iOS 6 All the Little Things

[northernbaldy]

Exactly, it would make it more difficult for the opportunistic thieves anyway

[mrapplegate]

1) That doesn't shutdown, that restarts.
2) True
3) Not if there's a pass code.
4) Not if there's a pass code.

Interesting @cabel just tweeted about this
https://twitter.com/cabel/status/214398937921110016
"When my phone was stolen in SF last year, they immediately powered it down to stop Find My iPhone. Settings idea: "Shutdown Requires PIN"?"

[MattWylde]

1) That doesn't shutdown, that restarts.
2) True
3) Not if there's a pass code.
4) Not if there's a pass code.

If there was a way to lock the sim tray, you'd be able to buy some decent time in the event of theft. If they reset your phone (as in situation #1) and you have a passcode to unlock, well then the thief is in the same predicament when they tried to shut the phone off in the first place.

Something like a custom sim tray that has a custom screw (similar to what Apple has in place at the bottom of the iPhone which requires a special tool) that you can swap out with the iPhone's default sim tray could be useful. The thief could have the special tool required to open the tray, but at least it would buy you some more time and generally it is going to be a good deterrent. You'd have to purchase this sim tray, so most phones won't have it. When the thief steals your iPhone with the custom tray and notices they can't quickly pop the sim, it might just annoy them enough to leave/ditch the phone.

I think that the passcode to power off could feature could be very useful, but not until someone comes up with a way to tamper proof the sim from being removed.

[CavemanUK]

Often I forget where i saved an app so normally I use spotlight to go quickly to that app. Now when you do that the name of then folder your app is in appears alongside it in the search results.

[Altimax98]

Wow 27 pages lol...

Hopefully not mentioned already:

1: "New" badge on new downloads in either books or home screen after downloading a new app

2: Do Not Disturb has a automatic timer setting so that my iPad doesn't go off at 3am with emails (wife's favorite feature)

3: Safari has pretty much unlimited tabs now (soooo happy)

4: after a full charge in usage it shows usage time... I LOVE that feature.. I've been waiting for it

On a bad side

1: The app store BLOWS.. It's got nice features, like the purchased overhaul is great. But I haven't upset figured out how to view more than about 8 reviews on a app.

[Tinmania]

Often I forget where i saved an app so normally I use spotlight to go quickly to that app. Now when you do that the name of then folder your app is in appears alongside it in the search results.
Oh god I love this! I often use spotlight when I can't find an app. At least now I know where I put it!




Michael

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3: Safari has pretty much unlimited tabs now (soooo happy).

I wish people would specify iPad or iPhone. I was thinking Safari on the iPhone finally allowed more tabs.

But no: Safari on the iPhone has the same 8 tab limitation as it has always had (ugh).

On the iPad you can have up to 25 tabs (not quite unlimited but welcome!).




Michael

[chrf097]

Not sure if anybody mentioned this, but I saw it somewhere. The artist on the Artist tab in the Music app looks like Bono.

It IS Bono.

[virginblue4]

I know the camera app on the iPhone now has a black UI. Does the iPad also? Could someone please post a screenshot? Thanks :)

[miamialley]

Interesting @cabel just tweeted about this
https://twitter.com/cabel/status/214398937921110016
"When my phone was stolen in SF last year, they immediately powered it down to stop Find My iPhone. Settings idea: "Shutdown Requires PIN"?"

If there was a way to lock the sim tray, you'd be able to buy some decent time in the event of theft. If they reset your phone (as in situation #1) and you have a passcode to unlock, well then the thief is in the same predicament when they tried to shut the phone off in the first place.

Something like a custom sim tray that has a custom screw (similar to what Apple has in place at the bottom of the iPhone which requires a special tool) that you can swap out with the iPhone's default sim tray could be useful. The thief could have the special tool required to open the tray, but at least it would buy you some more time and generally it is going to be a good deterrent. You'd have to purchase this sim tray, so most phones won't have it. When the thief steals your iPhone with the custom tray and notices they can't quickly pop the sim, it might just annoy them enough to leave/ditch the phone.

I think that the passcode to power off could feature could be very useful, but not until someone comes up with a way to tamper proof the sim from being removed.

I use a jailbreak app called "Icaughtu" which prevents the device from being powered down unless the code is entered. Once again the jailbreak community is ahead of Apple.

[stueee123]

battery life is pretty good in my iPhone 4 which I got used..

[shandyman]

I know the camera app on the iPhone now has a black UI. Does the iPad also? Could someone please post a screenshot? Thanks :)

It's a semi transparent bar. don't remember what it was on iOS 5

[virginblue4]

It's a semi transparent bar. don't remember what it was on iOS 5

Oh right yeah, I forgot it changed when the new iPad came out with 5.1.

[stueee123]

iCloud is syncing spotlight and textedit? I do have mountain lion on my mac so it could be related.

[Duke&tank]

One more thing I haven't seen on this list. When in safari you can now press and hold the back button and go back 2 pages or what ever you want. Just like a normal browser.

[Comeagain?]

One more thing I haven't seen on this list. When in safari you can now press and hold the back button and go back 2 pages or what ever you want. Just like a normal browser.

We actually just had a disagreement on that on the last page or two. ;)

[MattWylde]

I use a jailbreak app called "Icaughtu" which prevents the device from being powered down unless the code is entered. Once again the jailbreak community is ahead of Apple.

Thanks for the tip! I see that the pro version of IcaughtU also takes a picture with the front camera and sends it to you if someone enters an incorrect passcode. Great idea!

[Cod3rror]

In Safari, when you tap and hold the back button you get a back history.

[virginblue4]

In Safari, when you tap and hold the back button you get a back history.

Already noted on the previous page.

[Comeagain?]

In Safari, when you tap and hold the back button you get a back history.

Yup. As mention, Not 4 posts ago.

Here's the iPad cameras UI.
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[Cod3rror]

Already noted on the previous page.

Oh, sorry, didn't read the page.

Can somebody post a screenshot of it please?

[AppleFanatic10]

Not sure if this has been posted yet but it now says "Outgoing" when messages are being sent instead of the sending bar that's usually there. 343860

[virginblue4]

Not sure if this has been posted yet but it now says "Outgoing" when messages are being sent instead of the sending bar that's usually there. 343860

Hmmm, I like the bar. Oh well, I'm sure this will be fine.

[URFloorMatt]

In my experience, the sending bar is useless. It always fills to 95-99% regardless of whether the message is successful or fails.

[JML42691]

In my experience, the sending bar is useless. It always fills to 95-99% regardless of whether the message is successful or fails.
While the "progress" it presents is useless, having a visual indicator that the message actually went through is helpful (for SMS, not iMessage where it gives the Delivered tag).

[slimbek]

(haven't read all 30 pages.....but)

I saw on the Apple site that you can now attach Photos & Video from within an email!

This is huge!
Is no-one but me is excited by this? I hate typing up an email and then realizing I have to copy/paste the whole thing after I start again from the Photos app.

[mrapplegate]

(haven't read all 30 pages.....but)

I saw on the Apple site that you can now attach Photos & Video from within an email!

This is huge!
Is no-one but me is excited by this? I hate typing up an email and then realizing I have to copy/paste the whole thing after I start again from the Photos app.

It's a great feature.

[Reddkryten]

Absolutely and it's one step away from being able to attach files like pages documents, PDFs etc.

[pittman87]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but auto-brightness, for me at least, now works on the lock screen where before it would always be at full brightness and then dim or brighten after unlocking depending on surrounding light. Does this mean that the ambient light sensor is now pulling in light constantly? Can anyone confirm or deny?

[iEvolution]

Anyone using iOS 6 know if you can change the size of the split on-screen keyboard? The current one in 5 is just too small.

[chrf097]

You can now choose to receive Amber Alerts and Emergency Alerts for your area. (I wonder if the Emergency Alerts will let me know if the lab in my city would ever have any major issues that I would need to evacuate)

http://f.cl.ly/items/2z1N1P3y3V0H3e1N3U08/Image%202012.06.17%2010:29:40%20PM.png


Mail now has individual notification settings for your different inboxes.

http://f.cl.ly/items/2y1q2s1A152k360F0U1m/Image%202012.06.17%2010:35:59%20PM.png


Going to the Cellular option in Settings -> General allows you to control what system services can connect over a data connection

http://f.cl.ly/items/0d011a3W3f2T1t2W3w2F/Image%202012.06.17%2010:36:04%20PM.png


There is a "Late Night Mode" in the EQ settings

http://f.cl.ly/items/1t1w271r0T1O2Z072V38/Image%202012.06.17%2010:36:42%20PM.png

[PurrBall]

Not sure if this has been posted yet but it now says "Outgoing" when messages are being sent instead of the sending bar that's usually there. 343860

That's weird. Mine still shows the "Sending" bar.

[Tmelon]

You can now choose to receive Amber Alerts and Emergency Alerts for your area. (I wonder if the Emergency Alerts will let me know if the lab in my city would ever have any major issues that I would need to evacuate)

http://f.cl.ly/items/2z1N1P3y3V0H3e1N3U08/Image%202012.06.17%2010:29:40%20PM.png


Mail now has individual notification settings for your different inboxes.

http://f.cl.ly/items/2y1q2s1A152k360F0U1m/Image%202012.06.17%2010:35:59%20PM.png


Going to the Cellular option in Settings -> General allows you to control what system services can connect over a data connection

http://f.cl.ly/items/0d011a3W3f2T1t2W3w2F/Image%202012.06.17%2010:36:04%20PM.png


There is a "Late Night Mode" in the EQ settings

http://f.cl.ly/items/1t1w271r0T1O2Z072V38/Image%202012.06.17%2010:36:42%20PM.png

I haven't tried that late night mode yet on decent speakers. Any idea what it does exactly?

[rosenkrieger]

Oh, sorry, didn't read the page.

Can somebody post a screenshot of it please?

