I think it's a real shame that the iPhone doesn't have an Exchange Rate widget. Perhaps someday there will be, now that Apple is opening up the platform. In the meantime, I looked for a Exchange Rate web-app for the iPhone at the Apple site. I could only find one, which isn't too bad, but I was hoping for something with charts, etc., a la the Stock widget.
Then it struck me: since the Stock widget is getting its feeds from Yahoo!, I should be able to use their special codes for the FX market. Voilà ! Here are the ones I use:
[robg adds: You can find more codes using Yahoo's currency page. You can also use these codes in the Stocks widget -- as of 10.4.11, it's now using Yahoo as well.]
Then it struck me: since the Stock widget is getting its feeds from Yahoo!, I should be able to use their special codes for the FX market. Voilà ! Here are the ones I use:
- GBPUSD=X $US / £UK
- GBPEUR=X €EU / £UK
- EURUSD=X $US / €EU
- GBPINR=X Indian Rupees / £UK
[robg adds: You can find more codes using Yahoo's currency page. You can also use these codes in the Stocks widget -- as of 10.4.11, it's now using Yahoo as well.]
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