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Re: Apple iOS6 Preview

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Post by biot »

wavephorm wrote: post #31
ryannielsen wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm really getting sick of this "throw-away hardware" culture that Apple is enforcing. Just because iPad 1 can't run iOS 6 doesn't mean it's suddenly "trash". Also, the first iPad is woefully underpowered – thanks to the display, it's quite memory and graphics constrained. It's entirely possible Apple wasn't willing get new iOS features working well on that hardware, especially considering iPad 1's install base is a…

I don't care about new iOS features, or any of their iCloud nonsense, I know it won't support Siri (ipad1 lacked a microphone). What I do care about is the web browser on my iPad not receiving any software updates... ever. That's a serious problem. Without any software upgrades ever, the iPad will become the future IE. In fact, this is worse because of Apple's closed system they also won't allow 3rd parties to upgrad…

iPad 1 does have a microphone; I use mine for Skype calling at times.

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Post by robomartin »

I wish they had added some form of multi-user or user control to iOS. Today, if you hand your iOS device to someone they can access things you might not want them to. Same if you loose it or need a repair. I'd love to setup users for kids and guests and segment app access in this fashion.

Re: Apple iOS6 Preview

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Post by revscat »

antr wrote: post #25

I'm very curious about the Passbook app. This seems to be the beginning of Apple's payments platform, and not just that; coupons, location based alerts, and - why not - P2P payments.

Yeah, this stuck out to me as well, more than pretty much anything else they announced this morning. This has the potential to be quite a large piece of their ecosystem. If they do it like they have done with iCloud -- starting out with a few applications, then expand its functionality later -- then it could be quite interesting.

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Post by jasonlotito »

leeb wrote: post #19

Impressed by all the new accessibility features! Guided Access seems like it will be hugely useful for both parents and professionals working with children with autism - in addition to the example from the keynote of administering tests on the iPad.

A big yes! As a father of an autistic child, the first thing I actually cheered for was being able to lock out the home button! Such a simple thing will make a big difference. I haven't even spent much time looking at the other features under Guided Access yet.

Re: Apple iOS6 Preview

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Post by gfunk911 »

wavephorm wrote: post #31
ryannielsen wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm really getting sick of this "throw-away hardware" culture that Apple is enforcing. Just because iPad 1 can't run iOS 6 doesn't mean it's suddenly "trash". Also, the first iPad is woefully underpowered – thanks to the display, it's quite memory and graphics constrained. It's entirely possible Apple wasn't willing get new iOS features working well on that hardware, especially considering iPad 1's install base is a…

I don't care about new iOS features, or any of their iCloud nonsense, I know it won't support Siri (ipad1 lacked a microphone). What I do care about is the web browser on my iPad not receiving any software updates... ever. That's a serious problem. Without any software upgrades ever, the iPad will become the future IE. In fact, this is worse because of Apple's closed system they also won't allow 3rd parties to upgrad…

iPad 1 has a microphone, I Skype on it all the time.

Re: Apple iOS6 Preview

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Post by WiseWeasel »

antr wrote: post #25

I'm very curious about the Passbook app. This seems to be the beginning of Apple's payments platform, and not just that; coupons, location based alerts, and - why not - P2P payments.

Indeed, this is huge. Passbook seems like prime commercial real-estate on iDevices.

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Post by quesera »

wavephorm wrote: post #31
ryannielsen wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm really getting sick of this "throw-away hardware" culture that Apple is enforcing. Just because iPad 1 can't run iOS 6 doesn't mean it's suddenly "trash". Also, the first iPad is woefully underpowered – thanks to the display, it's quite memory and graphics constrained. It's entirely possible Apple wasn't willing get new iOS features working well on that hardware, especially considering iPad 1's install base is a…

I don't care about new iOS features, or any of their iCloud nonsense, I know it won't support Siri (ipad1 lacked a microphone). What I do care about is the web browser on my iPad not receiving any software updates... ever. That's a serious problem. Without any software upgrades ever, the iPad will become the future IE. In fact, this is worse because of Apple's closed system they also won't allow 3rd parties to upgrad…

iPad 1 does have a microphone.

The processor has to wavelet compress the audio and ship it off to Siri for processing. Apple might not be happy with the performance on the original iPad.

I recall that someone got it running on a jailbroken device. I don't remember how well it worked.

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Post by ibisum »

wavephorm wrote: post #31
ryannielsen wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm really getting sick of this "throw-away hardware" culture that Apple is enforcing. Just because iPad 1 can't run iOS 6 doesn't mean it's suddenly "trash". Also, the first iPad is woefully underpowered – thanks to the display, it's quite memory and graphics constrained. It's entirely possible Apple wasn't willing get new iOS features working well on that hardware, especially considering iPad 1's install base is a…

I don't care about new iOS features, or any of their iCloud nonsense, I know it won't support Siri (ipad1 lacked a microphone). What I do care about is the web browser on my iPad not receiving any software updates... ever. That's a serious problem. Without any software upgrades ever, the iPad will become the future IE. In fact, this is worse because of Apple's closed system they also won't allow 3rd parties to upgrad…

Welcome to the garden, please enjoy more fruit.

Re: Apple iOS6 Preview

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Post by objclxt »

WiseWeasel wrote: post #46
antr wrote: post #25

I'm very curious about the Passbook app. This seems to be the beginning of Apple's payments platform, and not just that; coupons, location based alerts, and - why not - P2P payments.

Indeed, this is huge. Passbook seems like prime commercial real-estate on iDevices.

Totally. I would go so far as to say it's the most important new feature of iOS 6 - I do a lot of apps work with retail clients, and some of the things passbook provides (alerts when you enter a store, etc) are in high demand. Centralising all your coupons, tickets, and loyalty cards means people are going to be more likely to use them (since you don't have to faff around in individual apps or sites). Very much looking forward to learning more about it!

Re: Apple iOS6 Preview

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Post by glogla »

glhaynes wrote: post #24
technoslut wrote: post #22

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Since it was Google's data, Apple will probably build it back in at some other point since it's what they've done previously.

Hopefully Google will produce (and be allowed) a Google Maps app for iOS.

And we will see whether Apple will allow such app in their store. I would imagine they will not, because they would rather have people using their own maps, but perhaps they will be benevolent this time.
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