iPhone OS 2.0 Evaluation
Now that the iPhone OS 2.0 is out, time for me to write my evaluation.
I’ve previously listed (here and here) my wishlists, and it looks like some of them have actually been resolved:
- BCC ability — fixed by Apple!
- Distribution List ability — still MIA.
- Mulit-client chat (YIM, AIM, Jabber) — still MIA as one client.
- Contacts having own home screen icon — fixed by Apple!
- SSH terminal with bookmark support — MIA and likely will remain that way.
Two out of five isn’t bad!
The AppStore is awesome though. Apple Remote is flawless, and the Facebook and MySpace applications work as expected. WeatherBug is a nice addition as well.
Of all the improvements Apple made, there are two that stick out (in addition to the above two already listed):
- Ability to delete/move multiple emails at a time
- Multiple calendar support
All in all, OS 2.0 is a great step forward. I can’t wait to see what 3.0 brings!
July 13, 2008 10:04 PM
Glad they fixed some of what was on your wish list. You should call them about the others.
July 17, 2008 5:43 PM
Well I finally got borged (or appled in this case) and all I can say is good thing there is 2.0 otherwise it and me wouldn’t jive very well…
Oh, to add on your review some…
Multi-Chat requires jailbroke phone, but can be done (I want/need this feature big time)
Weatherbug is well living up to the name of bug… As in Buggy junk… Don’t they know how to test things?
All I can say is the app store is nice and all, but in general it’s kinda sad… (the iphone in general)
AMDbuilder
July 17, 2008 7:09 PM
Oh no you didn’t!
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and we’ll just leave it at that.
July 26, 2008 8:40 PM
Well in the ~3 weeks I have been iPhoned I have already gotten 1 replacement, seen the weatherbug crash the phone about 40 times while attempting to use it, had issues getting email, had phone routing issues (everyone had to dial area code to reach me), and visual voicemail is busted…
So far it’s been a very rocky start, but then again there is this G3 thing that is likely a large part of the problem…
All I can say is the phone seams to be growing on me, granted I still think the support number is 1-800-dead-apple….
So far nobody has been smart (er stupid) enough to recommend I “upgrade” to a mac…
In either case I can’t wait for 2.0.1 and some bug fixes! I want this phone to work so I can check my spam more frequently (seeing as how I never get any downtime reports for my websites… must be a good hosting company involved ;))