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Problems That Aren’t Really Problems
There’s a difference between “things not working as they were designed to” and
“things not working the way I’d like them to work.” Here are a few examples:
• Rotation sensor doesn’t work. As you know, the screen image is supposed
to rotate into horizontal mode when you turn the iPhone itself.
But this feature works only in certain programs, like Safari, the iPod musicplayback
mode, and when viewing photos or email attachments.
Furthermore, the iPhone has to be more or less upright when you turn
it. It can’t be flat on a table, for example. The orientation sensor relies on
gravity to tell it which way you’re holding the phone.
• The phone volume is low—even the speakerphone. That’s true. The
original iPhone’s ringer, earpiece, and speaker aren’t as loud as some
other phones—and not as loud as the iPhone 3G. (P.S.: With all due
respect, did you remove the plastic film from your brand-new iPhone?
This plastic, intended to be on the phone only during shipping, covers up
the earpiece.)
The speaker volume is a lot better when it’s pointed at you, either on a table or
with your hand cupped around the bottom of the phone to direct the sound.
• My fancy headphones don’t fit the jack. That’s because the original
iPhone’s headphone jack is recessed. See page 9.
• I can’t attach more than one photo to an email message, or copy
and paste text. The iPhone doesn’t let you do those things. Yet. Bummer.
• My Notes don’t sync back to my computer! True. But the army of
iPhone geeks has come up with an ingenious solution—don’t use Notes
for your notes. Instead, use the Note field in Contacts!
To do so, create a new Contact and name it, say, To Do list. To this otherwise
empty Contact, add a Notes field and fill it up. From now on, you’ll
find that note on your computer, filed under the proper name.
If your computer’s address book program lets you set up contact groups, create
one called Notes to hold all of these fake memo contacts.
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