Comments on: Things I Wish My Phone Would Do

By: K FLYER

K FLYER — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:40:10 +0000

Indi, on an S60, forwarding a contact mid call is not much of a hassle. Takes less than three clicks I guess.
As yajith said Contact management is possible through Ovi Sync, it uses Sync ML and also synchronizes Notes etc. You can download the settings from the website and restoring the backup is also possible anytime. Plus, the service is free ( at least for now ).
However, I agree with you on the last one hands down.

By: indi

indi — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:46:34 +0000

Indeed, the features are all there, just as there were touchscreen phones before the iPhone. It just takes a bit of magic for them to become suddenly ubiquitous

By: yajith

yajith — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:26:50 +0000

Nokias have ovi & you can backup contacts on to the network without that much trouble. but probably not all of the phones support that, and Ovi site sucks in general usability. still, better than nothing i guess.

By: Chathura W

Chathura W — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:37:21 +0000

And also the Palm Pre. The Pre can Sync all your Facebook, Email, IM contacts into your phone and show them as a single contact. It’s pretty cool. The GSM version will be out soon :)

By: David Blacker

David Blacker — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:07:29 +0000

As Jerry says, all but the last is available on a Blackberry too.

By: Malinthe

Malinthe — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:45:44 +0000

Google has mobile sync and I use it with Sony Ericsson. It works great. http://www.google.com/mobile/products/sync.html

I also keep backups of everything with a program called myphoneexplorer – which is pretty cool.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:47:32 +0000

All but the last thing is already there. With sonys, you can cut n paste numbers into a message. With the nokias you can select a contact detail to insert into a message. The other manufacturers have implemented either one or both of these techniques. As for vCards(the format that contacts are sent in), they are recognized by all modern phones. Only the older ones display them as text.

HTC’s few android implementation is something to look out for. In their ‘hero’ phone contacts are linked to their respective facebook, twitter and mail accounts. All in one slick interface. Check out the videos. Even sony’s coming out with an OS to do that, rachael or something.

Backing up contacts is easy. Just synch with your pc. Most manufacturers’ software allows for exporting the phone’s address book.

As for power, well… Carry around one of those mobile chargers? Charge is off your laptop? I agree on battery life needing to be longer though. Just not enough technology for it. Or just too expensive to implement. Solar panels offer little energy, and most phones are stuck in pockets most of the time.