Hmmm… Everyone has their whishlist for the most rumoured product in the world today. Here is mine.
- A GPS chip please. A smart phone without GPS in 2008 is almost passe. For those poor souls who carry the first version of iPhone, please modify the bluetooth stack to support external GPS receivers. You know, these things have become so tiny these days that you can carry them in your keychain.
- A2DP. Need this badly for a music phone.
- Access to file system. Any power user will need this. Accidental deletion of System files can be avoided by making such files protected. Exposing the file system is not a risk – we have seen this working for Win Mo and Symbian for several years now.
- Stand alone application(s) for viewing/editing office documents and pdf. Today, I have to carry all my documents as email attachments. I would prefer to have a OS X’s Preview like application on my handset to conveniently view documents. Editing capability will be a bonus, but not a necessity for most people.
- Better bluetooth stack. Today, there is no way I can transfer a file (photo, video clips etc.,) from my iPhone to my friends who carry lowly phones from Nokia and Sony Ericsson. Can Apple fix that useless BT stack which does not do anything other than connecting to a headset? We need internet tethering support too, considering the 3G speeds we are going to get (hopefully it will have HSDPA and not just the basic 3G support).
- iChat. Yah, a sorely missing feature on the iPhone. And please please, add that front facing camera too.
- Video Recording. Its a shame that we don’t have this on the first revision. And a better camera will be a welcome change.
- General Software Improvements. Todo List, Notes Sync, Contacts search.
- Better battery life. iPhone probably has the best battery life among all other PDA phones I have ever used. But the 3G could seriously hamper the battery life on the phone. Hopefully, Apple has a solution for this.
These are what I think will improve the iPhone as a great digital companion. How does your list look like?
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