Comments on: My One iPhone SDK Question

By: Zachary Bedell

Zachary Bedell — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:09:14 +0000

Does the new firmware not support the AFC interface on the current firmware? Shouldn't it be possible to copy files into ~/Media using the same interface that iTunes uses to write there? It's not a jailbreak, but it seems like you should able to write into your app's sandbox via that route.

Granted, I don't have a phone with the 2.0 firmware on it, so I'm just guessing... This is what I've been planning to use for Books, so hopefully it works.

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iPhone SDK Beta 5 is Out, Still Has Glaring Hole | NSLog(); — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:37:07 +0000

[...] (beta 5) version of the iPhone SDK was released, and in a move that surprises absolutely nobody, synchronizing (or even copying) with a desktop app is still not [...]

By: Daniel Tull

Daniel Tull — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:22:01 +0000

Bud, you've definitely got access to the networking side of things through CFNetwork in the Core Services layer.

By: bud

bud — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:13:52 +0000

This is may be totally unrelated, but are there any bluetooth hooks in the sdk?

I think most people wanting to develop simple iPhone Apps want just this, a way to simply sync small info sets, such as grabbing the GPS info from a bluetooth enabled GPS device, to send to google maps, or syncing their Scorecard, or Notes, in some fashion, without resorting to email as the only gateway.

If that (wifi or bluetooth sync) is closed off as possibly malicious or dangerous, there are going to be a lot fewer cool iPhone Apps out there.

I think it is about time itunes itself had a serious detail and touch up.

By: Eric Marshall

Eric Marshall — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:34:52 +0000

Sorry for wasting the bandwidth. I think I found it at http://bugreport.apple.com/. Since this topic is relevant to my envisioned iPhone app, I'll submit a feature request when I get home this evening.

By: Eric Marshall

Eric Marshall — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:23:32 +0000

What's the URL to the radar website?

By: Erik J. Barzeski

Erik J. Barzeski — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:51:14 +0000

PatrickQG said on March 10, 2008:

I've logged a radar entry as well - and like Alexander I encourage every registered iPhone developer to do the same.

Ditto. Mine is #5789570.

By: PatrickQG

PatrickQG — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:02:03 +0000

I've logged a radar entry as well - and like Alexander I encourage every registered iPhone developer to do the same.

My thinking is something through Sync Services, I'm sure it could still be used to do a one way "sync" from the Phone app to the Desktop app.

By: Alexander Griekspoor

Alexander Griekspoor — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:29:29 +0000

Erik J. Barzeski said on March 8, 2008:

Everyone with an iP* (if they want to ever sync again, that is) has the dock and iTunes. Apple should support files via that mechanism, not some 50-90% method.

Exactly! I filed a bugreporter entry with this request and I urge everybody to do the same..

By: Erik J. Barzeski

Erik J. Barzeski — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:25:56 +0000

Mike Zornek said on March 8, 2008:

I too would probably do a portable version of my app. The clear answer is for them to support .mac sync but I haven't heard if that is the plan.

I don't think .Mac sync is the answer at all. Not only do you limit yourselves (largely) to Mac users, but you also limit yourself to those with Wifi. iPod Touch users won't even have a cellular network to use, remember.

Everyone with an iP* (if they want to ever sync again, that is) has the dock and iTunes. Apple should support files via that mechanism, not some 50-90% method.