I don't use it every day, but when I have had a need to measure something it has being really useful and convenient.
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First Beta of iOS 12 Now Available for Registered Developers
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I don't use it every day, but when I have had a need to measure something it has being really useful and convenient.
Performance increase, I'm all for that.
The emoji stuff, I find a complete waste and distraction. Filler.
The emoji stuff, I find a complete waste and distraction. Filler.
Subjective and vague. What are you talking about? Craig seemed energetic and excited to me, as usual.
With the new feature already buggy, there is no telling what could happen with it running this beta. I can see people getting mad that their messages suddenly disappeared as if they were erased etc.
Just want people to be cautious and think about the importance of what could happen. If nothing bad happens, that is great.
Seriously? Post facts, not FUD.
Better performance is literally the only thing in iOS 12 that holds ANY interest for me. Perhaps the most underwhelming iOS update ever. Oh well, iOS 11 doesn’t need much anyway.
It looked pretty damn good when Tim Cook was on the group FaceTime. Like creepy good.
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Group notifications and shortcuts are nice, but I agree. Then again the OS is good it just needs refinement. It is still buggy and craps out on my X too often.
On other sites I see people digging in and looking at documentation and stuff for new features.
Here I see people whining (as usual) about Memoji.
That's embarrassing.
Here I see people whining (as usual) about Memoji.
That's embarrassing.
Was really hoping for 2 features I know many wanted, Dark Mode and Always On Display for the X.
I had assumed iOS would get a dark mode since a) Mac OS is getting one and b) with the new OLED display devices, a dark mode doesn't just look cool, it'a also functional (it saves battery life). I was disappointed that they would add it to Mac OS where it doesn't serve much of a purpose except eye candy and not iOS where it would actually help me out.
Does someone has the hd wallpaper already? It would be nice if someone could upload the iPad version
I know it's weird, but the little things like this are what add up to make iOS a pleasure to use. There will be those one step back two forward moments, like here, but still it is progressing forward.
The release notes with this beta are long and list a dozen or more apps (all EA games, e.g.) that will have issues. You may not lose iMessages, but if you did Apple is not going to have much sympathy.
I've installed these early preview betas before and usually regretted it due to instability and app incompatibilities. I went a month last year without access to my main banking app.
Also, FYI, a *bunch* of the highlighted features are not yet shipping on iPads. Like multi-user FaceTime.
I really look forward to hearing reports back from you brave souls installing today, so thank you guys for taking one for us and telling about your impressions!
Rumours has it that a large update / re-design to springboard was planned for iOS 12 but got pushed back to iOS 13 due to the massively increased focus on refinement, performance and stability. I guess dark theme was a part of the update/re-design to springboard and therefore got pushed back to iOS 13.
Feel stable so far.
Not much in the visual department..
- frosted glass effect is back while sliding the notification center down
- the music notification is now frosted black glass (which looks weird and out of place)
- new Books application which looks totally different than other apps (sadly)
- redesigned album section of Photos app
- redesigned app bar in iMessage
- there is a new menu in iMessage when you click a contact
- grouped notifications
- Apple Maps dark mode works again when in the dark
This must be the most boring iOS update ever when it comes to UI
Not much in the visual department..
- frosted glass effect is back while sliding the notification center down
- the music notification is now frosted black glass (which looks weird and out of place)
- new Books application which looks totally different than other apps (sadly)
- redesigned album section of Photos app
- redesigned app bar in iMessage
- there is a new menu in iMessage when you click a contact
- grouped notifications
- Apple Maps dark mode works again when in the dark
This must be the most boring iOS update ever when it comes to UI
There honestly isn't a whole lot that I want my iPhone to do that it can't do already. I'm glad they are taking the time to optimize the OS to run as efficiently as possible. Stability, battery life, and ease of use are always good things and contribute to the longevity of Apple's installed device base and the value of their products.
Now if they would finally get rid of the "grid of icons" and introduce variable display apps that can be customized by the user I would be very happy. I would like a quick glance at the weather with changing background colors to indicate temperature, news headlines, and email & text summaries. Everything else can go onto a secondary launch page. Other people would prioritize differently, like wanting to see new social media posts. The widget screen and notifications are OK, but I know Apple could do so much better.
Now if they would finally get rid of the "grid of icons" and introduce variable display apps that can be customized by the user I would be very happy. I would like a quick glance at the weather with changing background colors to indicate temperature, news headlines, and email & text summaries. Everything else can go onto a secondary launch page. Other people would prioritize differently, like wanting to see new social media posts. The widget screen and notifications are OK, but I know Apple could do so much better.