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Re: iOS 15

#51

The only feature I am looking forward to is “live text” where it lets me simply copy text in images. That can be quite handy.

Google Lens has had the feature for more than a year now and it's incredibly useful. I wonder how the accuracy of Apple's version will compare.

Re: iOS 15

#52
What's the best foss option out there now? Graphene? Lineage? I hate that they're both Android based...

I specifically dumped android phones because I was sick of Google and Apple still seemed to be the better option.

Edit: Guess I upset the Apple and Google shills ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Re: iOS 15

#53
post #11

Is there a timeline for the client side scanning?! Or has that plan been dropped for good?! Cause I am not gonna upgrade if these features come at a cost to privacy caused by client side scanning.

No. They've put a pin in it, but publically haven't discussed when it may ship (or what changes could be made).

All we know right now is that it isn't in iOS 15.

Re: iOS 15

#54

For anyone wondering, this was supposed to be the release where Apple could scan your photos for child abuse. This was delayed for this release: https://www.techradar.com/news/apple-delays-child-abuse-phot...

Did they removed the code? commented it or defaulted it to off for now but the code is there and ready to scan.

I would assume no. People decompile binaries all the time and would likely catch it. It also could introduce dependencies and bugs that would require QA work and dev work.

Re: iOS 15

#56

Wow, I had no idea they were going to add support for cross-platform Facetime calls with this. If that works well that will definitely replace Zoom for me.

Cross-platform is giving it too much credit. They aren't releasing native FaceTime on any non-Apple platforms, and you get a limited set of features in the browser based client that runs on Windows/ChromeOS/Android.

It is better than nothing though. Mostly feels like a late response to Zoom eating Apple's lunch though.

Re: iOS 15

#57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.apple.com/feedback/maps-ios-ipados.html

Posting on HN is probably more valuable when your feedback is requesting new featureful changes and not just bugs. There are likely quite a few Apple engineers that browse this subreddit which might be able to make an internal push for these changes (eventually).

> [...] that browse this subreddit [...]

Freudian slip here, I guess.

I'd still report them through the normal channels. I wouldn't bet on any given Apple employee of the right team to happen to read a specific comment on HN.

Re: iOS 15

#58
Apple continues to support OS updates on the iPhone 6s, a device released almost 6 years ago. Nor is it reserved for their flagship models - the 2016 iPhone SE also gets the latest and greatest.

Meanwhile, my flagship android phone from 2018, the Samsung Galaxy S9, is stuck on the last version of Android. At least it still gets security updates, some manufacturers don't even go that far.

Re: iOS 15

#60

Apple Maps is so close to being a fantastic app, but is sorely missing “search along route” that Google has. Right now, you can press the “coffee” or “gas” button but there’s no way to say, search for a CVS on the way back home from work. I really wish Apple added this instead of just suggesting searches that might be useful.

Just an FYI, you can definitely do this when using CarPlay and Apple Maps. There is a set list of categories you can search while currently navigating. I wish you could make an arbitrary on route search, but you can't.
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