Yes, I hate those changes. I look forward to the optimizations of 7.1, but I hope they fix those awful circles.
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iOS 7.1 Still Slated for March, Could Include Mobile Device Management Improvements
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Yes, I hate those changes. I look forward to the optimizations of 7.1, but I hope they fix those awful circles.
I hear you, I am also hoping that Profile Manager in OS X Server is made to be much more powerful and flexible. It does look like Apple is positioning iOS and OS X as both consumer and enterprise operating systems, since they added the Volume Purchasing Program to Profile Manager recently. Looks like they are getting the final tweaks in before they go all-out with a first-party MDM solution for small to medium businesses as well as larger enterprises. I really hope this is the case!
Here's hoping that after the 15th is the case. Would really like to get my hands on a 7.0.4 iPhone 5C when my upgrade comes up on the 5th so I can jailbreak it.
I'm just too happy with the 5x6 layout on my iPod. That and the Lato Light font. I would stay on 7.0.4 forever to keep that setup. The interface changes look like they can be ported over anyway and I have no need for FaceTime Audio.
Most likely the 5c you buy will have 7.0.4(5?) even if they released 7.1 between now and March 5th. If you purchase in a store, make sure the sales person doesn't hit the update button in an attempt to be helpful.
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They are adding it in a 0.1 update.
No they are adding it in a .1 update. 0.1 implies we already know the first digit......
I hope these new MDM features mean that Apple will provide OS X Server and Profile Manager with a real solution for managing Apple devices all the way from schools and small to medium sized businesses to large enterprises. The business community has so much to gain from the "It Just Works" philosophy. IT staff will be like the Maytag repair man, they won't have much work to do
Very much agree about the size of the caller's picture. It used to be fun to see a nice picture of a friend or loved one pop up on the screen when they were calling. Now, the display is merely informational, and doesn't even serve that purpose as well.
"and caps locks keys on the keyboard, refined icons for the Phone, FaceTime, and Messages apps, and a new look for several aspects of the Phone dialer"
.... seriously, how long does it take to do these ones?
i know all the hypes and fanboys etc etc... but still, it looks so silly to have such great details of tiny tiny modifications that may or may not be that popular...round dialler button? big 'invention' and great 'feature'
.... seriously, how long does it take to do these ones?
i know all the hypes and fanboys etc etc... but still, it looks so silly to have such great details of tiny tiny modifications that may or may not be that popular...round dialler button? big 'invention' and great 'feature'
March 15th would be perfect, since that's my birthday and I'm updating to the iPhone 5s the same day
But I don't think they would release it on a Saturday.
Don't you want to wait for the iPhone 6?
iOS in the car will not work unless 3rd party current car installations take off. people will not buy a new car just for this.
"and caps locks keys on the keyboard, refined icons for the Phone, FaceTime, and Messages apps, and a new look for several aspects of the Phone dialer"
.... seriously, how long does it take to do these ones?
i know all the hypes and fanboys etc etc... but still, it looks so silly to have such great details of tiny tiny modifications that may or may not be that popular...round dialler button? big 'invention' and great 'feature'
A point update is not and has never been a major feature release for Apple. It is mostly about bug fixes (mainly) and some tweaks to the OS. 7.1 is much improved over pre 7.1 versions, therefore I'd say it's doing its job.
The new circles remind me of old typewriter keys.
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7.1 seems much better behaved than 7.0.4. I even put it on my personal phone because I was tired of my dev iPad running better on a beta OS than my iPhone on a production OS.
Exactly!!!!! Enough already!!!!! It can't be soon enough. I really hope this update does fix the crash issue like I'm hoping...
My co worker just bought his first Mac and I had to explain that yes they are called the same thing but airdrop isn't compatible between iOS and Mac.
I want to see
- more stability. iOS 7 needs to return to the stability of old iOS versions
- a fully functional and stable music app
- no more reloading safari tabs on the iPad.
- more stability. iOS 7 needs to return to the stability of old iOS versions
- a fully functional and stable music app
- no more reloading safari tabs on the iPad.
Not gonna happen, apparently based on technological limitations of the protocol and the hardware.
Here's to hoping they at least rename it in 7.1.
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The last one is not going to happen. That is, unless iOS 7.1 is going to stop you from multitasking while you manually clear your RAM.
Have you actually used Windows 8? I'd hardly call it a mistake. Like iOS 7, it just needs a few refinements (primarily, eliminating the tiled Start screen and restoring the Start menu).
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I just hope they fix the issues with the Music app. It has been unusable since iOS 7 came out.
There is way more to iOS 7.1 than that, mostly under the good (as far as stability/performance/security improvements)."and caps locks keys on the keyboard, refined icons for the Phone, FaceTime, and Messages apps, and a new look for several aspects of the Phone dialer"
.... seriously, how long does it take to do these ones?
i know all the hypes and fanboys etc etc... but still, it looks so silly to have such great details of tiny tiny modifications that may or may not be that popular...round dialler button? big 'invention' and great 'feature'
Yeah the pic is so small its hard to really tell who it is anyway. May as well not even have the pic assigned. That was a bad move but otherwise I like the new buttons in the phone app.
I have a 4s now, so I'd rather not wait another 7 months. And if Apple releases a 5.5" phone, it might take a while for developers to take full advantage of it.
I see some people ask for this as if it just 'makes sense'.
Would you mind enumerating how you anticipate that this would work? Because I don't see it...at all.
I suppose it would depend on hardware limitations. As far as I remember, Airdrop on OS X also requires specific hardware for the WiFi connection, only found in 2008+ Macs. It could be that a similar connection is possible between Macs and iOS devices, again, supposing that the hardware allows it. Even if that would not be possible, is it then not possible to find a workaround using WiFi? You can already sync your iOS device over WiFi with your Mac, so it should be possible at least indirectly. Regardless, this is Apple's problem to solve, since they are the ones creating the confusion in the first place.
No no, there should be no hardware issue at all. Wifi-direct and bluetooth should be all that's needed to make it work with any iOS device and any Mac that already support AirDrop.
I meant software. iOS devices and Macs both have completely different ways to doing AirDrop. Everyone seems to ask for this feature, but no one has any idea how it would work.
What files would you want to transfer and where?
I suppose from an iOS device to a Mac, there are some options. Certain files, like a photo, or an iWork document could conceivably be transferred from iOS device to the Desktop of Mac. WHY you'd want to do that is beyond me, considering this is exactly what iCloud is for, and does better.
So let's assume its not your Mac, and doesn't have your iCloud account attached to it. Let's also assume that even though its not your Mac, and you're standing next to it, that you're also on the same WiFi network as that Mac. In this unbelievably rare case, it would be unnecessary to build in AirDrop support. At this point, just email the file. It would almost always be faster than AirDrop anyway and doesn't require interaction on both devices at the same time to send / approve / receive.
As bad as that was, there is even less sense in transferring from Mac to iOS device, as there is no 'Desktop' to drop the file on to. You've have to be transferring a file into a corresponding App that is meant to handle it, and odds are you don't need to, because iCloud has already done it.
So again...what is this mythical need for AirDrop across Mac and iOS?