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beyond everyone’s complaint about the ratings accuracy-saw an app yesterday with 2 reviews, both 4 stars, and the average rating it showed was 2 stars. the original apple II could’ve gotten that right with its integer math processor-i’ve got a few of my own peeves…
1. search-sometimes it gives no results in itunes but finds it on the phone and vice versa.
2. arranging apps on iphone’s screens is desperately in need of a major upgrade-MAJOR. here’s what i’d like to see from apple or a developer:
in itunes:
a. show the iphone’s 9 pages with their icons in place as panels on one screen;
b. show non-loaded apps in their own section, the well, app bucket, whatever;
c. drag/drop icons from page to page and, to/from the unloaded section/pages;
d. roll over an icon and have it bring up its description from the app store…how many apps do you have that you’ve forgotten what they do or why you downloaded them?
e. option: have itunes update, in background, all owned apps, loaded or not; indicate which are newly updated; sync as usual
on the iphone:
Application Management-using the same press-hold to activate the icons:
a. hold and drag as usual;
b. hold and no drag, pop out page number list, 1-9, and merely roll to page number, like .com/.net/etc. in keyboard, to move the app; indicate full pages, allow override to slide it in anyway
App Downloads:
c. drop downloaded apps to current page, not at the first open slot; or, give page list for destination choice; indicate full pages, allow override to slide it in anyway
d. folders;
e. allow background ops for 3rd party apps;
f. open up with the connector licenses…what, 3 years into it, and virtually nothing to add to it. talk about leaving money on the table. billions.
g. add some volume to the speaker! low-bidder?
h. you’ve heard the rest…
Apple: loosen up a little, guys. so much capability and potential for the iphone, so much imagination just waiting for a chance to do some really nice, useful, significant programming for it. you don’t have to lower your standards, nor would we want you to, but the new ‘peanut’ has arrived and a repeat of the open vs. closed platform battle is here. please, don’t screw it up; you won’t have 30 years to recover from it this time.
on February 19, 2009 at 03:27 PM - LINK