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Automatik

Posts: 14,632

Sep 12, 2013 4:00pm

That would be nice, also being able to label group messages or "rooms"....similar to WhatsApp and old BBM.

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MontyBrunswick

Sep 12, 2013 4:49pm

Automatik;1499522 wrote:Will Hangouts have a desktop app like Messages?

I'm a huge fan of Messages. Easily my favorite things about the last OS update.

Hangouts has a desktop app. It integrates into Chrome and is one of Chrome's "background apps".

What makes imessage work so well is the fact that it has millions of users and most of them dont even know they're using it because it's seamless.

cruiser_96

Posts: 7,536

Sep 12, 2013 5:50pm

Speaking of innovation... As a few have mentioned, there are a few tweaks that could occur which would make life easier.

The first I'd like deals with group messages. I'd like a faster way to add people to a group text.

sherm03

Posts: 7,349

Sep 12, 2013 6:03pm

Commander of Awesome;1499238 wrote:That's not the case Sherm and a total reach fail by you. neither blackberry nor iphone have ppl linning up to buy their product on day 1 anymore. 3s was the last time you that with iphone when they debuted video recording. Granted in NYC you might find a few idiots camping out, but as a whole that's a fail argument. Also blackberry was business centric, iphone isn't.

Didn't say anything about camping out and lining up. I said "buying." And that's what is happening. Blackberry had people coming into stores on launch day and buying it just because it was the new Blackberry. The same thing happens with every iPhone launch. It's very similar.

And for the record...you don't see lines out the door for ANY phone launch any more because carriers began pre-orders for new phones. No need to line up on launch day when you can go in a week before and order the phone and have it sent to you the day before it hits store shelves.

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MontyBrunswick

Sep 12, 2013 6:04pm

cruiser_96;1499559 wrote:Speaking of innovation... As a few have mentioned, there are a few tweaks that could occur which would make life easier.

The first I'd like deals with group messages. I'd like a faster way to add people to a group text.

Or better yet remove group texting all together because it's annoying as fuck.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Sep 12, 2013 6:31pm

dlazz;1499565 wrote:Or better yet remove group texting all together because it's annoying as fuck.

lol like you've ever been part of a group text. Must have been an accident which would I guess be annoying. Cat, hyundai, etc...

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MontyBrunswick

Sep 12, 2013 6:53pm

Commander of Awesome;1499577 wrote:lol like you've ever been part of a group text. Must have been an accident which would I guess be annoying. Cat, hyundai, etc...

tru bro

Pick6

Posts: 14,946

Sep 12, 2013 7:25pm

Commander of Awesome;1499577 wrote:lol like you've ever been part of a group text. Must have been an accident which would I guess be annoying. Cat, hyundai, etc...

lol'd

hasbeen

Posts: 6,504

Sep 12, 2013 8:46pm

raiderbuck;1499530 wrote:I would be nice to be able to click on a person's name (while in iMessage/SMS screens) and bring up contact info for that person. I hate having to scroll all the way to the top to view that person's phone number, or edit their info.

Yes I know that you can double click the top bar to quickly scroll to the top of your screen, but it would be better if you could just click right on the person's name and select something like "Call Contact."

On my S3, all I need to do is put the phone to my face and it calls the person automatically.

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raiderbuck

Posts: 1,623

Sep 12, 2013 9:05pm

dlazz;1499565 wrote:Or better yet remove group texting all together because it's annoying as ****.

GroupMe app. My friends and I use it instead of group texting. It's more like a chat room, which I like because my phone won't be ringing or vibrating every five seconds. It sends me push notifications instead of SMS. It supports gifs, pictures, and video. Plus it's free. Doesn't matter if you have iOS or Android. It works for both platforms.

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MontyBrunswick

Sep 12, 2013 9:13pm

raiderbuck;1499620 wrote:GroupMe app. My friends and I use it instead of group texting. It's more like a chat room, which I like because my phone won't be ringing or vibrating every five seconds. It sends me push notifications instead of SMS. It supports gifs, pictures, and video. Plus it's free. Doesn't matter if you have iOS or Android. It works for both platforms.

And there's about a million apps out there that already do that. I want one built into the OS.

sherm03

Posts: 7,349

Sep 13, 2013 11:37am

I just heard from a co-worker in NYC that there were people camped outside of the NYC Flagship Apple store on 5th Ave. two days before the announcement. After he passed them a few days in a row, he struck up a conversation.

Turns out, the people responded to an ad where they are paid to stand in line for 12 hour shifts. They get free meals, and a hotel room nearby. They have to act excited and have talking points if the media comes by to film anything. Once a line of customers forms behind them, they sort of fade away.

Apple really is amazing at creating hype.

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WebFire

Posts: 14,779

Sep 13, 2013 11:58am

sherm03;1499825 wrote:
Apple really is amazing at deceiving.

FIFY

TedSheckler

Posts: 3,974

Sep 13, 2013 12:28pm

sherm03;1499825 wrote:I just heard from a co-worker in NYC that there were people camped outside of the NYC Flagship Apple store on 5th Ave. two days before the announcement. After he passed them a few days in a row, he struck up a conversation.

Turns out, the people responded to an ad where they are paid to stand in line for 12 hour shifts. They get free meals, and a hotel room nearby. They have to act excited and have talking points if the media comes by to film anything. Once a line of customers forms behind them, they sort of fade away.

Apple really is amazing at creating hype.

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justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Sep 13, 2013 12:34pm

TedSheckler;1499845 wrote:[video=youtube;GHwPzVR0a1w][/video]

Lol. Idiots.

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Sep 13, 2013 12:41pm

lol, that blonde chick is right up my alley

Fab4Runner

Posts: 6,196

Sep 13, 2013 1:15pm

wes_mantooth;1499852 wrote:lol, that blonde chick is right up my alley

Smh. I wish you were joking.

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Sep 13, 2013 1:19pm

Fab4Runner;1499863 wrote:Smh. I wish you were joking.

I am. She is stupid, not necessarily bat shit crazy like i am used to.

cruiser_96

Posts: 7,536

Sep 14, 2013 9:44pm

Rather than starting a new thread...

MacBook Air or MacBook Pro???

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MontyBrunswick

Sep 15, 2013 10:14am

cruiser_96;1500554 wrote:Rather than starting a new thread...

MacBook Air or MacBook Pro???

Air has the new Haswell processors so they'll get better battery life.

Or you could buy two non-Apple laptops with similar specs

cruiser_96

Posts: 7,536

Sep 15, 2013 1:57pm

dlazz: true, I could. But then I wouldn't be as cool as some of the people in that video. Plus, now that Excel and Word programs can be purchased for the Apple products, I'm sold on it! Air or Pro, here I come!!!

#Lemming

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MontyBrunswick

Sep 15, 2013 1:59pm

Office for Mac has been out since 1989, so you're only 24 years behind.

cruiser_96

Posts: 7,536

Sep 15, 2013 3:46pm

Ha! Next your going to tell me cassette tapes are a thing of the past!

Pffft. As if!

#MemorexForLife

bases_loaded

Posts: 6,912

Sep 15, 2013 6:02pm

If you want a CD drive you gotta get the Pro...or a USB CD drive

cruiser_96

Posts: 7,536

Sep 15, 2013 6:05pm

"What's a CD?" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2M0MUwNJps