With the touch screen smart-phone market ever increasing the iPhone must adopt some key features to stay ahead of the pack.
The obvious features that the iPhone is missing are copy-and-paste and multimedia messaging. But the the phone also needs some features that will increase the usability of the phone like the ability to run applications in the background and search.
Hopefully at the press conference today apple will make these wishes a reality.
The iPhone is one of the most sophisticated smartphones out on the market today. But, with the release of the palm pre due in the first half of 2009 that will sport an operating system that seems to closley mimic that of the iPhone, it looks like apple is begining to have some serious competition.
The major addition that the iPhones operating system needs is the ability to run applications in the backround so users can multitask. For instance, if you are using an instant messaging program the application will disconnect when you return to the home screen.
If you were able to run that program in the background you would be able to recieve notifications when some one IMs you.
In the usability department, the iPhone needs the ability to search. Currentally you have to scroll through all the emails you have ever recieved to find the one you are looking for. But, with a search feature you would be able to find emails containing a certain keyword ar from a specific sender.
If apple just added those features they would probably be once again ahead of the pack.
What kind of features would you want to see included in the new iPhone operating system?
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