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Hidden iPhone features found in new firmware
Hidden iPhone features found in new firmware
Emoji on iPhone Apple’s latest iPhone 2.2 firmware has a bundle of new features built in, but they’re hidden from view, and have only been unearthed by intrepid developers. The first is the inclusion of Japanese icons known as emoji. You can see them in the screenshot here. They’re cutesy, and ...
iPhone 2.2 Hidden Features: Google Street View, Emoji, Auto-Correction Off
macrumors.com — It seems that Apple is taking further care in hiding new iPhone features in their beta releases.... The most recent firmware beta seeded to developers listed "compatibility testing" in its release notes as the only change. We've since he... (more) iPhone 2.2 Hidden Features: Google Street View, Emoji, ...
iPhone 2.2 Includes Hidden Japanese Emoji Icons
iPhone 2.2 Includes Hidden Japanese Emoji Icons
macrumors.com — The latest iPhone 2.2 firmware has one hidden feature that should please Japanese iPhone customers: the inclusion... of 461 emoji characters. Emoji are picture characters that are very popular in the Japanese mobile market. One ... (more) iPhone 2.2 Includes Hidden Japanese Emoji Icons
iPhone Firmware 2.2 sports extra features
iPhone Firmware 2.2 sports extra features
iphonebuzz.com — Just when I got writing about the the relatively unknown fullscreen web app feature , this comes... across my screen! The iPhone 2.2 firmware update apparently had a few secrets of its own that are worth mentioning. Developers have located these ... (more) iPhone Firmware 2.2 sports extra features
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iPhone Firmware 2.2 sports extra features
iPhone Buzz — ... to please the Japanese market. The icons can be used mid-sentence or as an emoticon of sorts. Another feature is Street View support in Google Maps. This is a must-have if the phone is to stay on level with the upcoming T-Mobile G1, the first Android phone. One last feature unearthed is the ability to turn off auto-correction while typing. So, if you always found the predicative text feature always guessed what you wanted to say wrong, you can turn it off for good. [via Electricpig]

iPhone Firmware 2.2 sports extra features
Top iPhone News — ... to please the Japanese market. The icons can be used mid-sentence or as an emoticon of sorts. Another feature is Street View support in Google Maps. This is a must-have if the phone is to stay on level with the upcoming T-Mobile G1, the first Android phone. One last feature unearthed is the ability to turn off auto-correction while typing. So, if you always found the predicative text feature always guessed what you wanted to say wrong, you can turn it off for good. [via Electricpig]

iPhone Firmware 2.2 sports extra features
Top iPhone News — ... to please the Japanese market. The icons can be used mid-sentence or as an emoticon of sorts. Another feature is Street View support in Google Maps. This is a must-have if the phone is to stay on level with the upcoming T-Mobile G1, the first Android phone. One last feature unearthed is the ability to turn off auto-correction while typing. So, if you always found the predicative text feature always guessed what you wanted to say wrong, you can turn it off for good. [via Electricpig]

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The beta version of iPhone Firmware 2.2 that was seeded to developers of the iPhone developer program has revealed some minor tweaks to iPhone Safari's user interface and to the App Store application. Mac Rumors has revealed some more interesting new features that could be included in the next ...