This thread is intended for members to provide suggestions for how Apple can improve iPhone’s current features. In other words, this is not the best place to express what new features you want added to the iPhone, such as video recording or sending picture messages. This thread was started in the hopes of providing ways to let iPhone users give suggestions to improving already existing features, such as streamlining the user interface, or otherwise making what the iPhone already does – better.
With that said, although I have yet to purchase an iPhone I was able to visit the local Apple retail store and trying out several of their 4GB models. Although email wasn’t set up this still allowed me to spend time testing some of its features. What follows is merely my impressions of the 4GB iPhone and two brief suggestions on improving it, software wise. I hope that other members will participate in this thread as well.
Note : The local stores have sold out their 8GB iPhones and that is the only reason I don’t have one. I’m already sold on the iPhone. My suggestions are merely that – suggestions.
#1 – Safari
Although even the Windows XP beta version of Safari has the option, “display images when the page opens”, the iPhone does not have that option. This means the user has to tolerate all web pages loading with images – always, which can make using the iPhone over a slow network even slower.
I suggest improving iPhone’s Safari by adding the option “display images when the page opens”. For your favorite websites, chances are you are so familiar with their layout that the absence of images would be worth the increase in raw surfing speed. Over time, it might make a noticeable difference in battery usage. Besides, when accessing a faster network a user can just turn the "display images" option back on.
#2 - Stocks
As the iPhone stands right now, when adding a stock the new listing automatically goes to the bottom of the stocks list and there isn’t any way to change that. They are not placed in alphabetical order. If you want three stocks to be at the top of the Stocks list you have to delete all the stocks and then add them in the order you want them to appear. This becomes increasingly time consuming when particular stocks become more interesting during the week and you would prefer seeing them at a glance rather than scrolling down a long list.
I suggest improving Stocks with the ability to drag any stock up or down the Stocks list, just like reordering your Contacts Favorites list. It would also be nice to have a button which resets the list in alphabetical order, if you want it to.
For those of you that have actually used or own the iPhone - what do you think of these suggestions? Do you have other suggestions?
With that said, although I have yet to purchase an iPhone I was able to visit the local Apple retail store and trying out several of their 4GB models. Although email wasn’t set up this still allowed me to spend time testing some of its features. What follows is merely my impressions of the 4GB iPhone and two brief suggestions on improving it, software wise. I hope that other members will participate in this thread as well.
Note : The local stores have sold out their 8GB iPhones and that is the only reason I don’t have one. I’m already sold on the iPhone. My suggestions are merely that – suggestions.
#1 – Safari
Although even the Windows XP beta version of Safari has the option, “display images when the page opens”, the iPhone does not have that option. This means the user has to tolerate all web pages loading with images – always, which can make using the iPhone over a slow network even slower.
I suggest improving iPhone’s Safari by adding the option “display images when the page opens”. For your favorite websites, chances are you are so familiar with their layout that the absence of images would be worth the increase in raw surfing speed. Over time, it might make a noticeable difference in battery usage. Besides, when accessing a faster network a user can just turn the "display images" option back on.
#2 - Stocks
As the iPhone stands right now, when adding a stock the new listing automatically goes to the bottom of the stocks list and there isn’t any way to change that. They are not placed in alphabetical order. If you want three stocks to be at the top of the Stocks list you have to delete all the stocks and then add them in the order you want them to appear. This becomes increasingly time consuming when particular stocks become more interesting during the week and you would prefer seeing them at a glance rather than scrolling down a long list.
I suggest improving Stocks with the ability to drag any stock up or down the Stocks list, just like reordering your Contacts Favorites list. It would also be nice to have a button which resets the list in alphabetical order, if you want it to.
For those of you that have actually used or own the iPhone - what do you think of these suggestions? Do you have other suggestions?
