Interesting. I have never had a smartphone where I couldn't set the background (currently the Metallicar, but it's been as sad as Miami Vice) or have folders--how are files stored in the current iPhone OS? All together? Seriously?
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§ ita § - Apr 08, 2010 1:09:38 pm PDT #13550 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gris - Apr 08, 2010 1:14:33 pm PDT #13551 of 25501
Hey. New board.
"files" aren't really part of the iPhone idea. You have apps. The apps might have information that they hold (e.g. iPod has music tracks, Media has pictures, etc) but you never see the files themselves unless you jailbreak the phone and telnet in.
§ ita § - Apr 08, 2010 1:17:12 pm PDT #13552 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So you can't use it as a hard drive and copy files over? Annoyingly I can't work out how to bluetooth files over to my Android phone, but I can copy over USB.
What benefit will folders bring then, if you're not using the file metaphor?
Jon B. - Apr 08, 2010 1:17:44 pm PDT #13553 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Folders for apps, I assume.
§ ita § - Apr 08, 2010 1:19:56 pm PDT #13554 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ah. I've never had a phone that did that.
How many apps would the standard geek have on their phone? How are they managed? On the Cliq, so far I can either have the icon on one of the five desktops, or all flat in one location.
amych - Apr 08, 2010 1:20:30 pm PDT #13555 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Folders for apps, I assume.
This. Games. Or the umpty-dozen productivity/listmaking gadgets I can't resist. Or the fucking useless stuff I'll never use but can't delete because it came with the phone and Apple has a deal with someone. Stocks App I'm Looking At You.
Jon B. - Apr 08, 2010 1:21:51 pm PDT #13556 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
How many apps would the standard geek have on their phone?
Shitloads. You swipe left/right to go from page to page. You can organize them by having a page act as a folder, but that's not exactly ideal.
§ ita § - Apr 08, 2010 1:24:08 pm PDT #13557 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You can organize them by having a page act as a folder, but that's not exactly ideal.
Are they alphabetically listed?
Actually, now that I think about it, Symbian apps were foldered, but they were also nested way deep. Apart from the ones hotlinked at the top level, it was really hard to get to shit. Annoying interface.
le nubian - Apr 08, 2010 1:24:46 pm PDT #13558 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
right. and Jon's way is what I've been doing on the touch. Now, you can have up to 2160 apps.
I won't have that many, but I can see myself getting up to 100-120
le nubian - Apr 08, 2010 1:25:16 pm PDT #13559 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
amy is right about the Stocks app. Useless.