Browserback History on iPhone 4 (when pressing & holding the back button) shows the following...

[BvizioN]

1) That doesn't shutdown, that restarts.
3) Not if there's a pass code.
4) Not if there's a pass code.

1- Does it? That's strange!! Because on my 4S, when i press and hold sleep button and home button at the same time, it powers OFF the phone. I have to press sleep button to turn the phone ON again. Does this happen to anyone else?

3 & 4. Quite right. However, lots of people get mugged while they use their phone, or get their phones snached, on which cases the passcode is not active yet.

On the unrelated subject i have a question. How frequently does apple push the beta updates on the iOS.

[BvizioN]

Once again the jailbreak community is ahead of Apple.

That is true.... however you get (i get) bugs that i don't get when the phone is unjailbreaked. My 4s is jailbroken and sometimes it makes me want to reverse that back. I like nice features but i love stability.

[Vundu]

Having a passcode to power down your iPhone still won't do any good if your phone was lost/stolen and you wanted to track it on Find my Phone . There is many ways the wrong hands can prevent you from doing that....
1) They can power down the phone by presing Screen/home button at the same time.
2) They can take out the micro sim card.
3) They can switch ON the "Aeroplane Mode"
4) They can switch OFF the "Location Services"

To be honest, i personally think that find my phone is only useful on very few ocasions.... when you missplaced/lost your phone and some honest person found it. But on most ocasions when iPhones get stolen, it won't be any good.... except from wiping out all data remotely.

How can they do any of that if it is locked with a passcode? Apart from the home and power button of course.

[8a22a]

You can now choose to receive Amber Alerts and Emergency Alerts for your area. (I wonder if the Emergency Alerts will let me know if the lab in my city would ever have any major issues that I would need to evacuate)

That must be a US only feature. Not there at all for me (UK).

[Ljohnson72]

You can now choose to receive Amber Alerts and Emergency Alerts for your area. (I wonder if the Emergency Alerts will let me know if the lab in my city would ever have any major issues that I would need to evacuate)

http://f.cl.ly/items/2z1N1P3y3V0H3e1N3U08/Image%202012.06.17%2010:29:40%20PM.png



Wow this is an amazing feature.

[BvizioN]

How can they do any of that if it is locked with a passcode? Apart from the home and power button of course.

They can snach it from you when you are using it.
You could get mugged while you are using it.
It happens all the time, at least here in UK.

[ward670]

When you tap on a contacts Facebook user name can you post to their wall or view their profile similiar to twitter?

[8a22a]

When you tap on a contacts Facebook user name can you post to their wall or view their profile similiar to twitter?

Yes but via the Facebook app.

[M.a.r.k.]

(haven't read all 30 pages.....but)

I saw on the Apple site that you can now attach Photos & Video from within an email!

This is huge!
Is no-one but me is excited by this? I hate typing up an email and then realizing I have to copy/paste the whole thing after I start again from the Photos app.

it is nice and all, but I think it is rather poorly implemented.
1) hold down couple of moments
2) tap right arrow
3) select insert photo/video

this should be one button like it is in sparrow

[db1408]

I quick sample of UK access and it looks from the response, that Siri knows what MMA is and may introduce it as a results feature.

[Tyler23]

Not sure if this has been posted yet but it now says "Outgoing" when messages are being sent instead of the sending bar that's usually there. 343860

Strange..mine still says sending..anyone else?

[donnie3000]

Does anyone know whether it is possible in iOS6 to set an iCloud alias as the default send address in Mail, rather than having it always default to the username? I never use my username as an email address and it's extremely annoying having to manually change the send address to an alias every time I compose a new email!

Thanks!

[the-sandman]

Strange..mine still says sending..anyone else?

I'm pretty sure it only says 'outgoing' when you're sending a message to more than one person, the same thing happens on iOS 5

[chrf097]

That must be a US only feature. Not there at all for me (UK).

Makes sense because AMBER alerts are issued by the US government.

[Zcott]

(haven't read all 30 pages.....but)

I saw on the Apple site that you can now attach Photos & Video from within an email!

This is huge!
Is no-one but me is excited by this? I hate typing up an email and then realizing I have to copy/paste the whole thing after I start again from the Photos app.

You can already sort of do this. Write email, go to photos app, hit the share arrow then copy a load of photos then paste into your email.

[Tarheels]

The Music app can you show the rest of the album.

[utwarreng]

The new "Do Not Disturb" feature has the option to only accept calls from certain people.

I'm hoping that this opens the door to Apple allowing you to save groups of contacts.

[rosenkrieger]

Just noticed.

Apple *removed* the 3G/EDGE switch (both on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s) :eek:

Hopefully it will find its way back, especially in rural countryside its easier to switch to Edge right away (saves battery and gets better reception)

[utwarreng]

Just noticed.

Apple *removed* the 3G/EDGE switch (both on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s) :eek:

Hopefully it will find its way back, especially in rural countryside its easier to switch to Edge right away (saves battery and gets better reception)

Agreed. Also, some areas when there are a lot of people on the network (sporting events, fairs, etc.) the data doesn't work or barely works on the 3G network, but dropping back to EDGE makes it work with no problems. Hopefully they're just removing it temporarily to make for an EDGE/3G/LTE switch, to be released with this year's iPhone.

But unfortunately, I have a hunch that it'll get the axe completely.

[RoboCop001]

I quick sample of UK access and it looks from the response, that Siri knows what MMA is and may introduce it as a results feature.

Is that "Master" as in the Master as in opposite to the Doctor?
Or is that "Master" as in "yes, my master" as in Igor doing his master's bidding? :D

[jutte64]

are the amber alerts only available on the 4s? don't see it on my 4.

[dustinsc]

I quick sample of UK access and it looks from the response, that Siri knows what MMA is and may introduce it as a results feature.

I love that you have set up Siri to call you Master. :D

[UmbraDiaboli]

Just noticed.

Apple *removed* the 3G/EDGE switch (both on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s) :eek:

Hopefully it will find its way back, especially in rural countryside its easier to switch to Edge right away (saves battery and gets better reception)

Yes, that's one of the mayor flaws I saw on this Preview.

They should get that switch back. On 5.1.1 I always had 3G on, but occasionally I would switch to EDGE because I knew I needed that extra battery life for the day.

[edonohoo]

Battery life usually sucks in the first couple of betas. It's been that way since beta 3. Also it doesn't suck for everyone. I unplug from charge at 100% at 6.30am, I have pretty much the same things in use that you list, I listen to music for about 3 hours, a good few hours of FB, browsing, messing around, take a few pics, mess with instagram. I get home at 8pm with about 40% battery left, that's been every day of iOS 6 so far, apart from the first day of use.

I have seen the same. To be honest I almost feel that battery life is a little better than iOS 5. I use my phone just as I did before. The only caveat to that is that maps really do suck a lot of juice right now. Aside from maps though I feel the battery life is similar to possibly better

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That's pretty cool. I never thought to try that.

Tell us what happens if you go from wifi to cell. I have always had issues with that with music streaming apps. It always seems fine going cell to wifi, but going wifi to cell it never seems smart enough to switch smoothly

[newagemac]

I'm hoping that this opens the door to Apple allowing you to save groups of contacts.

I hope so. You can already save groups of contacts to your iOS device but you have to do it in Address Book on your Mac first. It would be good to be able to do it directly from your iPhone though since its supposed to be PC free now.

[QuarterSwede]

Yep. Just like turn-by-turn. Not sure why though.
It's pretty processor intensive, even on a 4S. Add satellite imagery and it starts to slow down. The 4 would probably have unacceptable lag.

I did confirm that navigation caches the route and maps. I was way out in a national park and lost all signal and Siri was still routing me even once the cached maps ran out (see attached picture)

Oh and charging while navigating is atrocious. I started out at 80% and had it charging the entire 1.5hr drive and when I unplugged the phone it was down to 20%. I'm sure Apple will fix that.

[mrapplegate]

are the amber alerts only available on the 4s? don't see it on my 4.

Don't feel bad, for some reason I don't even see them on my 4S. Amber Alerts and Emergency Alerts are not on my or my Wife's phone, both 4S.

[tangfred]

Don't feel bad, for some reason I don't even see them on my 4S. Amber Alerts and Emergency Alerts are not on my or my Wife's phone, both 4S.

My guess is that it is Verizon-only at this point.
Can anyone confirm if they have this option and are not on Verizon?

[mrapplegate]

My guess is that it is Verizon-only at this point.
Can anyone confirm if they have this option and are not on Verizon?

That might explain it, we are on ATT.

[antoniogra7]

It's pretty processor intensive, even on a 4S. Add satellite imagery and it starts to slow down. The 4 would probably have unacceptable lag.

I did confirm that navigation caches the route and maps. I was way out in a national park and lost all signal and Siri was still routing me even once the caches maps ran out (see attached picture)

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=343943&stc=1&d=1340037033

Navigation has already be activated in an iPhone 4 with jailbreak. I don't know if it has lag, though.

[Pennine]

Just noticed.

Apple *removed* the 3G/EDGE switch (both on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s) :eek:

Hopefully it will find its way back, especially in rural countryside its easier to switch to Edge right away (saves battery and gets better reception)

I hope so! It's a great way of saving battery if your using the iPhone to speak. Have any developers reported this to Apple?

[shandyman]

You can already sort of do this. Write email, go to photos app, hit the share arrow then copy a load of photos then paste into your email.

The point is it can now be done properly, without having to leave the email. :)

[QuarterSwede]

My guess is that it is Verizon-only at this point.
Can anyone confirm if they have this option and are not on Verizon?
I don't have it on AT&T as well.


The point is it can now be done properly, without having to leave the email. :)
I think it's implemented fine the way it is to be honest.

[VolceOntra]

That might explain it, we are on ATT.


I have AT&T and I have it.

[QuarterSwede]

Navigation has already be activated in an iPhone 4 with jailbreak. I don't know if it has lag, though.

