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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 pppnfnnqmrmntn »

bayindirh wrote: post #152
asimovDev wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

i wonder if M7 will not have elements in it that help with x86 to ARM on the fly translation that M1 had now that macOS 27 and beyond is ARM only with no Rosetta

I bet it will, because cross-platform virtualization and containerization is a boon for Apple. Also, Rosetta will stay for older programs (esp. games) and some Intel specific frameworks per Apple's docs. I bet with all the transistor count increase, that circuitry is a blip.

Apple can’t wait to ditch rosetta2, and dump all the development work on fex for supporting old legacy x86 software.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by diskzero »

jonhohle wrote: post #382
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…

It’s really sad, because they mostly aped search from BeOS and had best in class search for a decade or so. Now indexing frequently breaks or works when an external disk is not attached, but won’t find local files after it’s connected.

It is sad, and as one of the several former BeOS employees who went to Apple to add our experience to OSX, I can say that most of us have moved on. This isn't to say that others can't do what we did; they certainly should be able to. The OSX team back then was much smaller and we all had a maniacal attention to detail. One reason is that we were micromanaged by Steve J. and did lengthy weekly reviews with him and he was direct and brutal. He wasn't always right, but he did have the final say. This is all gone and even though Steve Lemay (now head of UX) was there during this time, he was also present during the overall rot of the user experience.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by LoganDark »

mchusma wrote: post #239
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…

Apple's search is so comically bad. For example, I can click on my applications, and I have an app called Chess. I can often type letters C-H-E-S-S and have it not show the Chess app. This is inside the applications folder! Many people have complained before. Honestly I ONLY search for app names in spotlight search or application window, it should be trivial to make it actually work. Maybe i just need to vibecode som…

Ever since they re-did Spotlight I've had issues. When I type something and press Return it should activate. I shouldn't have to wait for it to populate the results and then press Return a second time. Moreover they've broken the ability for me to use Cmd to locate files quickly. I have to awkwardly Cmd-double-click the result with my cursor because trying to Cmd-Return triggers Ask Siri!

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by safeimp »

hahamaster wrote: post #410

Siri AI feels like a beta version (I think it officially is?). It’s unaware indexing isn’t done yet so it just tells me “I can’t find any photos of Italy” although there’s many thousands. Then it tells me how to let it access my photos using nonexistent iOS settings, even though permissions aren’t the problem. Amateurish.

Yes, I've been encountering this for weeks (because that's how long it has taken indexing to run...) and my workaround has been to switch to GooglePhotos since I backup everything to it.

Apple search in Photos has always been garbage so I almost always flip over to Google Photos anyway.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by prkkekgkkekd »

ebbi wrote: post #288

I'm not annoyed that my OG Apple Watch Ultra doesn't get the latest OS. I get it - tech moves at a fast pace. What I am annoyed about, is that I'm stuck with Watch OS 26, which introduced their new workout app, which is so laggy. One of the few things I use my Apple Watch for, and that UX is a major regression from previous OS versions. I really wish they released a .x update to Watch OS26 to fix this.

Watch is too cheap to care about. It’s a disposable thing that you’re expected to toss away every year, it’s obvious.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by LeapingLennie »

ryeguy_24 wrote: post #399

I’ve spent a lot of time testing the new Siri. Overall I like it and believe this will become a very powerful tool but definitely think it needs work. - Example: “Siri for the lights that are already on in the family room, can you put those lights to 50% brightness?” -> All the lights turn on incorrectly. This is a two step process. Get information from Home and then execute command with that info. - Example: “Remind…

One of the few things I use Siri for is converting units and still in iOS 27 we have:

- "What is three fifty degrees Fahrenheit in Celsius?" -> "53°F = 11.67°C"

Also disappointing:

- "Add mow the lawn to my chores note." -> "Sorry, I can't help with that."

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Post by pvab3 »

musictubes wrote: post #310
avazhi wrote: post #271

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm still on Sequoia and I have zero intention of updating to this AI-saturated slop.

There are over 200 security patches in the newest versions of macOS. AI is helping patch previously unrealized holes.

i'm sure most of those patches will keep coming to Sequoia over the coming years

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by pvab3 »

sneak wrote: post #414
hahamaster wrote: post #410

Siri AI feels like a beta version (I think it officially is?). It’s unaware indexing isn’t done yet so it just tells me “I can’t find any photos of Italy” although there’s many thousands. Then it tells me how to let it access my photos using nonexistent iOS settings, even though permissions aren’t the problem. Amateurish.

Apple’s scatterbrained OS-bundled software is just embarrassing at this point. Half-baked release after half-baked release. I’m convinced that modern Apple simply can’t ship good software any longer. The “headline features simply must not slip” cadence is ruining the products. The moneymaker, the iPhone, needs the new OS to work (iPhone 18 hardware has never run on iOS 26), so the OS release can’t be delayed for any…

Its crazy to insist on releasing all new operating systems for these devices at the same time. I didn't realize they were doing that. If one team is behind they would still have to ship it anyway

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by drewbeck »

sicktriple wrote: post #339
jeffrapp wrote: post #250

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It’s so much worse than that. This happens to me on a daily basis with both MacOS and iOS. Say I’m searching for Chess, I’ll get to the C-H and it’ll show the Chess app, but enter that next -E and it’s totally gone. It feels like the system is designed like “Well, I showed them Chess when they entered CH, but they kept typing, so they must not actually want Chess.” This ends up breaking for me like 95% of the time, a…

For me the big one is whenever I type "sys" to get system settings, it pops up for a half second and then for some reason the top result is like "reset some system setting" and then I invariably get flashbanged because it turns off dark mode and there's no confirmation dialogue lmao. Maddening.

Typing “sound” and end up with some obscure sound setting as top option and the general “sound” control panel nowhere to be found. Every time.
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