If you turn blind eye to the issues that iPhone owners who have unlocked their iPhone and those who had installed the cool third-party hacks have faced (just for a moment as I understand the disappointment and frustration), it would be fair to say that Apple did quite a good in providing us information on the latest iPhone firmware update if you compare it with the previous two firmware updates since the launch, not only did they provide us details on the new features and shortcuts that were introduced; they also followed it with a video showcasing the new features which incidentally featured the same guy as the original iPhone video tour.
However, there were a few new features that Apple didn’t mention. I can't do a video like Apple to tell you what they are but have done the next best thing. I have compiled a list the blogosphere of the hidden features courtesy which you might be curious to find out.
New Video Playback options:
iPhone firmware 1.1.1 bring new video playback options, including selectable resume functionality to begin playing videos where they left off or from the beginning, as well as closed captioning support. Tap “Settings,” then “iPod.”
Change voicemail password directly from the iPhone:
You can now change your voicemail password directly from the iPhone. To do this tap “Settings,” then “Phone,” then “Change Voicemail Password.”
Change sound for new text message:
If you are tired of the sound when a new text message arrives, you can now change it. For this tap “Settings,” then “Sounds,” then “New Text Message.”
iPhone Safari's “Debug console”:
If you want to find out Mobile Safari HTML errors encountered when rendering Web pages you can enable iPhone Safari's “Debug console”. Tap “Settings,” then “Safari,” then “Developer”.
Use International characters in Mail or SMS:
In Mail or SMS, you can press and hold certain keys (like C, or N) for a menu of corresponding international characters.
Play audio attachments in email messages:
In case you have not noticed already, you should be able to play audio attachments in email messages and support audio files in all the QuickTime audio formats it supports, including MP3 AAC and WAV.
Stream all Audio to a Bluetooth headset:
As per AppleInsider this is due to a bug but you can also be used as a feature hence I am listing it here. iPhone firmware 1.1.1 allows you to stream all audio, including iPod songs, audio from movies and TV shows and even keyboard taps and system sounds to a Bluetooth headset. Previously, only phone calls and voicemail (when enabled) were streamed to Bluetooth headsets.
Instructions on how to get this working courtesy AppleInsider:
"To take advantage of the bug and begin streaming music wirelessly, simply initiate a connection between your Bluetooth headset and the iPhone. Once the iPhone recognizes a connection from your paired headset, enter the Visual Voicemail interface under the phone application and select the "Audio" button from the upper right-hand corner of the screen. (If you do not have a Bluetooth headset paired to the iPhone or your Bluetooth headset has not initiated a connection with the iPhone, this button will instead say "Speaker".)"
In case you have found an undocumented or hidden feature which has not been listed above do share it with us in the comments.
[via MyITablet iPhoneAtlas and AppleInsider]
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I just tried this and it worked fine with the apple blue tooth headset. The only problem I encountered is that when you play your music it plays both from the phone and the blue tooth headset. Hope this helps <
Here's tip to change iPhone's international keyboard like iPod Touch.
http://iphone.vjck.com/jkey_e.html
tapping input field, you can change international keyboard.
i have 1.0.2 and im able to change my voice mail password directly from my iphone, so that wasnt a new feature. Or am i missing something here?
Not really sure if this is a new feature as i never really tested it on the previous firmware. (i discovered this by mistake today) When the phone is locked (dark screen) double clicking on the Home button shows the iPod controls as well as the option "slide to unlock" the phone, along with the time on top. if you tap on "play" it shows the album art and it goes back to sleep.
The bluetooth feature works prior to 1.1.1 – I use it and I'm on 1.0.2.
hey guys i dont know where to post this or if its even something that could be related to all the mayem the new updates are causing but since a few days ago i noticed that my visual voicemail is not working at all. as soon as i click on voicemail it dials out and i have to listen to all my crap and actually two days ago i had to reset my voicemail for some reason. now i have a 4gb phone thats not unlocked but i have jailbreaked it and i have not updated my itunes to the newer version or the firmware at all!! is it a problem with my phone and the carrier or could the apps i installed have caused this?
