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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 zamadatix »

JaneLovesDotNet wrote: post #246

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…

Funnily I thought the exact opposite when I saw it. To me it seemed like making the space a dynamically laid out notification blob area was a great way to handle upcoming cutout shape changes. E.g. maybe the iPhone 16 moves the camera behind the screen and then that hole punch becomes just another slot to arrange notification elements. This leaves largely the same UI model to code against (to Apple and developers) among multiple phones which need to be supported for 5+ years but have different hardware layouts.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by Terretta »

Gigachad wrote: post #178
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.

There will never be multi user support on the iPad until the iPad has some real competition. Apple has absolutely no incentive to invest resources in to multi user when it’s much more likely that you will buy two iPads than buy an android tablet.

They invested the resources to make it already exist:

https://developer.apple.com/education/shared-ipad/

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by dkonofalski »

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.

I set up a VOIP phone number for this and give that one to anyone that I don't meet personally. Anyone that needs to be able to call me has my real phone number.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by Pulcinella »

lapcat wrote: post #244
majou wrote: post #173

Earlier quoted context omitted.

iOS 12.5.6 was released on a week ago. iOS 15 will be getting patches even if iOS 14 and 13 don't.

I don't know why Apple patched that 1 bug in iOS 12. But they didn't patch it in iOS 14 or 13. Moreover, iOS 14 hasn't received any security updates since October, and other than that 1 bug, neither iOS 13 nor iOS 12 have received security updates in an even longer time. You're treating the exception (12.5.6) as if it's the rule, but it's not.

I believe any device that supported iOS13 supports up to iOS15, so apple probably figures people can just update to 15 and get the fix there.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by taejavu »

Waterluvian wrote: post #193

Is anyone else anxious about updates? I used to be so pumped for them when I was a teen. They’d unlock a world of new opportunities. Now I just feel anxious that there’s change for change sake to justify the resourcing of the design teams and that they’ll make things I’m used to worse all for a bunch of features I’ll never use or want. I don’t want more features. There’s so many already and they’re really cluttering.…

Why don't you like the address bar at the bottom? Surely it's more convenient to reach for. Is it muscle memory, or more just a dislike of change?

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by speg »

Waterluvian wrote: post #193

Is anyone else anxious about updates? I used to be so pumped for them when I was a teen. They’d unlock a world of new opportunities. Now I just feel anxious that there’s change for change sake to justify the resourcing of the design teams and that they’ll make things I’m used to worse all for a bunch of features I’ll never use or want. I don’t want more features. There’s so many already and they’re really cluttering.…

Oh come on. Bad? Shame? I don’t know about you but my thumb is always at the bottom of the screen. Why would I want to reach all the way to the top to reach the address bar?

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by chrisan »

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.

I love this. Used to live in SF and kept the 415 number after moving. Any of the bay area area codes get instant silenced (manually). And any number from my current area code I know to answer as it is legit

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by [deleted] »

dkonofalski wrote: post #274
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.

I set up a VOIP phone number for this and give that one to anyone that I don't meet personally. Anyone that needs to be able to call me has my real phone number.

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Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by dkonofalski »

Terretta wrote: post #272
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.

This exists. https://developer.apple.com/education/shared-ipad/

That's not the same thing as they're talking about. The account sharing on education devices, which is what you linked, clears the device every time you switch a user and every user has the same apps installed. What the OP is asking for is individual user profiles that let each person customize the device for their own account.
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