I was talking about flyover (3D with buildings and satellite tiles).

[vtstarck]

Just noticed.

Apple *removed* the 3G/EDGE switch (both on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s) :eek:

Hopefully it will find its way back, especially in rural countryside its easier to switch to Edge right away (saves battery and gets better reception)

Where is this switch normally?

[jent]

I rarely scale back my 3G connection to EDGE but I agree that it's a good option to have.

I really hope Apple includes an option to include certain toggles (Bluetooth, wifi, and a slider for brightness, for example) in Notification Center and/or the multitasking bar (to the left of the volume slider).

[shandyman]

I think it's implemented fine the way it is to be honest.

You'd rather have to go back and forth between the email app and photos?! Madness!

Sometimes I'm in an email back and forth and I wanna send a photo in a reply, I have to go from email to home screen, into photos, locate the photo, copy it, go back to email and paste it. In iOS 6 I can just insert image straight there saving time and effort....

Many people have been asking for this for years. It's great to have this function. You can still do your complicated way tho so all good....

[QuarterSwede]

You'd rather have to go back and forth between the email app and photos?! Madness!

Sometimes I'm in an email back and forth and I wanna send a photo in a reply, I have to go from email to home screen, into photos, locate the photo, copy it, go back to email and paste it. In iOS 6 I can just insert image straight there saving time and effort....

Many people have been asking for this for years. It's great to have this function. You can still do your complicated way tho so all good....
I thought you meant the new popup menu insert picture or video was badly implemented. I love it!

I just reread what you said. Oops! Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[mrapplegate]

I have AT&T and I have it.

Hmm, maybe a beta bug on my end. I'll see it makes an appearance in beta 2 for me.

[shandyman]

I thought you meant the new popup menu insert picture or video was badly implemented. I love it!

I just reread what you said. Oops! Sorry for the misunderstanding.

I was kinda puzzled by your reply as you do seem quite a sensible fella Lol. No worries :) I love the new thing, much needed. So many little things that tons of people on the forum have been nagging for for years have been included in iOS 6 that's it's almost like they've been noseying at the wish lists on here lol

[JUiCEJamie]

Could someone check this in iOS 5 for me?
I thought I'd ask how long it'd take to fly somewhere. Siri got it totally right.

Now, does it only work because I'm the UK, and the UK now has directions etc? Or is this new to iOS 6? Or have I completely missed this feature?

[shandyman]

Could someone check this in iOS 5 for me?
I thought I'd ask how long it'd take to fly somewhere. Siri got it totally right.

Now, does it only work because I'm the UK, and the UK now has directions etc? Or is this new to iOS 6? Or have I completely missed this feature?

That looks like it's getting it from wolfram alpha so I reckon it would work in iOS 5. It deffo has nothing to do with directions as that's turn by turn sat nav, totally different thing.

[Cod3rror]

Browserback History on iPhone 4 (when pressing & holding the back button) shows the following...

Danke!

[jutte64]

Hmm, maybe a beta bug on my end. I'll see it makes an appearance in beta 2 for me.

well maybe its a location thing too, bigger cities have it first...

I am in Dayton, OH definitely would call it a "big" city

[mrapplegate]

well maybe its a location thing too, bigger cities have it first...

I am in Dayton, OH definitely would call it a "big" city

If your theory were right I would have it since Cincinnati has a larger population :D

[henk2055]

Has anyone picked up any info on maybe being able to share audiofiles between apps? Kind of like the way you do with photos and pdfs and such?

I would love to pick up an audio file from my mail or dropbox and put it in the music app without having to go via a computer!

[edonohoo]

My guess is that it is Verizon-only at this point.
Can anyone confirm if they have this option and are not on Verizon?

Shows up for me, I'm on a 4S on AT&T

[koryuh]

Has anyone picked up any info on maybe being able to share audiofiles between apps? Kind of like the way you do with photos and pdfs and such?

I would love to pick up an audio file from my mail or dropbox and put it in the music app without having to go via a computer!

This would be amazing, I wish this was a possibility. Especially for ios users whose only machine is an iPad.

[jutte64]

If your theory were right I would have it since Cincinnati has a larger population :D

well then maybe you have to break the 500,000 mark or top 25 in the US or something lol GO REDS!!

[mrapplegate]

well then maybe you have to break the 500,000 mark or top 25 in the US or something lol GO REDS!!

Who knows, lol
I don't wish ill will on anyone but I would like to see a test of an alert, but I need to get it on my phone first :)
The Reds try their best :D

[virginblue4]

Could someone check this in iOS 5 for me?
I thought I'd ask how long it'd take to fly somewhere. Siri got it totally right.

Now, does it only work because I'm the UK, and the UK now has directions etc? Or is this new to iOS 6? Or have I completely missed this feature?

That feature has been there since day 1 of Siri. I use it every now and then.

[JUiCEJamie]

Messages now seems to have a nice media centre when you click on an image. Bringing you to 'x of x' photos within the app. Nice!

[GoGa]

When you click an itunes link in the mail app it now comes up with a little preview window instead of take you to the app store/itune app!

http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy314/Mysterysigmaker/5d93318c.jpg

http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy314/Mysterysigmaker/c9769c98.jpg

you can also download and install apps/music right from there too :)

[tangfred]

Shows up for me, I'm on a 4S on AT&T

Thanks for the data point. I have a 4 on AT&T, and installed the beta via Update, not Restore.
These options are not available to me.

[AdamskiUK]

Could someone check this in iOS 5 for me?
I thought I'd ask how long it'd take to fly somewhere. Siri got it totally right.

Now, does it only work because I'm the UK, and the UK now has directions etc? Or is this new to iOS 6? Or have I completely missed this feature?

First of all, does the UK have directions *yet* on iOS6? I'm still on iOS5 so I can't check. Also, I just asked it 'How long does it take to fly from London to Melbourne?' on Siri iOS5 iPhone 4S and it said the same. I even tried Manchester to Barbados.

[hashholly]

When you click an itunes link in the mail app it now comes up with a little preview window instead of take you to the app store/itune app!

Image (http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy314/Mysterysigmaker/5d93318c.jpg)

Image (http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy314/Mysterysigmaker/c9769c98.jpg)

you can also download and install apps/music right from there too :)

Thats a pretty awesome addition

[shandyman]

First of all, does the UK have directions *yet* on iOS6?

Yes. We now have everything the yanks do on Siri.

[The Game 161]

Yes. We now have everything the yanks do on Siri.

Can I ask if Siri can understand your voice better than in IOS 5?

When I ask siri who is Lebron james it always comes up with Lebon James or Leblond James...wondered if you said it on IOS 6 it would understand me better?

[shandyman]

Can I ask if Siri can understand your voice better than in IOS 5?

When I ask siri who is Lebron james it always comes up with Lebon James or Leblond James...wondered if you said it on IOS 6 it would understand me better?

It definitely seems better than iOS 5 for me. But I guess everyone has different results.

[Tinmania]

One thing I noticed is Siri's voice seems a bit more compressed. It sounds just a tad "fuzzier" for lack of a better word. Still perfectly understandable, but I do notice a slight difference. This is with USA English. Anyone else notice that?




Michael

[Comeagain?]

One thing I noticed is Siri's voice seems a bit more compressed. It sounds just a tad "fuzzier" for lack of a better word. Still perfectly understandable, but I do notice a slight difference. This is with USA English. Anyone else notice that?




Michael

Yeah, like when it was first released. I'm hoping it's because of the beta, that when it is released, she will go back to her old self.

[iBreatheApple]

Has this always been possible?

[Tinmania]

Has this always been possible?

Yes. There is a window of time to do that, and it is often too short to even act on. But it has always been possible.

I use it to force SMS when I know the other party is having trouble with internet (usually due to wifi being connected but the wifi's internet is not working).




Mike

[Sylon]

Oh and charging while navigating is atrocious. I started out at 80% and had it charging the entire 1.5hr drive and when I unplugged the phone it was down to 20%. I'm sure Apple will fix that.


Wow! I hope Apple fixes that. Losing that much battery power even on the charge? If you didn't have your phone plugged in, the battery would have been flat in 20-30 minutes.


They have to fix that, losing battery power while plugged in is unacceptable.

[bndoarn]

Now that Siri can launch apps, can anyone tell me if it is possible to give an app a "nickname". For example, instead of saying "open GV Mobile +" can I change it so saying "open google voice" does the same thing? (assuming I don't have the google voice app also installed).

[The Game 161]

I'm guessing siri can open every app?

also for sports on siri can siri gets team stats? so if I said

get Miami Heat stats for James? would it come up?

[Comeagain?]

I'm guessing siri can open every app?

also for sports on siri can siri gets team stats? so if I said

get Miami Heat stats for James? would it come up?

Yep, and Yep.

http://img.tapatalk.com/43b9d669-eef6-9f7f.jpg

[The Game 161]

Yep, and Yep.

http://img.tapatalk.com/43b9d669-eef6-9f7f.jpg

thanks for checking. Does it come up with just the roster though and stats? guessing you can' click on the players?

[Comeagain?]

thanks for checking. Does it come up with just the roster though and stats? guessing you can' click on the players?

No, just the list you can see in the screenshot. (of course with the rest of the players.) Tapping it does not yield any more information.

[The Game 161]

No, just the list you can see in the screenshot. (of course with the rest of the players.) Tapping it does not yield any more information.

thanks for checking

if you say

Who are the top scorers in the NBA? and say assists, rebounds etc do stats come up?

[Comeagain?]

thanks for checking

if you say

Who are the top scorers in the NBA? and say assists, rebounds etc do stats come up?

It keeps giving me information about the recent game...

Although, having just tried again, I got a list starting with Kevin Durant with 28.0 pts, and ending with Dirk Nowitzki with 21.7 pts. (Top 10, I assume) Now it is working.

http://img.tapatalk.com/43b9d669-f4ab-f3a1.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/43b9d669-f4b8-29bc.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/43b9d669-f4d0-c527.jpg

[The Game 161]

It keeps giving me information about the recent game...