I use Vonage and it emails me my voicemail messages as a .wav file. Prior to the update, iPhone would only display a graphic that looked like a file with no application assocatiated. Now, iPhone clearly displays it as a Quicktime file, and if I tap it, it tries to launch it in the media player. Unfortunately, it says it can't play the file. But it's progress.
I would presume that this means that certain types of movies can be viewed in emails.
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Everyone has missed one of the biggest IMO update/bug fix in 1.1.1. They fixed the Gain settings so the audio output isnt clipped and distorted through the line output. The headphone jack didnt have this problem, but the line output from the dock port had it BAD!
I've got 4000 watts of bass in my car so I have more than enough power to stay clip free, but the iPhone would clip the signal before my amps even amplified it. A clipped bass signal sounds like crap and it will fry your speakers if cranked loud enough.
Before the 1.1.1 update, my bass sounded bad to put it nicely. really muddy, transients sounded distorted and it would cause my subs to heat up and smell burned when they shouldnt be hot yet.
The 1.1.1 fixes the gain settings inside the iPhone so the output is clean going out of the phone and I'm not sure, but they may have added compression to the output also. Since I only use the iphone in my car, I like a little bit of compression. For home audio use, this really blows.
Most people wont notice this fix at all unless you have an audio system that can really show how bad the regular AAC encoding is from iTunes. Those little boom box things wont show the difference readily and they sound so bad by themselves anyways.
With 1.1.1 my music is WAY more clear and the bass is nice and tight like it should be.
To test this whole theory out. BEFORE you update your phone, play some bass heavy music through your headphones and set the equalizer to bass booster in the settings. turn up the volume and you'll hear horrendous distortion on bass notes. This is a massive exageration of what it does all the time with EQ set to off.
After the 1.1.1 Update, you wont have this problem at all and if you have it set to bass booster, you'll just have boosted bass not loud distortion.
I keep my EQ off on the phone since the presets all sound bad.
Most of you wont give a hoot about this fix, but if you actually have a decent sound system and know what good sound is, you'll catch it right away.
Many are clammoring about the update that Apple made to brick 3rd party applications for the Iphone owners everywhere who had hacked and installed 3rd party applications in their fones.However, to my elation I have researched most of the web for updates and read all sources and codes from different countries…you all are happy to be notified that within a week or 2, a new BREAK in the 1.1.1 Firmware and new softwares to unlock the Iphone with simpler application installer are being updated and made this very moment.And i am sure that the Dev Team is in their laboratory thinking of ways to have a reset to factory settings also so that this cat and mouse deal between Apple and the Hackers Worldwide will continue to flourish…unfortunately no detailed release yet has been made.only through my connections from hackers worldwide am I able to confirm that the projects of unlocking the Iphone easier despite new Firmware/Softwares from apple are in circulation.So just sit and wait and be patient.New improve applications and Unlocking tools for your iphone are on the way.So pass the word and update this site for future news and releases heard/seen/tried out there in the web…Much Luv and keep up the GREAT work!!let's make this the best Iphone for the masses. =)
when I switch to bluetooth in visual voicemail I can hear my voicemail messages, however when I exit and go to iPod, it does not play through my headset. I have a jawbone headset. What gives?
Yo if you call your self by typing *#307# in the keypad part of your phone and then pressing call you can then go back to the iPod part of the phone and play what ever music you want. And another heads up it doesn't use up your minutes because it is a free code u can use even when there is no sim card in the phone.
oh yea and the above way does not play through your speaker.
oh and to stop the call switch your phone to airplane mode and then switch back
Those of you having Vonage and can't play Vonage voicemails – check out the native iPhone app http://www.vonagent.com – which allows you to manage your simulring and listen to your Vonage Voicemails!