http://tidbits.com/ Watch (or listen to) the latest TidBITS staff roundtable to get our not-so-humble opinions about ways that Apple could improve iOS. en-us Copyright 2013 TidBITS Publishing Inc. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) http://tidbits.com/images/tb_logo_152x55.png http://tidbits.com/ 55 152 TidBITS badge http://db.tidbits.com/article/13503?rss#comments_17433 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:01:34 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13503#comments_17433
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2. Color coding by account in Unified mailbox.
3. SBS Settings in notifications......
My first Mac was a SE30 and I've been Apple ever since. I find myself looking wistfully at "the dark side" more and more often now.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13503?rss#comments_17421 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:32:52 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13503#comments_17421 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13503?rss#comments_17417 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:51:05 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13503#comments_17417 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13503?rss#comments_17416 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:17:39 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13503#comments_17416 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13503?rss#comments_17395 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:50:11 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13503#comments_17395
(1) The only way to access the mobile phone capability of the iPhone via Bluetooth is through the HandsFree Profile (HFP) which insists on routing call audio to the Mac. This limitation prevents using telephone integration like Phone Amego and a Bluetooth headset at the same time. Exposing SPP would help.

(2) No echo cancellation support on Mac OS X. Can we get VPIO?

(3) No handsfree way to enable the iPhone's built-in speakerphone via Bluetooth.  Kind of ironic since the point of a speakerphone is to allow handsfree operation. This is standard on VoIP SIP phones. Answering the phone by CTI control uses the built-in Speakerphone.

(4) Audio driver issues on some Macs which make it unreliable.

I'm sure other developers have their own list. Thanks for adding SMS access in iOS6 (using MAP).]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13503?rss#comments_17375 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:55:49 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13503#comments_17375 significant needs than others, something that Apple seems to have
lost track of while focusing on the lowest-common-denominator
market." Well said Sir! Something I've been thinking for ages.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13503?rss#comments_17374 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:02:51 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13503#comments_17374
I'd also wonder how voice works on Android...]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13503?rss#comments_17372 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:15:20 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13503#comments_17372
a) reduced to actions in applications, not to result display;
b) needs vocabulary orthogonal to that of other applications, so that there is no ambiguity in the question;

So it is not just a matter of providing the hooks, but it also needs to be _very well_ thought out.

More on Kicking Bear's "A Dynamic Siri":
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]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13503?rss#comments_17332 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:34:17 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13503#comments_17332 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13503?rss#comments_17330 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:37:44 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13503#comments_17330 I say NO THANK YOU, It will let every hacker into the system]]>