Although, having just tried again, I got a list starting with Kevin Durant with 28.0 pts, and ending with Dirk Nowitzki with 21.7 pts. (Top 10, I assume) Now it is working.

http://img.tapatalk.com/43b9d669-f4ab-f3a1.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/43b9d669-f4b8-29bc.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/43b9d669-f4d0-c527.jpg

Wow that is impressive

Thanks for checking dude. Thats very handy to have when you want to quickly check the stats instead of going on the site. Can't wait till we get it lol

thanks for going through the trouble of checking.

[applebro24]

Wow that is impressive

Thanks for checking dude. Thats very handy to have when you want to quickly check the stats instead of going on the site. Can't wait till we get it lol

thanks for going through the trouble of checking.

The lack of PGA knowledge is a bummer, but the sports additions are very useful and the basketball scores seemed up to the minute during the Finals.

Siri recognized her lack of golf info (see pic), possibly alluding to future integration...

[ErikGrim]

I love that you have set up Siri to call you Master. :DI asked Siri to call me "Master", she replied. "OK, I shall call you Bastard". Well played Siri, well played.

[applebro24]

I asked Siri to call me "Master", she replied. "OK, I shall call you Bastard". Well played Siri, well played.

Snarky...

Also, uploading these photos straight from my phone with the new attachment capability is pretty great.

[Comeagain?]

Snarky...

Also, uploading these photos straight from my phone with the new attachment capability is pretty great.

Who said Devs don't have a sense of humor!

[iBreatheApple]

:p

[iBreatheApple]

DP as you can't upload multiple "image.pngs" :(

[8a22a]

I'm guessing siri can open every app?


I said 'Launch Wolfram Alpha' and it said I have found 3 restaurants nearby. ;)

[iBreatheApple]

I said 'Launch Wolfram Alpha' and it said I have found 3 restaurants nearby. ;)

Works for me...?

[8a22a]

Works for me...?

It did work after I corrected 'Lunch'. :rolleyes:

[TLekhi1]

can't wait till IOS 6!!

[iBreatheApple]

I don't know if this is a new feature, but whenever you ask Siri 'what' even after closing her out, she will repeat what she previously said.

[virginblue4]

I don't know if this is a new feature, but whenever you ask Siri 'what' even after closing her out, she will repeat what she previously said.

I'm running iOS 5 and just tested this, and yes, it already does this, although I didn't realise, so thanks for the heads up :)

[The Game 161]

Questions about Siri opening apps... Can it open apps in the lock screen?

[applebro24]

Questions about Siri opening apps... Can it open apps in the lock screen?

Tested, yep! If the phone is locked, she'll ask for the password.

In testing I've found that her grammar needs some work with a few of the new capabilities (sports and movies).

http://i46.tinypic.com/1058y2d.png

What about launching camera with Siri from lockscreen?

Yes, this works as well

[snappyfool]

What about launching camera with Siri from lockscreen?

[enrodrehern]

Guys I have one question about the Do Not Disturb feature I can't find an answer anywhere. When its on, and you receive a text or a call from a person in your white or allowed list, once you wake up the phone what do you see? Do you see the actual text and missed call?

Also, any new security settings like password protect the sms app? That is the only reason I jailbreak my phone.

Thanks in advance

[Nevzorus]

What about launching camera with Siri from lockscreen?

Why would you need that? The camera icon is on the lockscreen already..

[The Game 161]

That's good that it opens apps in lock screen... Wasn't sure if it would

Can't wait to get it

[johnnyxhuynh]

For a while now, the fetch schedule can be set as 15 minutes, 30 minutes, hourly, or manually.

Are these settings the same in iOS 6?

As you may know, Gmail/IMAP is fetch only. I use Gmail/IMAP for my Google Apps email because it (1) gives me the ability to delete messages and (2) syncs my Inbox more accurately. I have problems with both when I use Exchange. It would be great if I can fetch at smaller intervals.

[applebro24]

Guys I have one question about the Do Not Disturb feature I can't find an answer anywhere. When its on, and you receive a text or a call from a person in your white or allowed list, once you wake up the phone what do you see? Do you see the actual text and missed call?

Thanks in advance

Little confused by your question but here goes:

You can set calls from either "favorites" or "everyone" to come through in DND mode. You cannot allow messages or any other alert to do that. They are simply waiting for you to wake the phone. DND basically disables the phone from lighting up the lock screen for alerts...
http://www.todaysiphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lock-screen-notifications-240408.png
^^This is what you see when you wake the phone in DND mode, except a moon instead of the time and lock.

Also, any new security settings like password protect the sms app? That is the only reason I jailbreak my phone.

No, same security, or lack there of. Just lock your phone I guess...

[njaremka]

For a while now, the fetch schedule can be set as 15 minutes, 30 minutes, hourly, or manually.

Are these settings the same in iOS 6?

As you may know, Gmail/IMAP is fetch only. I use Gmail/IMAP for my Google Apps email because it (1) gives me the ability to delete messages and (2) syncs my Inbox more accurately. I have problems with both when I use Exchange. It would be great if I can fetch at smaller intervals.

as others have said, not sure why you would want less than 15 minutes for "Fetch" on email. Fetch schedule is for when push is either not active, or not supported. Push means messages come through as received, regardless the schedule. Fetch means messages only come through when "fetched" by the phone. a shorter duration fetch schedule means your phone would constantly be pinging the servers looking for new messages. i can imagine that would give a serious hit to your battery life.

all that being said, there are no new "Fetch" options for schedule in iOS6.

[enrodrehern]

Little confused by your question but here goes:

You can set calls from either "favorites" or "everyone" to come through in DND mode. You cannot allow messages or any other alert to do that. They are simply waiting for you to wake the phone. DND basically disables the phone from lighting up the lock screen for alerts...
Image (http://www.todaysiphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lock-screen-notifications-240408.png)
^^This is what you see when you wake the phone in DND mode, except a moon instead of the time and lock.



No, same security, or lack there of. Just lock your phone I guess...

your my hero thank you

[snappyfool]

Why would you need that? The camera icon is on the lockscreen already..

Yes, but I'm wondering what happens when you open with Siri. You dont have to answer. Apps on an unlocked screen can be opened with a simple tap too but I'm presuming you can do that?!

[applebro24]

The stocks app now displays the stock volume in portrait mode below the price chart. This was only available in landscape mode, if I'm not mistaken.

Also, notice it says "Live Quote" instead of "Quotes delayed by 20 minutes". Again, not sure if the second pic is iOS 5...

[coder12]

I'm not sure if anyone brought this up yet, but safari supports fullscreen in landscape. Now I merely await it to be brought to portrait :)

[shandyman]

I'm not sure if anyone brought this up yet, but safari supports fullscreen in landscape. Now I merely await it to be brought to portrait :)

That was in the keynote :)

[coder12]

That was in the keynote :)

Sweet! I haven't watched the iOS part yet, so that explains why I didn't know ;)

[iBreatheApple]

Don't know if this has been recognized yet but, Siri doesn't sound so abormal when saying certain things anymore. For example, she used to say "I found-this-for-YOU" and it just didn't sound right... She speaks more "normal" now. (Except for the fact that every beta tester seems to have that iOS 5 bug where she sounds more robotic for some users, like a compressed LQ version. Most people think this is an iOS 6 beta bug but many people have this issue on iOS 5 they just don't know it because she comes like that out of the box for some people. A lot of times network settings reset and a reboot will fix it (on iOS 5).

[JUiCEJamie]

Within the updated iTunes app. We now have a history tab at the top right, showing us everything we've previously previewed.

[nachos4twoo]

Has anybody mentioned the full-screen mode button in the bottom right corner of Safari on the phone sideways?

[virginblue4]

Has anybody mentioned the full-screen mode button in the bottom right corner of Safari on the phone sideways?

Ummmm, that topic was being discussed just THREE posts before yours.

[JML42691]

Little confused by your question but here goes:

You can set calls from either "favorites" or "everyone" to come through in DND mode. You cannot allow messages or any other alert to do that. They are simply waiting for you to wake the phone. DND basically disables the phone from lighting up the lock screen for alerts...
Image (http://www.todaysiphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lock-screen-notifications-240408.png)
^^This is what you see when you wake the phone in DND mode, except a moon instead of the time and lock.



No, same security, or lack there of. Just lock your phone I guess...
So texts don't come through when DND is enabled even from people on the exception list? I know the screen doesn't light up, but does the phone still vibrate for new alerts while in DND? (Say if vibrate mode & DND were enabled).

[JayJamesWaller]

Can anyone (preferably in the UK) try asking Siri if it can give stats for football (... or soccer) player stats like the US have with sports players? :)

[JUiCEJamie]

I posted about an hour about the History option in iTunes.
It works across devices via iCloud. Sweet!

[JUiCEJamie]

Can anyone (preferably in the UK) try asking Siri if it can give stats for football (... or soccer) player stats like the US have with sports players? :)

What sort of stats? I can ask how tall Wayne Rooney is for example?

[JayJamesWaller]

I was thinking like how many goals they have score etc. Giving like the player card they do for Baseball and stuff. Just wondering if it works for soccer too, :)

[Roofy.]

I've noticed a few things about iOS6 that hint at a taller screen for the next iphone.

1. notifications.( I know this came out in iOS 5 but it adds to my theory)

Currently the notification banners pop up and cover over the status bar and about half of the top buttons for any app. I alwys thought it was a weird design for apple. So I figure with the next iphone, those banners will move up because of the new taller screen.

2. iTunes store app.

When you preview a song in iOS 6, you can now listen to it the entire time within the app, and out of the app. The only thing is that within the app, there is a bar covering up part of the screen on top showing you the song is playing. That hinders screen real estate. With the next iphone's taller screen, it wont hinder the real estate as much.

