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iPhone to get wifi syncing? Steve Jobs says, "someday."
Users who jailbreak their phones can already take advantage of Wi-Fi syncing, which proves that it works. It'll be nice when it becomes possible without breaking the warranty on your phone, though. I'm sure that Apple just wants to slap a shiny Apple interface on the feature before making it part of iOS. Still, "someday" isn't very specific. For all I know, we could be waiting until iOS 5.
[via Mobiputing]
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Subscribe to commentsJoshua MeadowsJun 27th 2010 8:00AM
I really don't understand why people continue to perpetuate the idea that jailbreaking violates the warranty on your device. It doesn't. It's annoying enough to see that thrown out on a forum, but when it's in the midst of a blog entry on a pseudo-news site that just comes off as misinformation, however casually or joking it's intended.
And even if it did affect the warranty, if you restore the device, it removes any and all traces of the jailbreak.
fscJun 27th 2010 8:20AM
what if you brick your iphone in the process
jtreanorJun 27th 2010 6:08PM
Its damn near impossible to brick through jailbreaking
Information CentralJun 28th 2010 12:35AM
Wi-Fi syncing is such a red herring. Who cares? These devices hold gigabytes of data. Why would you want to transfer that wirelessly when you're two feet away from the computer?
If you're going to complain about syncing, complain about the fact that third-party apps STILL can't sync data with a counterpart app on the computer. That's why developers have had to implement hokey workarounds with Wi-Fi or third-party Web servers. WTF? Palm OS apps could exchange data with the computer well over a decade ago. Apple can't figure that out on a handheld Unix computer in 2010?
Maybe the complaints should start with the fact that we're still managing all the data on these handheld computers with a JUKEBOX APP. And a crappy one at that.
fscJun 27th 2010 8:20AM
but isnt this very typical of apple, when they couldnt offer that function they would keep attacking it and say nobody use it, and later on when they finally get to it reveal it as revolutionary magical feature
here's few example: multitask, copy paste and wallpaper
iWICK3DJun 27th 2010 8:59AM
I agree with Joshua...and bricking wtf is this a WII or something you ever meet someone who bricked an iPhone or iPod touch...I haven't nor do they belong anywhere near an iphone/ipod/ipad. I've had a total of 7 or 8 different iPhones/iPods Jailbroken and no issues. Anyway really it is more AT&T to do with issues of the iphone/ipad if you take your stuff to the apple store they usually don't care because jailbreaking your phone doesn't break your screen or what ever part you broke. Plus the warranty covers very little newayz
patchescopperpotJun 27th 2010 9:55AM
Jobs was asked this at D8 as well. i was watching the vid at the weekend and was wondering why blogs hadnt said anything about it.
JBJun 28th 2010 2:44PM
He said it was "Something they needed to work on," in regards to wireless syncing and SHARING. Both will be coming.
If you noticed, he also mentioned editing movies and audio on iDevices and a couple weeks later iMovie for iOS was announced. Not that wireless syncing is just around the corner, but it is coming.
josephst18Jun 27th 2010 10:13AM
Or, if you wanted it now, you could buy a Zune HD, which has wireless sync, or wait for Windows Phone 7, which also will have wireless sync.
MxxConJun 27th 2010 10:28AM
better yet, android
chrisJun 27th 2010 10:37AM
but those arent "magical"
kojo87Jun 27th 2010 1:47PM
i've never really seen the point of wireless sync. i've had a Zune fore many years now and i've only used the wireless sync a handful of times. yeah its cool but i don't really see any advantages over just dropping it on the USB dock.
DeoWulfJun 27th 2010 5:37PM
I only use wifi sync with my Zune HD because I always forget where I put the sync cable...
SmotchberryJun 27th 2010 12:41PM
If you listened carefully, Steve did mention this during his D8 interview. It makes complete sense that they'd want to speed the syncing process up first and improve battery life before they did this. And iOS 4 seems to fix these two issues, so I won't be surprised if WiFi syncing comes to us before the next iPhone does.
GavJun 27th 2010 1:41PM
How do you know that e-mail is genuine? It'd take a matter of minutes to create a fake one.
SonnyjimbaJun 27th 2010 6:36PM
It's on the apple site. He responds on this email all the time. For example when someone asked if there would be a unified inbox for mail, he said simply- "yes". Couple months later its a big feature of iOS4. It's not fake, don't worry ;)
Ariel HorwitzJun 27th 2010 1:44PM
"you will ever allow"
Boy, would I love getting my technology from such a monocrat.
livebriandJun 27th 2010 3:27PM
Something the Zune has had for quite a while - nothing new. That's why I don't like Apple stuff!
livebriandJun 27th 2010 3:27PM
Something the Zune has had for quite a while - nothing new. That's why I don't like Apple stuff!
eleanlouiJun 28th 2010 4:50AM
I don’t see why this isn’t easy for Apple. They already do the exact same thing with Apple TV’s, just build it in already… It could sync anytime the phone is on the right network with iTunes up and running while the phone is idle… I think Apple is just holding out so they can make a big show of it in some future iOS, just my opinion…Dogpedic