iPhone iOS 4 Hidden "Feature"

[TheZepposucks]

Tell us something we don't know

[jevansturner]

@TheZepposucks

Most commenters didn't know (or they think it's fake).

[TacosCA]

Inception.

[diesims2diesims3]

stupid shit!

[jevansturner]

@diesims2diesims3

I agree...unless I hear a good reason for Apple putting this in.

[player554kamil]

Rahman ?

[WierdFreak52]

what a waste of 53 second of my life of plaing call of duty!

[jevansturner]

@WierdFreak52

Why did you watch it? Was it misrepresented in the description?

[RomeowIsFluffy]

and the point of that is what?

[jevansturner]

@RomeowIsFluffy

That's what I'd like to know. It's quicker to use the normal "Add Call" button. I don't know why they'd keep this feature and hide it deeper when they can just remove it, so it seems like there's some other purpose.

[robinsjoseph2347]

THANKS MAN .... WELLL DERS NO OPTION IN MY PHONE I COS I GOT IT FROM A GULF COUNTRY ... ITS BANNED OVER HERE FACE TIME !!!

[TheCallekkung]

whrn you had holded it and see the send button, type in a number of a friend and the send, and you will invite him to the cakll so you have 3 persons conversation.:)

[jevansturner]

@TheCallekkung

Yeah, but it's easier to use the "Add" button. You don't need to know the person's phone number if they're in your phone book.

[knuckls4red]

i think its sending DTMF when you tap 4 times you actually right the number 2 4 times its a button glitch

[Demizide]

@knuckls4red Just what I was thinking.

[robinsjoseph2347]

dude i got an iphone 4 , well ders facetime application or button or icon ..... there's nuthing called face time in my iphone .... can u help me out wit it ???? dis is my id robins.joseph@gmail.com , i tired everything but cant find it out ... actually its not there truthfully... n i dont wanna jailbreak my phone .... can we buy facetime from apple ???

[jevansturner]

@robinsjoseph2347

I'm not sure if you're serious. For most people, the FaceTime icon is already there on the call screen. It was missing from the call screen when I first got my iPhone 4; probably because I restored from backup that was created on a 3GS. I looked in Settings and found an option to show FaceTime in the call screen. This video was about a hidden "Send" button.

[Megadoomable]

Fake n gay!!!!!! Isn't that the speaker button?

[itsbruce112]

@Megadoomable go away troll. nobody loves you.

[jevansturner]

@Megadoomable

It's perfectly normal for the speaker button to change when you have a Bluetooth headset. That's not what the video is about. The video is about the hidden "Send" button.

[applebroz222]

another confrence calling method

[jevansturner]

@applebroz222

...apparently, but I don't know why Apple chose to hide it deeper in iOS4 versus iOS3. It also requires more presses than simply tapping "Add Call."

[THEmaxbrown]

whats the menu that says "PROPlantronics" then "phone" then "speaker" when you first make the call?

[jevansturner]

@THEmaxbrown

That's the name of my Bluetooth headset (Plantronics Voyager Pro).

The speakerphone option changes when you have your phone paired and connected with a Bluetooth headset.

[martinbeahan]

I would say the send feature is probably for something coming out in the near or distant future...or its for the devs..

[jevansturner]

@martinbeahan

Yeah, but the "hidden" Send button has been there since long before iOS4. It actually was easier to reveal before iOS4, because you didn't have to tap the screen. It still confuses me that it's important enough to keep it and hide it even deeper, but there's not a clear use for it.

Now that I think about it, I wonder if it's accessible without a SIM during an "emergency" call? It might allow a 3-way conversation without a SIM card.

[martinbeahan]

@jevansturner hmm.. didn't know it was there before...but yeah, maybe it could be for 3-way calling during an emergency call.

[NeverEndingEclips3]

Dude were did u get that option in the begining of the call?

[jevansturner]

@NeverEndingEclips3

Which option do you mean?

[janX9]

Nice find, but I don't see the purpose, I'm pretty curious though. Maybe it's for a future updated feature.

[jevansturner]

@TheGnr1996

Yeah, but what's the point? There's already a 3-way calling feature that's much easier to access.

[policeman]

Fk Iris Lim Shi Ying Emmeth

[ClubDing]

maybe its for fun? ppl always like finding new things...llike easter eggs in games...it keeps them interested to find more so u keep using the product

[idiotzrule]

You know someone called Emmett hahahahahhahaha

[jevansturner]

@idiotzrule

Sure do. He's my twin brother.

[arcindo1]

It's a conspiracy!!!!!!

[M1ST3RHYDE]

Im not sure but I think it has to do with Y2K... I mean 2012. Its a space alien thought jammer so you dont need to bother with that 1980's non green technology of waisting aluminium foil which is obviously to jam their Dream-Catcher technology.

if not that then I have No clue.

[VISARKRASNIQI99]

This feature is to send DTMF phone numbers to the person you are on the phone. Nokia and other phones has it also

[jevansturner]

@VISARKRASNIQI99

That's what you'd use the *normal* dialpad for. If you do this trick, dial a number, and tap "Send," it actually calls someone.

[GlennMWebber]

@jevansturner So it's an intuitive way to access 3-way calling?

[jevansturner]

@GlennMWebber Not what I'd call "intuitive."

1) It's *hidden*

2) It's quicker and fewer steps to perform this the normal way.

[GrovyleScy]

finally a secret!

[jevansturner]

@GrovyleScy

...bug the bigger secret is: What's it good for?