3. Navigation system

Like someone else pointed out, the banners for navigation in the lock screen shrink the rest of the screen, instead of covering it like the current banners. Since navigation is new to iOS 6, those banners were probably designed with the taller screen in mind, instead of the smaller one.

[johnnyxhuynh]

as others have said, not sure why you would want less than 15 minutes for "Fetch" on email. Fetch schedule is for when push is either not active, or not supported. Push means messages come through as received, regardless the schedule. Fetch means messages only come through when "fetched" by the phone. a shorter duration fetch schedule means your phone would constantly be pinging the servers looking for new messages. i can imagine that would give a serious hit to your battery life.

all that being said, there are no new "Fetch" options for schedule in iOS6.

Thanks for confirming. As for fetch vs. push, I stated the 2 reasons in my original post why I choose to use IMAP (fetch) over Exchange (push) — (1) ability to delete as opposed to archive and (2) more accurate inbox. However, you brought up a good point about impact on the battery life... I hadn't thought of it that way. Thanks for that, too.

[jonnyb]

Can anyone (preferably in the UK) try asking Siri if it can give stats for football (... or soccer) player stats like the US have with sports players? :)

Yes, it gives stats for the "English pruh-meer soccer" league. Funnily enough I tested it by asking the exact question that someone else just mentioned: "How tall is Wayne Rooney?"

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Something I noticed just this morning (apologies if it has already been mentioned): In the newly redesigned iTunes store you can listen to a sample and then browse somewhere else and the sample you're listening to will continue to play in its own little pop-up player.

This is great as I used to get impatient and want to browse other stuff but as soon as you did the sample would stop playing.

[jutte64]

So texts don't come through when DND is enabled even from people on the exception list? I know the screen doesn't light up, but does the phone still vibrate for new alerts while in DND? (Say if vibrate mode & DND were enabled).

With DND enabled the only time your phone does anything is if some one on the list you create calls you. Text or any other notifications does not come through period. the phone doesnt light up or vibrate, if it did either it would defeat the purpose of it.

This is explained in the Keynote as well.

[rorschach]

With DND enabled the only time your phone does anything is if some one on the list you create calls you. Text or any other notifications does not come through period. the phone doesnt light up or vibrate, if it did either it would defeat the purpose of it.

This is explained in the Keynote as well.

Well, they actually do come through. But the second part is right: DND just keeps the phone from vibrating and the screen from lighting up. If you wake the iPhone, all your messages and notifications will be there waiting.

[AQUADock]

Tested, yep! If the phone is locked, she'll ask for the password.

In testing I've found that her grammar needs some work with a few of the new capabilities (sports and movies).

Image (http://i46.tinypic.com/1058y2d.png)



Yes, this works as well

Why does she say iPhones? Shouldn't it be iPhone?

[applebro24]

Why does she say iPhones? Shouldn't it be iPhone?

That's what I meant by her grammatical mistakes. The new sports and movies information has some mistakes as well:

When asked the score of the Mariners game, she replied "Seattle are winning 4-2." Her canned responses just need to be proofread.

[AQUADock]

That's what I meant by her grammatical mistakes. The new sports and movies information has some mistakes as well:

When asked the score of the Mariners game, she replied "Seattle are winning 4-2." Her canned responses just need to be proofread.

My mistake I misread what you wrote.

[jutte64]

Well, they actually do come through. But the second part is right: DND just keeps the phone from vibrating and the screen from lighting up. If you wake the iPhone, all your messages and notifications will be there waiting.

Yeah I stated that poorly sorry.

[tangfred]

I don't think anyone has mentioned this one yet.

In the Music app, when you back out of a Now Playing song with the arrow in the upper-left hand corner, the Songs list now displays the song you're listening to.

In previous iterations, it would always default to the very top of your song list, songs beginning with letter A, now it will bounce around to whatever letter and song is currently playing.

[Tinmania]

That's what I meant by her grammatical mistakes. The new sports and movies information has some mistakes as well:

When asked the score of the Mariners game, she replied "Seattle are winning 4-2." Her canned responses just need to be proofread.

Can't that be read as "Seattle [Mariners] are winning" though?



Michael

[JUiCEJamie]

Can't tell if this has been mentioned yet, but if you tap on a screen shot within the App Store, it brings up a full screen gallery mode.
Note: I'm using a 4S, but the images don't seem to be retina ready just yet.

[AIP5]

I don't think anyone has mentioned this one yet.

In the Music app, when you back out of a Now Playing song with the arrow in the upper-left hand corner, the Songs list now displays the song you're listening to.

In previous iterations, it would always default to the very top of your song list, songs beginning with letter A, now it will bounce around to whatever letter and song is currently playing.

No I don't think that's an iOS 6 thing. That is what normally happens with me, and I'm on iOS 5

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The stocks app now displays the stock volume in portrait mode below the price chart. This was only available in landscape mode, if I'm not mistaken.

Also, notice it says "Live Quote" instead of "Quotes delayed by 20 minutes". Again, not sure if the second pic is iOS 5...

Stocks app on iOS 5 sometimes includes Live Quote instead of the delayed 20 minutes quotes. But you're right about the second pic... it is from iOS 5 (no volume info in portrait mode)

[cheeseplane]

I did confirm that navigation caches the route and maps. I was way out in a national park and lost all signal and Siri was still routing me even once the cached maps ran out (see attached picture)

That's a great feature.

[Rogifan]

On thr new iPad when I'm switching between tabs in Safari the pages almost always refresh, no matter how many tabs I have open. Is this something that will be corrected with iOS 6? I thought going from iPad 2 to the new iPad would solve it but it didn't. :(

[coder12]

Can't that be read as "Seattle [Mariners] are winning" though?



Michael

Yes it can, most people are unaware of that rule though. Siri was actually correct in that phrase.

[mactmaster]

Can't tell if this has been mentioned yet, but if you tap on a screen shot within the App Store, it brings up a full screen gallery mode.
Note: I'm using a 4S, but the images don't seem to be retina ready just yet.

THat's cool. Back in the day we used to have full screen "screenshot gallery" but they got rid of it at some point and now it's back!

[Nevzorus]

Just realised this:

http://blog.amacsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/clock-app-on-ipad.jpg

That's the clock app right? I was watching Apples keynote from 2010 ''Apple Announces iPad'' and while they were telling the audience how much batterylife the iPad had, the clock looked like this:

http://i50.tinypic.com/23to4lh.png

They REALLY look the same!

[mactmaster]

Just realised this:

Image (http://blog.amacsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/clock-app-on-ipad.jpg)

That's the clock app right? I was watching Apples keynote from 2010 ''Apple Announces iPad'' and while they were telling the audience how much batterylife the iPad had, the clock looked like this:

Image (http://i50.tinypic.com/23to4lh.png)

They REALLY look the same!

I wish we got that clock icon on the iPhone too!

------------------------------------------------------------------

Also, Does anyone think we will get Photo Booth on the iPhone?

[virginblue4]

Just realised this:

Image (http://blog.amacsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/clock-app-on-ipad.jpg)

That's the clock app right? I was watching Apples keynote from 2010 ''Apple Announces iPad'' and while they were telling the audience how much batterylife the iPad had, the clock looked like this:

Image (http://i50.tinypic.com/23to4lh.png)

They REALLY look the same!

Apart from the fact they are both silver, I don't see any other similarities.

I wish we got that clock icon on the iPhone too

So do I!

[beniscool]

Not sure if anyone posted this yet but they changed the bookmark/history tab

[MozMan68]

Took me most of the day in my spare time at work to get through this, but:

Best Thread Ever. :D

[Nevzorus]

Apart from the fact they are both silver, I don't see any other similarities.



So do I!

The only thing that's not the same is that it says 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 :)

[antoniogra7]

The only thing that's not the same is that it says 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 :)

And the black border, the clock hands, the lack of seconds hand…

In fact, the only think that they have in common is that they are clocks in a grey rounded square.

[Solowalker]

Just noticed.

Apple *removed* the 3G/EDGE switch (both on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s) :eek:

Hopefully it will find its way back, especially in rural countryside its easier to switch to Edge right away (saves battery and gets better reception)

I'm pretty sure this isn't going to be coming back. They already tried to ax it with 5.0 on the 4S but brought it back with 5.1 because people complained.

BUT there is a technical reason behind it: with 4G LTE becoming more prevalent now and soon to be ubiquitous, the carriers (at least those in the U.S.) have openly announced they are going to be shutting down their EDGE network in the near future to repurpose the spectrum/frequencies it runs on to be used for LTE/3G to accommodate for the greater demand of data services. This could very well happen before iOS 7. If they don't remove it now, they'd have to with 6.1 or something. If you don't have an EDGE network to connect to, turning off 3G would be you would have NO connection whatsoever.

When EDGE gets turned off, you shouldn't have any need to flip the toggle as the idea is that the EDGE network you would have been trying to connect to would then be 3G/LTE anyway. Again, that's just the idea, though. We'll have to see if it works that way in practice.

But get used to it. The 3G toggle likely ain't coming back. Now the LTE iPhone may have an LTE toggle to replace it, though...

[ErikGrim]

I'm pretty sure this isn't going to be coming back. They already tried to ax it with 5.0 on the 4S but brought it back with 5.1 because people complained.

BUT there is a technical reason behind it: with 4G LTE becoming more prevalent now and soon to be ubiquitous, the carriers (at least those in the U.S.) have openly announced they are going to be shutting down their EDGE network in the near future to repurpose the spectrum/frequencies it runs on to be used for LTE/3G to accommodate for the greater demand of data services. This could very well happen before iOS 7. If they don't remove it now, they'd have to with 6.1 or something. If you don't have an EDGE network to connect to, turning off 3G would be you would have NO connection whatsoever.

When EDGE gets turned off, you shouldn't have any need to flip the toggle as the idea is that the EDGE network you would have been trying to connect to would then be 3G/LTE anyway. Again, that's just the idea, though. We'll have to see if it works that way in practice.

