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Apple Seeds Sixth Beta of iOS 10.3.3 to Developers and Public Beta Testers
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Sadly, as some of my favorite app are not supported in iOS11 I must stay with iOS10 on my iPhone 7. Thus, whatever Apple can do to get it as close to perfect as possible, I'm all for it.
This is the final release unless it has something important that needs fixing.
Example: I have a 32 bit app that emulates a desktop browser and allows me to download "dmg" files like iTunes from the web. You might say, just downloaded it over the internet, well not all of us have internet, I only have cellular data and electric. I pay $20 mo for 2GB of data in hotspot. But my cellular is unlimited. Using the app saves me from paying $20 for another 2GB of hotspot data or waiting two months to download a large or combo update.
I don't know what the heck is going on but my battery life on 10.3.2 has been awful on my 7 Plus. I do hope whatever is causing that gets fixed. If it's not the iOS, then I don't know what's going on.
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You can't always find replacements for apps. For example, I have an app for my JBL L8 speaker that is used to control its built in equalizer and configure some of its features. The app was last updated in 2014, is 32 bit, and does not work on iOS 11. I already contacted JBL many months ago and they show absolutely no sign of updating this app. Without the app I can't change equalizer settings for the speaker.
I'm going to have to keep an iOS 10 device around just for this damn speaker unless JBL releases an update. It's not an inexpensive speaker too; this is a $600 product. Sure I can blame JBL for not releasing the update but it can't be expected for manufacturers to support their products forever.
Apple shouldn't break old apps this way.
Well, let us die, but slowly.
There is something called nostalgia.
Things could be even more critical in industrial environments.
How is it?
I have our iPad 4 still on 9.3.5. It was the fastest on iOS 6 and every year it's been slowing down more so I stopped at 9.3.5.
Customer is ultimately the first, if not last , one being abandoned and forgotten.
There are discussions regarding the customer support in IoT world. We are just experiencing all of such earlier.
Luckily, I have no critical app that is 32-bit app, and 128-bit is still something that is futuristic for a long time.
iOS 6 was fantastic on iPad 4th gen ( and iPhone 5 ).
From a quick check this new beta seems pretty good. From memory I think you will prefer it to iOS 9 as I think it runs smoother.
The reason for so many betas on 10.3.3, is (barring some critical fix or security patch in the future) that 10.3.3 is likely to be the last update the iPhone 5 (maybe also some earlier iPad devices too) will see.
Apple is trying to give the iPhone 5 a good send off (as well as make a nice transition for iOS 11.)
I've noticed a change to the way Safari is handling background media. If the video or audio stream isn't visible Safari is automatically pausing/stopping it, presumably to save power.
This might make sense for video but for audio tracks it makes no sense whatsoever. I'm noticing that audio tracks are now cutting out whenever the display sleeps or even if you scroll past the controls in the same window! I didn't notice this in any previous betas, nor can I find a setting to switch the behaviour off and allow background media playback!
Why have they seemingly introduced this change so late in the beta cycle? Can anyone else confirm or comment on this because it's pretty frustrating. I've even noticed videos stopping as soon as the video isn't completely visible in the current Safari window!
This might make sense for video but for audio tracks it makes no sense whatsoever. I'm noticing that audio tracks are now cutting out whenever the display sleeps or even if you scroll past the controls in the same window! I didn't notice this in any previous betas, nor can I find a setting to switch the behaviour off and allow background media playback!
Why have they seemingly introduced this change so late in the beta cycle? Can anyone else confirm or comment on this because it's pretty frustrating. I've even noticed videos stopping as soon as the video isn't completely visible in the current Safari window!
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This one failed to install on the 1st try, NOT ENOUGH SPACE. But all the other beta releases did. Is the final version just going to be planned BLOATWARE to bog your iPhone 5s down so you buy a new on? I'm starting to wonder.
So you can't expect manufacturers to support their products forever (by doing a simple update), but you expect Apple to continue supporting third party 32-bit apps on its product forever? That's quite a confusion of expectations.
JBL is absolutely the one at fault there. If they're going to force you to use another company's product to fulfil basic functionality of their product, they should at least make sure they do what's required to support that.
More and more people are starting to realize that Apple supports its most expensive products for a far shorter time period than Microsoft does on some CHEAP products. The Reality Distortion Field is dead with Steve Jobs. Tim Cook does not have the power. And people are noticing.
Just check literally any of the previous beta announcement posts - every one of them has people asking for the wallpaper. Got a bit ridiculous.