I upgraded my 6 and my Air 2. No problems so far. Don't notice anything being slower. Content blockers alone is reason enough to upgrade IMO.
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Early iOS 9 Adoption Rate in Line With iOS 8 Adoption
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iPad 3, available memory (aka free space left for apps and workload)
iOS 8: 1.1 GB
iOS 9: 550 MB
And that's not from the newly included apps that you cannot uninstall even when you don't use them. Too bad for all 16 GB users, especially those buying new products now that still start at 16 GB instead of more reasonable 32 GB.
iOS 8: 1.1 GB
iOS 9: 550 MB
And that's not from the newly included apps that you cannot uninstall even when you don't use them. Too bad for all 16 GB users, especially those buying new products now that still start at 16 GB instead of more reasonable 32 GB.
I'm using iCloud for my calendar and address book. The computer is for backups, music, apps, photos, books, etc. I'm not having a problem with the computer seeing the iPhone (6 plus). I did a direct usb connection as well as wireless sync.
I don't deny that it is anecdotal. Just to give a background, my sample size are graduate students in one of the big university (about hundred+ people), and some of them are even working with high tech companies. Yet, what I saw is what I described.
Having said that, yes, the update rate for iPhone users are significant. But it doesn't mean those users are aware of the update. It could be recommendations from their friends/family members. It could be something that a genius told them to do. Sure, it's my own guess, but I was definitely curious that from my sample size, the only ones that are aware to up-to-date OS updates are those that have actual technical background.
It is interesting, but it explains, at least base on my own assumptions, the way consumers not caring about OS updates on Android.
I for one am pleased with iOS 9. I wasn't looking for earth shattering features but focus on the details is where Apple should have and did focus. I can finally use wifi for calls with Sprint without disabling hand offs. And finally the programs fly onto the screen smoothly after reboot. That's a small thing but been a problem since iOS 7. My 6 plus already has rockstar battery life but a little more time won't hurt. I like the new iPad features the most so far.
"Apple has empathy for its users who have nearly maxed out the space on their phones."
I firmly believe that there is no empathy at all. I believe that they realised that if they don't reduce the size and make an effort to simplify the process, people will just not upgrade. Then all their fancy figures will go to pot. And their control, and their I-Spy, and their government surveillance, and their dumbing down, etc. ad infinitum.
I firmly believe that there is no empathy at all. I believe that they realised that if they don't reduce the size and make an effort to simplify the process, people will just not upgrade. Then all their fancy figures will go to pot. And their control, and their I-Spy, and their government surveillance, and their dumbing down, etc. ad infinitum.
So far I am displeased with the update. I am now having landscape/portrait issues again. Was in a landscape app and exited. The main phone screen would not rotate back from landscape to portrait no matter what direction I flipped and how many times. Had to cycle. Also more app crashes. Have had to hard reset about 5 times since the update. Stuff seems to open slower and the phone as a whole seems clunkier.
Pair this with no real new features that tickle my fancy and this update pretty much blows for me.
Update: oddly enough after this latest hard reset it seems to be humming along in normal fashion. Maybe it need rest or something.. Things looking up a bit I guess.
Pair this with no real new features that tickle my fancy and this update pretty much blows for me.
Update: oddly enough after this latest hard reset it seems to be humming along in normal fashion. Maybe it need rest or something.. Things looking up a bit I guess.
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They won't and haven't. iOS7 and flat design the worst because it has infected the whole internet ecosphere like a venereal disease. Small icons,shinny fonts and greyscaled have made many of our lives miserable.
It is true that may third party apps now only update for 7.0 or higher, but most that I use still are 6.0 or higher and when you download apps from an iOS 6 device, you can get the latest compatible version to download.
And for the apps that are no longer updating, they serve their purpose just fine as they are!
I don't use safari, the apple mail app or the native messages app. I usI guess some people care more about green felt and faux wood grain than security or up-to-date apps.
