Can't view App Store "Best of 2014" unless you're on iOS 8?!?

RebornProphet · Dec 9, 2014

I opened the App Store there, my iPad Air is on iOS 7.1.2 (and I won't be upgrading it to iOS 8 any time soon) and when I tried to open the Best of 2014 tab the screen came up but with a warning that I couldn't view the page unless I upgraded to iOS 8.

So now Apple are closing off certain areas of the App Store unless you upgrade the OS? Bit heavy handed no? Sure you can look up the apps on the list and search for them separately, but this is the first time I've seen this.

Gav2k · Dec 9, 2014

RebornProphet said:
I opened the App Store there, my iPad Air is on iOS 7.1.2 (and I won't be upgrading it to iOS 8 any time soon) and when I tried to open the Best of 2014 tab the screen came up but with a warning that I couldn't view the page unless I upgraded to iOS 8.

So now Apple are closing off certain areas of the App Store unless you upgrade the OS? Bit heavy handed no? Sure you can look up the apps on the list and search for them separately, but this is the first time I've seen this.

Your device will run ios8 just fine. It's your choice to limit yourself

dannyyankou · Dec 9, 2014

My 5s runs iOS 8 just fine.

RebornProphet · Dec 9, 2014

Gav2k said:
Your device will run ios8 just fine. It's your choice to limit yourself

It lags in places it didn't before with identical visual effects. I had my 8.1 Air replaced at the Apple store for one running 7.1.2.

Slow WiFi was also a major issue on 8.1 (and the reason I cited for grounds for a replacement) but the truth is that the OS is buggy and not as smooth in places as iOS 7, which isn't acceptable.

Anyway, the topic?

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dannyyankou said:
My 5s runs iOS 8 just fine.

As does mine. Sadly the iPad Air does not.

RoboWarriorSr · Dec 9, 2014

RebornProphet said:
It lags in places it didn't before with identical visual effects. I had my 8.1 Air replaced at the Apple store for one running 7.1.2.

Slow WiFi was also a major issue on 8.1 (and the reason I cited for grounds for a replacement) but the truth is that the OS is buggy and not as smooth in places as iOS 7, which isn't acceptable.

Anyway, the topic?

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As does mine. Sadly the iPad Air does not.

The guys just answered your topic, you are limiting yourself if you're not upgrading to iOS 8. This happens all the time. When iOS 7 came out, the 3GS couldn't use apps that were updated for iOS 7. This is no different. You decided that performance was more important than features.

RebornProphet · Dec 10, 2014

RoboWarriorSr said:
The guys just answered your topic, you are limiting yourself if you're not upgrading to iOS 8. This happens all the time. When iOS 7 came out, the 3GS couldn't use apps that were updated for iOS 7. This is no different. You decided that performance was more important than features.

I never mentioned being to RUN the apps on the list, I'm saying you don't even get to see the apps on the App Store, the page itself tells you to upgrade to iOS 8 to even look at the Apps on the Best of 2014 list.

I've looked at the apps on my iPhone 5s running iOS 8 and there's apps in there that require iOS 7 or later or even iOS 6 or later.

Being forced to install iOS 8 to view a page of apps on the App Store is over kill, especially when the majority of apps on the Best Of list don't even need iOS 8 to install and run them.

vista980622 · Dec 10, 2014

All apps mentioned in "BEST OF 2014" section

RebornProphet said:
I opened the App Store there, my iPad Air is on iOS 7.1.2 (and I won't be upgrading it to iOS 8 any time soon) and when I tried to open the Best of 2014 tab the screen came up but with a warning that I couldn't view the page unless I upgraded to iOS 8.

So now Apple are closing off certain areas of the App Store unless you upgrade the OS? Bit heavy handed no? Sure you can look up the apps on the list and search for them separately, but this is the first time I've seen this.

bransoj · Dec 10, 2014

vista980622 said:
For those who don't want to update to iOS 8 (which is a smart choice if you prefer a less buggy os on older devices),

In your opinion and taking on board that numerous people have iOS8 running on various devices without issues.

bkends35 · Dec 10, 2014

RebornProphet said:
It lags in places it didn't before with identical visual effects. I had my 8.1 Air replaced at the Apple store for one running 7.1.2.

