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Re: iOS 15

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Post by joe_guy »

happybuy wrote: post #359
pentagrama wrote: post #218

> Now you can install Safari extensions on your iPhone Someone knows if uBlock Origin has plans/is able to develop the extension for Safari iOS? For Safari MacOS is kind of not available. Does not work for Safari 13+, and is maintained externally https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#safari-macos

Most functionality that people use Ublock Origin for doesn't actually require Safari extensions – it can be more efficiently and privately implemented using Content Blocker extensions. These have been available on iOS for a long time now. We develop an ad blocker [1] for iOS (and macOS) that has complete ad blocking functionality simply by using the content blocking mechanism. The only time we've found that we've nee…

Does this get detected by the ad blocker blockers? My current iOS solution is burdened by that.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by BoorishBears »

carabiner wrote: post #158
BoorishBears wrote: post #155

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Everything. Compared to Google Photos there's not one query that isn't vastly inferior. Finding text in images, finding obscure relationships between a query and a photo. I mean, I can search for my cars by make! Like, no logo showing, I type in "Porsche" and my old Boxster shows up including photos that don't have a visible logo. I had out of town guests visit and we went to Times Square. I could find pictures from…

Apple's runs on the device, Google's runs on cloud with the results downloaded.

Sure that's the less invasive indexing I mentioned, but they're also just not even in the same ballpark as Google

I'm not convinced that even if Google ported their indexing models to the device (like they did for the Pixel's voice recognition) they'd sink to the level of Apple's current implementation.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by happybuy »

joe_guy wrote: post #361
happybuy wrote: post #359

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Most functionality that people use Ublock Origin for doesn't actually require Safari extensions – it can be more efficiently and privately implemented using Content Blocker extensions. These have been available on iOS for a long time now. We develop an ad blocker [1] for iOS (and macOS) that has complete ad blocking functionality simply by using the content blocking mechanism. The only time we've found that we've nee…

Does this get detected by the ad blocker blockers? My current iOS solution is burdened by that.

Generally no. There are a couple of sites where this may occur but we quickly resolve it via the in-app rule updates.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by yborg »

So widgets anywhere is kind of a step backwards for iPadOS ... if you place any widgets on a homescreen page it forces the "large icon" grid on that page :( Since this happens with no warning, any "extra" icons are shoved onto the next page.

Apple really needs to do something about the homescreen management, it's been over a decade now and we're still subjected to the infuriating drag one at a time mechanism. Does nobody at Apple use more than one screen of apps?

The mechanism that once existed in iTunes where you could drag and drop with a mouse among your available app homescreens was the closest thing to a usable interface. But it boggles the mind that there isn't at least a way from the edit homescreen dialog to just select an icon and "Assign to Page X" option.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by dandotway »

katbyte wrote: post #230
gozzoo wrote: post #209

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> Apple continues to support OS updates on the iPhone 6s, a device released almost 6 years ago. Nor is it reserved for their flagship models - the 2016 iPhone SE also gets the latest and greatest. I'm not sure whether this is a good thing though. After each major update, older devices become less and less usable. I would appreciate security updates, but I'd gladly skip all these new features that make my phone crawl.

I have a 10 year old iPad mini which still works just fine and still holds a charge.

My 2012 iPad is stuck on iOS 9 and can't load many websites anymore, such as Reddit, because its Safari version is too old to support the "let" keyword, etc. This is one of two reasons Apple only allows Safari on iPhones. Besides this forced obsolescence, the other reason is that Apple can auction to the highest bidder who is the default search engine on Safari; Googe pays billions to be the default search.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by maxgashkov »

yborg wrote: post #364

So widgets anywhere is kind of a step backwards for iPadOS ... if you place any widgets on a homescreen page it forces the "large icon" grid on that page :( Since this happens with no warning, any "extra" icons are shoved onto the next page. Apple really needs to do something about the homescreen management, it's been over a decade now and we're still subjected to the infuriating drag one at a time mechanism. Does no…

It has 'drag multiple' functionality -- you have to start dragging one icon and quickly tap on several others to grab them also. Personally I don't have the finger dexterity (or maybe understanding how this actually is supposed to work) to reliably perform the gesture, so I resort to dragging one at a time :(

Re: iOS 15

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Post by nicoburns »

beagle3 wrote: post #303
nicoburns wrote: post #179

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It worked out pretty well. Paid ~£300 for a second hand Samsung S7 mid 2017 and it lasted until last month (so ~4 years) where it completely died (stuck on the rebooted and then stuck on the boot screen getting really hot). Somehow it was even still getting occasional security updates, although I think that was just luck. Currently using a cheap backup device I normally use for app dev while I workout what my plan fo…

Did it get feature updates? Security updates? FWIW, the iPhone 6S (first avail oct 2015) gets iOS 15 ; and iPhone 6 still got a security update in mid 2021 despite being out of feature support.

It got 2 years worth of feature updates (possibly 3 if it got one before I bought it).

I’m actually typing this on an iPhone 6S that I usually use for app development. I’ve just upgraded it to iOS 15, and honestly it’s still a great phone. UI is very snappy. Probably the best budget phone on the market right now, considering you can get one for ~£70 (I paid £100 a year ago for one that had had it’s battery replaced)

Re: iOS 15

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Post by defaultname »

Someone1234 wrote: post #358
defaultname wrote: post #318

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"Yet you've been able to present none" What am I supposed to present? A complete history of computer science and system design? "isn't possible" Any app on any system, if exploitable, can be used for a chain attack to exploit further vulnerabilities (and 14.8 was a bandaid for just such an attack). That's ignoring that iMessages is also such a high value target for its own data , in the same way that Signal and other…

> What am I supposed to present? Facts that support your position, like I did. I provided a couple of in-depth articles about the inner workings of iMessage, with specific emphasis on security. You've yet to even explain in technical terms what is erroneous about my critique. > Any app on any system, if exploitable, can be used for a chain attack to exploit further vulnerabilities. That isn't how iOS is structured. I…

Astonishing.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by gorbypark »

pacificmint wrote: post #108
alibert wrote: post #12

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"iOS may now offer a choice between two software update versions in the Settings app. You can update to the latest version of iOS 15 as soon as it’s released for the latest features and most complete set of security updates. Or continue on iOS 14 and still get important security updates." https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-15/features/

Interesting that they say “may” offer a choice. My phone does seem to offer the choice, while my iPad apparently doesn’t and only shows 15.

Just checked my iPad and see an option for both. https://i.imgur.com/xy0zf0U.png

Re: iOS 15

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Post by babesh »

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