Apple Seeds First iOS 6.1 Beta to Developers

[Mr X]

Please tell me that this will fix the bluetooth problems.

Amen to that!

 

[gmanist1000]

"Devices updated ... can not be restored to earlier versions of iOS"

Why this limitation?

It's always been like that.

 

[macfacts]

It's always been like that.

"We've always been at war with Eastasia"

Maybe for iOS devices, but not desktops or laptops or nexus devices.

 

[diogolg]

"We've always been at war with Eastasia"

Maybe for iOS devices, but not desktops or laptops or nexus devices.

Not sure how to downgrade on my Nexus easily.. and that's a nice way to prevent more fragmentation...

 

[3282868]

Facebook crashing on both 6.0.1 and 6.1, iPhone 4S, 5 and iPad 2 and 3.

There'll be an immediate FB update I'm sure, but for a 6.0.1 commercial release it's unprofessional.

 

[kycophpd]

Facebook crashing on both 6.0.1 and 6.1, iPhone 4S, 5 and iPad 2 and 3.

There'll be an immediate FB update I'm sure, but for a 6.0.1 commercial release it's unprofessional.

It's unprofessional that a software update makes some apps unusable to some people? Interesting.

 

[applefanDrew]

Facebook crashing on both 6.0.1 and 6.1, iPhone 4S, 5 and iPad 2 and 3.

There'll be an immediate FB update I'm sure, but for a 6.0.1 commercial release it's unprofessional.

It's been crashing for me all day. Even on 6.0.

 

[spazzcat]

"We've always been at war with Eastasia"

Maybe for iOS devices, but not desktops or laptops or nexus devices.

Good think we are not talking about desktops or laptops or nexus devices. And it has to do with hardware updates to the baseband that Apple makes when it updates the OS.

 

[wilhoitm]

I wonder if?

I wonder if we will see any of Ive's changes in iOS 6.1 Beta?

I would love Ive to put in an Easter Egg?

Ok, I am pushing it! LOL!

 

[drewzkie]

Will it be through the update that Apple addresses the WiFi connectivity issues a lot of iPhone 5's are facing? Or is that more of a firmware update?

 

[AppleInMyBlood]

The interface was designed and made by Apple. There was no turn by turn cause Apple didn't want to "pay" Google for that feature. I say "pay" cause Google didn't even want money, just credit for the maps stuff or other preinstalled google apps.

"Sources tell AllThingsD that Google, for example, wanted more say in the iOS maps feature set. It wasn’t happy simply providing back-end data. It asked for in-app branding. Apple declined. It suggested adding Google Latitude. Again, Apple declined." (bold added by me)

Very pleased that Apple declined those requirements.

I'm also in the camp that loves the Apple maps. There are issues, sure, but it's a 1.0 product and I already use it FAR more than I used to use Google iOS maps.

 

[rjflyn]

nevermind

 

[pgiguere1]

i swear to god, if someone says bring back google maps one more time i'm going to lose it.

Google Maps on iPhone SUCKED, it was AWFUL... no turn by turn, awful interface... it just plain sucked.

If Google Maps was what it is on a Android phone, then I can understand... but as it was... I can't see why anyone in their right mind would want it back.

This just shows that people care more about good data than good software. Can't blame them.

 

[Osullivan1]

Any word on if this release fixes any of the WIFI issues we seem to be having.

6.0.1 update 'Improves reliability of the iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5th-generation when connected to an encrypted WPA2 Wi-Fi network', so I guess it fixes some...

Its fixed the most annoying bug ever where my iPhone wouldn't pick up signal anywhere after locking and unlocking the phone a lot of the time - meaning you had to turn airplane mode on and off to get it to actually search for a network...

 

[shandyman]

Very pleased that Apple declined those requirements.

Me too. Plus would make no business sense to allow the competition to have apps pre installed on a device. You don't see Microsoft having google chrome pre-installed on their OS, or iTunes for that matter....

 

[shandyman]

It 'Improves reliability of the iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5th-generation when connected to an encrypted WPA2 Wi-Fi network', so I guess it fixes some...

Its fixed the most annoying bug ever where my iPhone wouldn't pick up signal anywhere after locking and unlocking the phone a lot of the time - meaning you had to turn airplane mode on and off to get it to actually search for a network...

Wasn't that for 6.0.1 not 6.1......

 

[Osullivan1]

Wasn't that for 6.0.1 not 6.1......

Yea, I've changed it, but I'm guessing its still fixed in 6.1 anyway...

 

[Soundflunky]

Small tidbit, just in case anyone was wondering; the knob on that new lock screen slider works with the gyroscope like the Music one. The multitasking one still doesn't.

 

[duffman9000]

The interface was designed and made by Apple. There was no turn by turn cause Apple didn't want to "pay" Google for that feature. I say "pay" cause Google didn't even want money, just credit for the maps stuff or other preinstalled google apps.

"Sources tell AllThingsD that Google, for example, wanted more say in the iOS maps feature set. It wasn’t happy simply providing back-end data. It asked for in-app branding. Apple declined. It suggested adding Google Latitude. Again, Apple declined." (bold added by me)

Way to tell half the story. Few companies will allow a competitor to have branding in a prominent product. Apple Maps has only a small disclaimer about TomTom providing data.

Didn't google also want more user data? How do you know money wasn't also part of the problem?

 

[DerekRod]

Way to tell half the story. Few companies will allow a competitor to have branding in a prominent product. Apple Maps has only a small disclaimer about TomTom providing data.

Didn't google also want more user data? How do you know money wasn't also part of the problem?

They wanted more access to data.Its scary how on Android my Nexus 7 knew where my house was and work was even though I never put it in my contacts app.

 

[KdParker]

Does it

Bring back google maps?
Remove the tacky colour changing status bars?
Fix or bring back the old app store?
Bring back the cloud icons and ability to delete individual songs in itunes match?
Remove the facebook & twitter icons scattered around ios even though I'm not signed into either service in settings?

Bring back google maps?
-Time to move on Google maps is not coming back as main mapping app.

Remove the tacky colour changing status bars?
-who cares

Fix or bring back the old app store?
- Again time to move forward

Bring back the cloud icons and ability to delete individual songs in itunes match?
-meh..

Remove the facebook & twitter icons scattered around ios even though I'm not signed into either service in settings

- really? Never saw these as an issue.

 

[The Phazer]

i swear to god, if someone says bring back google maps one more time i'm going to lose it.

Google Maps on iPhone SUCKED, it was AWFUL... no turn by turn, awful interface... it just plain sucked.

If Google Maps was what it is on a Android phone, then I can understand... but as it was... I can't see why anyone in their right mind would want it back.

Because turn by turn is completely irrelevant on a map that doesn't know where anything IS.

FFS.

 

[KdParker]

It's been crashing for me all day. Even on 6.0.

maybe this isn't an IOS issue?

 

[thelink]

Does it

Bring back google maps?
Remove the tacky colour changing status bars?
Fix or bring back the old app store?
Bring back the cloud icons and ability to delete individual songs in itunes match?
Remove the facebook & twitter icons scattered around ios even though I'm not signed into either service in settings?

Only one way to find out.... :wink: :wink:

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Because turn by turn is completely irrelevant on a map that doesn't know where anything IS.

FFS.

Except for me. Everything seems to work fine.

 

[Mattsasa]

think there will be a apple tv update following this?