Slow WiFi was also a major issue on 8.1 (and the reason I cited for grounds for a replacement) but the truth is that the OS is buggy and not as smooth in places as iOS 7, which isn't acceptable.

Anyway, the topic?

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As does mine. Sadly the iPad Air does not.

I actually think my iPad 4 runs 8.1.2 better than it ran 7.1.2.

Richardgm · Dec 10, 2014

They're trying hard to bump these numbers.

I will never encourage anyone with an iPad 2 and an iPhone 4S to upgrade. The lag is real.

dannyyankou · Dec 10, 2014

Features are dropped with old devices all the time, this should hardly come as a surprise anymore. Earliest example I could think of is the iPhone 3G and iOS 4.

RebornProphet · Dec 10, 2014

bkends35 said:
I actually think my iPad 4 runs 8.1.2 better than it ran 7.1.2.

If that's your perception then I'm genuinely happy for you.

Sadly there are areas where I notice UI lag on my iPad Air on 8.1 versus 7.1.2 ... the usual kool aid drinkers will no doubt line up to tell me it's my iPad.

Just like it was my Xbox when I notice screen tearing when others can't or the difference betwen 30fps and 60fps.

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dannyyankou said:
Features are dropped with old devices all the time, this should hardly come as a surprise anymore. Earliest example I could think of is the iPhone 3G and iOS 4.

It's not a feature, how hard is that for people to get into their skulls? This isn't a case of homescrren wallpaper being disabled on the iPhone 3G or Siri not coming to the iPhone 4.

This is a simple page on the App Store showing the Best of 2014 apps. If you search for these apps separately they show, and hardly any of them require iOS 8 to install or run.

They want you to update to iOS 8 to view a page of available apps. Click any other tab on the App Store and you can view them. This specific tab urges users to upgrade to iOS 8 to see a list of apps awarded best of 2014, 99.9% of which run on iOS 6 and 7!

Armen · Dec 10, 2014

Richardgm said:
They're trying hard to bump these numbers.

I will never encourage anyone with an iPad 2 and an iPhone 4S to upgrade. The lag is real.

Funny because both my iPad 2 and iPad mini are on 8.1.1.

I'd rather have the latest iOS version and features at the cost of some performance hits rather than run a dinosaur like iOS 6 with dying support by developers.

(Skype no longer works on iOS 6 and Yahoo mail can't even be installed unless you have iOS 8 as an example)

bkends35 · Dec 10, 2014

RebornProphet said:
If that's your perception then I'm genuinely happy for you.

Sadly there are areas where I notice UI lag on my iPad Air on 8.1 versus 7.1.2 ... the usual kool aid drinkers will no doubt line up to tell me it's my iPad.

8.0-8.1 ran terrible on my iPad 4. 8.1.1 was actually a big improvement performance wise hence why I said 8.1.2

KALLT · Dec 10, 2014

I think it's a disappointing move too. These coercive tactics are becoming a bit annoying. It's not like iOS 8 hasn't had its share of criticism and I would completely understand why some people might not want to update just yet. Many developers still support iOS 7 and it's a fairly egoistic attitude of Apple to ignore these efforts to promote iOS 8.

zedsar · Dec 10, 2014

RebornProphet said:
It lags in places it didn't before with identical visual effects. I had my 8.1 Air replaced at the Apple store for one running 7.1.2.

Slow WiFi was also a major issue on 8.1 (and the reason I cited for grounds for a replacement) but the truth is that the OS is buggy and not as smooth in places as iOS 7, which isn't acceptable.

Anyway, the topic?

I have an original iPad air, and two retina iPad minis in my house, and on 8.1, 8.1.1, and 8.1.2 I have experienced basically no UI Lag (a little in 8.1, but totally gone now. Even in 8.1 it was barely noticeable).

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