[ToStEeY]

Damn, in the moment, where he says, waiting for him to answer, my fucking iphone just started vibrating xD

[jevansturner]

@ToStEeY Oooo-eeeee-ooo! (creepy)

[rpost3405]

Instead of saying iOS 4, you should have said iPhone. The iPod touches run on iOS and you cant make calls on that. not trying to be mean, but that small error sort of confused me, especially since I have iOS 4 on my iPod touch.

[jevansturner]

@rpost3405

Good point. I'll update the details. The title already said "iPhone iOS 4 ..."

[MrJoshalvis]

It's actually for the Feds to recover past info your every conversation,email,text,gps times places, just stuff like that. So here we carry there bug right in our pocket. Just like on star ! Ha ha ha

[Nick31892]

If you press the 'send' button it will activate the timers of multiple nuclear missiles set to detonate all over the world killing billions of people. That's why Apple is trying to keep it hidden.

[jevansturner]

@Nick31892

Good to know! I won't push it again :)

[cristiaan321]

@Nick31892 u r a genius

[TEAMxFALCON]

@Nick31892 then why the fuck would it be implemented!

[alibaba566]

@Nick31892 Serious ?

[700Jorge]

what the heck just happen, wierdest video i've ever seen LOL

[jevansturner]

@700Jorge

I made a strange button appear on the keypad screen during a call...that's about it.

[VTC1000HP]

lol How you found it ? your so smart ! xD or maybe you don't give a shit about people speaking to u on phone and just tested and found it out xD

[jevansturner]

@VTC1000HP

A bit of chance + I'm always poking around. My iPhone 4 had face sensor problems and weird things would happen and I'd try to reproduce it while wearing a headset. If you drag your finger off of the Mute button, but keep your finger on the screen..it behaves as if you held your finger on Mute the whole time (and puts the call on hold).

[pozzdonnz]

Please Tell me What is SEND Button and For ??

[jevansturner]

@pozzdonnz That's covered in the video description. You can dial a number and tap "Send" to initiate a three-way call...so it works the same as using the "Add Call" feature. I'm sure there's some other purpose that I can't figure out (why would Apple keep the feature, but hide it?).

[brandtaylor93]

@jevansturner well it's really hidden, it's probably from some left over code.

[jevansturner]

@brandtaylor93

The only thing that doesn't make sense about the "left-over code" theory is this: Apple deliberately hid it *deeper* when iOS4 was released (iOS3 didn't require you to tap 4 times).

[pozzdonnz]

Yeah U Right I do like But Just Give me A sent Button And I don't know send button for

[edoardol]

The name of the song?

[jevansturner]

@edoardol

I wish I knew the name of the song. I think I let YouTube pick one at random or based on the length of the video. Apparently, once you've picked a song from YouTube's selections, there's no way to see what was picked after the fact.

[cauerego]

@jevansturner so try soundhound. great iphone app that discovers song names. yep.

[jevansturner]

@cauerego

It used to be called "Midomi" before they changed the name. Anyway, I tried both Soundhound and Shazam and neither of them could identify it.

[cauerego]

@jevansturner yeah, i recall midomi. it's my first time i've seen the "there were no close matches" message! I just sent them an email, let's see.

[jevansturner]

@cauerego I think the music is just too obscure. That's probably why YT was able to get a license for it.

It's a shame that people who license their music to YT don't get any exposure. YT should update it so that, when you select a track for your video through AudioSwap, it should add soundtrack license info after the description.

[cauerego]

@jevansturner that's true... but if it ressembles something, soundhound should bring at least something similar! :P and yeah, some artists don't like exposure all that much, but I doubt there's no artist from that YT tool who wouldn't enjoy at least having his/her name out there.

[anyolvwilldo]

@jevansturner Shit i remember when it was midomi and it was free. Since I got it years ago and changed names, it's definitely improved its UI and database and increased in price, but I'd pay 5 for it any day if I needed to...thank god for free updates though cuz 5 is a pack of smokes lol

[tiagomartinho77]

Tks for the tip...

I love this song, could u please tell me its name? Cheers

[ANTONIODS2000]

thats 4 3way calling ..dial a # then hit the send in top right ....see my vids!!

[jevansturner]

@ANTONIODS2000

That doesn't make sense because there's already an "+Add Call" button. Also, the person on the other end can hear you dialing digits.

There must be some other purpose, or Apple software engineers wouldn't have tried to hide it even deeper with iOS4 when they could have just removed it.

[ANTONIODS2000]

@jevansturner i performed the samme key presses as in the video & when i hit send it called the # ...maybe its built into the dialer on purpose because some phone systems wont recognize the dtmf from the dialer so that feature is there for people who use such systems ...not so much hidden as it is there for people familiar with it ...watch my vids

[jevansturner]

@ANTONIODS2000

It definitely works for 3 way calling, but Apple is keeping it hidden for some reason and even hides it deeper.

[Blueflagproductions]

Oops I meant if you go to the dial pad and press like 2 or 3 then press call it spools then says error performing request

[Blueflagproductions]

Nice finally one I've never seen idk I think it might be used for like a back up command if like it says press 2 to go to blah and you press it but Its not going through as sent so it uses that?

Idk also on the dial part of the phone app if you like hold down 2 or 3 it spools and then says error performing service request unknown

[jevansturner]

@Blueflagproductions

The only "use" I can think of so far is to allow the other person to hear the number you're dialing. The person on the other end can record the conversation and have proof of the the number that you dialed.