Comments on: The next iPhone multitasking stopgap: sync? http://jasoncrawford.org/2009/11/the-next-iphone-multitasking-stopgap-sync/ A tech/business geek in San Francisco Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:29:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aaron Klein http://jasoncrawford.org/2009/11/the-next-iphone-multitasking-stopgap-sync/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Aaron Klein Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:50:21 +0000 http://jasoncrawford.org/?p=161#comment-81 These are among the top reasons I switched back to BlackBerry - multitasking and queuing data for the next time I have a connection. I loved so many things about my iPhone, but ultimately what it was lacking (which included a physical keyboard) made it not work for me... These are among the top reasons I switched back to BlackBerry – multitasking and queuing data for the next time I have a connection.

I loved so many things about my iPhone, but ultimately what it was lacking (which included a physical keyboard) made it not work for me…

]]> By: Jason http://jasoncrawford.org/2009/11/the-next-iphone-multitasking-stopgap-sync/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Jason Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:48 +0000 http://jasoncrawford.org/?p=161#comment-78 Good point, Sean, although I suspect the biggest reason for not allowing multiple apps is memory. Good point, Sean, although I suspect the biggest reason for not allowing multiple apps is memory.

]]> By: Sean Saulsbury http://jasoncrawford.org/2009/11/the-next-iphone-multitasking-stopgap-sync/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Sean Saulsbury Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:35 +0000 http://jasoncrawford.org/?p=161#comment-77 Excellent point. You need to be able to queue outgoing data from an app in case a connection is not available. I don't think the phone being powerful enough is the issue, though, and doubt Apple allow background apps soon. The bigger bottleneck is battery life, and all those applications crunching away in the background drain the battery tremendously. Another related problem is switching between applications. With only one running at a time, I can't launch an application from another application and then get back to the application I launched from without quitting, going back to the main screen and re-launching the app. Happens to me all the time in the mail program when I launch a Web page. Excellent point. You need to be able to queue outgoing data from an app in case a connection is not available. I don’t think the phone being powerful enough is the issue, though, and doubt Apple allow background apps soon. The bigger bottleneck is battery life, and all those applications crunching away in the background drain the battery tremendously.

Another related problem is switching between applications. With only one running at a time, I can’t launch an application from another application and then get back to the application I launched from without quitting, going back to the main screen and re-launching the app. Happens to me all the time in the mail program when I launch a Web page.

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