Clearly we don't have a software developer here...Aren't these supposed to be patched before the software gets released to the public?
Clearly we don't have a software developer here...Aren't these supposed to be patched before the software gets released to the public?
Rational commentary with a fair critique and good perspective. What the heck are you doing here?It's bad enough third-party keyboards get to see everything you type but giving those apps access to network services (intentionally or not) lets them share that data with others. Very smart of Apple to compartmentalize the two and require users to grant network access - unfortunate about the bug which breaks the logic but they found it quick enough. If anything it'll raise awareness of the security issue when you do explicitly grant network access to these keyboard apps.
Aren't these supposed to be patched before the software gets released to the public?
Right. I’m so disappointed in Apple for not releasing flawless software like everyone else. And as all coders like yourselves know, all bugs get caught and fixed before public release. And as all tech enthusiasts know, Apple software never had bugs back in the day. Must be a sign of corporate deterioration.Apple needs to be split up. They can’t get anything done remotely on time. Half of new iPhone’s features missing. iOS delayed (as is MacOS for years). Then .1 release. Oh sorry we forgot to add security patch. And and and
Too big to manage.
When small and nimble Apple was world class. now it’s just another IBM
You think smaller companies produce fewer bugs? I have a bridge to sell you.Apple needs to be split up. They can’t get anything done remotely on time. Half of new iPhone’s features missing. iOS delayed (as is MacOS for years). Then .1 release. Oh sorry we forgot to add security patch. And and and
Too big to manage.
When small and nimble Apple was world class. now it’s just another IBM
It's not spamming, you're just suddenly finding out how many apps were quietly getting BlueTooth access that they don't need, in order to have a look at what's around you. You should be saying no to most of them. It'll only happen once per app.Protecting you by spamming about bluetooth access.
Management without soul kills the soul of employees, kills the soul of their collective potential, eventually kills the soul of the product and makes evolutionary progress a drag. Instead of marketing an impressive product that speaks louder than its sales tags, the product needs to come to par with the impressions expressed in the marketing. We are in dire need of an era that really catches our attention in a way that tantalises, without that being the chaos that is the product of these bean counting times...Apple needs to be split up. They can’t get anything done remotely on time. Half of new iPhone’s features missing. iOS delayed (as is MacOS for years). Then .1 release. Oh sorry we forgot to add security patch. And and and
Too big to manage.
When small and nimble Apple was world class. now it’s just another IBM
Protecting you by spamming about bluetooth access.
I've used GBoard for years because Apple refused to implement a swipe keyboard but to be honest I should've given up on it years ago too because Apple made a half cocked, buggy effort "supporting" third party keyboards.People still have third party keyboards? I forgot that was even a thing years ago.
I'm not seeing it in iPadOS?
it works great on my iPhone.
am i missing a setting somewhere?
Third party keyboards are automatically disabled on password entry fields.So the only way people get warned is an obscure support document? I guess bad actors getting “full access” to a keyboard (passwords, emails, private texts) isn’t worthy of a pop-up
**** off with the privacy ********, Apple
Now that Apple has Swipe in their keyboard... Swift-Key can go the way of the Dodo.
I mean, they've been doing 3rd pty keyboards since iOS 8 and still can't get it right. How hard is it??
I'm not seeing it in iPadOS?
it works great on my iPhone.
am i missing a setting somewhere?
Till iOS 13 I was still using SwiftKey and loved it. You guys might be native English speakers, but for many languages in the rest of the world the default Apple keyboard was/is almost useless. Till iOS 13 my language didn’t even have word prediction, let alone being able to talk in two languages without changing the keyboard (which is very common in my country). SwiftKey had all of that for years, so obviously many people use third party keyboards if Apple is too lazy or just doesn’t prioritise a simple keyboard update for other than the big languages.
But only now I can finally switch. Even though many other people probably still can’t or won’t.
I always thought add-on keyboards were a bad idea on Android ripe for abuse (proven right over the years), and I have believed this to be an equally bad idea on iOS since the day it was introduced, and once again proven right.
The built-in iOS keyboard is second-to-none for accuracy and ease of use, why some one would want to infect their iOS device with a potentially keystroke-harvesting POS is beyond me.
It works on an iPad when you have the mini keyboard (Pinch the keyboard to shrink it from normal size). Haven’t really used it yet. Not sure it it’s any faster than standard typing.I'm not seeing it in iPadOS?
it works great on my iPhone.
am i missing a setting somewhere?
This is fairly buggy. But it’s nothing compared to iOS 11 *shudders*
I fear that the built in Apple swipe isn't as good as the Google keyboard. I have a feeling I'll keep using it, but keep swapping to see if I can learn the Apple version.
In iPadOS it only works in the small keyboard (two finger zoom out gesture on the keyboard to go from big to small, and then two finger zoom in gesture on the keyboard to go from small to big). It doesn't work in the full-sized keyboard. It works just like on iPhone on the small keyboard.