October 2, 2007
Hidden iPhone Widgets
Apple has a way of capturing people's minds. For example, before iPhone found its way into the market, the company fed millions of users around the world with the many features the phone can do. This includes typing using a virtual keyboard, selecting voice messages, zooming in and out of photos, or surfing the Internet with the Safari web browser.
Despite the many features iPhone have, others are still digging deeper, hoping to discover a lot more interesting stuff-and they are successful. A system preference file has actually unveiled the many possibilities of using more widgets and applications for the iPhone. It's just that one need to wait for another firmware upgrade before they can be unlocked.
This system preference file is known as the Default ApplicationState .plist. This contained not only a number of commonly used applications such as MobileiPod, Phonebook, and Weather, but also other interesting features such as Radio, Unit Converter, and Translation. These three are not currently offered by the iPhones sold today.
Everyone can simply deduce that the Translation widget may be for translating various texts in different languages and that the Unit Converter is simply a conversion application. However, what one should be excited about is the Radio. It has been a long time since iPod incorporated this feature into their unit. This function was recently introduced only with the release of the iPod's remote accessory known as iPod Radio. Thus, the chances for Apple to integrate Radio to the iPhone may be quite slim.
All hope's not gone, however, if you will rely on the system preference file. We can just simply look forward to the time when Apple will introduce mobile radio streaming on iPhones very soon. Another source of hope could be the mere fact that this is included in the firmware list. It may indicate that these programs or widgets will be unlocked following an update in the firmware.
In the meantime, iPhone is just relatively new. It hasn't been like a month since people got hold of it and enjoyed and explored its capabilities. Nevertheless, one should not deny the fact that if Apple wants to maintain that edge over all other mobile carriers, it must constantly update its firmware and develop more built-in tools.
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