I do not like how the iPhone “syncs” with my Mac. It isn’t broken, but it involves a lot more steps than it should, and doesn’t do a good job of actually keeping me in sync. So I guess it is broken. You heard it here first, people! Ben Brown says the iPhone / iTunes sync is totally broken!
- I don’t like my MP3 player being in charge of keeping all of my data in sync. I feel like making syncing a responsibility of my media manager application means it will not be good at either. I miss iSync, the old Apple sync manager, which synced multiple USB/bluetooth devices as well as .Mac and other online subscriptions all at once, automatically or as I so desired.
- I don’t like that the iTunes sync does not fire off a chain of child-syncs for related applications. As it is, before I can even connect my iPhone, I have to open iCal and have it refresh all of my calendar subscriptions, then do a manual refresh on my Podcast subscriptions within iTunes. Then, after I connect the phone, I have to do a manual import in iPhoto for my photos. Why can’t that be one step?
- I don’t like how it responds to my iPhone’s memory being full. The only option it gives if there is not enough space for a full sync is to turn of Podcasts. Why not offer to delete photos? Or why not do something clever like suggesting a smart playlist that will shrink if necessary? Oh wait, because I can’t create smart playlists that do that.
- Obviously, it is totally retarded that I cannot sync my phone using bluetooth or WiFi. If I can buy songs over WiFi, why can’t I send them over my local network? Am I cursed to always carry a proprietary USB cable around everywhere I go?