iOS 8.2 Could See Public Release Next Week, Two More Betas of iOS 8.3 to Come

[brianvictor7]

Why fix something that already works perfectly? I’m having no trouble with either. 8.1.3 is quite stable no matter what the League of the Perpetually Dissatisfied says.

I wish I could say I have had a consistently good experience with Handoff/Continuity even before my most recent hangup with it.

Right now, I can't get it to work at all. I reinstalled OS X last week to reclaim some hard drive space (apparently if you run file-vault, you can't reclaim space from a boot camp volume you no longer use ... long story). Anyway, I can't get Handoff and Continuity to work anymore between my Mac and iPhone. It did work more or less alright before the reformat. Yes, I've tried logging out of iCloud and logging back in, ensured the settings were where they were supposed to be according to the help files out there. Basically, I'm stumped.

 

[JeffyTheQuik]

So this guy isn't allowed to ask to have his bugs fixed? Typical head-in-the-sand response.

Yep... If it doesn't happen to me, it doesn't happen to anyone.

 

[nagromme]

Fingers crossed that 8.2 allows my 1000+ game collection to exist on my 6 Plus without the home screen itself being non-functional... to the point of triggering a boot loop every time you swipe past page 3 or try to change wallpaper.

(My iPhone 5 never had a problem handling that many icons... it ought to be solvable. But on the 6 Plus people have been resorting to deleting one game at a time until the thing stops crashing. Fresh install with the same number of apps crashes too, so it's not a corrupt backup. Oddly, the number of apps that "kills" a 6 Plus seems to vary. And the 128 seems to be affected more often--but my 64 suffers the same. For now, I keep just 3 pages of apps and live crash-free... but without my game library to enjoy on the big screen.)

I believe this problem is rare because having more than a few hundred apps is rare. (Keeping my games--and my game PROGRESS--is the only reason I need 64 GB to begin with.) But if it bites you, it bites hard! Apple doesn't need an OS that works in common cases--it needs an OS that works! If it can't handle many apps, then don't allow them to be installed... but 1000 apps used to work fine.

 

[C DM]

Why fix something that already works perfectly? I’m having no trouble with either. 8.1.3 is quite stable no matter what the League of the Perpetually Dissatisfied says.

Dear Apple, never mind this guy. WiFi works fine on my iPhone 6 so don’t go breaking something that works for the vast majority.

Because that's not really how bugs work a lot of the time--they might affect certain configurations or come up in certain situations. Just because you don't run into them doesn't mean they don't exist just because of that or shouldn't be fixed (or that fixing them would somehow likely break something for you).

 

[Amazing Iceman]

AppleWatch Support, new Emoji picker...

AppleWatch Support, new Emoji picker...
How about fixing all those pesky bugs carrying on since iOS 7 and then some real useful features that would improve productivity?

 

[LessO2]

I'm still waiting for the Sprint-exclusive iPhone 5 that BGR was adamant was going to happen.

 

[C DM]

Soooooo....

IOS 8.2 will release on March 2nd...

...or it won't.

Gotcha.

Amazing predictions that only those with inside sources can make.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Dear Apple, never mind this guy. WiFi works fine on my iPhone 6 so don’t go breaking something that works for the vast majority.

Really? What if you were the one having the problem instead of him?
Then you wouldn't be so selfish, right?

 

[2457282]

Soooooo....

IOS 8.2 will release on March 2nd...

...or it won't.

Gotcha.

Maybe its me, but I don't remember Apple releasing on a Monday or having their events on a Monday. And sending the invite two weeks outs...

Is it just me? Or has Apple changed their strategy here?

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Dear Apple, please fix the dropping wifi issue with iPhone 6. Thank you.

Not everyone seems to be having this issue.

- Does it happen at other locations with other access points too?
- Could it be with certain brand or model of access point?
- Have you tried resetting your network settings on your iPhone 6?
- Are you connecting at 5.6 Ghz or 2.4 Ghz? At 2.4 Ghz, some devices (specially old ones) may interfere: Microwaves, Cordless phones, blah, blah blah.

 

[C DM]

Maybe its me, but I don't remember Apple releasing on a Monday or having their events on a Monday. And sending the invite two weeks outs...

Is it just me? Or has Apple changed their strategy here?

Things have certainly come out on Mondays before. Not sure about events but there likely have been some before as well. And as for invitations, they've had them sent out a couple of weeks before events in the past as well.

 

[bushido]

Maybe its me, but I don't remember Apple releasing on a Monday or having their events on a Monday. And sending the invite two weeks outs...

