Paul Cooper

Right I’m going to be brief in this post. The iPhone is pretty much the best smart phone on the market today (I know some people may debate this). Although it still has a number of simple pieces of functionality missing…

Things like….

Multi-selecting users when sending an SMS/MMS/Email

Whenever you click to add a contact to the recipient list it always takes you back to the message! Whenever you want to add another recipient you have to prod the tiny little (+) button and then navigate to and add the next recipient… This is an exceptionally irritating UX flaw, there are already multi-select controls used elsewhere in the OS.. So why hasn’t this been reviewed? This is the most tedious and painful task I have ever endured when trying to send a message to more than 5 people.

Multiple Email Signatures

I work full time plus in my spare time run a few personal businesses, all of which require a separate signature. If the iPhone can manage multiple email accounts surely these two features should go hand in hand? This is one of the most annoying things for me, the iPhone really needs this…

If they could allow some basic html formatting too that would be awesome

Copying “My Number”

I recently purchased the iPhone 3G S 32gb and with it a new contract, I have found myself back at square one trying to remember my new number! A lot of the time people email me asking what’s my new number? Well it is stored in my settings and can be accessed by going to the phonebook > contacts and scrolling to the top. If you can copy numbers stored against a contact why can’t I hold down and copy “My Number” from the top?

Google Maps Backlight

I think that when you are tracking your position with the locate button in Google Maps the backlight should remain permanently active. Is that just me?

Birthdays in Calendar

Another really iritating thing! If you can store Birthdays against contacts in the phone book, why can’t they be displayed in your calendar?

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Are there any simple bits of functionality you think the iPhone is really lacking that would make your life that much easier? The iPhone is an amazing phone, with these added I think it would be completely unbeatable…

Post your thoughts/ideas!