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Re: iOS 15

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Post by Operyl » Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:45 PM UTC

judge2020 wrote: post #17

toomuchtodo wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.apple.com/feedback/maps-ios-ipados.html

Posting on HN is probably more valuable when your feedback is requesting new featureful changes and not just bugs. There are likely quite a few Apple engineers that browse this subreddit which might be able to make an internal push for these changes (eventually).

Said engineers also push heavily for people to send in a FB. It’s something on paper they can show their management to show an interest exists.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by nicwolff » Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:45 PM UTC

Still supported on the 1st Gen iPhone SE, nice.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by DangerousPie » Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:45 PM UTC

Wow, I had no idea they were going to add support for cross-platform Facetime calls with this. If that works well that will definitely replace Zoom for me.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by paxys » Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:46 PM UTC

pt_PT_guy wrote: post #13

Is it me or most of the features could be a simple app update?

Most of these apps (Facetime, iMessage, Safari, Maps, Wallet, Photos) aren't built using their public SDK but rather have deep dependencies on the OS itself.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by yoavlavi » Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:46 PM UTC

xeroaura wrote: post #14

Anyone that's been on the beta find any nice to have Safari extensions? And do these extensions also apply to (non-safari) apps using the webkit UI to render a page? Like content blocker applies to these as well as safari.

iOS apps aren't allowed to release updates targeting new OSs until they're out, so we're all in the same boat there

Re: iOS 15

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Post by mark_l_watson » Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:47 PM UTC

judge2020 wrote: post #3

The RC had a lot of bugs and was unusable for some users on r/iOSBeta. The actual release is indeed two builds newer (19A346) so hopefully they've fixed these issues. Edit: looks like it's only available for people seeking it out[0]. Maybe they won't auto-update till 15.0.1? 0: https://i.judge.sh/troubled/Flam/YOWIKKHUYu.png

I was running the betas for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS since they were released. The iOS and iPadOS betas were buggy, but I expected some problems.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by zaptrem » Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:47 PM UTC

shantara wrote: post #15

The feature the impressed me the most during the WWDC presentation - the cross-device drag and drop functionality between Mac and iPad - unfortunately won't be included in the initial 15.0 release.

FindMy for AirPods also delayed

Re: iOS 15

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Post by BugsJustFindMe » Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:48 PM UTC

jkelleyrtp wrote: post #7

Apple Maps is so close to being a fantastic app, but is sorely missing “search along route” that Google has. Right now, you can press the “coffee” or “gas” button but there’s no way to say, search for a CVS on the way back home from work. I really wish Apple added this instead of just suggesting searches that might be useful.

And not funneling me out to install the awful Yelp app just to read restaurant ratings. :|

Re: iOS 15

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Post by diebeforei485 » Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:48 PM UTC

My phone is the electronic device I use the most (not counting my work laptop, which I don't own), so I'm going to wait a couple of days to make sure there are no glaring issues before I install the update.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by noahtallen » Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:48 PM UTC

pt_PT_guy wrote: post #13

Is it me or most of the features could be a simple app update?

One of the biggest ones (focus modes) might not be, as well as SharePlay (if it uses a new platform SDK). But new maps features totally could be an app update. I’m guessing apple has determined it to be more beneficial to do one big update at the same time instead of incrementally adding features to apps.