Nothing is worse than spam.  This site has been bombarded!  I have been slacking and not messing with it.  I decided to do something to counter it again.  We’ll see how it goes.  Those stinkers even had the nerve to submit a bug that explained that I can email an address to be removed from the spamming.Not gonna do it.  I think I have them beat for now.

I was digging around some of the developer applications on my MacBook Pro.  I opened the Bluetooth Explorer.app and started playing.  I clicked Devices->Show Device Discovery and highlighted my iPhone.  While reading the Service Attributes, I noticed two “expected” attributes and two “unexpected” attributes.  The two expected attributes were Handsfree Gateway and Headset Gateway.  I have no questions with those two.  The two attributes that I have questions about are Phonebook and IrMC Sync.  Do these seem to be associated with the ability to sync the iPhone?  I think so!  I am very interested in this feature as I have also listed that as a feature request on iPhoneBugList.com.  My Treo 650 did it with no problems.  I would expect my Apple phone can speak to my Apple computers!

Below is the output from the Bluetooth Explorer: 

ServiceSearchAttributeRequest:
ServiceSearchPattern = { <1002> };
MaximumAttributeByteCount = 0xffff;
AttributeIDList = { 0×0000-0xffff };

ServiceSearchAttributeResponse:
AttributeLists = {
{
            0×0006 = { 0×656e, 0×006a, 0×0100, 0×6672, 0×006a, 0×0110, 0×6465, 0×006a, 0×0120, 0×6a61, 0×006a, 0×0130 },
0×0008 = 0xff,
0×0004 = { { <0100> }, { <0003>, 0×01 }, { <0008> } },
0×0009 = { { <1104>, 0×0100 } },
0×0002 = 0×00000000,
0×0100 = “IrMC Sync“,
0×0301 = { 0×01, 0×01, 0×01, 0×01 },
0×0001 = { <1104> },
0×0005 = { <1002> },
0×0000 = 0×4f491104
},
{
            0×0006 = { 0×656e, 0×006a, 0×0100, 0×6672, 0×006a, 0×0110, 0×6465, 0×006a, 0×0120, 0×6a61, 0×006a, 0×0130 },
0×0008 = 0xff,
0×0004 = { { <0100> }, { <0003>, 0×0d }, { <0008> } },
0×0009 = { { <112f>, 0×0100 } },
0×0002 = 0×00000001,
0×0100 = “Phonebook“,
0×0311 = 0×03,
0×0314 = 0×01,
0×0001 = { <112f> },
0×0005 = { <1002> },
0×0000 = 0×4f49112f
},
{
0×0006 = { 0×656e, 0×006a, 0×0100, 0×6672, 0×006a, 0×0110, 0×6465, 0×006a, 0×0120, 0×6a61, 0×006a, 0×0130 },
0×0008 = 0xff,
0×0004 = { { <0100> }, { <0003>, 0×0a } },
    0×0009 = { { <1108>, 0×0100 } },
0×0002 = 0×00000000,
0×0100 = “Headset Gateway“,
0×0001 = { <1112>, <1203> },
0×0005 = { <1002> },
0×0000 = 0×4f491112
},
      {
0×0006 = { 0×656e, 0×006a, 0×0100, 0×6672, 0×006a, 0×0110, 0×6465, 0×006a, 0×0120, 0×6a61, 0×006a, 0×0130 },
0×0008 = 0xff,
0×0004 = { { <0100> }, { <0003>, 0×08 } },
0×0009 = { { <111e>, 0×0105 } },
0×0002 = 0×00000000,
       0×0100 = “Handsfree Gateway“,
0×0311 = 0×0003,
0×0301 = 0×01,
0×0001 = { <111f>, <1203> },
0×0005 = { <1002> },
0×0000 = 0×4f49111f
}
};

–Tom

I haven’t been able to post much lately due to generally working too much and getting ready for Leopard.  Well, Leopard is installed and it’s Saturday so I’m not working.  I would like to point out some of the good issues posted on iPhoneBugList since I last looked. 

No ability to remove networks from “known” list

This is an interesting problem.  I understand his/her issue with not being able to configure known networks and agree that it should be fixed.  There is, however, a workaround.  If you go in to Settings -> Wi-Fi, you can turn on “Ask to Join Networks” and it will not join random networks.

No option to disable unlock slider

I really think this is something to be corrected.  If the passcode is enabled, the slider is just another useless step in the interface.  I really dislike useless extra steps.

Ability to delete song on the fly

I hear you.  I often find that I have put a song that I don’t want on the iPhone, later to forget to remove it from iTunes.  I could save space on my phone by deleting things from the phone.  I thought of this some time ago but did not list it as I thought that I would be the only person that thought this was a problem.  To be honest, I can’t stand the “I have to do EVERYTHING from iTunes” method of access right now anyway.

Calendar alerts block alarm clock

Wow, I didn’t even know this!  That stinks.  When you have an all day event configured and the STUPID phone reminds you at midnight when you are asleep, I will just miss my morning alarm clock.  That is bogus.

Now, just looking at the 5 Most Popular on the main page reminds me how much every iPhone user thinks alike.  The missing Flash Player and the inability to send text to multiple recipients along with the lack of to-do lists are the top three.  That, I would expect, should be the top things worked on by Apple.  Hop to it, guys!

–Tom