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Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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Post by Istof »

maherbeg wrote: post #114
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…

Why can't you just avoid sites that use advertising? How is it fair to companies to give you free content without having to pay for it. If you find a site has annoying advertising then stop browsing it and find an alternative. Vote with your browsing habits.

it is fairly easy for a site to block most users that use ad blockers ... but it is much harder to not use a site that use advertising when you have an ad blocker...

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Post by r00fus »

acheron wrote: post #133
dewey wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there a specific reason you are using the Gmail app instead of the OS provided mail app?

For me it's because I've come to rely on the Gmail tabs (primary/social/promotions/updates), which the built-in Mail app just ignored. I could probably duplicate the effort with folders (though I use those also, in parallel to the tabs), but I just started using the Gmail app instead which handled it all fine.

There's that - and the fact that Gmail app can prevent the non-Primary tabs from sending notifications.

Also there's search... Mail.app does not handle search well for Gmail.

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Post by foobarqux »

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…

Is there an equivalent of AdAway on Android that blocks ads in apps?

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Post by kuhnster »

dewey wrote: post #113
kuhnster wrote: post #111

Has anyone considered if the iPhone is a good choice of you are a Gmail user? I have noticed that the Gmail app load time, on the iPhone, is unusably slow but it is one of the apps I need to use daily.

Is there a specific reason you are using the Gmail app instead of the OS provided mail app?

Unfortunately search barely works for me on Mail. That is a big one. Also, in the mornings before work I like clean out my mail but I don't have access to my Gmail primary tab so I tend to tons of unnecessary email. Labeling also doesn't work.

Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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Post by r00fus »

daxelrod wrote: post #41
rweir wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

eh, totally ditched? the 5s and 5c remains available.

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…

Anecdotally, my old 4S on iOS7 runs great. I almost can't tell the difference between that and my iPhone5 (well, other than screen size).

I know folks using iOS7 on a 16GB iPhone4 with no issues either (it's slower, but quite usable).

Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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Post by Joeri »

ksec wrote: post #125

This update requires 1.1GB download and 5.5 GB Free space to install!. Did iOS7 also have similar requirement? I dont record that happened last time.

Apparently if you update through itunes it requires less space. The space for the upgrade is one thing, but the additional 700 mb+ used after the update is much worse. The iphone 8gb had 6gb free under iOS 7. Under iOS 8 that goes down nearly to 5. And to make matters even worse, the apps will double in size due to the use of 3x images. I don't understand why apple is still selling 8gb devices, because the user experience on those is going to be horrible.

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Post by xienze »

dewey wrote: post #113
kuhnster wrote: post #111

Has anyone considered if the iPhone is a good choice of you are a Gmail user? I have noticed that the Gmail app load time, on the iPhone, is unusably slow but it is one of the apps I need to use daily.

Is there a specific reason you are using the Gmail app instead of the OS provided mail app?

A year or so ago Google removed the Exchange support necessary to do push via Apple's mail app (well, it's complicated: if you set up GMail via Exchange on the mail app prior to that point in time your device is grandfathered. Otherwise you've got to use the GMail app).

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Post by cstross »

HaloZero wrote: post #93
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…

For some reason Swype is not available in the US App Store, which is bugging me.

It has been pre-announced but not yet released.

Ditto SwiftKey (although they announced a hard release date: tomorrow).

EDIT: I spoke too soon: Swype for iOS 8 is out now:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/swype-keyboard/id916365675

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Post by pradn »

kuhnster wrote: post #111

Has anyone considered if the iPhone is a good choice of you are a Gmail user? I have noticed that the Gmail app load time, on the iPhone, is unusably slow but it is one of the apps I need to use daily.

Consider using Mailbox, an app by Dropbox. It is quite fast and has all the features I need for GMail. It makes checking email a joy.

Re: iOS 8 reviewed

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Post by kuschku »

chton wrote: post #8
voxic11 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Android has had this for quite a while, though not to many apps make full use of it. http://developer.android.com/design/patterns/notifications.h...

I wasn't aware of this, despite having used enough Android in the past. Shows you how many implement it, I suppose :)

For example with emails you see this – get a new email, in the notification you can click on "delete" (as I get far too many unnecessary mails) or, if accidentally deleted, undo it again. Or click on Reply and directly write a reply.

This works with AOSP Email and Gmail (maybe others as well).

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