stop whining about battery life;

Why should we?

And why should we buy another 99 dollar device to compensate for an undersized battery?

Only by whining do things get improved. It took two years of whining to get cut and paste, it took two years for MMS, Video recording, etc. I expect another full year of whining will yield a better battery on the 4th generation iPhone.

In the mean time, if you are happy with your battery life, then skip over those posts, and try not to be the whining police.

It’s serves for the camera and videocamera that’s it

Now that's the best explanation I've heard all day.

This would prevent surreptitious video recording by providing a "on the air" light to the subject, and this is probably required in many/most jurisdictions.

Let's keep the rumours comeing.

When I put my phone down, it is always face down. I use a cover and the phone doesn't slide in this orientation. I'm sure at least some do the same.

I'll take a stab in the dark and assume that a company of the calibre of Apple has put just an ounce of research and development into the pros and cons of adding a glow to the design. I don't see Apple sabotaging their success by neglecting battery usage (a second time).

I think it will look nice. Useful or not.

The best thing I like about the iPhone is how simple and nice the design is. To add a useless flashing light is lame....

Your need to be noticed.

The same J-offs that wait till the movie is about to start and then turn on their iPhones and raise it above their heads FOR NO REASON.

If the 'apple light on the back' is ANYTHING other than a flash for the camera it is tacky. VERY TACKY.

Don't sit here telling me it's for notifications either. 1. You more than likely use a case. 2. When your phone is sitting on a table/desk it is not sitting face down. 3. when your phone is in its charging dock it's facing you.

In a perfect world I love Apple's distinctive designs, but sometimes I wish they weren't SO distinctive, so I could have all the hardware and software awesomeness while looking like I'm using a cheap Dell laptop or a feature phone.

It's just a glowing Apple logo. It turns on when you make or receive a call and turns itself off when the call ends. That's it.

Yes, I'll agree that it's useless. But you can't deny that it's damn cool!

If it is even true, that is.

But, with all these bells and whistles, are they doing anything to address the SINGLE BIGGEST PROBLEM with the iPhone (after 3.0 of course), the battery life??

I'm a heavy user, and each charge barely gets me through a day.

I keep my iPhone face down is that really so crazy? I don't keep it in a case so I don't want to risk scratching the back. I have a screen protector.

who hangs around apple iPhone sites to tell us rumors aren't true :/

Yes doubling as a flash and notification light would be brilliant.

Just watch"

that's 'illogical' not 'unlogical'

very smooth.

Smh.

People have been stealing Apple products before any " beacon " or lights have ever been implimented in any Apple hardware. People will continue to steal them no matter what.

There are plenty of phones out there with flashing lights on them such as Sidekicks and Black Berrys.

Miami Mike said: What if you drop your phone alot and need rubber skin to protect it??

Well, if you're clumsy enough to drop the phone a lot, perhaps you should invest in a cheaper phone.

I think the light would be a neat little feature. I hope we will have the ability to adjust the brightness or turn it off completely. Maybe it'll light up when a call, message, or some sort of notification is received. Battery wouldn't be a big deal. It wouldn't take much to light 1 LED. Maybe Jobs & friends will be gracious enough to give us a better battery.

Besides, you don't patent a new battery technology and then future generations of your product have worse battery life.

if it DOES double as a flash for the camera, and it has MINIMAL draw on the battery, then it serves a purpose. otherwise, it is basically just making skin/case manufacturers heads spin as they scramble to figure out a new design scheme to allow the 'glowing fruit' to shine through the back of the case.

if it allows different colors/pulses for different notifications, meh...maybe a good thing. but 99% of the time you NEVER set your phone face-down! so you'd never see it glow anyway. and if, IF this glow is true, then my question will be: does it stay on all the time (even standby mode)? if so, this may lead to Apple finally having to address the battery drain issues of the 3G with a more powerful battery in the new version.

damnit...is it June 8th yet?!?!

The battery better be better too.

Juice Pack air?

Yes, there's something unheard of in the annals of Apple .

That isn't even true. Compared to other 3G phones the iPhone 3G does pretty well on battery life. I think most people already know that, but just thought I would respond just in case they didn't.

Were you referring to those same EE's who gave us a phone with the shortest battery life in the industry and which is not user replaceable?

Pass thru?

The phone is chock full of electronics, battery, and antennas and shielding.

Take a look: http://techrepublic.com.com/2347-13636_11-210341-210632.html?seq=23

Only problem with a notification light is that it is in the back of the phone.

Chris

Why put a freakin light back there?? What if you drop your phone alot and need rubber skin to protect it?? How would you see the "Glowing" light unless the skin is clear??

What's the reason for the light??? Answer me?LOL

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