Why iOS 13 and Catalina Are So Buggy

I’ve been super annoyed at some bugs in iOS Safari. In particular, double tap to zoom on web pages is completely broken. It’s a really old feature that just suddenly stopped working in the new iOS release.

Re: Why iOS 13 and Catalina Are So Buggy

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Post by Razengan » Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 4:33 AM UTC

I can only surmise (hope) that their resources are diverted towards Something Big. Could be ARM macOS and/or AR glasses. Not that this excuses the bugginess of their current core products.

Bringing up comparisons to Steve Jobs must be the tech equivalent of Godwin's Law, but if there was one thing about him, it's that he actually was a user of his own products, like us.

It feels like there's no one at Apple (or other companies) like that anymore. They can only try to guess at what it must be like to be a user, so they can't nitpick all the little things that annoy us.

Re: Why iOS 13 and Catalina Are So Buggy

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Post by nextstep » Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 4:33 AM UTC

Are they that buggy? They seem very stable to me and I’ve been running them since the betas.

Re: Why iOS 13 and Catalina Are So Buggy

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Post by Simon_says » Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 4:35 AM UTC

It’s simpler than all that. They’re buggy because Apple inexplicably decided they need to ship a new OS every year rather than when the features are ready. Reap what you sow.

Re: Why iOS 13 and Catalina Are So Buggy

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Post by crispinb » Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 4:38 AM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #2

This is a pretty subjective take.

I'm wondering what an 'objective take' on such a complex topic would be. My guess (& I'm happy to admit it's no more than that) is that subjective takes is all we've got.

Re: Why iOS 13 and Catalina Are So Buggy

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Post by p_l » Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 4:39 AM UTC

Razengan wrote: post #5

I can only surmise (hope) that their resources are diverted towards Something Big. Could be ARM macOS and/or AR glasses. Not that this excuses the bugginess of their current core products. Bringing up comparisons to Steve Jobs must be the tech equivalent of Godwin's Law, but if there was one thing about him, it's that he actually was a user of his own products, like us. It feels like there's no one at Apple (or other…

Or because they are in endless loop of rewriting without organization or planning.

Which is conclusion some pointed out based on Darwin source that we can view...

Re: Why iOS 13 and Catalina Are So Buggy

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Post by mattbillenstein » Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 4:42 AM UTC

nextstep wrote: post #6

Are they that buggy? They seem very stable to me and I’ve been running them since the betas.

Go refill your koolaid please.