Apple Releases iOS 9 With Proactive Siri and Search, iPad Split-Screen Multitasking, Transit Directions, and More

[ZebraDude]

iOS9 feels and works okay, but very disappointed with multitasking on an Air2 - only Apple apps get this special treatment. Additionally, if you have the YouTube app installed, Safari won't open youtube.com in the browser (so you could use multitasking to watch something). You must first delete the YouTube app. LAME.
Also some quirkiness with the auto-brightness - too bright, too dark... hmmm

my understanding is that the app needs to be rewritten using the ios9 sdk then it will multitask. the ios9 apps were just allowed to be added to the app store

 

[eoblaed]

Thanks I figured as much. It's downloading again but at a snails pace even on a fast wifi.

Actually, I just read somewhere else that it might be if you let the screen go to sleep while it's downloading (and maybe updating)

 

[postpc]

First impression, Safari feels snappier (Ipad 4). I'm positively suprised. Snow Leopard for IOS finally here? Pls God make it so.

 

[NMBob]

Can't update apps in the App Store (iPad). It thinks I have 6 apps to update (and iTunes confirms it), but the "Update" buttons say "Open" and they just open the apps, instead of do an update. Powered down and back up, but no go.

It looks like it has straightened itself out. Just had 1 app that needed updating and it worked from the iPad. I can't imagine the problem having been all the traffic earlier.

 

[gijoeinla]

I just did mine -- took a whole 10 minutes to download to my 6+ and about 10 minutes to install the update...

It's ludicrous that people start monster threads if there are issues immediately when the updates are issued -- simply because demand is just that great.

I'm grateful the update is FREE and that APPLE releases fixes and updates CONSTANTLY. I appreciate it.

 

[ChazSch]

At&t FAIL. Wifi assist error message.

The only new feature I really need!
Anyone have any luck with this?

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how do you enable this?

 

[TMRJIJ]

iOS 6 had a much more elegant and well thought out UI than Ive's flat cartoony crap. Maps was essentially an unlabeled beta and yeah it got off to a rough start but pretty much everything else about iOS 6 was great especially the stock music app compared to what we have now.

There was nothing elegant about iOS 6. Everything was messy to me. A complete eye stain. I couldn't tell icons apart because of Forstall's stupid gloss fetish. I had some dark times with its stability as well.

 

[HenryDJP]

iPad Mini/iPad 2 runs iOS 9 with 512MB RAM. System + open app + apps in background. And iPad Mini 2/Air/iPad 3/4 have 1GB RAM. For system + open app + apps in background. Yeah, it would be possible to run 2 apps. It's not hw issue

Well that's a "Possibility" but no proof to be true that these older iPads can do split screen smoothly. It's already been proven that the iPad Air 2 with 2GB of ram doesn't reload tabs like every iPad and iPhone before it with 1GB of ram or less.

 

[iPhil]

how do you enable this?

Settings > Phone > wifi Calling> ON

 

[firewood]

Can't update apps in the App Store (iPad). It thinks I have 6 apps to update (and iTunes confirms it), but the "Update" buttons say "Open" and they just open the apps, instead of do an update. Powered down and back up, but no go.

Same here. 4 apps listed as Available Updates, and a Red badge with the number 4 on the App Store app icon, but with no Update button in the App store app on my iPad Retina Mini. Just says "Open".

 

[posguy99]

Howinh*ll do you turn off the contacts pictures in the Messages app? Grrrr...

 

[iPhil]

Same here. 4 apps listed as Available Updates, and a Red badge with the number 4 on the App Store app icon, but with no Update button in the App store app on my iPad Retina Mini. Just says "Open".

Close the app store via Quick app switch screen and re-open the app ..

 

[posguy99]

Anyone else's text look blurry in Notes? I'm on a 5s.

I thought it was just me. Yes, on a i6. Not that I have any use for Apple's silly app when there's Drafts, but I was interested in seeing what they'd done to it.

 

[Fzang]

The only third party app to support multitasking out of the box is... Gasp, Microsoft!

Edit: the iOS 9 updates are roaring in with new features. It's like Christmas!

 

[legacyb4]

Ugly font bug in the Storage menu where letters overlap in "Documents & Data"...

 

[DotCom2]

Crystal is live and it works great. No more ads. Best feature of iOS 9.[/QUOTE

What is "Crystal"?

 

[DotCom2]

This is one of the smoothest updates I've had in quite a while.
Quick download and everything is working quite snappy.
I am pleasantly surprised. iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 1.

 

[iRock1]

I joined the public beta program. My device is running iOS 9.1 beta. However, I want the legit iOS 9.0 now. No bugs, no lame performance...

What can I do? Because I go to the update settings and there's nothing there.

 

[panther quest]

Borked my 6+

 

[Asclepio]

Killed a 5s and 6. thanks apple.

 

[jsmith189]

Crystal is live and it works great. No more ads. Best feature of iOS 9.

Yep! Been testing it out, seems to be working great so far. And love the icon.

 

[iRock1]

Killed a 5s and 6. thanks apple.

What happened to you exactly?

 

[aroom]

is there a way to change the view from the app selection for multi-tasking / split-screen ? I end up scrolling way to much, those icons are huge...

 

[lkrupp]

Borked my 6+

Too bad, so sad. Best move on to another platform.

 

[lkrupp]

I joined the public beta program. My device is running iOS 9.1 beta. However, I want the legit iOS 9.0 now. No bugs, no lame performance...

What can I do? Because I go to the update settings and there's nothing there.

Maybe you’re not qualified to be using beta software if you have idea how to get out of it.