MacWorld: Ten Features iOS 4.2 Still Needs

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Posted November 24, 2010 at 12:39am by iClarified

A survey of Macworld editors reveals their most-hoped-for features that still aren’t in iOS 4.2.

The List:
● Better notifications
● Improved multitasking
● More Mail features
● Better application data sharing/syncing/access
● iCal to-do syncing
● Wireless syncing
● Dashboard-like functionality
● Streaming your media to iOS devices
● AirPrint
● A hardware orientation-lock switch on the iPad

What features are you still waiting for?

MacWorld: Ten Features iOS 4.2 Still Needs

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IOZ - November 24, 2010 at 1:29pm

Streaming your media to iOS devices ;)

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I used to love iPhone - November 24, 2010 at 12:56pm

Yes, this is another iPhone > Android post, but seriously, my HTC Desire (and most android based phones) have: Bluetooth transfer both ways - Check Ability to mount smb file shares - Check Wifi AND Bluetooth syncing - Check Not only run different themes, but has a community full of people creating whole new roms - Check Can upgrade without worrying about firmware - Check Can NATIVELY access files on my phone, move/add/remove/copy songs/videos/pictures etc - CHECK CHECK! Can play FLAC audio files - CHECK!!! I understand the fact that a lot of people love their iPhone for it's beautiful design, ease of use and what not, but if you can get passed this (like I did), the android platform is just too good to pass up. My only criticism is the Android store... it has a great selection of apps AND GAMES but the layout sucks. I'm waiting for the day that someone gets a decent usable version of the Android firmware running on IP4 and iPad... because as of now, those 2 just sit on my desk gathering dust. ps: this was sent from my MacBook Pro running Fedora Linux :D

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vinod - November 24, 2010 at 11:26am

most important bluetooth transfer..... cos is shameful when someon ask a 800dollar phone dont have blue tooth..... thats really shame..... dont u guys think so otherwise apple iphones rocks... no doubt with it... even with this they lead....

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iceblu121 - November 24, 2010 at 10:18am

i am waiting for which probably will never come out! when sending a picture MMS a resize pic feature giving u small medium and original size that way if u dont wanna send a full size pic which takes 2 min to send in a mms message u can select small or medium size which would be smaller in size this feature is available for MAIL when it is more needed in a mms type program

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James - November 24, 2010 at 8:15am

It's funny since android based phones/devices already have most of these features. I still find it funny that apple decide it was a good idea to remove the hardware screen lock capability. I smell laziness there!

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Andreas - November 24, 2010 at 5:05am

My own SMS sounds please... those available are quite crappy, the new ones even worse.

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Tomas - November 24, 2010 at 5:17am

Use www.iringer.com to change the ringtones, but yes, I agree with you. It should be easier to just choose random mp3 to have as a ringtone.

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Friend of WorldMate and CopilotLive - November 24, 2010 at 3:52am

Feature Request: Data hand-over & In-App start E.g. you have entered a meeting adress in WorldMate. But it is useless if you have to re-enter this adress in the navigation app again. What I need is the possibillity to hand-over this desrination address to my pre-configured navigation app. Further on the navigation App starts pre-cofigured.

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Tomas - November 24, 2010 at 3:45am

The ability to save contacts stored in the phone onto a SIM-card, just like a $99 phone can do. Makes it easier to swap phones.. The ability to edit photos in picture previewer, to be able to rotate photos. To be able to record a phone call in a much easier way. To see which number of the week it is. Used very much here in Sweden.. Theres more but that's about the most important as for now.

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nono09 - November 24, 2010 at 1:54am

AirVideo lets you stream from your mac to ios-device and Multiclean makes multitasking better... Two nailed out of ten... The hardware switch for ipad is matter of taste...im sure everyone get used to the new way locking screen and gets over it..if not im sure there will be fix to that too on Cydia soon - .thats 3 out of ten.

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Aberracus - November 25, 2010 at 5:17pm

There already is a JB solution in Cydia is Nomute

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Vince - November 24, 2010 at 1:51am

More SMS customization/sounds/UI!!!!!

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