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For true addicts only: 16 iPhone UI “changes” since MacWorld

By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 at 1:17 AM

Have you noticed the changes on the iPhone? According to the article on TheSimpleWebSolution, there are at least 16 changes on Apple’s flagship device happened between Steve Jobs’ MacWorld keynote and the latest iPhone commercials. Please note that these are all minor changes, and are actually important only for true Apple addicts. Let’s roll…

Apple iPhone

  1. Bluetooth icon is on top right (actually, we don’t know where it was before)
  2. The time font in sleep mode is less bold
  3. Icons on the home screen have changed order
  4. Web home button changed to Safari button
  5. In iPod mode the icons and order have changed with Podcasts added
  6. The incoming call screen include WiFi status
  7. Photos screen changed from glossy grey to glossy dark blue (color themes?)
  8. Also, on the photos screen now there is a number of pictures in album next to name
  9. Though photo album screen does not include # of photos at the top
  10. Mail screen has changed with top right button from “vertical and horizontal view” button to edit button
  11. Mail screen also includes beginning sentence(s) of message
  12. Bottom bar now includes the time mail was last updated
  13. Mail message view screen changed with the sender now above the subject and date sent
  14. Arrows and the number of messages have changed positions in the top bar
  15. Back arrow to the inbox includes the number of unread messages
  16. Ring tone has changed

In addition, Gizmodo also noted that Apple has changed the hand model…

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.