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iOS 8 reviewed

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Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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Post by frogpelt »

untog wrote: post #15
ZanyProgrammer wrote: post #11

I really wish I could block ads somehow on my iPad Air. I'm pretty invested in the Apple ecosystem and use an LTE iPad Air almost every day on public transit, and the inability to block ads really makes mobile Safari a shitty experience. I mean, I'd never run (and I'm sure a lot of people here don't either) a desktop browser without some sort of ad blocking going on. That and being able to have two apps run side by s…

I'd never run (and I'm sure a lot of people here don't either) a desktop browser without some sort of ad blocking going on I'd actually be interested to see an HN poll on this. I do not run an ad blocker and frankly I find most complaints about ads online to be totally overblown. Years ago there was a hellish amount of pop-ups, pop-overs and pop-unders, but these days I really don't have many problems, and I'm happy…

Minor point of contention: Are you actually supporting the sites if you aren't clicking on the ads?

Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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Post by frogpelt »

wingerlang wrote: post #61
daxelrod wrote: post #41

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Apple's iPhone support cycle is such that there are significant downsides to getting a device from an older generation. For example: The iPhone 4S was released in October 2011. In October 2013, Apple released iOS 7. While iOS 7 supports the 4S, it increases RAM overhead to the point that switching from app A to app B kills app A the vast majority of the time. (This is terribly annoying when you're writing, you switch…

Really? iPhone 4S can't handle iOS7? I'm using an iPhone 4 on iOS7 without any problems whatsoever, and I'm a heavy user+developer.

32GB model?

The 8GB really bogs down and the 16GB has noticeable lag.

Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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Post by covercash »

iaskwhy wrote: post #43
ZanyProgrammer wrote: post #11

I really wish I could block ads somehow on my iPad Air. I'm pretty invested in the Apple ecosystem and use an LTE iPad Air almost every day on public transit, and the inability to block ads really makes mobile Safari a shitty experience. I mean, I'd never run (and I'm sure a lot of people here don't either) a desktop browser without some sort of ad blocking going on. That and being able to have two apps run side by s…

I have been trying the Mercury Browser lately because some pages just don't load anymore on my iPhone 4. Give it a try.[1] [1] https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mercury-web-browser/id331012...

I came here to suggest this one as well, lots of control (including setting user agent) as well as solid pop up and adblock extensions.

Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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Post by selectodude »

untog wrote: post #44
yalogin wrote: post #42

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Why do you assume that there won't be a 4" model going forward? Do you know how many of those devices they sold? Its dead in terms of development is unwarranted exaggeration at the least.

I assume there won't be a 4" device because they didn't announce one. I'd love to find out that I'm wrong.

It's possible that the 4" model will continue to be updated as a lower-end version. So the iPhone 6c will be an A8 while the 6S/6S+ will have an A9.

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Post by jahewson »

drewblaisdell wrote: post #52
e1g wrote: post #40

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The Nitro engine is available only to the new WKWebView component, but that component has a bug [1] which prevents it from loading local files. This means that Cordova must continue using the old UIWebView, which means no Nitro boost at least until 8.1 or possibly later (however long it will take to fix that bug). [1] http://www.openradar.me/radar?id=5839348817723392

This bug, which continues to cripple HTML5 apps on the App Store but not ones accessed in Safari, seems almost too perfect to be unintentional.

But Safari doesn't load local files, so the bug wouldn't be noticed there. Makes perfect sense.

Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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ZanyProgrammer wrote: post #11

I really wish I could block ads somehow on my iPad Air. I'm pretty invested in the Apple ecosystem and use an LTE iPad Air almost every day on public transit, and the inability to block ads really makes mobile Safari a shitty experience. I mean, I'd never run (and I'm sure a lot of people here don't either) a desktop browser without some sort of ad blocking going on. That and being able to have two apps run side by s…

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Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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Post by grey-area »

archagon wrote: post #64
Someone1234 wrote: post #2

Credit where credit is due, the lack of customisable keyboards was a major gripe of mine when people asked me why I'd never buy an iOS device. A Swype-like keyboard (I actually use Google Keyboard's Swype mode, even though I own Swype) is a "must have" on my phone and has been for over three and a half years (since Swype beta was available on the original Galaxy Note). While there are definitely thumb typists who can…

I'm a little surprised that Apple included custom keyboards. They've always been an "our way or the highway" company, and custom keyboards seem like a very geek-specific feature, even if they are better to type on. Not that I'm complaining! I can finally build a couple of new apps that I wasn't able to before. :) (If anyone is interested, I'm working on a clone of the existing Apple keyboard for use as a base for dev…

They've always been an "our way or the highway" company

Under Tim Cook I'm not sure that maxim will apply to design any more, it certainly didn't apply to software/hardware in the 90's pre-jobs. Perhaps Cook will still apply it to services like apple pay where it helps them lock in profits and customers, just like most other corporations.

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Post by scott_karana »

EpicEng wrote: post #48
Sephiroth87 wrote: post #14

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That simply mean that the app was killed usually for memory reasons, you see the old content because the app shows you a screenshot that was taken before going in the background, and then starts again, thus refreshing

Who cares why it happens? I've gone back and forth between iOS and Android over the years and it never happens to me on my Android devices. Both platforms have their strengths and weaknesses obviously, but this used to piss me off to no end on iOS.

It's kinda strange, honestly: 2011's state-of-the-art Android phones (Galaxy S2) had 1GB RAM, and yet Apple is still stuck on that maximum, while Android has long moved on to 2GB on flagships. Kind of a shame :(

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Post by y4mi »

speedyapoc wrote: post #58
sirn wrote: post #23

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My usage case is probably a very edge case, but my biggest complaint with Android 3rd party keyboard ecosystem is how hard and inconsistent is to switch between third party keyboards. I like SwiftKey, but I use about three languages daily and SwiftKey is not good enough for two other languages I use (Japanese, Thai), so I have to use other keyboard. Switching between multiple keyboards in Android is totally pain. Thi…

You can switch keyboards just like you would when changing from English to Emoji, etc.

you can switch keyboard layouts like that (i.e. swiftkey english to swiftkey japanese), but he wanted to (my example) change from aosp keyboard for japanese to swiftkey for english. This is often also possible, but the way differs for keyboards.

i believe aosp keyboard put a button left to space which you can long-press in order to get the switch keyboard popup. but his biggest gripe was probably the settings which default for some keyboards after changing the standard...

Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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Post by iaskwhy »

covercash wrote: post #73
iaskwhy wrote: post #43

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I have been trying the Mercury Browser lately because some pages just don't load anymore on my iPhone 4. Give it a try.[1] [1] https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mercury-web-browser/id331012...

I came here to suggest this one as well, lots of control (including setting user agent) as well as solid pop up and adblock extensions.

What do you think of the scrolling? It's different from the one used by the system and I kind of feel like it's better but I'm not yet sure about it.
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