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Re: iOS 12 released

#51

Post by scarface74 »

joezydeco wrote: post #43

I'm really psyched to have the new Screen Time feature working across my family. It's got some quirks which I suppose will be smoothed out in time, but it's still lightyears better than previous third-party programs. The only thing I wish Apple had done was create a separate app to control the restrictions, or at least provide an API so someone else could do it. Digging all the way into Settings to change time and lo…

Yes it is a marketing move but it also makes things a lot easier for Apple. It can’t be forced to give up data to law enforcement that it doesn’t have and it lessens the amount of data that can be stolen in a security breach.

Re: iOS 12 released

#52

Post by whafro »

jedberg wrote: post #3

I've been using the beta for a few months now. Overall I'm pretty impressed. It really does make my phone work better than before. But I'm most excited about Waze support on CarPlay, which does not appear to have dropped today.

As of a few days ago, the rumors were that Waze support was still in early beta and a ways (sorry) off, but that Google Maps would likely land in October.

Re: iOS 12 released

#53

Post by ivraatiems »

corobo wrote: post #25
ivraatiems wrote: post #13

I'm still on iOS 10 on my iPhone SE. Why should I upgrade? Even if there was a convincing reason to, I'm afraid performance will tank, as it often does on older iPhones getting their last update.

Well just the other day there was a bug that causes iOS to restart if a webpage is structured in a particular way Edit for more information: I've been using iOS 12 on my SE for a while (beta) and while in all honesty I've not really found anything particularly great, more importantly I've not had any non-beta-related issues - slowdowns or otherwise I am looking forward to playing with shortcuts, but have yet to

Is this triggered by many "real" websites, or just by a site that's designed to trigger it, e. g. a proof of concept? Is it a security risk or just annoying?

Re: iOS 12 released

#54

Post by saagarjha »

augustocallejas wrote: post #44
ivraatiems wrote: post #13

I'm still on iOS 10 on my iPhone SE. Why should I upgrade? Even if there was a convincing reason to, I'm afraid performance will tank, as it often does on older iPhones getting their last update.

I was also on iOS 10 on my iPhone SE until a couple weeks ago. The blocker for me was that I wasn't able to open my credit card app anymore to see my balance, because they stopped supporting iOS 10 (there were other app updates that were pending my iOS upgrade). I upgraded to 11.4.1. I'm hoping to stay on that until iOS 13 is announced. I prefer stability, so I prefer staying on the latest minor version of each iOS r…

iOS 12 has been significantly more stable for me than iOS 11, even back when it was in its early betas. So I wouldn't hesitate to not update.

Re: iOS 12 released

#56

Post by saagarjha »

ivraatiems wrote: post #53
corobo wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well just the other day there was a bug that causes iOS to restart if a webpage is structured in a particular way Edit for more information: I've been using iOS 12 on my SE for a while (beta) and while in all honesty I've not really found anything particularly great, more importantly I've not had any non-beta-related issues - slowdowns or otherwise I am looking forward to playing with shortcuts, but have yet to

Is this triggered by many "real" websites, or just by a site that's designed to trigger it, e. g. a proof of concept? Is it a security risk or just annoying?

It was a proof of concept; something like a thousand divs overflowing a buffer or something like that. I haven't seen anyone write an exploit for it.

Re: iOS 12 released

#57

Post by kmundnic »

FabHK wrote: post #37
eridius wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of the main focuses of iOS 12 was improving performance across the board, especially for older phones.

And I'm on iOS 11 on the SE, and it works just fine. So 12 should be ok.

I'm using iOS 11 on an almost 4 years old iPhone 6, and it works fine for me too.

Re: iOS 12 released

#58

Post by babl-yc »

This the most stable iOS beta I've ever used.

It's exciting to see Apple focus on quality, even if the marketing page doesn't end up as flashy.

Re: iOS 12 released

#59

Post by joezydeco »

scarface74 wrote: post #51
joezydeco wrote: post #43

I'm really psyched to have the new Screen Time feature working across my family. It's got some quirks which I suppose will be smoothed out in time, but it's still lightyears better than previous third-party programs. The only thing I wish Apple had done was create a separate app to control the restrictions, or at least provide an API so someone else could do it. Digging all the way into Settings to change time and lo…

Yes it is a marketing move but it also makes things a lot easier for Apple. It can’t be forced to give up data to law enforcement that it doesn’t have and it lessens the amount of data that can be stolen in a security breach.

sorry, what does Screen Time have to do with law enforcement/privacy?

Re: iOS 12 released

#60

Post by joezydeco »

whafro wrote: post #52
jedberg wrote: post #3

I've been using the beta for a few months now. Overall I'm pretty impressed. It really does make my phone work better than before. But I'm most excited about Waze support on CarPlay, which does not appear to have dropped today.

As of a few days ago, the rumors were that Waze support was still in early beta and a ways (sorry) off, but that Google Maps would likely land in October.

Chrome for iOS just went through a huge UI redesign a few days ago. It autoupdated the other night and really threw me off.
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