My Favorite iPhone OS4 Updates & Feature Additions
You probably already know that Apple came out with their iPhone OS4 update. The addition of several different features has got me ranting and raving about the iPhone again!
So much so that I’ve forgot how bad AT&T’s service is… just recently the service went from being spectacular to being sub-par… Did AT&T knock down a tower near me? — WHAT GIVES!?
Sorry.. on with the iPhone OS4 features and stuff…
My Favorite Updates & Additions on OS4
Here is a list of my favorite updates for the new iPhone operating system.
Spell Check
Everything has spell check now, which for me, someone who only scored 500 on the verbal SAT, is a BIG DEAL!
Threaded Email
Email conversations that have the same subject line are threaded together, much like Gmail… awesome.
Photo Gallery Shows Where You Took The Picture
Are you kidding me with this? by far the coolest update.
Now when you take a picture with your iPhone, it tags where you are geographically – and then shows you all your pictures on a map.
I think this is extremely neat, and somewhat useful too.
I’m showing off to friends and family.. Look where I’ve been!
Wondering if the it will work internationally too.. anyone know?
Multi Task With Pandora
You know Pandora, the program that plays similar music to an artist or song that you put in? I love Pandora.
It used to be that when you leave the Pandora application on your iPhone, the music would stop. So if you got an email or text you want to reply to, you’d have to lose your music to do so.
Now, with the new iPhone OS4 upgrade – You can Pandora and text, email, or even Facebook!
This is my 2nd favorite feature added on OS4 behind the photo gallery geography thing.
Set Your Background
A simple update that allows your background or wallpaper to show once you’re in your iPhone. It used to only show on the welcome (or locked) screen.
Search Text Messages
I personally don’t text message enough to make this one that useful, but it’s definitely cool that you can now search your text messages.
So that’s it – those are my favorite additions and features of the iPhone OS4 update — what do you think?
about 11 months ago
How do you get to the map that shows where you have taken your pictures?
about 11 months ago
From the home screen, enter the stock Photo app (the one that comes with every iPhone and has an icon of a yellow flower.
On the bottom of the picture app, there is a globe icon that says “Places” — click that and you should be golden.
Note that this will only work with pictures that you’ve taken with your iPhone while you had your service turned on.
For instance, I was overseas with my iPhone and had turned off all service (airplay mode, to avoid roaming charges) — the pictures I took with my iPhone didn’t do the geographical tagging because it didn’t know where in the world I was.
Hope this helps
about 9 months ago
I no longer have the icon of a yellow flower on my iPhone and can not access my photos. Please advise me.
about 9 months ago
Carol, that’s weird — it’s not possible to delete that icon, so it must be hiding in a folder somewhere… do you know how to use folders on your iPhone?
Another option you can use to get to your photos would be opening the camera, then clicking the icon in the lower left (should be a thumbnail of the most recent picture you took).
Let me know if that helps
about 9 months ago
Thanks! It worked. I clicked on the camera icon and then clicked the icon in the lower left and yes it gave me access to all the photos! I still wonder about how to find the hidden yellow flower icon. I just checked all my folders/icons and I was not able to find this mystery.
about 9 months ago
That is very weird.. it has to be in there somewhere… do you have the search feature?
Press the home screen, scroll all the way to the left (swipe your finger to the right) and you will get to a search bar. Search for “photo” — that will show the yellow flower app.
Cheers