Finer Things in iPhone | Archive

MobileMe Gallery app can take over all gallery viewing duties

06. Feb, 2010 1 Comment

Flip a switch and all MobileMe Gallery links that you tap will open in Apple’s app, not Safari. Well, mostly not Safari.

MobileMe

Buy a ringtone and assign it immediately

21. Jan, 2010 0 Comments

Why waste another call sounding like everyone else with the now-generic Marimba ringtone? You can assign a new ringtone while buying it.

iTunes Store

contacts, featured, iTunes Store, ringtones

iPod app warns when deleting unsynced podcasts

11. Jan, 2010 1 Comment

Like other media, you can download podcasts with the on-board iTunes Store. Unlike other media, you can delete it from the iPod app. However, if you haven’t synced a downloaded podcast back up to iTunes, you’ll be warned before you finish tossing the episode.

iPod

file management, iPod, media

Mail tip: thwart spam by not loading remote images

29. Dec, 2009 0 Comments

Images in spam messages are increasingly used to confirm that your email address is ripe for more spam. Here’s one way to break the cycle while on-the-go.

Mail, tips

featured, Mail, spam, tips

iPhone OS keyboard swaps smart quotes and straight quotes

04. Dec, 2009 1 Comment

A very strange UI quirk where the iPhone OS keyboard swaps out smart quotes for prime symbols when using tap-and-hold on the key.

Apple apps, UI, iPhone OS

keyboard, niggles

Specify whether to auto-join some WiFi networks

30. Nov, 2009 3 Comments

The iPhone OS Settings app offers a choice of whether to auto-join some WiFi networks, like Starbucks hotspots.

Apple apps

WiFi

iPhone updates contact info dynamically throughout OS

24. Nov, 2009 1 Comment

Contact information changed on a Mac updated on the iPhone almost instantly, even in a SMS alert bubble.

MobileMe, iPhone OS

contacts, MobileMe, SMS, sync

Calendar marks the final day of multi-day events

26. Oct, 2009 0 Comments

Calendar displays an “Ends” badge in the day’s event list to mark the final day of a multi-day event.

Apple apps

Calendar

Photos app displays a progress bar while uploading

12. Oct, 2009 0 Comments

The Photos app displays a progress bar when uploading media to services like MobileMe and YouTube.

Apple apps

Apple apps, MobileMe, photos, UI, YouTube

OS 3.1: iPod app must update library database

03. Oct, 2009 0 Comments

Even the iPod app in iPhone OS 3.1 needs some occasional downtime. This took about 4-6 seconds when I unplugged after a successful (and finished) sync.

Apple apps

Apple apps, iPod

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