Walt Mossberg's Got a Secret
No, I'm not talking about anything bad. Actually, its very good -- secret iPhone features! Yes, as usual Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal digs deep into all-things-Apple and reveals some hidden features included in the recent 1.0.1 iPhone firmware update. Sadly, these "secret" features don't include some of the ones I, and others, would like to see, such as the ability to text message more than one person at a time or an IM client.
But even though they might not be fantastic, earth-shattering enhancements, they still, as Mossberg points out: "make the iPhone nicer to use." Some of the "secret" features found by Mossberg include the capability of having 50 favorite numbers in the phone application instead of the previous 20, the option to BCC yourself in the mail application instead of just CC, and the ability to now play music through previously incompatible car adapters and speakers originally designed specifically for the iPod.
That last one made me particularly happy because now I can listen to the terrific TUAW podcasts in my car via iPhone when all I got previously was seriously annoying feedback and an error message on the iPhone asking if I wanted to turn on Airplane Mode. So, kudos to Apple for "secret" updates and to Mossberg for uncovering them.
Anyone else discover any "secret" features with this update?
