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Q: Disable Shake to Undo

I'm constantly bombarded with messages about "Nothing To Undo". Pretty irritating to have to regularly dismiss these messages. Is there a way to disable this unhelpful "feature"?

Self-Built, Windows Vista

Posted on Jul 14, 2010 10:31 AM

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Q: Disable Shake to Undo

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  • by adria007,

    adria007 adria007 Jul 14, 2010 11:02 AM in response to dcompiled
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    Jul 14, 2010 11:02 AM in response to dcompiled
    There is no way to disable this feature. I've never seen this in the settings nor does the user manual mention a way to stop this: http://support.apple.com/manuals/#iphone. The only thing you can do is to try not to shake your phone while you are typing. If you put your phone down in mid-text message, make sure to lock it before you put it down. Sorry, no other cure for this one.
  • by Joe Z in VA,

    Joe Z in VA Joe Z in VA Jul 14, 2010 11:11 AM in response to adria007
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    Jul 14, 2010 11:11 AM in response to adria007
    There's been a handful of requests to disable the shaker. So far everyone states the same reply as the first one on here. Be careful not to shake the phone at all.

    I tried searching for it on other places including the iPhone Configuration Utility and there is no available on disabling it unless there's a jailbreaker out there which can't be discussed here.
  • by sn4p2k,

    sn4p2k sn4p2k Jul 14, 2010 12:12 PM in response to dcompiled
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    Jul 14, 2010 12:12 PM in response to dcompiled
    i get this as well and its annoying
  • by compwiz1202,

    compwiz1202 compwiz1202 Jul 14, 2010 12:57 PM in response to adria007
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    Jul 14, 2010 12:57 PM in response to adria007
    Haha yea don't hold it that way and don't shake it now. I swore there used to be somewhere to turn it off.
  • by arthurhenke,

    arthurhenke arthurhenke Jul 29, 2010 12:43 PM in response to dcompiled
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    Jul 29, 2010 12:43 PM in response to dcompiled
    Dear Apple,

    Please allow me to disable this "feature", it's terribly annoying and I do not like it at all.
  • by Core,

    Core Core Aug 9, 2010 1:33 AM in response to dcompiled
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    Aug 9, 2010 1:33 AM in response to dcompiled
    More than a year later and a whole point release since this "feature" was introduced in the firmware and there still is no way to disable this darn thing.

    Apple knew of the potential for problems this shake feature would introduce and thusly provided an option to disable the shake feature in the iPod app, but stubbornly refuses to provide a simple ON/OFF switch for text messaging.

    WHY?

    It was a good idea implemented badly. Get over it and let people disable the darn thing already.
  • by Jawann,

    Jawann Jawann Aug 16, 2010 9:54 AM in response to dcompiled
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    Aug 16, 2010 9:54 AM in response to dcompiled
    Dear Apple,

    This feature is a constant annoyance. Pleas provide an option to disable it.
  • by NCMARK,

    NCMARK NCMARK Aug 16, 2010 10:11 AM in response to Jawann
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    Aug 16, 2010 10:11 AM in response to Jawann
    All of their new features are just annoying...

    Shake to undo is annoying as i have to retype it or push the message
    multitasking is pointless because all apps stay open and you cant close it
    the antenna... well i think we all know about this
    glass on both sides just shatters easily

    i don't think the apple engineers live a normal life like all of us.
  • by rbohn,

    rbohn rbohn Aug 17, 2010 7:47 PM in response to NCMARK
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    Aug 17, 2010 7:47 PM in response to NCMARK
    Haha. I know. Just had the glass replaced. Antenna is a joke and every time i pick up my phone it says "nothing to undo"

    Way to go apple. Youre all scared of Jobs... I kno whe is mean but dont let him bully you any more to the point you go to market with a product so prematue that its an abortion.
  • by KC7GNM,

    KC7GNM KC7GNM Aug 17, 2010 7:55 PM in response to rbohn
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    Aug 17, 2010 7:55 PM in response to rbohn
    rbohn wrote:
    Haha. I know. Just had the glass replaced. Antenna is a joke and every time i pick up my phone it says "nothing to undo"

    Way to go apple. Youre all scared of Jobs... I kno whe is mean but dont let him bully you any more to the point you go to market with a product so prematue that its an abortion.

    If you don't like the phone then return it and get an inferior android phone that has more problems than an apple phone. I know because my wife has an android phone and the thing is a P.O.S.
  • by Andrew Alonso,

    Andrew Alonso Andrew Alonso Sep 20, 2010 4:48 PM in response to KC7GNM
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    Sep 20, 2010 4:48 PM in response to KC7GNM
    That's not a very helpful attitude to have. I'm an android owner (but an Apple stockholder, ha) and have had minimal problems with it. I came here because my father is having this issues with his iPhone 4 and I'd really like to be able to give him an answer.
  • by captain_gadget,

    captain_gadget captain_gadget Sep 20, 2010 5:26 PM in response to dcompiled
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    Sep 20, 2010 5:26 PM in response to dcompiled
    Pass your feedback to Apple

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
  • by interic,

    interic interic Sep 27, 2010 5:33 PM in response to dcompiled
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    Sep 27, 2010 5:33 PM in response to dcompiled
    This feature is so annoying. It pops up with the slightest movement and Apple should have a way to turn it off. I would have to be a user with parkinsons or something that caused my hands to tremor!
  • by Injector,

    Injector Injector Sep 27, 2010 6:24 PM in response to NCMARK
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    Sep 27, 2010 6:24 PM in response to NCMARK
    I agree with your comments of 'shake to undo' and 'multitasking' - both features are pants. I am sick of double-tapping the already overworked home button every time I want to close my sat nav or radio apps. There should be a 'kill all running apps' hard button or software toggle.
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