@ nitro2k01:

They thought of that. When the shake is detected, you get a popup asking whether you want to “undo typing” or cancel. So even if it gets triggered accidentally you won’t lose your text.

Also, that feature never really triggered for me accidentally despite being on bumpy rides, or gesticulating with my hand while the iPhone was in it. When they say shake, they mean shake – not wave with it. You probably need as much force as shaking a ketchup bottle before use (maybe little less) before the thing registers – so it is not something that happens all the time.

@ Gui13:
That sounds risky. What if you’re writing an SMS (in the passenger seat) on a bumpy road?

Glados? Is that you?
For science isn’t enough of an excuse.

@ Liudvikas:

No, you wardrive for science. Just keep it on in your car, and then you can see how many open wifi networks you have passed by and laugh. I don’t like to use unknown wifi because I’m always afraid it is a honeypot that will steal my passwords. :P

Yes but I wouldn’t have any use for it. Whenever I’m on the move I can use 3g and when I need something better, well then I can’t actually go around looking for open wifi’s.

Liudvikas wrote:

don’t know why would I need one though

War driving and stuff. :)

Oh great, I wonder if android store has wifi stumblers, don’t know why would I need one though. :D

@ Liudvikas:

Nope. Just a satisfied user. Love their hardware and user experience but I do not have some unconditional fanboy love for Apple.

For example, I don’t like the App Store bullshit policies that lock out arbitrary sets of useful apps (I’m still fuming that Apple blocked all the Wifi stumblers). I usually tell this to people who consider the iPhone – it is a lovely phone, but a closed system with arbitrary rules that govern which apps are blessed and which are condemned.

APPLE FANBOY!!!

Sorry couldn’t resist.

@ road:

You are correct. I fixed the entry.

@ Gui13:

I did not know about this! Thanks. This is definitely a very neat trick!