+ the ability to sync your iPhone to iTunes 10.7, the best version of iTunes before Apple started ruining the application.
iOS9 beta = perfect for me
iOS9 release = music won't sync, no album artwork, photos crashes, slow to display new photos, won't let me select favourites from bursts
iOS9 release = music won't sync, no album artwork, photos crashes, slow to display new photos, won't let me select favourites from bursts
I think it's just suggestion on your part, unless you had some stuck app in your previous configuration causing an excessive drain.
iPhone 5s demonstrated to be one of the best iPhones ever in my opinion...
I basically hadn't any issue with iOS 8 and I was quite happy about it.
On a forum like this, people care.
I can't see anything slower on my iPhone 6 and on my iPad Air.
Something wrong about your math....
What do you mean about available memory?
The ram ? That's impossible since iPad 3 has 1 Gb so you can't have 1.1 Gb free...
Storage space ? On a 16 Gb model you don't have only 1.1 Gb free....
Not the RAM, but the flash memory. The naming "Available Memory" was taken right from iOS own settings. And of course I only have 1.1 GB free once all my apps are installed.
After updating to iOS 9 the 1.1 GB turned into 0.55 GB (give or take a little depending on what the iPad is busy with). I looked at the free space counter right before hitting the Update button. So iOS 9 (ab)uses over 500 MB of additional space. Too bad, because I hoped for v9 to be more efficient than 8, not less.
I couldn't care less for my 128 GB iPad mini 2, or even our 32 GB iPhone. But the 16 GB units really suffer from this kind of bloat, especially since Apple still has the audacity to sell so little flash space for its base models.
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Weird.Not the RAM, but the flash memory. The naming "Available Memory" was taken right from iOS own settings. And of course I only have 1.1 GB free once all my apps are installed.
After updating to iOS 9 the 1.1 GB turned into 0.55 GB (give or take a little depending on what the iPad is busy with). I looked at the free space counter right before hitting the Update button. So iOS 9 (ab)uses over 500 MB of additional space. Too bad, because I hoped for v9 to be more efficient than 8, not less.
I couldn't care less for my 128 GB iPad mini 2, or even our 32 GB iPhone. But the 16 GB units really suffer from this kind of bloat, especially since Apple still has the audacity to sell so little flash space for its base models.
First time I heard about iOS 9 being more demanding than iOS 8 regarding storage space.
On the contrary it should be lighter ....
I don't find it too surprising that the adoption rate is basically the same as 8 despite the lower install gb requirement.
People who upgrade in the first few hours of availability are typically pretty geeky users who would know how to get the required space fast. Plus it's not like there are a ton of new interesting features. Plus the risk of slowing down your device. I know I'm not upgrading for the next few weeks.
People who upgrade in the first few hours of availability are typically pretty geeky users who would know how to get the required space fast. Plus it's not like there are a ton of new interesting features. Plus the risk of slowing down your device. I know I'm not upgrading for the next few weeks.
iOS 9 (on iPhone 5s) is awful
Zero new features and now the phone is totally unstable and unresponsive
And the podcast app has been downgraded yet again - why is Apple intent on systematically removing all audiobook/podcast functionality with every new release?
Zero new features and now the phone is totally unstable and unresponsive
And the podcast app has been downgraded yet again - why is Apple intent on systematically removing all audiobook/podcast functionality with every new release?
If they are claiming 9 takes up less space and it's taking up more, it's possibly just fragmentation. The gaps in individual files, eating up space. I would wait for a consensus and if others are seeing improvement, install it again.
It's funny, back when I was a lad running System 6 (Mac), I had few responsibilities and loads of time. I must have installed glorious System 7 betas a dozen times (each clean and via 3.5 floppies I had to 'burn' myself). But these days time is a premium and even my iPad is mission critical. So I wait and watch and jump in when it looks mostly certain and then start with my least used device and then only one device at a time. It's a lot less fun, but gets the job done.
Don't think there was a claim about it taking up less space, just that it needs less space to upgrade.
There a new task switcher where windows cover up each other to make it harder to use.
And there's new features in Notes but using them requires breaking compatibility with OS X until the next version comes out so I skipped.
And the font is different.