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All the iOS 16 Features You Won't Get Until Later This Year
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The internet: I would prefer if apple took a little longer to get the software correct.
Also the internet: Why is my software late!
Also the internet: Why is my software late!
Last year features were late on the main release. This year features are late again on the main release. Apple employees are somehow confused why Tim Cook and the executive team want them back in office. There’s your answer Apple employees - you can’t deliver things on time because you’re too busy with your work life balance bs. Get back to work and do what we pay to do. Your JOB! Go fake work somewhere else.
This is not understanding that those release dates were thought up and created by Tim Cook and and executive teams without any understanding of how long it takes to build those features, added to that, they aren't building those features. they are figure heads.
I realize how many issues I had with last OSes Apple released in last years, but I'm an user with: iTunes Match, only HomeKit devices in my home (not Zigbee), CarPlay, intense use of Siri from iPhone 4S with many Automations in iPhones/Watches/home/car, Apple TV, iTunes Store, Mac (from PowerPC and Quadra) with FCS (I was a broadcasting TV video editor), full of Apple accessories, cables, full of others Apple products who family and friends take to me to maintain. So the point is: what your use of Apple products, hardware and software? Mine is intense, in 40 yrs as a user and a maintainer for someone else Apple products. When I'm in Genius Bar its me that give info to Genius, not them to me, most of them weren't born when I used Apple products. I know really well Apple Quality Index, on my money and time to fix it, and it was better ten yrs ago, and better twenty yrs ago, not perfect, issues are everywhere.
It's not my work, but it isn't also repair them issues developed 'cause Apple needs to sells new hardware making a worst software, btw 'cause them and Genius/Apple Support are not capable to resolve issue, I'm doing them work free for many years. I don't know you, but I pay Apple products, them are not free for me, so why if I pay I need to spent time and money to repair defective by design products?
Build dot com. It has both models of the Encode Plus and is quoting 8-14 weeks shipping.
I'm not sure why people keep saying Ventura is delayed. They've been releasing it in October for quite a few years now. While iPadOS is definitely delayed since it has always had the same release schedule as iOS and even has had the same build number until now. But macOS hasn't been released in September for a long time. It's more likely iPadOS was delayed to release at the same time as macOS, which actually makes a lot of sense since Apple didn't release any iPads at the iPhone event.
Typically Apple releases the base iPad at the iPhone event and then releases other versions, if any, in the October/November time frame. I'm guessing with the delays, they pushed the base iPad back to the same time as the iPad Pro announcement, which I find odd since Apple really does not like releasing two physically re-designed devices at the same time. When releasing multiple devices at the same event, Apple rarely changes more than one of them radically.
What a surprise! Another year where their annual release doesn't make the cut. They need to take a look at themselves and how often they actually hit these milestones. There's no need for these forced annual updates. Software updates are incremental these days anyway. Just go back to the old Apple days of "it's ready when it's ready" and make it quality. Make it a big deal again.
I'm really looking forward to Live Activities, Matter, and new home architecture. I'm also intrigued to seem more from the FreeForm app.
I totally get some features are limited to newer hardware or get delayed.
What I don’t get is that features are restricted to specific languages. And if your language is not supported, it can easily take five years, or never be supported at all.
For a multibillion company like Apple, there’s no excuse for that. Within 1-2 years, they should support the globe. I never see them holding back when charging full prices, even if lots of features are US only.
What I don’t get is that features are restricted to specific languages. And if your language is not supported, it can easily take five years, or never be supported at all.
For a multibillion company like Apple, there’s no excuse for that. Within 1-2 years, they should support the globe. I never see them holding back when charging full prices, even if lots of features are US only.
It truly is pathetic... Siri (for the love of God) needs some serious TLC, as does the HomeApp. There are many things Apple does that could be considered innovations in the software interface space... but genuinely the "Dynamic Island" is not one of them. People have been dressing up their embarrassing aesthetics with "shiny things" for centuries. This is no different.
I wouldn't even say it's genuinely creative... but I will admit it was bold of them to "embrace" such an unfortunate design choice.
Yeah, the old Apple never was late on anything.
Push notifications: announced in June 2008, shipping date announced for September 2008.
shipped in September 2009.
MMS for iPhone in the US: announced in March 2009, supposed to ship in June 2009.
Shipped in September 2009.
White iPhone 4: announced in June 2010, supposed to ship in July 2010.
Shipped in April 2011.
Multitasking and folders for iPad: announced in April 2010, supposed to ship in summer 2010.
Shipped in November 2010.
iCloud for Mac OS X mountain lion: announced in February 2012, was supposed to ship in July 2012.
Shipped in September 2012.
Portrait mode: announced in September 2016 with the iPhone 7.
Shipped over a month after the phone released in a software update.
I think your meaning of “old Apple” is different from many other people’s meaning of “old Apple” if this is the time frame you are referring to…
”Old Apple” to me ended around 2006/2007…
My meaning of "old Apple" stretches back to the 2GS.
Post-OS7 was plagued by delays with things like Copland, Rhapsody was delayed so many times it was just rolled into OSX, preemptive multi-tasking, protected memory, etc. OSX itself was delayed, Leopard was delayed, etc.
Your old Apple suffered from delays just like new Apple does.
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I do backup. I used to run every beta I could get my hands on, but after having so many issues on the iOS 13 betas and early production builds I decided it’s no longer for me.
I really appreciate you early adopters. You do the testing & reporting that informs my decisions on when to update. I’m just no longer part of the tribe.
Reverse wireless charging for MagSafe Battery Pack is already supported since iPhone 12 series at least, so not sure why not for Apple Watch.
I absolutely agree.... But at the same time? I'm finding it a little frustrating that so many of the promised features are delayed, when all of the changes that ARE included feel relatively minor to me.
The one that seems like it probably took the most original code was that ability to hold down a subject in a photo for it to be automatically cut out -- and that only works on the newer phones anyway.
The new customizable lock screen is great, but let's face it. That feels like it just takes a lot of existing functionality and applies it to a new screen on the phone. It doesn't feel like a lot of "from the ground up" coding was involved there. Certainly not so much, the developers just couldn't get the other items done before launch date.
Apple has already been putting out vibes that MacOS takes a back seat to the work on iOS and its devices. Now, I just feel like they're understaffed with quality developers.
