# Sent from my iphone. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 30, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406 "2011-06-30T17:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/61 "2011-07-03T02:35:19Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > … To the OP, are you asking about iPhones specifically? I think all smartphones do this by default. it’s more fun to mash apples though. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/62 "2011-07-03T02:54:44Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > it’s more fun to mash apples though. I prefer to mash potatos. I’m tempted to change mine to say “Sent from my iPod. Deal with it.”😃 But yeah, I don’t pay much attention to it, it’s just extra data that I filter out if I don’t need it. Kinda like how peoples’ Facebook updates will say “Sent from Facebook for iOS” or “Sent from Blackberry” or what have you. ---
**Author:** ![YaraMateo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/58f4c7/32.png) [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/63 "2011-07-03T04:16:03Z")
A lot of phones do that. Blackberries do it, too. I don’t think it’s pretenious. I think it’s really stupid. When I get a message from someone saying that (from either brand), I assume I’m going to get a reply ASAP. It annoys me when it’s something work related and people stall and I know their on a iPhone/BB. I’ve called them out on it before. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/64 "2011-07-03T08:32:26Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > **To the OP, are you asking about iPhones specifically? I think all smartphones do this by default**. I have seen" sent from blackberry" messages. Last week I bought an iphone 4G and realised after 4 days that it is default message. I removed it since then.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/65 "2011-07-04T22:59:14Z")
I don’t have one. I find it handy, it means I’ll send a quick response rather than attaching bloody great files. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/66 "2011-07-05T03:16:01Z")
Disclaimer: I didn’t read any of the posts in this thread. When I get emails from my iPhone-owning friends, I find it helpful to see the “sent from my iPhone” message, because that tells me that they very likely are not sitting in front of their computer. One friend in particular only has a computer at the office, so when I get the iPhone email (depending on the time of day) I’m 99% sure she’s at home and probably not involved in a work project. This tells me that she is likely to be free to talk on the phone. One friend has changed that default message to just her first name. But I still know whether it’s from her iPhone, because she signs her emails sent from her computer with just her initial. I leave the “sent from my Blackberry” message on my phone for the same reasons. Often clients email me and ask for stuff, and when they get that BB indication, they know I’m not at my computer, but that I’m still being responsive, even if I can’t email them whatever they want right that second. It has never struck me as pretentious, just informative. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/67 "2011-07-05T16:16:52Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I changed my Outlook signature to read “sent from my iPhone” just so people would think I was really good at phone-typing. I’ve considered doing this! I consciously leave my signature in specifically so that (like others) people know that I’m answering from a tiny, little keypad and that I can’t provide my normal, verbose answers. As for pretension, I remember seeing similar messages from Blackberries back before the iPhone ever existed. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/68 "2011-07-05T16:31:16Z")
> [@Balthisar](#): > > I consciously leave my signature in specifically so that (like others) people know that I’m answering from a tiny, little keypad and that I can’t provide my normal, verbose answers. Ditto this. It’s also an apology in advance for weird misspellings, which happen with the Blackberry Pearl. There are two letters on every key of the keypad, and the phone suggests some seriously inappropriate words. I don’t always catch them. [Auto-correct](http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab72/EveOz/DilbertAutoCorrect.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/69 "2011-07-05T17:04:46Z")
I changed mine to say “sent from my smartphone, probably whilst pooping” ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/70 "2011-07-05T17:26:12Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > …but mostly that’s so people realize I am not at a computer. It’s this for me. When I first had an iphone I removed it as I too deemed it pretentious. But then iphone’s became really common and, being a self-employed designer, I find it useful for clients to be aware when I’m not at my desk, so I can’t necessarily send them stuff or make amends on the spot. ‘Sent from my iphone’ says ‘I’m on the move, please make allowances for my responses’. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/71 "2011-07-05T18:01:09Z")
I had no idea that this was happening and I don’t know how to stop it. Is that pretentious? How do you change it? Can you also change it for apps like Facebook? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/72 "2011-07-06T14:17:37Z")
I had no idea that this was happening and I don’t know how to stop it. Is that pretentious? How do you change it? Can you also change it for apps like Facebook? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/73 "2011-07-06T14:32:58Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I had no idea that this was happening and I don’t know how to stop it. Is that pretentious? It’s not pretentious, but it is a sign that you need to press the button that says “Settings” and spend an hour or two fiddling around and seeing what’s actually in there. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/74 "2011-07-06T14:41:30Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > you need to press the button that says “Settings” and spend an hour or two fiddling around and seeing what’s actually in there. I _need_ to? Twenty years ago, every time I got some new gadget or software, I would look through every single possible setting. I’ve decided it’s not worth my time any more, because gadgets don’t last long and software gets updated on a weekly basis. I don’t have time for futzing around with every damn thing. My preference is that when someone mentions an issue like this they just tell me what to do to fix it. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/75 "2011-07-06T15:10:34Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I _need_ to? Twenty years ago, every time I got some new gadget or software, I would look through every single possible setting. I’ve decided it’s not worth my time any more, because gadgets don’t last long and software gets updated on a weekly basis. I don’t have time for futzing around with every damn thing. > > **My preference is that when someone mentions an issue like this they just tell me what to do to fix it**. In iphone 4, go to mail ,contacts,calendar settings. Scroll down to signature and remove it. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/76 "2011-07-06T15:12:08Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/77 "2011-07-06T18:57:46Z")
It’s far too commonplace to be pretentious anymore. Five years ago? Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-from-my-iphone/587406/78 "2011-07-12T22:23:56Z")
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