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Apple releases iOS 10.3

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Re: Apple releases iOS 10.3

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Post by eltoozero »

melling wrote: post #11

My iPad Pro only sees beta 7. I removed the device from the beta program a month ago, but it still sees the betas. Rebooted several times. My iPhone 7s, and two older iPhones upgraded to 10.3, as well as another iPad. Why is the iPad Pro different?

You've got to imagine they're doing a slower rollout than usual for this somewhat major change.

The first .01% requests might get it until they know there aren't 11th hour "in the wild" problems, then they'll jump it to .1, 1%, 10%, and eventually 100%.

Re: Apple releases iOS 10.3

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Post by thecosas »

drusepth wrote: post #19
dmerrick wrote: post #16

I'm excited about exposing to app developers a way to ask for ratings. Specifically, the ability to opt out of them. I think this doesn't address the real problem though, which is that ratings reset after every app update. This means that app developers have to constantly ask for reviews, which is exhausting as a user.

>ratings reset after every app update. What's the reasoning behind this? On Android, reviews for prior versions have a "This review was left for a previous version." banner at the top of them, but the star aggregates are all still there. How do apps keep reviews if they're wiped out every time an app updates?

There are two views when looking at ratings in the iOS App Store:

  Current version
  All versions
It defaults to "Current version"

Re: Apple releases iOS 10.3

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Post by jordansmithnz »

I've been running the beta for a few weeks now. The thing that stands out the most? They changed the filesystem, and I haven't noticed a thing - the upgrade time wasn't even significantly longer. If anything, the beta has been more stable than 10.2 releases.

The fact they've pulled it off so seamlessly is pretty impressive. Heck, the majority of users won't have a clue that their filesystem has changed, and that's the way it should be - users shouldn't be required to know about technical implementation.

Re: Apple releases iOS 10.3

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Post by nicholassmith »

I've been running the beta without issues for a while but I've PSA'd for my extended circle to say "definitely do a backup". I fully expect this to be a smooth transition but it's definitely an impactful change.

If you have less tech savvy members of your family with iPhones you might want to just remind them how to do a backup (to save having to explain why it's gone wrong).

Re: Apple releases iOS 10.3

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Post by geofft »

Here's the security info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207617

Notably, ten kernel arbitrary code execution bugs, seven from Google Project Zero and two from Qihoo 360's research team. There are also a few WebKit RCEs, so it seems like it's prudent to update as soon as possible, lest a malicious website silently jailbreak your phone.

Re: Apple releases iOS 10.3

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Post by thecosas »

nickgrosvenor wrote: post #4
thecosas wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did it on the Beta without even realizing it and it went fine. A little longer of a reboot, but otherwise very smooth. As always, YMMV.

what does ymmv stand for?

"Your mileage may vary". Basically, here's what I've seen but it may be different for others.

Re: Apple releases iOS 10.3

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Post by warcher »

jonathannorris wrote: post #14
warcher wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You literally can't leave a review saying "This version of iOS is shitty and it breaks all my apps." But you can absolutely throw a brick through my front window.

Actually with 10.3 you can: https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/24/apple-will-let-developers-rep...

haha, I knew that "actually..." was coming. I deserved that.

Whether our customers will be mollified by me replying "Actually, it's Apple's fault, you see..." remains to be seen. It has not been my experience that they're real forgiving of that kind of thing. I've been through this before.

My white knuckle grip on my chair is loosening a little though-- we might get through this bit of turbulence ok. Knock on wood. ;)

Re: Apple releases iOS 10.3

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Post by thecosas »

sixstringtheory wrote: post #17
jonathannorris wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually with 10.3 you can: https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/24/apple-will-let-developers-rep...

That deals with responding to reviews of your app, not an ability to leave a review for iOS itself. Either way, I don't think the average consumer will understand that they've lost data because of a bug in a new filesystem. And if you are an app with appreciable market share and something goes wrong, I doubt one would be able to mitigate a crush of negative reviews.

If you're an app with a large marketshare, the responsible thing would be to do testing with the betas to search out potential bugs.

Doesn't cover all instances, but should help with any MAJOR bugs that would come up.

Re: Apple releases iOS 10.3

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Post by [deleted] »

eltoozero wrote: post #21
melling wrote: post #11

My iPad Pro only sees beta 7. I removed the device from the beta program a month ago, but it still sees the betas. Rebooted several times. My iPhone 7s, and two older iPhones upgraded to 10.3, as well as another iPad. Why is the iPad Pro different?

You've got to imagine they're doing a slower rollout than usual for this somewhat major change. The first .01% requests might get it until they know there aren't 11th hour "in the wild" problems, then they'll jump it to .1, 1%, 10%, and eventually 100%.

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