Is it just me? Or has Apple changed their strategy here?

as far as I remember software updates tend to get released on Mondays 7pm GMT+1 (?)

 

[technosix]

Placebo ?

Or real bug fixes ?

Now with a new reputation as the Buggiest Unstable Mobile iOS of all, does Apple Really want to lose that prestigious image ?





/sarcasm

 

[sualpine]

Not everyone seems to be having this issue.

- Does it happen at other locations with other access points too?
- Could it be with certain brand or model of access point?
- Have you tried resetting your network settings on your iPhone 6?
- Are you connecting at 5.6 Ghz or 2.4 Ghz? At 2.4 Ghz, some devices (specially old ones) may interfere: Microwaves, Cordless phones, blah, blah blah.

Your logic is useless here. All of the sudden, Apple is expected to work with every router made since 1996. Unfortunately, that's the market size that the iPhone has expanded into. Of course there will be configurations it won't excel in. There is no way to test against that many possibilities. If only Apple made their own router that it was tested against.....

 

[eyehop]

Activating airdrop F's up my mouse's bluetooth connection. Have to turn wifi off to use it. Cray cray, Apple, fix that.

 

[TMRJIJ]

Dear Apple, please fix the dropping wifi issue with iPhone 6. Thank you.

I think that is just you. My iPhone 6 never drops wifi connectivity. How are the router settings set?

 

[DudeDad]

Hope to stay connected to my car's Bluetooth connection for the entire call.

I've never had that problem....could it be the car's BT?

 

[Keirasplace]

Fingers crossed that 8.2 allows my 1000+ game collection to exist on my 6 Plus without the home screen itself being non-functional... to the point of triggering a boot loop every time you swipe past page 3 or try to change wallpaper.

(My iPhone 5 never had a problem handling that many icons... it ought to be solvable. But on the 6 Plus people have been resorting to deleting one game at a time until the thing stops crashing. Fresh install with the same number of apps crashes too, so it's not a corrupt backup. Oddly, the number of apps that "kills" a 6 Plus seems to vary. And the 128 seems to be affected more often--but my 64 suffers the same. For now, I keep just 3 pages of apps and live crash-free... but without my game library to enjoy on the big screen.)

I believe this problem is rare because having more than a few hundred apps is rare. (Keeping my games--and my game PROGRESS--is the only reason I need 64 GB to begin with.) But if it bites you, it bites hard! Apple doesn't need an OS that works in common cases--it needs an OS that works! If it can't handle many apps, then don't allow them to be installed... but 1000 apps used to work fine.

Wow, 1000 games, must be smallish games I expect? Considering you can put what 100 apps max (with folders) per screen, that's 10 screen completely full of apps. Guess your using spotlight to find your stuff hey ;-).

 

[2457282]

Things have certainly come out on Mondays before. Not sure about events but there likely have been some before as well. And as for invitations, they've had them sent out a couple of weeks before events in the past as well.

as far as I remember software updates tend to get released on Mondays 7pm GMT+1 (?)

So, then what you're saying is that it is indeed me. Okay then, thanks for confirming that it is time for me to start my weekend and have a few drinks.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Your logic is useless here. All of the sudden, Apple is expected to work with every router made since 1996. Unfortunately, that's the market size that the iPhone has expanded into. Of course there will be configurations it won't excel in. There is no way to test against that many possibilities. If only Apple made their own router that it was tested against.....

What in the world are you talking about? Do you really understand what you read?
I'm just giving some pointers to the user having the problem.
I never implied Apple should make their phone work with crappy routers out there. Before you panic or have a seizure, please make sure you understand what you read.

 

[gsmornot]

I've never had that problem....could it be the car's BT?

Could be but the other two phones we use in the car don't have any issues. It only started when I went from my 5S to my 6+.

 

[GenesisST]

Could be but the other two phones we use in the car don't have any issues. It only started when I went from my 5S to my 6+.

I had issues with my Subaru Forester when I changed from iPhone 5 to iPHone 6 (same phone name). I removed the device from the pairing on the car.

Or so I thought... There was a pairing for the BT-audio and one for the phone. Only once I removed both, could I add my phone back and have a truly worry free connection.

 

[oliversl]

Will wait for iOS9, iOS6 here still rock solid

 

[vixster1901]

I too have never had a problem with WIFI dropping. I'm on 8.1.2...

 

[nazaar]

Yeah.

The text/call iPhone-Mac thing works pretty good. Airdrop is hit or miss. But Handoff & Continuity I think I only got it working once.

Also, fix the 3rd party Keyboard situation already!

I can totally relate and agree here.