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iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by brainzap »

nick_ wrote: post #37
Someone1234 wrote: post #17

I've been using it for several months since the developer beta came out; overall I'm extremely positive on it. One of their better releases that seemingly focused more on quality and refinements than new-features. Siri is definitely worth using now, even if it remains still a work-in-progress/needs continued refinement. It can surprise you in good ways, but it isn't consistently good yet. The keyboard remains unfixed…

I too feel the keyboard is broken but I haven't identified exactly what is broken about it.

its when you type it wrong two times, and then slowly type it. Then it works.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by OptionOfT »

Someone1234 wrote: post #17

I've been using it for several months since the developer beta came out; overall I'm extremely positive on it. One of their better releases that seemingly focused more on quality and refinements than new-features. Siri is definitely worth using now, even if it remains still a work-in-progress/needs continued refinement. It can surprise you in good ways, but it isn't consistently good yet. The keyboard remains unfixed…

I had issues with the Siri Beta. I would ask it to open the garage door, and often it just... failed.

Un-enrolling from the beta fixed it.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by dewey »

doublepg23 wrote: post #104
dewey wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish they would improve the extension support in Safari. I'm on Safari full time but I always dread the moment I have to install an extension. If the extension even exists (Firefox / Chrome is easy, so developers always do that and they don't have to pay Apple a fee) download some app, then click some button to open Safari settings, then enable the extension there, then give it permissions in the Safari menu bar. H…

On Safari I use - Wipr (Ad Blocker) - 1Password (Password Manager) - Dark Mode HN (HN dark mode hack.) Not really sure what else I need tbh

I use 1Password, RSS Button (To highlight if the page has a feed, so I can subscribe with my own Miniflux instance), 1Blocker (Ad blocking), Tampermonkey for loading userscripts on some websites, Readdeck extension to easily send something to my "read later" pile. It's not a lot of them, but every time I want to test a new one I dread it.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by spankalee »

armadyl wrote: post #103
spankalee wrote: post #32

So if you don't want to use Apple's AI, this brings... faster app launching on iOS? I guess I'll use the Liquid Glass controls, but otherwise this is a dud.

> Otherwise this is a dud This comment is a dud. The whole point of this update was to focus on fixing bugs and improving stability. They literally rewrote the CPU scheduler to improve UI performance. Safari UI and page rendering is no longer shit compared to how it was on iPadOS 26. There’s an insane amount of under the hood changes for this release, something people have been asking for them to do for a while — foc…

The linked page is 90% AI and not much about stability. If "the whole point of this update was to focus on fixing bugs and improving stability" they don't say so, so excuse me for not knowing that.

If it's a stability release, then great! But that's not what they're saying. Stability is mentioned once regarding search only. Performance has a very small sub-section half way down the page. Where do they mention the CPU scheduler rewrite, or any of the under-the-hood changes you're talking about? You seem to expect people to know about these things from somewhere else.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by theshrike79 »

albumen wrote: post #91
awestroke wrote: post #9

New Siri is not available in the EU. And no plans to change that. I'll probably switch to Android once my phone and watch batteries degrade enough to annoy me

As a European, and Apple household: no new iPhone Duo, Watch or iPhone 18 Pro Max purchases in this house until Apple desists with its malicious campaign to break the DMA. I'll get by fine with other AI products in the meantime.

You do know that Google is fighting the same DMA rules as Apple?

They need to similarly make Gemini hot-swappable to anything on Android and don't want to.

Apple was just first because they're a bigger and more visible target.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by GeekyBear »

dewey wrote: post #65
ksec wrote: post #41

People who are still on Chrome as main browser should seriously try Safari 27. Compatibility greatly improved, super speedy. Although for some reason the AI organise tab option is not showing up on me.

I wish they would improve the extension support in Safari. I'm on Safari full time but I always dread the moment I have to install an extension. If the extension even exists (Firefox / Chrome is easy, so developers always do that and they don't have to pay Apple a fee) download some app, then click some button to open Safari settings, then enable the extension there, then give it permissions in the Safari menu bar. H…

> I wish they would improve the extension support in Safari.

They added the ability to vibe code your own custom extensions in this version.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by jhickok »

Agingcoder wrote: post #59

I don’t want a new screen time experience , I just want it to work. Much to my surprise, it’s extraordinarily brittle, to such an extent that it’s virtually useless.

As a parent of kids with iThings, the parental controls/screen time experience is incredibly bad. I have no idea why they are not interested in having it work.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by AlexandrB »

suprfnk wrote: post #52
wastedpotencial wrote: post #33

Not updating from Sequoia until the Liquid Glass era is over.

It's really not that bad.

It's fine on iOS, it's painful on macOS. The "squircle jail" is one of the worst design crimes Apple has shipped in a long time and another step back for Mac iconography.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by jhickok »

jmuguy wrote: post #101
ksec wrote: post #41

People who are still on Chrome as main browser should seriously try Safari 27. Compatibility greatly improved, super speedy. Although for some reason the AI organise tab option is not showing up on me.

Does uBlock Origin (or something equivalent) work in Safari?

The standard answer is Wipr but nothing is as good as uBlock Origin imo. It's passable enough that I daily drive Safari now.
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