The First iPhone Bug

by Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger

17 Jul 2007 07:15 AM

Before the release of the iPhone, there were many questions about how to get one, what the interface and functionality would be like, etc. After the release there was a new question: What sort of bug might appear?

This is nothing against Apple, which has one of the lowest rates of hardware or software bugs out there, or the iPhone itself. It is just that with technology, especially cutting edge technology, there are bound to be a few critters that sneak in here and there.

Well, the first iPhone bug has been found and acknowledged. Yesterday, Apple officially declared that there is indeed a bug in the iPhone user interface and that the company will correct it in a software update.

The bug at hand, or actually the issue with the iPhone is related to the battery life indicator. The indicator sometimes does not show a fully charged battery when in fact the battery is fully charged.

"Your battery is fully charged, but the UI (User Interface) is just not correctly reflecting this. We expect to fix this in a software update," is Apple's official statement about the bug.

Apple did not give any indication as to when the bug would be fixed and/or a software update would be released.

There are bound to be some changes, improvements or additions in the User Interface. Apple has been filing some interesting patents lately, and many of them possibly have to do with touch interfaces. These patents could be related to the iPhones, the iPods or the new iMacs.

There is also some indication that new applications will soon be available for the iPhone. At the moment, I don't know specifically what they might be, but I'll make sure to do my homework and scout out both the rumors and the confirmed news for you.

Mary Ann Romans also writes for the Frugal Living Blog here at Families.com, where she shares money saving tips for today's families.

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