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If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Re: If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Post by JHonaker »

felipelemos wrote: post #97
JHonaker wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let's not forget that other than people being a bit mad, all those bulging battery packs from Samsung seems to be largely, and quickly, forgotten. I even saw a review of the new one that had a "Doesn't explode" in the Pros column.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-macbook-battery-exploded/ Samsung is not an exclusive offender with exploding things.

I forgot about that too. My dad had that issue on his MBP. Took it in and they did the repair for free.

That was my point though. People make a big scuttlebutt over these things, but they're quickly forgotten and don't doom a company forever.

Re: If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Post by xeeeeeeeeeeenu »

intopieces wrote: post #135
strictnein wrote: post #134

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I agree with the rest of your comment, but not this part: > "Just like the iconic HP was never the same once Fiorina took over." HP was in trouble well before she joined the company.

Yep. Same with Yahoo! and Marissa Mayer. Women get blamed more frequently than men when a company is failing [0]. They are also more likely to become CEOs when a company is already in trouble [1]. [0] https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/female-ceo-blame_us_581... [1] https://www.glamour.com/story/women-ceos-company-trouble

Marissa Mayer was a terrible CEO. Period. She was responsible for a string of 48 (!) (mostly) terrible acquisitions[1], banning remote working[2] and wasting company money on things like motivational books[3] or lavish parties[4].

She is getting more flak than the other terrible CEOs, but IMO it isn't caused by the fact that she's a woman. At least not directly.

Back when she was appointed as a CEO, media were treating her like a second coming of Jesus (which probably indeed was caused by her gender, she was a perfect role model for feminists). That set expectations bar really high, and when she failed to deliver, people turned against her.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitio...!

[2] - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/feb/25/yahoo-chi...

[3] - https://www.recode.net/2016/2/2/11587472/marissa-mayers-big-...

[4] - http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer-blows...

Re: If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Post by bhnmmhmd »

sgloutnikov wrote: post #113
labster wrote: post #67

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This comment is written on iOS 10. I just wish there was a way to turn off the upgrade nag screen. Nothing better than asking for your passkey in a modal while you're trying to get shit done.

You can delay it a little by going to Settings > General > Storage & Cloud usage > Manage storage and delete the downloaded update. It buys me about a week until it downloads again and starts spamming me to upgrade.

Thanks, but the point is, the OS shouldn't get in the way of you getting stuff done. That's against Apple's intent which was "making technology disappear so that you can focus on what you're doing, not tweak the tech at your hand".

Re: If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Post by influx »

lostlogin wrote: post #101
lostgame wrote: post #62

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Nothing beats the iPad Mini / LTE model’s form factor and screen, and I use VOIP anyways.

iPhone 5s does. Not too big, not too small. RIP. Reaching the top corner on this 8 is horrible and I’m large, tall person.

I had this issue, but there's a hack called Reachability:

https://9to5mac.com/2014/09/09/a-look-at-apples-reachability...

Re: If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Post by earenndil »

MikeFez wrote: post #131
AJRF wrote: post #129

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You can downgrade through iTunes. Download the IPSW and put phone in DFU mode and then Alt + RightClick on Update iOS in iTunes when it you plug the device in.

Only to the iOS versions currently being signed, which doesn't provide a huge selection. https://ipsw.me/ provides a nifty way to see what is available.

FYI, ipsw.me has been having some troubles lately, and the reported signatures might not be accurate.

Re: If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Post by harry8 »

bhnmmhmd wrote: post #143
sgloutnikov wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can delay it a little by going to Settings > General > Storage & Cloud usage > Manage storage and delete the downloaded update. It buys me about a week until it downloads again and starts spamming me to upgrade.

Thanks, but the point is, the OS shouldn't get in the way of you getting stuff done. That's against Apple's intent which was "making technology disappear so that you can focus on what you're doing, not tweak the tech at your hand".

It's absolutely with the apple ethos of making you upgrade their crap when you don't want or need to. In this case if you have to upgrade AND they can cross sell you, up sell you product you don't want and then also sell access to you to third parties it's the apple living their dream. User experience, that's just bait, surely you've noticed that before now?

Security patches need to be entirely separate to performance degradation patches. You should be able to say no thankyou to your vendor gimping your product without them holding the "no security for you" gun to your head.

When you buy a device, security patches for that OS for 5 years should be a requirement for the device being fit for purpose.

Re: If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Post by napsterbr »

sgloutnikov wrote: post #113
labster wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This comment is written on iOS 10. I just wish there was a way to turn off the upgrade nag screen. Nothing better than asking for your passkey in a modal while you're trying to get shit done.

You can delay it a little by going to Settings > General > Storage & Cloud usage > Manage storage and delete the downloaded update. It buys me about a week until it downloads again and starts spamming me to upgrade.

Tip: fill up your phone storage. Seriously, my ios 11 experience was so bad that I don't want to even have the possibility of apple automatically installing it here (or me accidentally updating it, since the update popup is extremely deceptive and screams dark ux).

Re: If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Post by knodi »

the problem is even with how crappy iOS11 is Android phones suck more. I wish there was an better alternative.

Apple still won't let us change the default browser from Safari to Chrome/Firefox for links clicked in Mail or iMessage. Its very annoying.

Re: If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Post by mikestew »

bartread wrote: post #115
pjmlp wrote: post #100

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Because when you pay 700 euros for a phone there is a certain level of quality expectations.

I agree. When you pay the premium for a high end X, whatever X happens to be, you expect it to be right . Probably the main reason I get so stroppy with these kinds of issues is that I'm time poor and the time I do have I don't want to spend faffing around dealing with them. Perhaps I have an overdeveloped sense of entitlement (genuinely: there is no irony or sarcasm intended here), but one reason I pay for a premium…

but one reason I pay for a premium object, device or experience is to avoid hassle and friction, so it's pretty frustrating when that's exactly what I get.

It’s the whole fucking reason I started paying extra for Apple products to begin with. If I were willing to put up with this kind of sloppiness, I have a variety of options for less money.

Re: If your iOS 11 device unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2

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Post by btlr »

jaxondu wrote: post #88
iagooar wrote: post #19

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Could it be that the amount of bugs have exploded with the ever-growing complexity of their software combined with an unsustainable pace to guarantee solid, reliable software? It seems like a house of cards right now, and it will only get worse as they keep having the next crunch time just to deliver on an arbitrary management deadline...

Most of the iOS ui SpringBoard bugs are due to them rewriting the codes in Swift. Many Autolayout bug. Music app can’t even align the play button at center. Also Craig Federighi is busy with Siri, and busy shooting down Note 8 in social media. I was annoyed when the text replacement bug took one beta to solve, where the Calculator bug took 5 or 6 releases to solve. And the third reason is they expect users will activ…

Curious to know more about your claim that rewriting stuff in Swift causes a lot of bugs - got any sources on that?
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