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Old May 27, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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iPhone texting lacking features

How come you cannot text to multiple people at a time? Also, I find it irritating to use that bubble thing all the time when I want to go back and correct a typo. Are there other texting apps that resolves some of the issues?
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Old May 27, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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a) you CAN text to multiple at once

b) you can turn off the auto correct if you dont like it.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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Didn't know you could text multiple people, how do you do that? And I know you can turn off the auto correct feature, but I would like a directional keypad to move the cursor around. It is convenient to use the bubble when I notice an error a couple lines up, but when its just a couple characters back, I think a directional button would be easier.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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just add multiple contacts in the TO field.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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just add multiple contacts in the TO field.
For some reason, when I tried hitting the to field after entering a contact before, it didn't have that plus sign to add another contact. I think it may have been because of the case I was using before. I found that the screen was a lot less responsive so I changed cases to another one that is working better. It's the only thing I can think of as to why it wasn't working before but is now. Thanks.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001AudiS4
For some reason, when I tried hitting the to field after entering a contact before, it didn't have that plus sign to add another contact. I think it may have been because of the case I was using before. I found that the screen was a lot less responsive so I changed cases to another one that is working better. It's the only thing I can think of as to why it wasn't working before but is now. Thanks.
what firmware are you on?
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Old May 28, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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what firmware are you on?
2.2.1

The other thing I can't seem to do is forward a text, which is something I did quite often with my old phone
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Old May 28, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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01S4, get the Bite SMS app....problem solved

The quick txt feature is pretty cool too where you can txt in the middle of doing other stuff w/o having to stop and open the actual txting app. I use it all the time.

Oh yeah it allows landscape txting mode as well. Kinda works like the BeeJive IM app's land scape mode
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Old May 28, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001AudiS4
2.2.1

The other thing I can't seem to do is forward a text, which is something I did quite often with my old phone

You can always do a print screen and save it as a picture..
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Old May 28, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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You can always do a print screen and save it as a picture..
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Old May 29, 2009 | 10:58 AM
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LOL @ the print screen. I used to do that when I first got my 3G back in November.

I'd snap pics of the battery life and post it on howard forums to prove to folks I could go 3 days w/o charging the phone
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