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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.
Do people still get excited for these smartphone OS updates? I remember a couple of years ago I couldn't wait to see what the new features were. Now I don't think I've changed the way I use my phone for several years.
Do people still get excited for these smartphone OS updates? I remember a couple of years ago I couldn't wait to see what the new features were. Now I don't think I've changed the way I use my phone for several years.
The new lock screen customization is nice, especially combined with focus modes.
Editing iMessages? YES. Dictating emoji? YES.
Easily extract photos from the background to send in messages like a sticker? Sure.
My iPhone 12 Pro feel way faster, especially Safari. Is it actually faster or are animations shorter? You know what? I don’t care. I like it.
Some things like making search prominent on the home screen will help many people.
The new password replacement stuff will be great. Can’t wait.
Live tiles to show the status of a pizza delivery or something like that on my lock screen? Handy.
Built in delivery tracking with ApplePay if stores opt in? Sure!
And none of that includes the stuff announced today for the new phones, like the notification/background changes that look nice.
ALL of that was off the top of my head.
This is a very good year. Not every year can be as big as multi-tasking/etc, but this year is not just piddly little nothings.
Anyone surprised by the Island notch software/hardware design? I don't mean the idea of a pill shaped notch. But the fact they're pouring so much software resource into it (even building dev tools) when the shape/size of that cutout should in theory change in the future when technology allows for smaller (or non-existent) cutouts. They will either feel commited to that hardware design and stick to it longer than they…
For 3rd party developers to show information in the Island, that will be achieved through the Live Activities API, which is not specific to the iPhone 14 Pro.
The Island will likely stick around for a few years, after which point Apple will adapt that notification area UI to work without the Island.
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> What’s your favorite charity? Not GP but the EFF is the charity most likely to help successfully push for changes here :) I am sending them 50 bucks in your name. Care to double it?
Done [0] [0] https://imgur.com/a/J6LPAO3
I’ll be waiting for reviews and bug reports. I’ve found that for the last releases, subsequent patches have been worth the wait.
As a non-iOS user it looks like a great update, but at the same time I thought that many of these were already features like in Android
And there’s nothing wrong with that.
I recently published an article[1] on How Apple could improve the VPNs experience on iOS. I hope someone at Apple finally decides to improve it on the next update. It surprises me how Apple continues to add a lot of fancy feature and ignore basic day to day usability features like these. [1] https://medium.com/@contact_54652/how-can-apple-improve-the-...
Anyone surprised by the Island notch software/hardware design? I don't mean the idea of a pill shaped notch. But the fact they're pouring so much software resource into it (even building dev tools) when the shape/size of that cutout should in theory change in the future when technology allows for smaller (or non-existent) cutouts. They will either feel commited to that hardware design and stick to it longer than they…
Sure, maybe by the end of the 20s, the “island” will be obsolete, but I think Apple is secure in the knowledge that the pill is here for several generations of iPhone to come.
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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.
There's a useful iOS app called Number Shield that lets you block all calls coming from numbers that match the first six digits of your phone number. That's the most common spoofing technique, so it really does help. E.g. if your number is (555)555-1234 it'll block anything from (555)555-0000 to (555)555-9999. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/number-shield/id1319082167