Buzz Andersen: Three Weeks with the iPhone

One of the fun things about no longer being an Apple employee is that I'm now much more at liberty to speak my mind about Apple's products. Apple may have a reputation for being a bit of a cult, but in my experience, most insiders are only too willing to call a spade a spade when the company's...

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iPhone Tech Talks - Late August

Apple just posted an announcement for their iPhone Tech Talks for developers in LA, San Francisco, Chicago, and NYC. It's free if you are an ADC (Apple Developer Connection) member. It looks like they want you to bring your laptop and iPhone and WEB 2.0 CODE to see how to port it to the iPhone. Seems pretty nice to me, but I was hoping there would be some info on writing native applications.

Bring your notebook, your code, and your iPhone
After a morning of in-depth presentations and demonstrations, you'll work with the experts to design, code, debug and test your solutions on iPhone. Access to your code is required.

It may be worthwhile if you're in the area, I don't know if I'd travel that far for a 4 hour presentation and 4 hour code review with a crowd of people.

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Apple: iPhones misreporting battery state

A problem with the iPhone's battery not fully charging is actually an interface issue, according to Apple. Some users have been reporting that their displays indicate less than a full charge, even after phones have been left charging for ample time; an Apple PR representative explains that the user interface is "not correctly reflecting" the real state of batteries.
The company says it intends to fix this in future software update, though it cannot say when the update will come, and no other information on the glitch has been formally published.Users unwilling to wait for the results of an update can go through the iPhone Battery Replacement Program, which caters to devices with abnormally reduced capacities. This costs $79 plus shipping and handling.

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iPhone Troubleshooting from TUAW

TUAW (the unofficial apple weblog) has a great article about how to solve some of the more common problems that may occur with you new iPhone. From the article:

Restart your iPhone: Most people probably already know how to do this, but just in case, you can simply hold the sleep/wake button on the top for a few seconds to bring up a red slider at the top of the display which allows you to power off the phone.

Quit a frozen iPhone app: I know it's a crazy thought, but it is entirely possible that Apple's wondrous iPhone apps can lock up from time to time. In this case, simply hold the Home button when in the app for about 6 seconds to kill the app. You should be able to jump back into the app without restarting the phone itself.

Reset your iPhone: Note that this is not Restoring your iPhone; that's the button in iTunes that wipes the iPhone and all your information on it. Resetting an iPhone is nothing more than a hard reset or a forced reboot - you're simply cutting the power and making it reboot. To do this, hold the sleep/wake button and Home buttons simultaneously for a few seconds; the display will quickly wipe itself and you should see the black background and white Apple logo, signifying a reset well done.

This is great information. On my smartphone, I usually just remove my battery, then put it back in to restart or reset. This isn't possible on the iPhone.

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One in Three Americans Wants an iPhone

Apple's iPhone could emerge as the most successful product introduction of the 21st century, new research suggests. Lightspeed Research surveyed 39,000 people on its U.S. online panel in the days following the launch of the device on June 29-- and the research findings are staggering.

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iPhone v1.0 Bugs

68 reproducible iPhone bugs.

Many trivial UI issues that are reported. They may be inconsistent with user expectations, but not a big deal. I counted a few application crashes/hangs that should be addressed.

Sometimes you may want to wait for release 1.1 of a new technology but I don't think this list should prevent anyone from getting an iPhone.

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Tons of iPhone apps with a slick interface

This site is awesome if you have an iPhone. I counted 150 apps, and it looks perfect on the iPhone. This can also provide some good ideas and sample code for new applications. It's amazing that over 150 apps have been put up on the web in about 15 days.

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