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Search Contacts in iPhone 2.0?

Sunday March 9, 2008 4:05 am PDT by Arnold Kim

Blargkaboom points out that in one of the demo screenshots during the iPhone SDK event showed off a new search icon in the Contacts application.

This search icon is not available on the current version of the iPhone firmware. At present, users can only slide their finger down the alphabet to scroll quickly through their contact list, and can not search for specific names.

Hopefully the next iPhone revision will bring us this search functionality. iPhone 2.0 is scheduled for release in late June.
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hollerz
Posted: 51 months ago
I don't have nearly enough contacts for this to be useful for me, but hopefully it means there's gonna be a lot more little things like this that everyones been asking for that will make it just that much better.
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yoman
Posted: 51 months ago
This is good news if true. This is a feature I have been waiting for. There are many times I have needed this.
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Pennine
Posted: 51 months ago
I wonder if this will come before June ?
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yoman
Posted: 51 months ago

I wonder if this will come before June ?


This would be nice. I guess it is possible that Apple will add a feature or two before June. One can hope.
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Pennine
Posted: 51 months ago

This would be nice. I guess it is possible that Apple will add a feature or two before June. One can hope.


Yeah june is along way off should be another update before
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joshysquashy
Posted: 51 months ago
I reckon it will be in line with the contacts list, above the letter A, and disappears when you scroll down - just like in Safari.

I also reckon that when you open your contacts, it will start at A, and you will need to scroll up in order to see the search bar.

Just compete guesses!
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pederg
Posted: 51 months ago
It is obvious that this is going to be implemented at some stage..
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elppa
Posted: 51 months ago
Why can't they just put the search button next to the add button in the top bar?

I think that it would be easier to see there, many people may miss it in it's current location.
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DenniZ
Posted: 51 months ago
weird thing is, you can already search if your going to send a sms to someone.

just type their name instead of their number in the recipients box thing.
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stevearm
Posted: 51 months ago

weird thing is, you can already search if your going to send a sms to someone.

just type their name instead of their number in the recipients box thing.


Weird thing is... this is a contact list, not an SMS message
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