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Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by locao »

ornornor wrote: post #484
locao wrote: post #463

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I use Gboard (Google's keyboard) on iPhone and the space bar trackpad feature works way better than on native keyboard. If Google ever discontinues the keyboard for iPhone I think I'll go back to dumb phones.

Does it send all your keystrokes to google though? That’s how most free keyboards work on android afaik so I’m wondering

Yes, it does. For passwords or any other field an app defines as sensitive, Apple keyboard takes over and you can't change from it, but other than that you share every keystroke with Google. Your only option is disabling location.

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by ornornor »

locao wrote: post #531
ornornor wrote: post #484

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does it send all your keystrokes to google though? That’s how most free keyboards work on android afaik so I’m wondering

Yes, it does. For passwords or any other field an app defines as sensitive, Apple keyboard takes over and you can't change from it, but other than that you share every keystroke with Google. Your only option is disabling location.

Good to know. I’m never using one of those then, as terrible as the stock iPhone keyboard is.

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by prmoustache »

andrekandre wrote: post #476
prmoustache wrote: post #454

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Because: - I prefer running FOSS apps on my smartphone - I want to be able to install anything I want on it without relying on what is accepted by a "store" - I don't want an Apple account - I want to own and be able to have the shit I want running in the background (like syncthing) - I want to be able to access my file the way I want, including using a shell - I want to be able to run any linux app - and more inport…

same for me; its too bad though we cant have some kind of foss shell, and bank/contactless payment apps can run in some secure vm/box so we can have the best of both

Or just a standard protocol that can be implemented with FOSS apps.

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by prmoustache »

jmaker wrote: post #464
prmoustache wrote: post #454

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because: - I prefer running FOSS apps on my smartphone - I want to be able to install anything I want on it without relying on what is accepted by a "store" - I don't want an Apple account - I want to own and be able to have the shit I want running in the background (like syncthing) - I want to be able to access my file the way I want, including using a shell - I want to be able to run any linux app - and more inport…

I’ve been down that road, was fun, but growingly felt to me like too much maintenance that wasn’t worth the effort, distracting from more important things. Like desktop Linux. Now I’m at a point where Android itself, even Pixels feel that way. I really tried to make the Pixel my daily driver. In hindsight, it was just too naive of me.

I don't really see the maintenance issue. My grapheneOS has OTA updates, I can install and update apps using fdroid and aurora and not having contactless payment option via google wallet is the only small limitation I have found and it is not a big loss as I can still pay easily without carrying cash. Carrying a plastic card is not a burden.

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Post by LordDragonfang »

I can't take this website seriously if it thinks that a difficult-to-reproduce syncing bug that has been around for a decade can be easily solved (and tested!) in a week and a half. That's the kind of delusional time estimate even my CS-illiterate boss wouldn't make.

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by ayewo »

nneonneo wrote: post #155

I have a fun one: my iPhone (12 Pro) refuses to acknowledge that it has eSIM functionality, even though the hardware exists. I'm fairly sure I know what the problem is! It was restored from a backup taken on an iPhone X that had two physical SIM slots (Chinese version). The new phone now seems to think it has two physical SIM slots: it shows an IMEI2 in About, but any attempt to use the eSIM functionality just fails…

You could try resetting only the Network Settings to see if that changes anything.

Settings -> Transfer or Reset Phone -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by jonplackett »

shantnutiwari wrote: post #258
jonplackett wrote: post #254

Out of these the text selection and the Apple Pay card button bring me the most daily pain. Even writing this short sentence I’ve accidentally deleted words when I just wanted to move the cursor and it decides, no, you must want to select that whole word

> it decides, no, you must want to select that whole word Yeah this arrogance where my tool decides what I want to do, and even if I put the cursor to where it will want, Apple will (un)helpfully move it. Because Apple thinks its users are retards and need help

Yeah what’s with the cursor moving thing? I put the damn thing where I wanted. Why move it? It’s so interrupting to general mental flow having to constantly check and double check every action.

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by VerifiedReports »

xp84 wrote: post #439
VerifiedReports wrote: post #123

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And yet Apple CREATED the multiple-accounts problem for millions of people by implementing their idiotic "Apple ID must be an E-mail address" policy. So of course people thought that when they changed jobs, cable companies, or whatever... they needed to create a new Apple ID with their new E-mail address. This was reinforced when Apple further stupidified their policy by requiring your ID to be a WORKING E-mail addre…

> of course people thought that when they changed jobs, cable companies, or whatever... they needed to create a new Apple ID with their new E-mail address. This belief is rampant amongst 90% of the general public. I had to spend an hour helping a friend last week who had created a new Cash App account to do their taxes, because they didn't prefer the old email address that was on their longstanding Cash App account.…

Thanks for the anecdote backing up my longstanding suspicion on that.

This is also why using E-mail addresses as user IDs is monumentally stupid: People will think that they need to use their E-mail password, too. So now any entity with this ID policy becomes a gatekeeper not only to their own site or service, but the user's E-mail account.

One poor security regime or disgruntled employee at one obscure Web site can now enable identity theft on a grand scale, by exposing E-mail addresses and passwords.

There's a reason that banks and brokerages don't employ this ignorant policy. It's disappointing that Apple set such a poor example by implementing it. Then they had to run around trying to mitigate the harm with 2FA and other measures, after high-profile "hacking" attacks on journalists and celebs.

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by VerifiedReports »

throw4r533233 wrote: post #509
VerifiedReports wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And yet Apple CREATED the multiple-accounts problem for millions of people by implementing their idiotic "Apple ID must be an E-mail address" policy. So of course people thought that when they changed jobs, cable companies, or whatever... they needed to create a new Apple ID with their new E-mail address. This was reinforced when Apple further stupidified their policy by requiring your ID to be a WORKING E-mail addre…

It’s also a huge pain for those of us who might regularly visit or live part of the year in another country. I basically need two Apple IDs because switching the region for your App Store is very inconvenient if you have any subscriptions. In the end, I have separate Apple IDs for each country.

Pff, Apple can't even keep your contacts intact if you go abroad.

I traveled to Australia and got a local SIM. Suddenly every incoming call was from an unknown caller, even though every one was in my address book. Apple is too stupid to handle international calling in the 2020s. I mean... WTF?

Then again, this is the same company that "helpfully" changes all your calendar appointment times when you travel to a different time zone... with NO WAY TO PREVENT IT. So if you go east, you're going to miss any events you set up in advance... including flights home.

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by Grisu_FTP »

lopis wrote: post #292

> Autocorrect Won't Take No For An Answer Oh god. I don't use an iOS device regularly, so when I encountered this issue I had to control myself not to throw the device. Absolutely horrible experience. Worse part is that it autocorrects when pressing "send", not just when adding a space or a period. So the correct word gets corrected wrong and immediately sent.

> Worse part is that it autocorrects when pressing "send", not just when adding a space or a period. So the correct word gets corrected wrong and immediately sent.

Oh my GOD. YES. FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED. Everytime i use an iphone it drives me insanely insane. I dont understand how this isnt one of the most common tech complaints i hear.

This ruins my day every time i think about it.

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