the image and hold for about 3 seconds and then the option to save the image appears. Soemtimes I have to re-position my finger because it doesn’t always work the first time, but it does work and I have saved many pics this way.

The newest software update greatly increased my signal strength, reduced the amount of dropped calls I had and even made my battery life better.

I work for at&t and was at work the day the 3G launched, I have seen the errors that can occur first hand and yet, I still bought this phone and aside from a few irratations (and some wish-list items) all in all, I am satisfied and can’t imagine using another phone. I had the Blackjack II previously and this phone experience FAR exceeds that of other PDA’s, dispite the limits.

I love my iPhone, I hope you all do too. If not, wait a bit and 4G (fourth generation) will be launching before you know it!)

I agree with 90% of the list. There are some decent 3rd party todo/task apps but I really need it to sync with Outlook Tasks and outlook notes. Why would apple only allow you to sync with half of Outlook?

never buy apple iphone if you want to buy touch screen phone than htc p3400i is the best option for you…

I hoped to replace my mobile, iPod and Palm with the iPhone. At the moment it replaces just the first two on the list. A lot of the wishes mentioned above are fixed through apps from the app-store. For me, the main disadvantages remain in the organizer-section.

general:
1. no categories 2. off course the copy&paste-issue 3. no file-management 4. short battery life 5. weak bluetooth support 6. weak sync support, esp. for windows-users 7. no audio-downloads possible from audible because of restrictions from apple

calendar:
8. no weekly view 9. no number of the week display (yes, there is a specialized app; but no integration into the calendar) 10. no todo-app, which is integrated into the calendar, like in datebk3 on the Palm.

Safari:
11. regular crashes

iTunes:
12. no download through 3G

But nevertheless: I like my iPhone and i hope that there will be programmers to fix most of this.

HI
@ palash
Dont jump to such a conclusion. In days to come you will see that iPhone will catch the nerve of every technology loving individual.And by the way HTC P3400i is good too.

I have not seen the very basic problems I’ve expirenced.
1) ringer and speaker phone volume is ridiculous.
2) calender alert is unusable, 3 second inaudable notifacation.
3) no data capabilities for other devices (ie: Tomtom or Garmin).

I’ve gone back to my Motorola v3xx which is a great phone.

Anyone want to buy an iPhone used (new 6/2008) about 3 weeks, in as new condition CHEAP!!

Hey i think you are right. I also like to share one review of the babyphone. Just read it once.

The main screen of Babyphone shows the current status, the microphone sensitivity and the threshold for triggering the alarm.

If the Microphone’s display reaches or exceeds the set threshold, the previously defined phone number will be called. After completion of the call and the expiration of the delay Babyphone will reactivate itself again.

In the settings you can enter the number to call. In addition, there is a sleeping interval with an adjustable delay in minutes, after which Babyphone will reactivate itself again.

Bill Zornes – perhaps I will buy it? how much? how can I contact you?

iPhone is NOT a good phone! Maybe a good mini computer …

The service sucks. The phone drops 50% of your calls. This is ok when talking casually but for business calls its unreliable. i am switching to a blackberry immediately. Apple chose the wrong service to go with. AT&T is an awful company and should be bitch slapped.

No notes synch and very poor Calendar syncing options.

It is not possible to synch Outlook notes and iPhone notes. I have had to buy the Apigo Notebook, which syncs with ToodleDo notebook on the web and give up using Outlook for note taking altogether. Apple have sown things up so that Mobileme is their only solution. Crazy!

For number 4, have you heard of Touch Type and Touch Type SMS?

AIM is available but annoyingly it logs out every time you leave the app and go to anything else on iPhone. this needs to get fixed…it looks like you are logging in and out every 5 minutes. friends and co-workers complain that they are notified every time i go back to the app on my iPhone. Why not just leave users logged on and let them sign on or off or close the app themselves like you can on Blackberrys and other phones?

The fact that you can not forward a text message is frustrating as well. I often get texts that simply need to be forwarded to someone else. Since the Iphone doesnt provide that option I have to type the whole thing over since we also don’t have cut and paste.

I think iPhone must be more portable. It’s a revolutionary device, no questions about this, but the “still wrong” reflects Apple’s legendary standalone positioning. And it won’t work in these days. Nokia N97 is here, MS Office Suite rules business world… Well, just like Chris said 1 year ago, let’s push Apple to make it better.

i love my iphone but the lack of accident damage protection bites. i have found out that the glass screen is entirely toooo fragile. and repair/replacement comes out of your own pocket for more than half the original cost! why have a great piece of technology that has extremely sensitive screen with no way to really protect it. what about plexiglass? and the unability to forward text messages is lame. camera is lame. safari is a joke. but all-in-all it beats carrying a phone, ipod and laptop everywhere at the same time!

What about the can’t send files via bluetooth?

Oh and i forgot that it slips so easy.

My company just told me I had to pick between a Blackberry and an iphone. If it weren’t for screen size, I would have not picked blackberry. Not able to upgrade memory with transflash is a huge issue for me. No Video camera and very poor camera. no voice commands, the guy at At and t told me you couldn’t use a stylus…but thanks to other sources I found out differently. I wont have a week of patience to train the keyboard…etc. I haven’t gotten the phone yet, it will be a week, but I am sure I will find other things as listed above, as well. Thanks for all the info.

thanks a lot chris i was just going to buy the apple i phone but now after reading the above 25 pionts i,ll not buy this phone once again thank u so much

What I am hearing (reading) is.the camera sucks. Can you send pictures or videos with texting.Just bought a 16g and not sure I want to keep it. I really enjoy getting pictures of our great grandaughter while trucking

Oh cry a little more. The 3.0 update takes care of most of those issues. People will just find something to complain about regardless of how good a product is. People are just plain ignorant of what the phone can do. One person said “Ilove the iphone design, but when i read the review i was fedup with the features. There is no
1. USB data cable
2. FM Radio
3. MP3/Video player
4. Storage feature”

Oh really, it is an mp3/video player. It comes with a USB data cable. You can install an app to listen to the radio. You can install an app to use the internal memory as storage. Do some reading people, most of the things in this list are far from being accurate and who really cares about not being able to crop a photo on the phone. Give me a break.

RE: MFRTRUCKER – You will be able to send/receive pictures via MMS once the 3.0 update comes out this summer, and you can already send and receive pictures via email just fine now. Not too sure about videos, though.

I have an iPod touch 2nd generation….I’m wondering if switching to an iPhone would be better…(my phone is broken) this article has helped a lot:)thnx

I just bought 3 Iphones for Me, my wife, and my daughter. I love it. Didn’t realize how much I couldn’t do. I just read about the updates with 3.0 coming out this summer. It will fix most of these problems right? I do have one pet peeve. I have a dead zone inside my house. I can go outside walk about ten feet and get a signal. But inside I get no bars!!! Well when I go upstair and turn the phone a certain angle while sitting on the bed I can get 1 and a half bars. I would like to get rid of my house phone but can’t. Is there a real solution to this problem, other than moving? My daughter’s boyfriend can stand right next to me with his verizon phone and make calls all day anywhere in the house.This really sucks….