But get used to it. The 3G toggle likely ain't coming back. Now the LTE iPhone may have an LTE toggle to replace it, though...Your post is so US centric it hurts.

[Tinmania]

I'm pretty sure this isn't going to be coming back. They already tried to ax it with 5.0 on the 4S but brought it back with 5.1 because people complained.

BUT there is a technical reason behind it: with 4G LTE becoming more prevalent now and soon to be ubiquitous, the carriers (at least those in the U.S.) have openly announced they are going to be shutting down their EDGE network in the near future to repurpose the spectrum/frequencies it runs on to be used for LTE/3G to accommodate for the greater demand of data services. This could very well happen before iOS 7. If they don't remove it now, they'd have to with 6.1 or something. If you don't have an EDGE network to connect to, turning off 3G would be you would have NO connection whatsoever.
I think it will happen sooner for AT&T. I have seen a dramatic increase in areas that less than a year ago still only had EDGE and now are 3G. In fact I can barely find an EDGE-only area anymore--even in the middle of the desert which recently had just voice.

Plus, AT&T started informing 2G users this March that the devices will be incompatible with its network in the near future.

That said Apple could very much make this a carrier decision, as they have done in the past. So if AT&T doesn't need it, they can turn it off. Other carriers can leave it available.




Michael

[snappyfool]

Haven't ever had a 3G switch on my iPhone 4 since iOS 4 due to being on Three's mostly 3G-only network (UK). Why would you want it off?

[AIP5]

Can anyone check if Apple Maps has updated its map of Africa yet? In the presentation, they had the map of the world, but it had one huge glaring error: it didn't count South Sudan as being separate from Sudan, even after they are now recognized as an independent country.

Small thing, I know, but it would really help to know how accurate/updated Apple Maps are, compared to the gold standard (Gmaps).

[QuarterSwede]

Can anyone check if Apple Maps has updated its map of Africa yet? In the presentation, they had the map of the world, but it had one huge glaring error: it didn't count South Sudan as being separate from Sudan, even after they are now recognized as an independent country.

Small thing, I know, but it would really help to know how accurate/updated Apple Maps are, compared to the gold standard (Gmaps).
Doesn't appear to be updated.

[sebastian...]

I tried once with Opera browser for ipad 17 tabs. And all were available without refreshing. And this was on Ipad 1 !

Or another time I tried a single tab with a very long page full of pictures, again the whole page was loaded in memory without having to wait to load in the middle of the page. Also I remember back and forward was instant like browsing pictures.

On thr new iPad when I'm switching between tabs in Safari the pages almost always refresh, no matter how many tabs I have open. Is this something that will be corrected with iOS 6? I thought going from iPad 2 to the new iPad would solve it but it didn't. :(

[Pennine]

Haven't ever had a 3G switch on my iPhone 4 since iOS 4 due to being on Three's mostly 3G-only network (UK). Why would you want it off?

That's the problem with 3's network it's only 3G
Talk time on 3G is a lot less than on 2G so that saves battery, also when there's no 3G signal or say only 1 bar, you can switch to 2G usually.

[mrsir2009]

I'm pretty sure this isn't going to be coming back. They already tried to ax it with 5.0 on the 4S but brought it back with 5.1 because people complained.

BUT there is a technical reason behind it: with 4G LTE becoming more prevalent now and soon to be ubiquitous, the carriers (at least those in the U.S.) have openly announced they are going to be shutting down their EDGE network in the near future to repurpose the spectrum/frequencies it runs on to be used for LTE/3G to accommodate for the greater demand of data services. This could very well happen before iOS 7. If they don't remove it now, they'd have to with 6.1 or something. If you don't have an EDGE network to connect to, turning off 3G would be you would have NO connection whatsoever.

When EDGE gets turned off, you shouldn't have any need to flip the toggle as the idea is that the EDGE network you would have been trying to connect to would then be 3G/LTE anyway. Again, that's just the idea, though. We'll have to see if it works that way in practice.

But get used to it. The 3G toggle likely ain't coming back. Now the LTE iPhone may have an LTE toggle to replace it, though...

Been like that in my country forever.

[Solowalker]

Your post is so US centric it hurts.

Just because it may be happening in the U.S. earlier than it will in other countries does (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/28/eu_refarming/) not (http://www.telecoms.com/26739/eu-agrees-technical-rules-for-using-lte-devices-on-gsm-frequencies/) mean (http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/rising-german-mobile-data-usage-triggers-call-2g-refarming/2012-05-04) it isn't (http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/5/21/business/6308397&sec=business) going (http://mobile.engadget.com/2011/04/22/european-commission-mandates-lte-and-wimax-on-900mhz-and-1800mhz/) to happen (http://www.telecomsmarketresearch.com/resources/Spectrum_1.shtml). Some countries it's already under way, others are trying to let it not effect current 2G customers, yet others don't think it's a good idea at all. Some are using it for 3G right now, others waiting to use it for LTE. Most are trying to disguise it by only talking about it in frequency terms (900MHz) instead of the layman's "2G" label. But it *is* happening right this very second in places outside the U.S.

Do you need more links?
http://www.mtsgsm.com/news/2012-01-17-28921/
http://www.huawei.com/en/static/hw-076590.pdf
http://news.o2.co.uk/Press-Releases/O2-first-to-switch-on-new-superfast-3G-900MHz-network-2f8.aspx
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/49923.php
http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/3001240/Regions/25186/Softbank-picks-Ericsson-for-900MHz-3G-net.html


EDIT: Just for you, here's one about your Australian home.
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/400986/optus_rollout_4g_lte_plans_3g_upgrade/

[shandyman]

Can anyone check if Apple Maps has updated its map of Africa yet? In the presentation, they had the map of the world, but it had one huge glaring error: it didn't count South Sudan as being separate from Sudan, even after they are now recognized as an independent country.

Small thing, I know, but it would really help to know how accurate/updated Apple Maps are, compared to the gold standard (Gmaps).

Don't expect map data to change until GM or launch. Until then we have no Idea of the final map data

[8a22a]

Don't expect map data to change until GM or launch. Until then we have no Idea of the final map data

That would be an unwise thing to do, they should make the most of the beta period to correct as many errors as possible before launch and they'll need our help for that.

Also why do they currently have an error report option if they're only using sample data?

[shandyman]

That would be an unwise thing to do, they should make the most of the beta period to correct as many errors as possible before launch and they'll need our help for that.

Also why do they currently have an error report option if they're only using sample data?

Because, as it's a Developer beta, not a public beta, they're testing the coding and api's for the map app and apps that connect to it, not testing to see what ocean is wrongly labelled and whatnot. Any other errors are a bonus.

[8a22a]

Because, as it's a Developer beta, not a public beta, they're testing the coding and api's for the map app and apps that connect to it, not testing to see what ocean is wrongly labelled and whatnot. Any other errors are a bonus.

They'll probably still incorporate the geographical error reports into their super top secret version of maps. ;)

[superstrikertwo]

It appears the map app learns the more you use it. Driving to work it used to tell me to exit and "B" but now it's telling me to exit at "A." "A" being what I use normally.

[From A Buick 8]

It appears the map app learns the more you use it. Driving to work it used to tell me to exit and "B" but now it's telling me to exit at "A." "A" being what I use normally.

Is anyone esle seeing this, that would be a good stepchange in a map program or are there others that do that. I now my garmen does not.

[CavemanUK]

It appears the map app learns the more you use it. Driving to work it used to tell me to exit and "B" but now it's telling me to exit at "A." "A" being what I use normally.

Although its not impossible for it to be doing that would it not be more likely that apple are tweaking the route data server side? I've had a lot of situations where the route data simply doesn't make any sense so it's definitely in need of being tweaked!

[superstrikertwo]

Although its not impossible for it to be doing that would it not be more likely that apple are tweaking the route data server side? I've had a lot of situations where the route data simply doesn't make any sense so it's definitely in need of being tweaked!

That's most likely it. Though I'd love it if it could "learn" from you.

[Comeagain?]

That's most likely it. Though I'd love it if it could "learn" from you.

Wouldn't surprise me if it did. Apple seams to like that sort of thing. Siri for example.

[djrod]

It appears the map app learns the more you use it. Driving to work it used to tell me to exit and "B" but now it's telling me to exit at "A." "A" being what I use normally.

I think Waze does that

[pipa]

This should be good

[ollyb]

OK, not sure if this has been reported, as I'm not going to wade through 38 pages!

My wifi at home is provided by a rubbish captive portal which requires logging in every hour. Under iOS 5, if I connected to wifi, but didn't browse to a webpage (in order to get redirected and enter my user/pass) then the wifi would remain active (wifi icon on) but nothing would work, no emails, apps failing to connect etc.

Under iOS 6, connecting to the wifi network brings up a browser for me to enter my credentials automatically. If I don't enter my credentials, the wifi icon *doesn't* appear, 3G remains active, and all my apps can connect, even though wifi shows as connected to that network in the wifi screen.

tldr, iOS6 seems to actually check web connectivity when wifi is enabled before switching to use it instead of the 3G connection.

[shandyman]

OK, not sure if this has been reported, as I'm not going to wade through 38 pages!

My wifi at home is provided by a rubbish captive portal which requires logging in every hour. Under iOS 5, if I connected to wifi, but didn't browse to a webpage (in order to get redirected and enter my user/pass) then the wifi would remain active (wifi icon on) but nothing would work, no emails, apps failing to connect etc.

Under iOS 6, connecting to the wifi network brings up a browser for me to enter my credentials automatically. If I don't enter my credentials, the wifi icon *doesn't* appear, 3G remains active, and all my apps can connect, even though wifi shows as connected to that network in the wifi screen.

tldr, iOS6 seems to actually check web connectivity when wifi is enabled before switching to use it instead of the 3G connection.

The bringing up a browser thing happened to me in iOS 5, possibly 4 too if I remember right, it would only do
It if I didn't leave the wifi menu too quickly, otherwise it hit me in safari.

