Contact searching found in iPhone firmware 2.0 during SDK event
So, while Phil Schiller was talking about the new Enterprise features that were going to be released on the iPhone during the SDK event on March 6th, I noticed a new feature that was added into the Contacts section of the Phone application. It is a little spotlight icon right above the A on the alphabet. We have no clue how search will be implemented into iPhone, maybe a little pop-up, but it will definitely be helpful to Enterprise users who have thousands of contacts. It is a very smart addition to the iPhone software, but how come nothing was said about it? But who cares if they didn’t say anything about it, search is finally coming to iPhone. To see this for yourself, you can go to 9 minutes and 30 seconds in on the Quicktime video of the event. What’s weird is that during the demo’s of Contacts, you can’t see the spotlight icon, but in the screenshot that he presents you can see the spotlight icon. Maybe Apple has planned to have search in the final 2.0, but it wasn’t ready for the demo.
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Given the location of the search icon, I’d assume there’s just a search control/toolbar at the very top of the list, which filters the view below. Since it wasn’t visible in the demo, you probably have to scroll up to see it.
Modal Pop-ups suck, so I hope it doesn’t use them
[...] Contact searching found in iPhone 2.0 during SDK event [...]
[...] Daniel Ahdout hat eine kleine, bisher unbekannte Neuerung in der Firmware 2.0 entdeckt. Wie ihr auf dem Bild sehen könnt, befindet sich über dem A eine kleine Lupe, die wahrscheinlich zum schnellen Suchen von Kontakten (und hoffentlich auch anderen Sachen, z.B. Songs) eingebaut wurde. Dies ist wahrscheinlich besonders für die Business-Kunden sowie Dauer-Musikhörer unter uns von Vorteil In der anschließenden Exchange-Demo war von einer Lupe leider kein Zeichen zu entdecken. [...]
I think the iPhone 2.0 update is going to have a lot more than just the App Store and the enterprise features… I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of the other things people have been clamoring for (voice dialing, for one) in the actual release — the announcements this week were really all things that needed to be out there to give developers and businesses enough lead time to be ready when the true update dropped.
What’s sad, though, is that copy/paste doesn’t look like it’s coming anytime soon — if it was on the radar, it would be part of the SDK, so 3rd-party applications could build in clipboard support, but it’s not.
[...] at blarkKABOOM. So much so that they examined the video of the press event with a fine-tooth comb.They noticed what appears to be a small search icon in the iPhone’s Contacts application. The icon wasn’t in the [...]
[...] at blarkKABOOM. So much so that they examined the video of the press event with a fine-tooth comb.They noticed what appears to be a small search icon in the iPhone’s Contacts application. The icon wasn’t in the [...]
[...] Steve or Phil spoke of the feature at the iPhone 2.0 SDK announcement, but thanks to blargkaboom’s finding, there’s a hint that we may see search in the upcoming firmware release. They noticed [...]
[...] blargkaboom.com noticed what appears to be a search function at the very top of the contact list in iPhone Version 2.0 (which was shown in the Apple SDK Event video). Could this be the long awaited search feature we’ve been waiting for? 3 months until June… [...]
[...] much as I love posting iPhone news, I just had to post another one story about it. The guys at blargkaboom noticed something catchy in the screenshot – A search icon in the “Contacts” on the [...]
has anyone noticed the “groups” button in the top left in the image? It’ll be nice to have contact groups again, I’ve missed that since I’ve switched to an iPhone.
[...] de plus en plus ciblé des contacts pouvant convenir à la frappe saisie… Découverte par ce site, cette fonctionnalité mystère peut être aperçue dans cette vidéo de la keynote, aux environs [...]
[...] at blarkKABOOM. So much so that they examined the video of the press event with a fine-tooth comb.They noticed what appears to be a small search icon in the iPhone’s Contacts application. The icon [...]
You can have Contacts groups now, you just need to tell iTunes to sync your groups.
