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iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by WrtCdEvrydy »

scarface74 wrote: post #100
WrtCdEvrydy wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's the iOS app support that suffers. Apple makes it pretty unbearable to get apps for unsupported devices so I take those and relegate them to single use non-data holding devices like dashcams and other uses.

As of at least a couple of years ago, I could still redownload “the last compatible version” for my old iPad 1st gen (2010). I was able to download and run Netflix and Plex.

Yes, but you must have a nicer iPhone on the same iCloud account that downloads the current version, then you can use the "purchased" page on the old device.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by clamprecht »

derwiki wrote: post #95
dereg wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would have this on if it wasn't for the fact that I get calls from delivery drivers, who all have unknown numbers, and for whom the notification must be immediate.

Buy a Twilio number that forwards to your real number. Then whoever has that number can call it, and it will ring you from the known Twilio number. Add to address book and voila!

Do spammers not call Twilio numbers?

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by o_m »

yabones wrote: post #49

Well, looks like it's the end of the line for my 1st gen SE. It's been a good run. I'll miss you, little guy. Looks like my other options for a small phone are 12/13 mini or possibly the 2nd/3rd gen SE. But not nearly as compact as the 4" SE.

It looks like I'm going to keep my iPhone 13 mini for the next 7 years, or until it won't receive any updates anymore.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by bioemerl »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #32

Passkeys gonna be fire. Goodbye password managers, credential stuffing, and phishing attacks! (photo deduplication is nice too btw, been a long time coming)

> Passkeys gonna be fire

Knowing apple they're going to be another avenue to lock in. Now not only does switching your device been that you have to leave apple's ecosystem, it also means you lose all your passwords for all your websites.

I'm honestly hoping this does not take off.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by patrickserrano »

glitchinc wrote: post #44

After all of the iterations of iOS, there is still no way to have only the first new/unread message per SMS/iMessage thread generate a notification--particularly the notification sound or tone. I find the feature would be useful in all situations, but would be especially useful in group threads. I don't need to hear a ding every time someone in a group thread sends a message if I don't have my phone in my hand. One d…

Not the same thing by a long shot, but you can turn on "Hide Alerts" for group chats. My wife has all of her long running group chats set to this to prevent alerts all day when her friends are chatting.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by patrickserrano »

l72 wrote: post #98

Still no ability to have separate accounts on an ipad... I sort of understand that a phone is a single user OS, but the ipad most certainly should be a multi user OS.

If you don't mind using MDM you can get something akin to roaming profiles on iPads. It's an enterprise feature, but it was introduced sometime during iOS 13.

I agree though, native multi-user support would be great. Though, I'd hope it's better than what we got on tvOS.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by mwint »

the_mar wrote: post #110
avtar wrote: post #10

Apple’s call and sms spam filtering remains subpar to say the least. When I had a Pixel, I had the option to let the OS transcribe what the potential spammer was saying and end the call. It’s puzzling why Apple isn’t doing more here.

Boy do i have a lifehack for you. Buy a phone number with a random area code, like ohio or something, all the spam calls come from surrounding area codes.

But then my calls will come from the random area code too. It’d be neat if you could do a dual phone number, where your CID on outbound calls shows as your local area code, but you give out the foreign area code for inbound calls.

But then you mess up callbacks.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by thefourthchime »

avtar wrote: post #10

Apple’s call and sms spam filtering remains subpar to say the least. When I had a Pixel, I had the option to let the OS transcribe what the potential spammer was saying and end the call. It’s puzzling why Apple isn’t doing more here.

robokiller does a decent job on ios

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by thefourthchime »

bioemerl wrote: post #114
toomuchtodo wrote: post #32

Passkeys gonna be fire. Goodbye password managers, credential stuffing, and phishing attacks! (photo deduplication is nice too btw, been a long time coming)

> Passkeys gonna be fire Knowing apple they're going to be another avenue to lock in. Now not only does switching your device been that you have to leave apple's ecosystem, it also means you lose all your passwords for all your websites. I'm honestly hoping this does not take off.

I imagine you'll have the option to still have a password, for those that aren't concerned about Apple lock it'll be a nice benefit.
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