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Another serious problem with the iPhone interface is the placement of the 'Cancel' button in the "New Contact" screen. There's no reason to let the user throw away their just-entered contact in one step, especially when the 'Cancel' button is placed where the 'Back' button is on other screens.

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Yep this is a problem. I also don't like how I have to press 'Save' to store the contact. Too often have I entered in all the information only to hit the Home button and lose the entire contact.

Also in Mail, the 'Trash' button is at the bottom directly over the Home button. Sometimes I try to push the Home button and slightly miss, deleting the message I was reading. In the worst cases, I'll hit 'Trash' and then the Home button, not even realizing that I have deleted a message. I wish I could just disable the 'Trash' button as I use Gmail and don't need it.

But in Mail, the Trash button makes you confirm the deletion. You'd have to accidentally press the 'Trash' button, and then accidentally press the 'Delete Message' button too (which is bright red and a whole inch away from the Home button).

Not necessarily. There's a setting which makes the Trash button delete without asking confirmation. Not sure if it's on by default.

Thank you. I have "Ask Before Deleting" turned off. I am also unsure what the default setting is. Nonetheless, Apple should not put delete buttons near the most-used button. Especially on a touchscreen with zero mechanical feedback.

Ive been visiting this site for a while...were not alone!

http://pleasefixtheiphone.com/

The lack of Multimedia messaging on apparently the worlds most advanced phone is my biggest gripe.

With the e-mail functionality so well done, mms seems a little redundant. I would call it ahead of its time for dropping mms. However... I will say the way it handles it is annoying... You have to log in to some site to view it? Why not just convert it to an e-mail?

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