[...] Contact searching found in iPhone firmware 2.0 during SDK event [image] So, while Phil Schiller was talking about the new Enterprise features that were going to be released on the […] [...]
did any1 notice while steve was talking about the app store, he said it will be ran on cellular networks, and wifi, which makes me think that 3g will b out by late july
[...] They noticed what appears to be a small search icon in the iPhone’s Contacts application. The icon wasn’t in the video demo, so we have no idea how it could work, but it did appear in the screenshots. [...]
[...] il video della presentazione dell’SDK i ragazzi di blarkKABOOM si sono accorti di un’aggiunta che non era stata [...]
[...] Vollansicht in Safari auf dem iPhone, die alle Bedien-Elemente des Browsers ausblendet. Auch eine Spotlight-Suche ist inzwischen entdeckt worden, bisher allerdings nur in den Kontakten – im Video des Apple-Events [...]
[...] people from blarkKABOOM examined SDK launch material so thoroughly that they noticed something that Apple probably didn’t [...]
[...] people from blarkKABOOM examined SDK launch material so thoroughly that they noticed something that Apple probably didn’t [...]
I suspect that as this has appeared, Spotlight may have been added to this release of the iPhone port of OS X (ie compiled for the ARM platform). This may mean that file searching, image searching, etc may follow, which would improve the iPhone dramatically.
Is it so hard to believe that it’s just the caption of the ‘letter’ column? If you touch the letter you sort of search for it. That’s exactly the way it is now…
Sorry folks, nothing new here
[...] this one up to rampant speculation and eagle-eyed observation. The iPhone obsessed folks over at blargKaboom did some close-inspection of the recent SDK Roadmap press [...]
[...] blargKABOOM notes on a well spotted feature that appears to be in the new iPhone 2.0 firmware which will be released in June. [...]
if you look at another time in the demo the spotlight icon is gone…?
[...] to blargKABOOM for spotting the search [...]
[...] out in June, because manually searching through a ton of contacts can be a real bitch. [Apple and blargKaboom via [...]
@Nate: This may be true, but we can only find out in June.
@YouKnow: I will have to see for myself, but if you are right, that is very mysterious.
@Everyone who thinks that groups is a new feature: Its not, I think that it was even a part of the iPhone 1.0 firmware.
BTW: You can set the groups in Contacts through iTunes.
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[...] out in June, because manually searching through a ton of contacts can be a real bitch. [Apple and blargKaboom via [...]
[...] BlargKaboom found the Easter Egg in the Quicktime video for the recent Apple event in which the company announced the second version of the iPhone and iPod Touch firmware. [...]
[...] out in June, because manually searching through a ton of contacts can be a real bitch. [Apple and blargKaboom via [...]
[...] revealed in the unveiling. That’s exactly what the microscope-wielding bloggers over at blargKABOOM did with the Town Hall Event video, and they’ve discovered what looks like a little [...]
[...] out in June, because manually searching through a ton of contacts can be a real bitch. [Apple and blargKaboom via [...]
[...] They noticed what appears to be a small search icon in the iPhone’s Contacts application. The icon wasn’t in the video demo, so we have no idea how it could work, but it did appear in the screenshots. [...]
[...] They noticed what appears to be a small search icon in the iPhone’s Contacts application. The icon wasn’t in the video demo, so we have no idea how it could work, but it did appear in the screenshots. [...]
[...] Source: http://blargkaboom.com/2008/03/08/new-feature-leaked-in-iphone-software-20/ [...]
[...] ????? blargKABOOM ????? ???’? ??? ?????? ????? ?????? ???? ?-6 ????. ??? ???????? ?????? ??? ??? ????, ????”? ?????? ?????? ?? ???, ??? ???? ?? ?????? ?????? ???? ??????? ??????. ??? ??? ?? ??????? ??????? ???? ?????? ???? ??? ?????? ???? Exchange. ??? ?????? ??? ?? ????? ???-??? ?????? ??? ?????? ??”? ?? ???? ???? ?????? ????? ?????? ?-Spotlight .?? ?????, ?????? ???? ?? ????? ?????? ?????? ?? ????, ??? ?? ???????? ????? ?????.??? ????, ?? ???? ??? ??? ??? ???, ?????? ???? ??????? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ???? ???.????? ???????: ??? ????’? ?????? ??? ?? ???? ???? ????? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ???????????? ?????? ????? ????? 2.0 ???? ????? ????? ???? ?? ??????. ????? ?????: blargKABOOM [...]
