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Roundup of iOS 6 Launch Day News and Reviews
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For all the flak Apple Maps is getting, it actually directed to me a 3rd party transportation app that is far better than Google Maps ever was in iOS 5 (Embark BOS).
I probably would have never bothered to look if public transit directions weren't omitted in iOS 6.
Flyover doesn't do much for me after I've ogled at it for 5 minutes, but I'll take turn-by-turn over street view any day!
I probably would have never bothered to look if public transit directions weren't omitted in iOS 6.
Flyover doesn't do much for me after I've ogled at it for 5 minutes, but I'll take turn-by-turn over street view any day!
That's the bits they didn't show you in the keynote
I think I may hold off updating to iOS 6 after reading all this hate. How is the rest of the OS compared to 5.1.1 guys? Is it worth it?
Uh....
Siri on iPod? Maybe the iPod Touch. But not the iPod 4th Gen. Also, no panorama on iPod Touch 4th gen either.
Siri on iPod? Maybe the iPod Touch. But not the iPod 4th Gen. Also, no panorama on iPod Touch 4th gen either.
I can't upgrade to iOS 6 due to the varied experiences people are having with the maps app. It's something I use daily and I'm not prepared to compromise at this time. Sadly.
Maps seems to have put Apple in a very Microsoft position: get something out there that hopes to passably emulate the innovator/inventor and then (we can only hope) pour money and time on it until it (roughly) catches up. But, of course, they had to cut the Google dependency. Ah, I remember 2007, when Apple and Google were friends. I miss it.
Live in the UK? Then iOS6 maps was a downgrade. It's shocking! The below image is where I live. Look for Nottingham, one of the UK's biggest cities and it's under clouds and blurred to shreds. Extremely disappointed with Maps. I understand Apple wanted to sever it's ties with Google, but at what cost?
Click to see Maps comparison
*Image moved to link as under-estimated how much bandwidth you lot would consume!
Click to see Maps comparison
*Image moved to link as under-estimated how much bandwidth you lot would consume!
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- World clock / alarm clock and Siri on the iPad: finally!
- Haven't tried Facetime/3G yet.
- Offline reading list in Safari: Great!
Otherwise... a few nice touches here and there - though it doesn't make a difference for me.
Similar difference for me in Switzerland - also living in one of the biggest cities.
Although "big" is a "relative" thing compared to Nottingham.
But then, you'd be hard-pressed to find a higher density of Mac/iPhone users in Europe than here in Switzerland
Finally got to use Siri on my iPad
I love it
Is there a way to get her to tell you the UEFA Champions League scores?
Not that I've found. Actually, the football (that is, real football) integration in Siri is pretty poor. E.g:
"Who is Tottenham's highest scorer?" yields no answer.
"Who is Tottenham's highest goal scorer?" gets it.
Seriously? Wasn't Siri all about recognising colloquial phrases? Do I really need to qualify that I meant highest goal scorer as opposed to somebody who scores wood?
Good move. I only updated my iPad and don't use it that much for maps anyway but am definitely not installing this crap on my iPhone. Street View is incredibly useful at times. Maps has completely killed my buzz about receiving an iPhone 5 on Friday.
Yah, the original iPad is _really_ useless now...
Well, it's not going to be able to run apps making use of the new iOS6 APIs, so it's definitely been **** on.
It seems that, based on ios releases, that each device gets at least three years of upgrades. It really depends on how the hardware will handle the software. I found iOS 5 on the original iPad to be real slow and choppy. The hardware starting with the 3GS seems to be able to handle some features of the new iOS but the 3GS probably won't get any major updates after 6.
iPhone - iOS 1, 2, and 3
iPhone 3G - 2, 3, and 4
iPhone 3GS - 3, 4, 5, 6
iPhone 4 - 4, 5, 6
iPad - 3, 4, 5
iPad 2 - 4, 5, 6
iPad 3 - 5, 6, etc.
Use the "Report a problem" button.
Maps has to cover the entire world. Apple can't spot every problem by themselves, which is why there's that button there.
Finally got to use Siri on my iPad
I love it
Is there a way to get her to tell you the UEFA Champions League scores?
I wished there was but I don't think so=\ just download yahoo sportacular and that's the best sports app there is hands down.
Thanks!
I've always been wary about that "restore" button though. Will I lose any data at all? Like emails, app data, icon locations?
By the way:
I always used to be disappointed by Siri's failure to show me directions to the nearest train station in Maps.
Now with iOS 6, there aren't any train stations in Maps anymore to begin with.
I always used to be disappointed by Siri's failure to show me directions to the nearest train station in Maps.
Now with iOS 6, there aren't any train stations in Maps anymore to begin with.
For all the hoopla about IOS6, with the exception of the clock for iPad (since app developers don't seem to know the definition of simplicity), can't see much else of much REAL use with the update...MAYBE IOS32 will have something other than social media integration.
I use the public transport function in google maps so thank you for the heads up. I wont update this time!