Besides Copy-and-Paste, one of the biggest feature omissions on the iPhone is landscape mode for composing emails. It's a strange limitation, as other smartphones that support both portrait and landscape mode support it.You might think that based on past rejections, the App Store might reject any sort of virtual keyboard app, but maybe they just decided to cut developers some slack, or maybe the criticism has gotten to them.
At any rate, Apple saw fit to approve four, count 'em four, landscape mode applications for email today. The four apps are:
- Sideways - $1.99
- Wide Email - $0.99
- Touchtype - $0.99
- Compose - $0.99
All the above apps work the same: you type the text while in the app, then send the text to the built-in email application. The major complaint I see in reviews of the products: not really a complaint, but a wish ... a wish that they could support SMS as well.
Now, the best thing possible would be if Apple would get a clue and add Copy-and-Paste and Landscape mode natively into the OS. Of course, that would end the lives of these apps, but ...
2 comments:
First of all, I want to send a salute to every reader and writer of this magnificent column. After this, I want to share with you my passion that is fed by all those beautiful landscapes and such. The fact of matter is that I have always loved every single thing which is somehow related to adventures and such, including landscapes, indeed.
This is a good addition and I am glad Apple finally provided a solution What I do not agree is why we should have to pay for something that should be free, however small the amount is.
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