I frequently send emails to Groups (from Address Book contacts), but iphone requires me to enter the contacts one at a time.

Is there a workaround now? If not, that capability should be included in the next software update.

Bob

I'd like to be able to send an address book contact to someone via email.

My wife calls; she says she needs Aunt Ellen's address to send her a birth announcement, but she can't find the address. I'm away from my desk, but I've got it on my iPhone. I'd love to be able to click on the contact, and send it to her as I could send a photo.

Nice list! Here are a couple of others:

1. Notes syncing and save e-mails to Notes
2. Safari Home Page
3. Mail folders
4. Open links in page option
5. Access links in enhanced podcasts
6. Enter location for Calendar events from Contact locations
7. Preserve iCal colors for multiple calendars
8. Be able to save e-mail drafts
9. Better SMTP mail options to obviate config tricks with ISP vs outside WIFI vs AT&T send mail problems.

How about voice dialing? This is very important. I want to make calls while driving which is not something I will do without voice dialing.

On my iMac I frequently send emails to Groups (contained in my Address Book), but iPhone does not permit this -- I must enter each contact one at a time.

Is there a workaround? If not, I would like to see this facilitated on the next software update.

Bob

It looks like a request for a pocket Mac, not an iPhone, PHONE- remember. Admittedly, these would make this equipment a fabulous pocket computer but it would need a much larger hard drive and a battery to match. Size, cost, etc. are going to be factors to consider. I think things are going that way but we are several generations away. The GPS should have been included on this one but it may have increased size so was shelved. It's getting there and this is the first step.

How about making it more like an iPod where you can plug it into another computer and listen to your music. This way you don't have to fill up a work computer with music...

Harold: Unfortunately, no.

James: You can indeed save email drafts: tap Cancel while composing a message; you'll be asked if you want to save the message. If you choose Save, it will be saved to a new Drafts folder.

As for the other requests, we'll be posting our lists for other areas of the iPhone in the next few days; many of the things commenters have mentioned are on those lists ;-)

Jack: I disagree. Most of the things the various editors would like to see on the iPhone are currently available on other "smartphones" in some incarnation or another.

How bout multiple text messaging recipients ??????

My wish list includes reading mail in horizontal and adjusting page width in Safari. I've read my first book on the iPhone by creating a private web page. I experimented with e-mailing a book to myself, but reading down was too narrow, the text too small. Zoom works well, but only if you don't have to scroll side to side. A book reader app would be nice. The first two additions would still be welcome. mass transit is shaky and larger text is welcome in all circumstances.

My wish list includes reading mail in horizontal and adjusting page width in Safari. I've read my first book on the iPhone by creating a private web page. I experimented with e-mailing a book to myself, but reading down was too narrow, the text too small. Zoom works well, but only if you don't have to scroll side to side. A book reader app would be nice. The first two additions would still be welcome. mass transit is shaky and larger text is welcome in all circumstances.

A couple more items that were missed in the "Wish List"

* Group assigned ring tones (with abillity to override by individual contact's assigned ringtone)

* save web pages in memory so they don't have to be redownloaded everytime they are viewed.

* save maps in memory.

Folks:

Keep in mind this is just the list for the interface and general features; we've got lists for other categories as the week goes on:

Mail
Phone and Contacts
Safari and Text
iPod
Other apps (including Maps)

There will be plenty of opportunities to comment on other feature areas :-)

MMS! would be nice

I'd love to see some enhancements to mail, some of which may have already been mentioned:

1) Ability to mark all read / delete all
2) Ability to select multiple messages to mark as read or delete
3) Indicator on the mail icon on the homepage when a new message has come in that has not been seen. *This is different from showing me an unread count. I don't have to read most messages, but would like to know when a new message has come in. My pearl accomplished this with a little star next to my unread count. And since i can't mark all read my unread count tends to get really high. So on the main screen there could be a star over the mail icon. then clicking on mail there should be a 'new' indicator on the appropriate accounts. clicking on that account should make the new icon go away.
4) link contacts and notes to a calendar event - maybe when you create a new event you could choose from an event type (appt, meeting, reminder, call-back, etc.) This would allow the ability to turn a note/task into a calendar event with a reminder. Or setup a callback reminder in the calendar and automatically be able to call that person from the event reminder.
5) ability to save a number instead of just having it auto-dial. Maybe if you click and held the phone number it could popup an option to save the number and then it could add to an existing acct or create a new one from it. - My blackberry pearl could do this too.

How about the ability to stream internet radio like iTunes does?

This is kind of a general UI issue, though it also is about some specific apps. I notice that in some places where I have lists, like the Maps bookmarks and in World Clock, when I edit the list, little grippy things appear on the right side of each item, and they can be rearranged.

In other places, notably in Weather and Stocks, you can't rearrange the items, you're stuck with the order in which you entered them. Which forces you to delete and reenter items to get a sensible sort order. Painful.

So, anyway, the feature request is to always have the ability to sort these lists.

Alderete: We mentioned this issue with interface consistency in our "consensus" list, linked at the beginning of this article. It's there in other places, too; for example, in some lists, you can swipe-delete, but not in others.

The single most important omission to me is for the ability to encrypt information in a note-type application that syncs with my computer. This would be infinitely useful for information we carry around on a small smartphone that could easily be lost or stolen. It would enable us, for instance, to always have with us user names and passwords, or credit card information.

The ability to zoom text large enough for old eyes to read it and then set the screen so the enlarged text wraps around (eliminating the need to swipe the text from side to side).

The ability to zoom text large enough for old eyes to read it and then set the screen so the enlarged text wraps around (eliminating the need to swipe the text from side to side).

I have just one thing I'd like to see for my favorite new device: When one is required to enter a password for a website, make the option of visible/legible password entry available as my choice. My fingers are large and it's tough enough to enter the password and then, when I made a mistake, I have to do it all over, never knowing what my mistake was. The screen/text is small enough to keep from prying eyes in clear text.

I just dont like the Autofill-text whene you typing, that is someting that should have a turn off bottom.