[...] a notado el icon de búsqueda en la parte superior de la barra de desplazamiento rápido de la derecha de la [...]
this wasnt the first time
during macworld 07 the maps app wasnt ready to show off the directions or the traffic sections
but apple showed a screenshot of it again during the event
also steve talked about demoing the calendar app during the event and that never happened even though he referred to it with pictures (and even compared it to the blackberry) throughout the keynote
[...] They noticed what appears to be a small search icon in the iPhone’s Contacts application. The icon wasn’t in the video demo, so we have no idea how it could work, but it did appear in the screenshots. [...]
[...] notes that the 2.0 release of which he posted screenshots does not include any rumored search functionality. Cisco VPN Setup: Home Screen with App Store: Cisco VPN [...]
[...] NO Spotlight Search as of now via Gizmodo [...]
[...] likely accidentally – unveiled another upcoming addition to the iPhone: contacts search. Spotted by Daniel Ahdout, the functionality is hinted at by the appearance of a small magnifying glass icon at the top of [...]
[...] likely accidentally – unveiled another upcoming addition to the iPhone: contacts search. Spotted by Daniel Ahdout, the functionality is hinted at by the appearance of a small magnifying glass icon at the top of [...]
[...] likely accidentally – unveiled another upcoming addition to the iPhone: contacts search. Spotted by Daniel Ahdout, the functionality is hinted at by the appearance of a small magnifying glass icon at the top of [...]
[...] likely accidentally – unveiled another upcoming addition to the iPhone: contacts search. Spotted by Daniel Ahdout, the functionality is hinted at by the appearance of a small magnifying glass icon at the top of [...]
[...] likely accidentally – unveiled another upcoming addition to the iPhone: contacts search. Spotted by Daniel Ahdout, the functionality is hinted at by the appearance of a small magnifying glass icon at the top of [...]
[...] likely accidentally – unveiled another upcoming addition to the iPhone: contacts search. Spotted by Daniel Ahdout, the functionality is hinted at by the appearance of a small magnifying glass icon at the top of [...]
[...] Steve or Phil spoke of the feature at the iPhone 2.0 SDK announcement, but thanks to blargkaboom’s finding, there’s a tip that we may see search in the upcoming firmware release. They noticed what [...]
[...] likely accidentally – unveiled another upcoming addition to the iPhone: contacts search. Spotted by Daniel Ahdout, the functionality is hinted at by the appearance of a small magnifying glass icon at the top of [...]
[...] Steve or Phil spoke of the feature at the iPhone 2.0 SDK announcement, but thanks to blargkaboom’s finding, there’s a tip that we may see search in the upcoming firmware release. They noticed what [...]
[...] Steve or Phil spoke of the feature at the iPhone 2.0 SDK announcement, but thanks to blargkaboom’s finding, there’s a tip that we may see search in the upcoming firmware release. They noticed what [...]
[...] Steve or Phil spoke of the feature at the iPhone 2.0 SDK announcement, but thanks to blargkaboom’s finding, there’s a tip that we may see search in the upcoming firmware release. They noticed what [...]
[...] Steve or Phil spoke of the feature at the iPhone 2.0 SDK announcement, but thanks to blargkaboom’s finding, there’s a tip that we may see search in the upcoming firmware release. They noticed what [...]
[...] Steve or Phil spoke of the feature at the iPhone 2.0 SDK announcement, but thanks to blargkaboom’s finding, there’s a tip that we may see search in the upcoming firmware release. They noticed what [...]
[...] as we found about a month ago, Apple has placed search in Contacts. At the top of the contacts list there is [...]
[...] 06 March 2008 when Apple announced the details of the iPhone SDK eagle-eyed Daniel Ahdout noticed a tiny spotlight search icon in the top of the alphabet in the contacts [...]