Now that I’ve had a day to get to know iPhone, here’s what I think is in store for us iPhone owners over the next six months. Most of these I think will be major updates that will coincide with the release of OS X Leopard.
- This goes without saying, but I will say it anyway. We’re going to get a service update within the next week or two—before the next batch ships—to address the launch bugs.
- We will get a Flash-enabled version of Safari sooner than later. I’m guessing within a month or at the very latest in tandem with OS X Leopard.
- It’s crazy to even say this, but text selection and Copy & Paste gestures will come before Leopard.
- We will be able to buy media from the iTunes store directly on the phone via the wifi connection by end of year.
- I thought most cell phones came with GPS capabilities for emergency scenarios. I find it hard to believe this puppy doesn’t have a GPS chip in it. It will be opened and will be used with the Google Maps.
- iChat application will appear with Leopard as well as an update to the camera application, which obviously will be used by iChat.
- We already know that Mail.app in Leopard will get some new functionality like notes and to-dos. We’ll see those on the iPhone too. I think they’ll also listen to the complaints and allow attachments from the Photo Library.
Okay, so those may not sound like very bold predictions. Oh well.
