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kermitology · 05-04-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Russic

Have you had a chance to see how the push capabilities of the apps work? I know apple wanted the developers to go hard and see how it works, but I haven't heard much else.

That would require me to have an app that uses push. My app doesn't, so I can't test it.

Flaming Choy · 05-04-2009, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kermitology

That would require me to have an app that uses push. My app doesn't, so I can't test it.

does the new mail app do push? you can test emailing yourself.

metallicat · 05-04-2009, 05:18 PM

I'm still confused as to what push is. Does that mean that you will get updates from apps without having to open them up?

photon · 05-04-2009, 05:38 PM

Yeah, it's basically a way for developers to do something with the application without it having to run, since that's restricted.

Imagine an IM application. Normally it would run all the time and check for new messages every so often to display to you.

On the iPhone you can't do this, but with push you could have the app server check for IMs, then when it gets a new one it would send a notification to the phone and the phone would display this somehow, so you know to launch the app.

I haven't read much about it, so I'm not sure if you can actually launch the application itself with the notification, or if it would basically be a screen message or an icon change.

metallicat · 05-04-2009, 05:39 PM

Just a red "1" would be fine with me, much like when you get a new email but don't open it.

Russic · 05-04-2009, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by oilers_fan

Just a red "1" would be fine with me, much like when you get a new email but don't open it.

Agreed. Any notification at all would be a massive upgrade.

kermitology · 05-05-2009, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Flaming Choy

does the new mail app do push? you can test emailing yourself.

It already does it.

They want people testing developer apps that use push. Except as far as I've been able to tell they haven't set up the servers for developers to test.

Agamemnon · 05-11-2009, 06:34 PM

Hey guys, not sure if anyone's asked this before... I'm putting it in this thread because I happen to have an iphone, and I know the nerds regularly check this thread.

Somehow I'm getting junk texts from a certain number, some kind of quiz/spam.

Any easy way to block texts from a certain phone number?

OilKiller · 05-12-2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Agamemnon

Hey guys, not sure if anyone's asked this before... I'm putting it in this thread because I happen to have an iphone, and I know the nerds regularly check this thread.

Yeah...that'll get you a lot of help.

FlamesKickAss · 05-12-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Agamemnon

Hey guys, not sure if anyone's asked this before... I'm putting it in this thread because I happen to have an iphone, and I know the nerds regularly check this thread.

Somehow I'm getting junk texts from a certain number, some kind of quiz/spam.

Any easy way to block texts from a certain phone number?

have you tried to respond STOP or CANCEL?

Russic · 05-12-2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Agamemnon

Hey guys, not sure if anyone's asked this before... I'm putting it in this thread because I happen to have an iphone, and I know the nerds regularly check this thread.

Somehow I'm getting junk texts from a certain number, some kind of quiz/spam.

Any easy way to block texts from a certain phone number?

Are there nerds in here!? Where are they? I'll KILL 'EM.

Agamemnon · 05-12-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by OilKiller

Yeah...that'll get you a lot of help.

I suppose I should have said 'my fellow nerds'... posting a help thread on a tech-specific forum doesn't exactly make me a jock.

Unfortunately I'm not smart enough to be a nerd... I thought nerds knew they were nerds? It must be a reeeeeaally funny nerd who thinks he's 'cool'.

No offense.

Agamemnon · 05-12-2009, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss

have you tried to respond STOP or CANCEL?

No... I was worried texting back might make it worse... though I suppose I can't see how.

I'll give 'er a go, thanks for the suggestion.

Edit: And texting 'stop' works! Much appreciated. You are my current nerd of choice for phone advice.

Barnes · 05-12-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Agamemnon

No... I was worried texting back might make it worse... though I suppose I can't see how.

I'll give 'er a go, thanks for the suggestion.

Edit: And texting 'stop' works! Much appreciated. You are my current nerd of choice for phone advice.

You were probably drunk and someone grabbed your phone and signed you up to one of those txt joke services.

Either that or you have some sort of alternate personality...

...and I prefer geek. While I enjoy nerd like pursuits, I don't lack social skills.

FlamesKickAss · 05-12-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Agamemnon

No... I was worried texting back might make it worse... though I suppose I can't see how.

I'll give 'er a go, thanks for the suggestion.

Edit: And texting 'stop' works! Much appreciated. You are my current nerd of choice for phone advice.

woah woah woah. I am not a nerd. I play sports. Just I have had the same thing happen.

I have do have a question. My phone case doesn't sit properly or is pulling away, the silver thingy is coming apart from the white thingy. Do you think apple will replace it? When I press on the screen it clicks. TIA

anyonebutedmonton · 05-12-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss

woah woah woah. I am not a nerd. I play sports. Just I have had the same thing happen.

I have do have a question. My phone case doesn't sit properly or is pulling away, the silver thingy is coming apart from the white thingy. Do you think apple will replace it? When I press on the screen it clicks. TIA

Take it to the Apple store and I would be 99% sure they will replace it. I am waiting for my new iphone to come in tomorrow and they litterally asked me like two questions how I broke the last one.

FlamesKickAss · 05-12-2009, 03:42 PM

I have never dropped it, have been close but always got the fingertip catch just in time. But dust can get in there pretty easy now.

Sucks to have to reset jailbreak stuff.

Yeah_Baby · 05-14-2009, 02:47 PM

Any definite word on a street date for 3.0?

kermitology · 05-14-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

Any definite word on a street date for 3.0?

No, and there likely won't be anything until Apple officially announces. There are rumors that they'll announce the date at WWDC in June (8-12) but nothing so far.

I've been using the beta's because I'm working on an app for 3.0 and beta 4 was great, but beta 5 is terrible. It's broken so many things from a developers standpoint, which is really odd.

If I was to hazard a guess, I'd say that you should expect 3.0 to drop late June to mid July.. somewhere in that range.

There is some talk of later in the summer, but that seems crazy given the 5th beta is out now.

jeremywilhelm · 05-14-2009, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss

woah woah woah. I am not a nerd. I play sports. Just I have had the same thing happen.

I have do have a question. My phone case doesn't sit properly or is pulling away, the silver thingy is coming apart from the white thingy. Do you think apple will replace it? When I press on the screen it clicks. TIA

Definite nerd denile going on here.