what bothers me is my ultra 1 becomes laggy after latest OS - few seconds blank screen when opening and closing apps even changing apps
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Apple Investigating Display Flickering Issue Affecting Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2
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A lot of us think this has been going on at Apple for much longer than "this year". It used to be their hardware and software teams both seemed top notch... their hardware group still seems great, but Apple's software is increasingly problematic.
Timmy probably thought this were a feature.
Yes but Tiger was ultra stable and Leopard was delayed, not rushed. That’s the key difference in my view..
Welcome to the new world, where launch dates are far more important than launching a good product.
The release now, deliver / patch later seems to be currently prevelant now in the tech world, be it video games, tech with features that arrive at a later date, or issues...
The release now, deliver / patch later seems to be currently prevelant now in the tech world, be it video games, tech with features that arrive at a later date, or issues...
Yes. All OLEDs flicker, more or less. Apple has been handling this issue way better than Samsung so it wasn't an issue back then. But we'll come to a point that all OLED's suck when they introduce better screens like, I dunno, Micro LEDs maybe?
I noticed that in the first week of my S9. Raise wrist and watch face would flicker.
Haven’t seen it happen since then though.
Haven’t seen it happen since then though.
Youre saying the iPhone 15 and Apple Watch Ultra are NOT good products? Wow! Lol.
What? I had my OLED iPhone X for 6 years, I never saw it flicker (or burn in or degrade for that matter).
The Apple ecosystem is amazing. Better than any other out there. What a joke.
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That is not what I've said, not in the slightest. I'm sorry that you had not been able to understand me.
Your being harsh. It sounds like you have never done a mistake
Come on.... It is a story that has being going on for a decade, just issues over issues. I just tried to scan a document with continuity and it doesn't detect my phone, I scanned one half an hour ago and it was fine. It is a constant troubleshooting using an apple device for anything that is not scrolling through tiktokYour being harsh. It sounds like you have never done a mistake
It's funny how so many commenters are product experts with flawless developers. You guys should create a company like Apple and deliver multiple flawless OS platforms and beat Apple at their own game....
Seriously, though. Do you realise how ultra-complex these platforms are? It's impossible to create a bug-free platform, no matter how simple. There will always be a way to break it, find flaws and more. I appreciate some bugs are irritating, but the sheer audacity of some is hilariously pathetic.
Moreover, if you have ever worked in software development, you will know bugs are released on purpose as the cost of delaying the software release has a much greater impact on the users so developers are almost certainly aware of these bugs on release.
I've personally not seen these issues on my Ultra 2, so if it happens, c'est la vie. Just wait for a fix and stop being so grumpy!
Seriously, though. Do you realise how ultra-complex these platforms are? It's impossible to create a bug-free platform, no matter how simple. There will always be a way to break it, find flaws and more. I appreciate some bugs are irritating, but the sheer audacity of some is hilariously pathetic.
Moreover, if you have ever worked in software development, you will know bugs are released on purpose as the cost of delaying the software release has a much greater impact on the users so developers are almost certainly aware of these bugs on release.
I've personally not seen these issues on my Ultra 2, so if it happens, c'est la vie. Just wait for a fix and stop being so grumpy!
Without this article, I would not know this flickering issue exists. Thank you for posting it. Hopefully, a fix will be made to address it soon. Keep calm and be happy 😊
In that case. If you remember the iPhone release by Steve Jobs (we shall call it the Old World, when talking about Apple Products). The phone was barely stuck together. The Keynote was the first time everything actually worked, and it was partly faked. At worst, there is no difference. But considering the complexities they have now, they do a pretty amazing job getting rid of 99+% of the bugs. Perfection is never a realistic outcome, whilst it may still be the goal.