[ollyb]

The bringing up a browser thing happened to me in iOS 5, possibly 4 too if I remember right, it would only do
It if I didn't leave the wifi menu too quickly, otherwise it hit me in safari.

Hmm, thinking about it, I do remember something similar ages ago, but it's not happened to me for a long time. Maybe it was broken on iOS 5 for me.

[roxxette]

Not sure if these is new: "insert photo or video"

344654

[shandyman]

Not sure if these is new: "insert photo or video"

344654

New. Was announced in the keynote

[PocketAppZ]

iOS 6: Everything You Need to Know
http://mashable.com/2012/06/11/ios-6-revaled/

[John Adams]

I went from Android to iPhone earlier this year. I really like the iPhone, slick as snot and works flawlessly. BUT the one thing I miss is the Google Maps Navigation. NOTHING in the App store even comes close to it, not by a mile, and I have tried them all. I was not aware when I got the iPhone that it's version of Google Maps was different and did not navigate. That is one thing that I truly miss so I have high hopes that Apple is going to do it right. Please! So far what I've read sounds good, screen shots look good.

For those of you that have never had an Android or used that version of Google Maps for navigation, trust me, Apple has its work cut out for them to top it or even match it and I hope they do. Looking forward to IOS6!

JA

[Fattytail]

(haven't read all 30 pages.....but)

I saw on the Apple site that you can now attach Photos & Video from within an email!

This is huge!
Is no-one but me is excited by this? I hate typing up an email and then realizing I have to copy/paste the whole thing after I start again from the Photos app.

Why are you starting an email again from the Photos app? Just click over to the Photos app, copy the photo and then paste it in your original email.

[sharpycl]

Mail now has individual notification settings for your different inboxes.

http://f.cl.ly/items/2y1q2s1A152k360F0U1m/Image%202012.06.17%2010:35:59%20PM.png




this THIS is what I want! Thank you apple! I hope it makes it to final release on the iPhone 4. :)

[ErikGrim]

I went from Android to iPhone earlier this year. I really like the iPhone, slick as snot and works flawlessly. BUT the one thing I miss is the Google Maps Navigation. NOTHING in the App store even comes close to it, not by a mile, and I have tried them all. I was not aware when I got the iPhone that it's version of Google Maps was different and did not navigate. That is one thing that I truly miss so I have high hopes that Apple is going to do it right. Please! So far what I've read sounds good, screen shots look good.

For those of you that have never had an Android or used that version of Google Maps for navigation, trust me, Apple has its work cut out for them to top it or even match it and I hope they do. Looking forward to IOS6!

JAIt's better than google maps navigation.

----------

Don't know if anyone noticed, but the camera on an iPhone 4 now recognises and focuses on faces. Previously that was a 4S feature only.

[rorschach]

Is this new?

With Mail accounts that you can set to either "Archive" or "Delete" messages, if you tap and hold the archive or delete button in a message, it will pop up a menu giving you both options. (Tapping it once will do whichever you've set in the account settings.)

http://i.imgur.com/YJI3z.png

[llj1137075]

Haven't read through every page. But just now noticed this. 344752
Arrows on the right.

[Crooks]

Haven't read through every page. But just now noticed this. 344752
Arrows on the right.

What do the arrows do? I tried to reproduce that but couldn't get the arrows to appear :confused:

[Comeagain?]

Haven't read through every page. But just now noticed this. 344752
Arrows on the right.

What do they do?

[llj1137075]

Here is a video.

http://s126.photobucket.com/albums/p108/llj4shot/?action=view&current=7c1a788c.mp4

[Crooks]

Broken video :(

[llj1137075]

Broken video :(

Fixed.

[Comeagain?]

That must be from one of the other keyboards you have. I don't have a button like that.

[llj1137075]

That must be from one of the other keyboards you have. I don't have a button like that.

You sir are correct.
Move along.
False alarm.


I changed my language to arabic today for a customer to show them how it worked and then it put the keyboard on my phone.

My bad.

[macbook pro i5]

You sir are correct.
Move along.
False alarm.


I changed my language to arabic today for a customer to show them how it worked and then it put the keyboard on my phone.

My bad.

And you got me excited:(

[kiwiboi87]

You sir are correct.
Move along.
False alarm.


I changed my language to arabic today for a customer to show them how it worked and then it put the keyboard on my phone.

My bad.

couldn't help myself, had to try it
its fun!!

[CrAkD]

the OP should post a list in the first post of all the little things like last year. going thru the entire thread is a waste of time.

[xAnthony]

the OP should post a list in the first post of all the little things like last year. going thru the entire thread is a waste of time.

And so you want the OP to waste all of HIS time putting a massive list together just for your convenience? You should really think before you speak. (Or in this case... Type)

[Comeagain?]

the OP should post a list in the first post of all the little things like last year. going thru the entire thread is a waste of time.

You could do that too.

[mrsir2009]

the OP should post a list in the first post of all the little things like last year. going thru the entire thread is a waste of time.

Oh that'd be great if you could do that... Thanks-a-ton!

[CrAkD]

I didn't make this thread. Whoever made this thread last year did it and it was great. if he didn't want the responsibility he shouldn't have jumped to make this thread thats all.

the OP could start with this and then add anything else thats missing.

Usage
Time since Last Full Charge for iPod and iPad.

Siri (iPhone 4S and iPad 3rd Generation Only)
New Languages: Canadian English, Spanish (Spain/Mexico), Italian, Switzerland (Italian), Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China/Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong/Mainland China)
Siri for iPad (3rd generation)
Siri can now provide information on Sports leagues such as NFL, MLB, NBA, NCAA Basketball and Football, WNBA, English Premier League, MLS, and more. Ask for player stats, team rosters, game schedules and team standings.
Siri can provide information on movies like find movie reviews, ask about actors and actresses, play a movie trailer, get showtimes for movies and find a theater.
Yelp! built-in reviews and launch to open up more information and create reservations with OpenTable.
Restaurants are listed by reviews and nearest with more information
Apps can be launched by saying "run <app name>" or "open <app name>"
Facebook updates and Twitter tweets can be posted from Siri.
Have Siri read your Notification Center updates.
"Eyes Free", allowing for cars to integrate with Siri with a mic button on steering wheel and for launching Siri functions. Screen is disabled during Eyes Free mode
Local Search now works around the world.

Facebook Integration
Facebook integrated into core applications on iOS 6; similar to Twitter integration in iOS 5
Integrated into Notification Center
Integrated in Siri and APIs for third-party apps
Address book can sync contact information from friends on Facebook
Facebook Events and birthdays in Calendar
Like button on apps and content from the App Store and iTunes Store.

Passbook
New app that manages a user's boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, loyalty cards, etc. in one app. Similar to Newsstand.
Store coupons and gift cards in a wallet-like app (Starbucks, Target, Apple Store)
Airplane boarding passes for flights; updates boarding pass information in real time if changes are made
Passes are location and time-based. They appear on the lock screen when necessary

Notification Center
Update Facebook status or tweet from new widget
Message previews can now be toggled off and on for alerts

Photos
Shared Photo Streams. Photos can be shared with other contacts. Photos shared can be commented on and liked. Notifications are enabled for when a contact shares a photo with the user

Music
New streamlined UI with white and black themes with silver slider controls that change their shine angle based on accelorotmeter data. (iPhone/iPod touch only)
Late Night Mode equalizer.

Settings
"Bluetooth" moved to top of Settings list
Added "Do Not Disturb" mode, allowing users to avoid calls and notifications unless calling parties are on the user's Favorites group
Added in Notifications: Government warnings and AMBER alerts can be toggled on and off
Privacy Controls
A slightly changed Icon.

Phone
Adds phone icon on lock screen for additional ignoring options, similar to the camera sliding icon on the lock screen in iOS 5.1
When ignoring a call, the user can message the caller or set a Reminder to call them back later
Phone call doesn't take up the entire lock screen when a call is incoming
New white themed UI for dial pad.

Maps
Turn-by-turn Navigation with Siri Voice powered by Tom Tom (iPhone 4S and iPad 2 or later, voice directions for iPhone 4S and 3rd generation iPad only)
Maps are now Apple-sourced instead of using Google sources.
3D overview (iPhone 4S and iPad 2 or later)
Satellite view
Flyover view for maps gives 3D satellite view (iPhone 4S and iPad 2 or later)
New Map icon
Lock Screen integration for turn-by-turn navigation (iPhone 4S and iPad 2 or later, voice directions for iPhone 4S and 3rd generation iPad only)
Yelp! integration available for businesses near the user gives provides reviews and information on the business. Allows the user to launch Yelp! from Maps
Info cards of businesses
Traffic crowd sourcing with anonymous data sent from all iPhones also adds events of traffic slow down

FaceTime
Make FaceTime calls over 3G or LTE cellular connection (iPhone 4S & 3rd generation iPad only)

Mail
VIP inbox stars important emails from user defined VIP group members
Flag emails
Attach photos and videos quickly with a tap
Open password-protected Microsoft Office documents
Added Pull-to-Refresh to update Mail accounts
Per Account Signatures

Contacts
Search All Fields
Custom Vibrations for Ringtones & Text Message Notifications

Reminders
Manual Reader
Manual location based reminders
Location based reminders

Safari
Fullscreen landscape activated with a tap
iCloud tab syncing across devices
Offline reading list caches the user's reading list for later use, even when not connected to the Internet
Smart App Banners: Banners on mobile webpages prompt users to download the website's native App Store counterpart in the App Store
Faster JavaScript engine
Apps in search results
Support for photo upload via Camera Roll
Support up to 24 open tabs on iPad.

App Store
New UI
Darker theme
Applications can be purchased from within apps.
Installing an app no longer returns the user to the home screen the app will download and install while continuing to browse the store
Updating an app no longer requires the iTunes password to be entered

iTunes
New UI
Darker theme
Content can be purchased from within apps.

