Agreed - I always DFU wipe when the new iOS is realised every year, and do interim updates plugged in to an iMac to ensure the whole OS is downloaded each time. Probably a bit over the top, but I never get any of the issues I read about in these forums.
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How does a person keep all of the multitude of settings in so many apps when doing a clean install and not restoring from a backup?
So I only do a complete wipe once a year. This means I need to install all my apps manually, although to be honest I go from old OS to new OS with all apps installed in under an hour - while watching TV. Signing into iCloud means that most apps have their passwords remembered, so it’s very quick. I stick with most default settings, just turning off background app processing in iOS. Interim updates via MacOS finder keep all settings, so no work required here at all ?
Thanks for the reply. I do quite customized settings per app, and have a lot of apps, and no Mac, so I don’t think this would be good for me unless I had quite a few problems. Thanks again for replying.
I've posted this article before but it seems relevant. We only solve things with addition, when subtraction is often the answer!
Our Brain Typically Overlooks This Brilliant Problem-Solving Strategy
People often limit their creativity by continually adding new features to a design rather than removing existing ones
The people least confused by iOS/iPadOS are those that, over the course of the remainder of their lives, will purchase quite a few more devices. I don’t think it’s a bad thing for the complexity of the OS to grow with the skills and abilities of this group.
I replied to something like this similarly before but I think it’s important to do it again, so I can remind everyone that rewrites are not athe best solution to fixing buggy software!!!
In fact because you’re starting from scratch, there’s a huge possibility of them having actually *more* problems and instabilities.
I know everyone talks about Apple going from OS9 to OS X and how a complete change like that to iOS should happen… but they conveniently leave out the fact that that transition took over a decade.
Obviously it’s well-known Apple had been trying to reboot Mac OS for years, but when they purchased next in 1996 is when it really started.
It took them a year and a half (May 1998) before they revealed the transition strategy to the developers.
It took another year before they had the first dev beta available, and even then it didn’t have things like the Aqua user interface intact yet, it took another six months before that was demoed.
It took another 9 months or so (Sept 2000) before they released a public beta.
It took another seven months after that (March 2001) before they released the actual first official public version of the operating system.
So yeah, between December 1996 and March 2001.
But wait, we’re not done because that initial release was not very good. It did not get the best reviews, it was noted for being slow, limited application support, not ready for public usage.
The second version was released six months later, and even still Apple wouldn’t use the new operating system as their default.
That wouldn’t happen until January 2002, almost a year after the initial launch.
And even then most reviews were still very mixed, it wasn’t until 10.2 (August 2002) where most people could recommend it to consumers and 10.3 (October 2003) before it could be recommended to everyone.
Seven years between purchase and a version that could be recommended to everyone.
And then it wasn’t until four years later in October 2007 when Apple finally removed support for classic Mac OS 9 Applications, which still set some people off.
So yeah, it took 11 years for the full transition, and it still wasn’t perfect. You really think doing the same to iOS is a good idea?
I don’t, I think Apple has done fine with removing legacy technology from iOS and keeping it modern and up-to-date. I don’t see what kind of difference or benefits a rewrite would make other than to annoy developers and frustrate consumers who already know how to use their phone and don’t want to learn again.
What would you suggest removing?I've posted this article before but it seems relevant. We only solve things with addition, when subtraction is often the answer!
Our Brain Typically Overlooks This Brilliant Problem-Solving Strategy
People often limit their creativity by continually adding new features to a design rather than removing existing oneswww.scientificamerican.com
Apple has been known to remove things for more simplicity, so what exactly would you remove?
I'd start with lots of sections and subsections in Settings. I'd have fewer categories that are broader, so that the overall lists are shorter, and contain things that logically fall under certain topics: e.g., Connectivity (containing Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular, and Personal Hotspot).
you’re not suggesting they remove anything, you just want them to redesign the settings app to be more simple.
I'm not a software engineer or GUI designer. The complications of iOS no longer feel elegant to me.
re-downloading 60GB of audio/music and 30GB of podcasts on my iPhone would be a hassle. (100GB+ of movies on my iPad would be the same, but a bigger download hassle)
re-syncing 75,000+ (and growing) photos would be a hassle.
and trying to sort out settings for corporate apps (including certificates/profiles, security apps, and such) would be a problem. And most likely if done multiple times a year, it would set off an alarm or require additional steps to re-enable.
re-syncing 75,000+ (and growing) photos would be a hassle.
and trying to sort out settings for corporate apps (including certificates/profiles, security apps, and such) would be a problem. And most likely if done multiple times a year, it would set off an alarm or require additional steps to re-enable.
I had a great experience with iOS 8 but only because I bought a new 5s with it installed (although I think that 8 was the iPhone version meant for iPhone 6).
I’d love to read a technical breakdown about why iOS upgrades often give a bad experience.
It can’t be that hard to ‘spring clean’ and clear caches on upgrades.
I’ve always suspected that Apple don’t fix that & are happy for people to have that ‘guess it’s time for a new phone!’ feeling.
I just did a DFU restore of 15.5 (whatever current is) and setup as new. I’m curious if it fixes some of my annoyances with 15.
Really?? You had good on ios8? Man, lucky you. My experience was terrible… it would respiring to Home Screen ALLLLLLLLL the time :/