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iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by pdntspa »

mchusma wrote: post #239
Someone1234 wrote: post #17

I've been using it for several months since the developer beta came out; overall I'm extremely positive on it. One of their better releases that seemingly focused more on quality and refinements than new-features. Siri is definitely worth using now, even if it remains still a work-in-progress/needs continued refinement. It can surprise you in good ways, but it isn't consistently good yet. The keyboard remains unfixed…

Apple's search is so comically bad. For example, I can click on my applications, and I have an app called Chess. I can often type letters C-H-E-S-S and have it not show the Chess app. This is inside the applications folder! Many people have complained before. Honestly I ONLY search for app names in spotlight search or application window, it should be trivial to make it actually work. Maybe i just need to vibecode som…

Windows 10 start menu is the same way. How is it these things are so bad??

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by al_borland »

tensor wrote: post #154
ksec wrote: post #41

People who are still on Chrome as main browser should seriously try Safari 27. Compatibility greatly improved, super speedy. Although for some reason the AI organise tab option is not showing up on me.

Still waiting for them to allow me to use any search provider I want (e.g. Kagi).

I had Safari build me an extension that lets me press control+space on any page to bring up a spotlight-type search box and to search in Kagi.

It did it, it works… but it’s beyond stupid that this still isn’t just a setting to add a custom query string, even if they bury it in the advanced settings.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by al_borland »

squirreljak wrote: post #298
ksec wrote: post #41

People who are still on Chrome as main browser should seriously try Safari 27. Compatibility greatly improved, super speedy. Although for some reason the AI organise tab option is not showing up on me.

Do tech savvy people actually use chrome on iOS? Why?

My assumption would be for account syncing.

I use Safari, but whenever I go on a pilgrimage to try a different browser, I also get it on my phone so I can access tabs and bookmarks whenever I am.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by s900mhz »

nozzlegear wrote: post #429
josh_p wrote: post #396

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How are you getting around bot detection shutting you out? I tried exactly this but for stop and shop.

I've actually never had it trip any bot detection, captchas, or anything like that, and haven't built anything into it for evading detection. If I had to guess, it's because I make sure to manually sign in to my Walmart account before it begins adding things to the cart.

This is the case for me too. If I try to automate sign in, it trips bot detection. But if I manually sign in then let the agent rip, I'm fine.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by al_borland »

Andrex wrote: post #422

Semi-related but I'm ignorant: when did Apple change to use a universal version number? Is it just for the public, like how Windows 11 is actually NT 10.0? I can't believe I missed the HN discussion on this one.

Last year. They started basing it off the release year with 26. Though it comes a little early, kind of like the model year of a car.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by al_borland »

pppnfnnqmrmntn wrote: post #425
victor22 wrote: post #394

Why the fuck is this trending? Beta was out months ago

It’s the same every fing year. People (developers) don’t test the beta, but just complains when the .0 is released in the fall with ”how could anyone have anticipated this?”

Not everyone on the Mac is a Mac developer, nor can they afford the bugs in beta software when they are trying to get work done.

Re: iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27

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Post by gib444 »

sneak wrote: post #414
hahamaster wrote: post #410

Siri AI feels like a beta version (I think it officially is?). It’s unaware indexing isn’t done yet so it just tells me “I can’t find any photos of Italy” although there’s many thousands. Then it tells me how to let it access my photos using nonexistent iOS settings, even though permissions aren’t the problem. Amateurish.

Apple’s scatterbrained OS-bundled software is just embarrassing at this point. Half-baked release after half-baked release. I’m convinced that modern Apple simply can’t ship good software any longer. The “headline features simply must not slip” cadence is ruining the products. The moneymaker, the iPhone, needs the new OS to work (iPhone 18 hardware has never run on iOS 26), so the OS release can’t be delayed for any…

I agree. I worked at a company where we transitioned to big releases aligned with a yearly event and it was a disaster. It became all about marketing and bodges.
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