Accessibility
Guided Access:
Allows user to lock exiting of the app in Single App Mode.
Allows users to disable certain controls within a specific app.

iCloud
Personal Dictionary synchronization.

Clock
Alarm can be set to any song in Music app
Clock app added to iPad.
A slightly changed Icon.

Weather
A cleaner and slick new UI.

Game Center
Game Center challenges
Facebook friends integration

Camera
HDR improvements
Darker theme

Security
Kernel ASLR added

Other
Lost Mode: If iPhone is lost, Lost Mode triggers an attention grabbing sound, and prompts the person that finds the iPhone to call a specific number set by the owner remotely
Additional features for China
VoiceOver improvements
Custom Vibrations for Alerts
Global Network proxy for HTTP
IPv6 support for Wi-Fi and LTE
Word highlights for speech support
Auto Correction for every keyboard
Bluetooth Map support
Improved keyboard layouts
New Thai Keyboard (Full Keyboard)
French, German, and Spanish Dictionaries
Made for iPhone hearing aids
A blue "New" ribbon over freshly installed apps
Status bar reflects the colour of the top-most banner in 3rd Party apps
Spotlight lists name of folder an app is located in
Support for US Government Wireless Emergency Alerts

[Comeagain?]

Ok. So, we have a good starting point for an iOS 6 "All the little things" or Changelog of sorts. Now, to put it somewhere where anyone can add to it. Someplace like a ...wiki. Possibly one that is part of MRs perhaps.

http://guides.macrumors.com/iOS_6_Changelog

Remember to read the instructions if your going to edit it. MediaWiki is a little funky as far as how to edit the text, and nothing like the forums.

Within about 15 minutes a link should be in the iOS 6 forums header.

[Roofy.]

Just discovered this today...Incomplete albums now have "show complete album" within the music app and you can buy a song within the app as well...

http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh369/Pearldrum10/5cfb7e12.jpg

http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh369/Pearldrum10/793a3f39.jpg

[Alisstar]

Just discovered this today...Incomplete albums now have "show complete album" within the music app and you can buy a song within the app as well...

Image (http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh369/Pearldrum10/5cfb7e12.jpg)

Image (http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh369/Pearldrum10/793a3f39.jpg)

I wish they could somehow make it so that we can sample the songs from there too, not just buy it.

[Roofy.]

I wish they could somehow make it so that we can sample the songs from there too, not just buy it.

I was thinking the same. Still a great integration though

[Alisstar]

I was thinking the same. Still a great integration though

Absolutely. :)

[roxxette]

New "cannot open page" error msg on safari if im correct ? :)

http://img.tapatalk.com/be7c5d54-0d32-7a29.jpg

[Crooks]

Yep! And more "little things" to find if Apple releases beta 2 today :)

[rogerbarrett]

Just wait and watch until full features became popular in the market.

[Sylon]

That looks a lot like the "server cannot be found" page on OS X Safari.

[jaknudsen]

The "Mark as unread" function in Mail works a bit different in iOS 6, there's a new icon to the bottom left:

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8505/img1618.gif

[sush]

Sorry if this has been answered before but is it possible in iOS6 to show more calender dates and appointments in notification center than only for the upcoming 24 hours?

[arubinst]

Ever since Apple has announced iOS 6 with refreshed and replenished features like new privacy settings, share widget, revamped store apps and other approx 200. iOS is the best operating system for mobile devices.

huh?

[tax]

Hi guys,

I dug through these pages during weekend, but I think I got one, that wasn't mentioned:

When you have "fetching of remote-images" switched off in email settings, now you get a "load all images" button at the end of each email that contains remote images.

I was pretty excited over that one ... i find that really handy for the few html-emails that you do want to see in all their glory. (a feature already existant for a while in OSXs desktop mail client btw)


and some detail on one that has been mentioned as "improved keyboard layouts" on the wiki page -the german keyboard layout now features german umlauts as separate keys again (this popped up in iOS5 beta phase iirc, but then was canned again for the release version)

cheers

[patent10021]

Address Book.

There are photos for contacts of course but only in single profile view. When you view your list of contacts there are no photos. Only a text list of names. Other address books and 3rd party iOS address books have had photos on the contact list for years. I don't understand why its taken this long for iOS and OSX Address Book.

Please tell me this is finally in iOS 6.

[mrapplegate]

Address Book.

There are photos for contacts of course but only in single profile view. When you view your list of contacts there are no photos. Only a text list of names. Other address books and 3rd party iOS address books have had photos on the contact list for years. I don't understand why its taken this long for iOS and OSX Address Book.

Please tell me this is finally in iOS 6.

Sorry, but a pic is only displayed on the single profile view.

[patent10021]

Sorry, but a pic is only displayed on the single profile view.

Thanks

Ridiculous! Had this since Y2K on other PDAs/devices etc.

[Tinmania]

The bringing up a browser thing happened to me in iOS 5, possibly 4 too if I remember right, it would only do
It if I didn't leave the wifi menu too quickly, otherwise it hit me in safari.
Yes but it was hit or miss, especially for remembered WiFi networks.

Travelling to an airport, for instance, that used a captive portal was a pain. I would get off a plane and hurry to shoot off an email only to find it didn't send as the iPhone had auto-joined the airport's WiFi network but didn't pop up the captive portal agree-to page. Ugh, I hated that!

I always felt it was a little crazy to switch from a working 3G data connection to a non-working WiFi connection.

With iOS 6 it seems to check for Internet connectivity, and seems to better handle captive portals.

It's not perfect, but much better. As an example, if I am connected to my home wifi network but then unplug the ethernet cable from the access point, my iPhone will not realize it has no Internet access. Checking the weather--or anything else that needs Internet--will fail. However, if I leave the house (out of wifi range) and come back it will not switch to the (internet-less) wifi network. Before iOS 6 it would connect even though there was no internet access, which I found to be a real pain (especially for things like iMessage).




Michael

[batting1000]

I don't think this is new to iOS 6 beta 2, but I saw a video where you can say "I'm going to sleep" to Siri and she closes out.

[Comeagain?]

I don't think this is new to iOS 6 beta 2, but I saw a video where you can say "I'm going to sleep" to Siri and she closes out.

Yup. She does indeed.

[C64]

http://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2012/06/IMG_1699.png

Does anyone know if this colored-top bar in iOS 6 can be disabled? I love that the top bar is currently black because it kind of falls away in the background. These colors just seem comical to me..

[rosenkrieger]

Well look what made its way back... You can turn off 3G again. :D

[rosenkrieger]

Is this new? That it shows the favicon of the site?

[Comeagain?]

Is this new? That it shows the favicon of the site?

I believe so. It used to show a metallic flower.

[GoGa]

New 'Open In' options when viewing photos in iMessage, allows you to open the photo in any app that supports it. Hopefully this will make its way to the Photos.app! :)
http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy314/Mysterysigmaker/4600c0cb.jpg

[Mimmka]

Hi all. I'm a real newb here. New to my 3 week old iPad 3 and new to the world of Apple if you don't count my iPod 5g and a very brief journey with the original iMac. My desktop and laptops are all Wintel machines and my phone is a droid.

I've been reading about iOS 6 and all it's features so far. My query is should I try iOS 6 beta or wait until final release? I'm pretty tech savvy but don't want to regret anything. Comments ?? Thanks for your patience and if this has been addressed before I apologize as I must have missed it. If it has then a kind pointing me to that posting(s) would be appreciated. Thanks.

I will say that my decision to go Apple with a tablet is one I am NOT regretting. Heck I can see where my next laptop would quite possibly be a Mac!

Mimmka

[Comeagain?]

Hi all. I'm a real newb here. New to my 3 week old iPad 3 and new to the world of Apple if you don't count my iPod 5g and a very brief journey with the original iMac. My desktop and laptops are all Wintel machines and my phone is a droid.

I've been reading about iOS 6 and all it's features so far. My query is should I try iOS 6 beta or wait until final release? I'm pretty tech savvy but don't want to regret anything. Comments ?? Thanks for your patience and if this has been addressed before I apologize as I must have missed it. If it has then a kind pointing me to that posting(s) would be appreciated. Thanks.

I will say that my decision to go Apple with a tablet is one I am NOT regretting. Heck I can see where my next laptop would quite possibly be a Mac!

Mimmka

As you are not a Developer, you should NOT run beta software. Not only can it have unintended consiquences, but it is also illegal. There is no legal way to download or install the beta. Discussion past this point is also against the Macrumors policy.

[Mimmka]

Thank you for the reply. I am a newbie as stated so was unaware of how beta OS works in this world. I'll read on and look forward to a final public release which I gather I can then get if I so wish.

I do hope you all understand I don't come from the Apple world and thus have a lot to learn.

Mimmka

[alexcanton]

New location service WIFI networking, Anyone found out what this does? Also, is anyone's app store really slow since the beta release of iOS 6?

[roxxette]

New location service WIFI networking, Anyone found out what this does? Also, is anyone's app store really slow since the beta release of iOS 6?

Hmm maybe you can now enable-disable location service while on wifi and by disable it removes the pop-up that ask "enable wifi to improve accuracy”.

[Walter Welch]

Holding down the back or forward button in safari brings up history

[Comeagain?]

Holding down the back or forward button in safari brings up history

That was there in DP 1.

[Soundflunky]

Nice.

[alexcanton]

That was there in DP 1.

Developer Previews are for Mac OS X Builds. lol

[Comeagain?]

Developer Previews are for Mac OS X Builds. lol

Oops. That was there in beta 1. :oops:

[alexcanton]

Can anyone confirm that photo slide shows in the camera roll don't work in iOS 6 beta 2?

[JUiCEJamie]

Can anyone confirm that photo slide shows in the camera roll don't work in iOS 6 beta 2?

They appear to be working now :)

[itsmemuffins]

Holding down the back or forward button in safari brings up history

It's already in iOS 5.