Anti-Secuity Tip: Really simple iOS Passcode

1) Enable (Simple Passcode) option, so that your code can constitute 4 numeric digits only.

2) Simplest Passcode to enter is: 2 5 8 0. Four digits is a vertical line.

Tip:
- This post is not a security post as the name implies.
- This post is useful in similar cases when you register Exchange account with a policy to have a passcode; however, you are sure that your device is secure and you do want to have the least interruption with the passcode screen.

Feature I would like to see in: Google Hangouts on iOS

Ring tones for incoming calls.

Currently at the time of this writing, there is only a default sound which plays on receiving calls. From my own experience, it is rarely noticed since for most times, me and my recipients who are using iOS devices miss our calls!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hangouts/id643496868?mt=8

Google Hangouts version 1.1.1.2672
iPhone 4s
iOS 6.1.3

Feature I would like to see in iOS 6: Identifying the e-mail sender for group mailboxes

This concerns MS Exchange mailboxes for groups.

What is required is a way to be able to view the exact account sender who sent on behalf of the group mailbox.

The current behavior in iOS mail is that it only displays the sender as the group mailbox only, with no specific account.

Feature I would not like to see in Facebook version for iOS: Draging friends icons to hide chat window

Throwing my friends photo icons to the hide icon to close a chat is not the most adorable way to do so.

For a number of reasons from my point of view:
-  It is usually a long move  from the default icon location in the top to the fixed location hide icon, which is more significant with devices with larger screens like the iPad.

- Throwing the icons away to hide resembles, in my mind, throwing something to trash which is not a favorable resemblance for doing that with a friends icons to end a conversation.

Current Facebook Version 257209
iOS 6

Organizing my iPhone sceens

That's my own settings for stting up my iPhone sceen, I do not recommend any of those applications, I just want to share with you how I organize my screens so that I would be the most productive on using them:

Screen #1: My handy most important apps.

Screen #2: Includes those which doesn't fit in the main screen and those apps which I regularly use; however, immediate access is not a priority.

 Screen #3: Those apps I sometimes tools, and they are mostly utilities. The iPhone folder contains those apps which I rarely use, or which I would hope to delete (Review my other post)

 Screen #4: Very Rarely used, but might be of value at times. For example the iBooks is not very useful at iPhone screen size, but  sometimes I get into the mode of reading a page or so!

 Screen #5: Those are my travel utilities which I use only on\during my trips.

Screen #6: Very few games and those apps which I try for some time before placing them in their permanent location.

Feature I would like to see in iOS: Removing built in applications

For example, I do not find a value for me for any of the below marked applications; however, still I have no way of removing them from my iOS device!

Apple FaceTime versus Google Hangouts on iOS 6

In my first review for a replacement to Apple FaceTime that would be compatible on Android devices as well as Apple's, I was excessively receiving the below message using Google Hangouts, using two separate

accounts for each of my iPhone 4S and iPad Retina.

Of course, Facetime was doing so fine with both. At least it works.

After succeeding to set a connection using Google Hangouts for only two participants, the modest video quality was so apparent in comparison to FaceTime.

Hard Luck Google, my first experience with Google hangouts was far from my expectations from a released product, not even a beta!

Feature I would like to see in iOS: Recall exchange e-mails

A feature for recalling an exchange e-mail similar to what I can so easily do from my MS Outlook client.

Feature I would like to see in iOS: Enhanced update process

Being able to use the applications while updates are being downloaded, I can tolerate the installation time which is usually seconds while I can see no value in waiting for the download which can take much longer time!

Feature I would like to see in Google Maps for iOS: Ability to hide\show the search bar

Feature I would like to see in iOS 6: Setting the first day of the week

Setting the first day of the week:
For example, my week in Egypt starts in Sunday rather than Monday.

Nothing here:

Feature I would not like to see in: iOS 6 tests stop the functionality for my iPhone 4S WiFi & Bluetooth

If that was what they call an update, I no longer want similar Apple updates!

Apple staff replies to my queries regarding the cause for my issue is that my device might originally had this H\W defect and the iOS upgrade might have included further tests which resulted in its detection and no longer enables the H\W to function!

Story starts, or as far as I understand (since although I believe it is attributed to the update, I can't claim I am pretty sure), shortly following my iOS 6 update:


1- iOS update installed smoothly and I have no problem for a week or so.
2- Using the Bluetooth in my car as usual, and between my calls, Bluetooth stopped functioning. Meaning that I completed a call with Bluetooth hands-free and my next call few minutes after that, the call was only through my device and I noticed it was disconnected from the car system.
3- Several trials to shutdown and start the device, hard restart the iPhone  and restarting\resetting my car audio system, with no success.(Only the spinning Bluetooth wheel.)
4- My big shock was that the WiFi button was completely disabled.
5- So much frustrated now, I backup-ed the device, and restored, backup-ed up and wiped it completely off. I found no way to downgrade. No Hope, at all!
6- Headed to the apple store, heard the explanation above and had it exchanged for another refurbished device.
For your info: Out of warranty exchange price: [Price CHF 209]