[thedarkwolf2007]

Will apple ever release the standard bluetooth sharing capabilities on the iPhone 3G, I have friends who want photos from my iphone but i cannot send it to them via bluetooth, all i can do is email them the photos but they do not have email capabilities on their handsets.

Is there anything I can use from the App Store that enable the full bluetooth sharing capabilities???

Many thanks

[kiellliam]

Try http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/M...326109583&mt=8

[Lummo]

Yea it is a big shame about the Bluetooth on iPhone, myself i think it is a big disappointment from Apple because I use Bluetooth alot. I really want a solution so i can send/receive files with my Mac and Laptop to my phone via Bluetooth.

[Gormond]

Nah they will never add it, don't most phones have email now?

[Lummo]

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Originally Posted by Gormond

Nah they will never add it, don't most phones have email now?

But the annoying thing about that is majority of people dont use email on their phone and dont have it set up to use. When my friends want to send me something or want something from me and they say to Bluetooth it and i say i can't, they instantly think the iPhone is crap! Apple should really add it.

[darkjedimaster]

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Originally Posted by Lummo

But the annoying thing about that is majority of people dont use email on their phone and dont have it set up to use. When my friends want to send me something or want something from me and they say to Bluetooth it and i say i can't, they instantly think the iPhone is crap! Apple should really add it.

This is why people jailbreak their iphone

http://www.intomobile.com/2009/01/26...bluetooth.html

[Pencil]

The iPhone 3GS has to be the most restricted, most uncustomisable phone ever released. You can't even change the ringtones, much less use Bluetooth.

It's disgusting that Apple won't support Jailbreaking, which is basically acquiring the bare minimum phone functions.

I prefer my old k800i over the iPhone. I can use Bluetooth, change the appearence, have my own ringtones... and the battery lasts longer than 5 hours.

[psionic]

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Originally Posted by Pencil

The iPhone 3GS has to be the most restricted, most uncustomisable phone ever released. You can't even change the ringtones, much less use Bluetooth.

It's disgusting that Apple won't support Jailbreaking, which is basically acquiring the bare minimum phone functions.

I prefer my old k800i over the iPhone. I can use Bluetooth, change the appearence, have my own ringtones... and the battery lasts longer than 5 hours.

Why can't you change the ringtones? Not had any problem doing this personally.

[call100]

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Originally Posted by Pencil

The iPhone 3GS has to be the most restricted, most uncustomisable phone ever released. You can't even change the ringtones, much less use Bluetooth.

It's disgusting that Apple won't support Jailbreaking, which is basically acquiring the bare minimum phone functions.

I prefer my old k800i over the iPhone. I can use Bluetooth, change the appearence, have my own ringtones... and the battery lasts longer than 5 hours.

Ringtones are changeable to anything you want....Battery lasts all day with email surfing and the general day to day stuff I use it for.
I'm still amazed that people are desperate to have something, but, get all wound up just because it won't do something they need. If that is the case then it's not the phone for you.
Research your phone and buy the one that suits your needs then stop bitching about the other ones.

[IvanIV]

It's just Apple advertises it as the Second Coming and then it turns out it can't do things any stupid let alone smart phone can.

[moisie]

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Originally Posted by psionic

Why can't you change the ringtones? Not had any problem doing this personally.

I know, not only can you change the ringtone, you can have a different ringtone for every contact. Obviously they've never used one.

[call100]

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Originally Posted by IvanIV

It's just Apple advertises it as the Second Coming and then it turns out it can't do things any stupid let alone smart phone can.

I think you will find that all manufacturers advertise their latest phones as the 'Second Coming'. If you are in the world of believing adverts then you are in big trouble...

[clonmult]

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Originally Posted by call100

Research your phone and buy the one that suits your needs then stop bitching about the other ones.

Amen to that, what suits one may not suit another.

[mikey86uk]

just email them the photo from ure Iphone

if they got poo phones which doesnt accept that, then tell them they need an upgrade.

[whip]

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Originally Posted by mikey86uk

just email them the photo from ure Iphone

if they got poo phones which doesnt accept that, then tell them they need an upgrade.

Or he can bluetooth it, mind you if he's got a poo phone that can't do that then I think he needs an upgrade.

[mikey86uk]

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Originally Posted by whip

Or he can bluetooth it, mind you if he's got a poo phone that can't do that then I think he needs an upgrade.

you cant, if you aint got a jailbroken iPhone

[jammers]

There is an app that allows Bluetooth photo sharing.

How you can say it is not customisable with 65,000 apps is beyond me.

If said friends had a decent phone just plugging it into their Mac or PC would see all the email settings and accounts sync and set themselves up.

[moox]

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Originally Posted by jammers

There is an app that allows Bluetooth photo sharing.

How you can say it is not customisable with 65,000 apps is beyond me.

If said friends had a decent phone just plugging it into their Mac or PC would see all the email settings and accounts sync and set themselves up.

Apple doesn't seem receptive to applications that improve or add features that Apple have already included or are thinking about including.

Still, there are always several other quality smartphones that are cheaper, available on more than one network, have more features, and don't have the manufacturer controlling what you can and can't do.

[goomba]

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Originally Posted by jammers

There is an app that allows Bluetooth photo sharing.

