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Apple Releases iOS 6 with New Maps App, Facebook Integration, Siri Improvements, and More

daneoni said:
I'm not saying its justified. I'm just giving you the reason. Also you can't compare iOS and OS X update paths.
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Uhm, nope. Not "selling" something currently has nothing to do with not allowing it to be updated, even if the hardware supports the update.

The reason is that Apple thinks that by withholding the upgrade, users will rush to update their suddenly "old" iPads when the Mini is announced. This "we don't sell it, so no support" policy is the reason I will not buy another Samsung-branded phone, and now Apple is doing it as well.

And why exactly can't we compare iOS and OS X upgrade paths, as long as the hardware supports the upgrades? This assertion makes no sense.
 
Verizon iPhone 4 User...

Sticking with Navignon but updating my phone in hopes it will speed it up and/or improve the battery life (some rumors of the iOS 6 update actually doing this)

However my phone has been stuck on the "PREPARING UPDATE" readout with the blue bar almost full in the Settings under Software Update.

Even after 2 restarts its been stuck like this for 15 minutes, do you think I should plug it in and do it thru iTunes instead of OTA
 
Renzatic said:
Seems to run at least as well as iOS5 for me. Other than my complaints above, I don't have any problems with it.
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Alrighty thanks. Will have to get the current 4S and iPad updated first (which will most likely take a little while). My 4S just made it to the second Apple screen and is sitting with an empty bar - upgrading through iTunes.
 
Blueflame1138 said:
Just completed the iOS6 update.
First impressions:
Installation was simple. 7 mins to download the OS and about 10 mins to update the firmware and install the OS.

Maps:
Vector maps look pretty good. Responsive and pretty. Satellite mode, however is a major backwards step (see pic).
No visible landmarks in Brighton (UK) at all. Very disappointing. As expected the 3D option is only available for major metropolitan areas it seems. London, Birmingham. Manchester. Not Edinburgh or Cardiff though.
I'm sure the imagery will be updated, but it's not a patch on the Google maps and Streetview, yet. I can only hope that Apple is committed to rapidly updating the satellite imagery and expanding the 3D option.

Also Apple really needs to get the local public transport info built back into the app. I don't need bus timetables for London, i want them for where i live.

i know this is all fixable, but it needs to be done in the next month or two, because I'm getting the feeling that Google could submit their Maps app to the Appstore and it would have to be accepted as it still provides functionality that the Apple app doesn't.

Siri:
Daniel sounded a bit warbled after the install, but he's back to his old self. The expanded search options are a welcome addition to the UK. Searched and found restaurants and ATM's.

Oh yeah, a Safari seems snappier to me!
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you must have been tethered. i updated OTA using my co-workers LTE wifi network. the download took probably 20 to 30 minutes before it rebooted. it went through a whole progress bar and now its stuck at an empty one. Not sure what to do. Brought my laptop to work just in case and its now connected to iTunes and it even shows version 6.0 as the current software but still a blank progress bar.
 
phantom5251 said:
Has anyone had luck getting Passbook going? I go to hit the App Store link within the app and it just says "Cannot Connect to iTunes Store"?
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I get a link to the app store, and when I get there it's a blank page. :/
 
jtrenda33 said:
you must have been tethered. i updated OTA using my co-workers LTE wifi network. the download took probably 20 to 30 minutes before it rebooted. it went through a whole progress bar and now its stuck at an empty one. Not sure what to do. Brought my laptop to work just in case and its now connected to iTunes and it even shows version 6.0 as the current software but still a blank progress bar.
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Me too mate. Just gonna wait it out. I figure I've got 2.5 hours before I leave work so if it's not finished by then I'll need to unplug it anyway.
 
jrswizzle said:
You can download some of the songs via match and stream the rest. Probably what I'll do so I have my favorites playlist available even offline.

I don't think you can sync via itunes AND stream from match. Why would you?
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Several reasons:
- I have some music files (live recordings) that are more than 200 MB in size and hence don't work with Match.
- I'm using smart playlists with live updating to automatically rotate in recently added songs (in addition to permanent favorites). This works really well and saves me from manually managing what I want on the device. I'll have to check whether this still works (i.e. including live updating when I acquire new songs) when using Match.
- I don't really like the idea of downloading gigabytes of songs from the cloud that I already have in my local library. But of course this would not be a big issue anymore after the initial download.

It would be great if we could use both old-fashioned syncing and the cloud at the same time. :)
 
Anyone know if you can remove the VIP from view in the Mail app? Can't seem to find that and hope it's there.
 
Unable to update

I am not able to update over the air or through iTunes. I already have the latest developer beta of ios6 but I would really like the final since it has passbook set up. DO I need to do something different since I have a developer version??
 
Heiko Rademache said:
They it's compatible with iPhone 4. But actually it's not.. all they good features will be disabled, so you purchase the lasted model.. and that of a company that says "We are here to make the most beautiful products, we are not in it for the money". Are you having a laugh? The iPhone 4 is clearly cut out to make FaceTime calls over cellular or do turn-by-turn navigation. I paid a little over £500 for my iPhone 4, I expect it to be 'supported' a little longer than that.
It's just so annoying to be "forced" to by the latest models to get new features. My next phone is going to be an Android! And by the way, iOS is becoming really boring.. the same slide-to-unluck and icon layout etc since day one.. You are in version 6 now... give us a face-lift!!
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Do you get free windows upgrades? Good luck getting upgrades with Android. My wife’s brand new ION is two OSs behind.
 
downloading OTA without being plugged in. 20% battery gone already. Completion of download time keeps bouncing all over the place.
 
stfwayne said:
However my phone has been stuck on the "PREPARING UPDATE" readout with the blue bar almost full in the Settings under Software Update.

Even after 2 restarts its been stuck like this for 15 minutes, do you think I should plug it in and do it thru iTunes instead of OTA
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Just keep waiting, it'll finish eventually.

My 3GS was on that part for like 20 minutes and finally finished.
 
Sort Inboxes

Finally Apple gives us the ability to sort Inboxes with IOS 6. FINALLY! :eek:
 
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