Once in a while I check out the Genius feature on my iPhone 4 and on every occasion I wonder why it is there? It offers me some new apps to look at that I may have missed in the past, but the whole ‘based on’ facility appears to be broken.
The fact I use a web browser on my iPhone obviously means that I would be interested in a ToDo app…
Oh yes, everyone I know who likes pottery also wants to pretend to be Captain Kirk at every opportunity.
If you use notes on your phone that means you will obviously want to control your computer remotely.
Every potter I know wants their photos to speak to them…
OK, so I like kicking balls into a goal. Does that mean I want to build houses on a 3″ screen?
The Genius feature does no harm of course and is nice to have if you want to randomly browse apps, but the technology behind it appears to be seriously flawed and most of the time completely pointless.
Isn’t it based on what others have bought who also have the app?
Not sure. If that’s the case, it also makes Genius pointless.
Over time, it builds in your own purchase history and preferences alongside the purchases/preferences of others who have bought similar products. What else do you expect?
Just a quick comment regarding the “Notify Me” app. I use it to set quick reminders and memory jogs for me throughout the day. It’s fast and reliable, and has a handy auto-snooze feature which will keep bugging you until the task is done. If you need something like this, then I can recommend it.
Well I guess that makes sense, but it’s usefulness is questionable to me.
Yeah. It’s hit and miss. But I have discovered a couple of good apps by using it in the past.
The iPad genius is fantastic but agree the iPhone is weaker.