Does it do bluetooth file transfer? And do you need the phone to be jailbroken? That would be handy.

[lalaland]

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Originally Posted by thedarkwolf2007

Will apple ever release the standard bluetooth sharing capabilities on the iPhone 3G, I have friends who want photos from my iphone but i cannot send it to them via bluetooth, all i can do is email them the photos but they do not have email capabilities on their handsets.

Is there anything I can use from the App Store that enable the full bluetooth sharing capabilities???

Many thanks

I think this is where the iPhone falls down, when it misses out on what really should be basic features. A non-user changeable battery, no camera flash and locked down bluetooth to name 3 examples are just plain silly and don't seem to make sense as to why Apple did this?

Bluetooth is a massive part of mobile phone use, it's extremely popular in many of today's devices, not just mobiles, so to reduce what you can do with it with your mobile device seems like a seriously backwards step and one that's obviously going to upset your users.

It seems a shame that you have to hack your phone, voiding the warranty and risking bricking it just to get access to what should be an already included feature as it is with most phones these days.

[lalaland]

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Originally Posted by Gormond

Nah they will never add it, don't most phones have email now?

Plenty of phones support email, however it's not really a practical solution for all.

For a start, Bluetooth is a basic feature used by the majority of modern handsets. It's so simple to simply use the radio frequency to send files locally between each other, and of course it's free and doesn't depend on any network to be available. It's also very easy to use and doesn't normally require much in the way of being configured.

Sending via email may suit some people, but certainly not all. In addition to the above points, not everyone has unlimited data plans so the email may cost them money which seems silly to send and receive photos via email when Bluetooth is free. Also take in to consideration size of files and speed of network and the fact that not everyone is able to set up email on their handsets where as more people are able to use Bluetooth as it's a more simple process. And not everyone has an email address for their mobile phone.

I have both mobile email and Bluetooth on my handset. I use both a lot, however for local file sending I'd never bother with email as Bluetooth is much more suited to that.

Having both options makes sense, for a brand to prevent one of them being used seems silly and really lets the iPhone down.

[lalaland]

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Originally Posted by call100

Ringtones are changeable to anything you want....Battery lasts all day with email surfing and the general day to day stuff I use it for.
I'm still amazed that people are desperate to have something, but, get all wound up just because it won't do something they need.

I think you've raised a good point here. People not happy because the iPhone doesn't do something they need. Yes, it's a popular handset and does a good job at what it does, but you've got it spot on when you point out that it doesn't appear to do what many people need. I think Apple really have been stingy when it comes to some areas of the handset and really let themselves down.

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Originally Posted by call100

If that is the case then it's not the phone for you.
Research your phone and buy the one that suits your needs then stop bitching about the other ones.

The problem is that many people push the iPhone as a great phone. If you go in to a store that sells iPhones you'll find it very hardsell for that handset, not necessarily for it being the best phone for you but because certain networks really want to push the iPhone over other handsets for their own agendas. There are also iFanboys who are keen to push the iPhone for whatever their own reasons are. Both of these can end up with disappointed people as they find the iPhone doesn't do all that they need, so they do as you say with such posts as this online.

[lalaland]

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Originally Posted by mikey86uk

just email them the photo from ure Iphone

if they got poo phones which doesnt accept that, then tell them they need an upgrade.

Interesting thought, however I think that Bluetooth is a more popular feature on mobile phones than mobile email is at this time. Perhaps the suggestion of upgrading the phone would be better put to someone who's phone didn't support full Bluetooth

[lalaland]

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Originally Posted by moox

Apple doesn't seem receptive to applications that improve or add features that Apple have already included or are thinking about including.

It seems odd that they don't listen to their customers and improve their handsets to suit more people, giving them the decent features that you'd expect as standard on a mobile device.

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Originally Posted by moox

Still, there are always several other quality smartphones that are cheaper, available on more than one network, have more features, and don't have the manufacturer controlling what you can and can't do.

Indeed there are. Smartphones produced by other manufacturers are really starting to rock Apple's iBoat and Apple really need to start considering bringing their device up to date if they don't want to start looking like that kid that always turned up to school wearing last year's handmedowns

[CaptnSpaulding]

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Originally Posted by lalaland

It seems odd that they don't listen to their customers and improve their handsets to suit more people, giving them the decent features that you'd expect as standard on a mobile device.

Indeed there are. Smartphones produced by other manufacturers are really starting to rock Apple's iBoat and Apple really need to start considering bringing their device up to date if they don't want to start looking like that kid that always turned up to school wearing last year's handmedowns

How come you've made 5 separate comments in an iPhone related thread trying to put the phone down, when you don't even own one?
Nearly every thread on the iPhone I see you write negative things and try praising the N97 (of course because you own yourself) ie, iPhone doesn't do this, but phones such as the N97 does etc.

We get the point - you dislike the iPhone and/or Apple
We should all follow your wisdom in mobile technology and buy what you own!

No doubt you'll come back at me now with more negative comments about how the iPhone or Apple 'lack'. No need as I won't reply as I've already wasted 3 minutes on you, to which I have told myself many times before "just leave it, don't snoop down to their childish levels". I just know I'm more than happy with my current phone - nice to have a working phone than a 'buggy' one

Good night