iOS 11 Bug: Typing 1+2+3 Quickly in the Calculator App Won't Get You 6

[oliversl]

Confirmed in iOS 10.3.3 on iPhone 5.
1+2+3=24

 

[sulpfiction]

This actually happens with any numbers rapidly added, not just 1, 2, and 3.

^this. Happens with any rapid input of 3 numbers added together.

 

[Septembersrain]

Confirmed in iOS 10.3.3 on iPhone 5.
1+2+3=24

Tried it on my 5c, no issues on 10.3.3 here.

 

[mr.steevo]

Microsoft Windows 3.1 calculator bug was the first software bug I had been introduced to decades ago.

Sometimes stuff happens

 

[C DM]

Tried it on my 5c, no issues on 10.3.3 here.

Is that that much different than various people trying 1+2+3 on their iOS 11 devices and getting the right answer?

 

[PizzaBoxStyle]

In an odd way, I think Apple has become big brother (re: the infamous "2+2=5" line).

 

[dampfnudel]

The calculator must be using that New Math we keep hearing about.

Yeah, the math that really add$ up for Apple.

 

[Wildkraut]

Now we know why the iPad has no Calculator.
Seems to be an unsolveable problem for Apple.

But wait a minute... hey new emoji’s!

 

[iZac]

I thought I was the only one with this problem, it’s so basic, it’s ridiculous.

 

[Westside guy]

OH, NO!! My doctoral thesis is ruined!

 

[TMRJIJ]

I have lost my job because of this calculator! Try adding subtracting etc you get wrong results. Looks like lot of innovation went into emoji!

ROFL!

 

[charlieroberts]

Umm yeah, it’s a bug. The app not being able to recognize taps fast enough is a bug.

I agree it’s not the biggest of bugs, but there’s no point in trying to minimize it. Big or small, it’s still a bug.

If I type 1+2+3, it does not give me 6. And I don’t type that fast.

Maybe you forgot the /s, or you thought your sarcasm came through on its own?

I was not being sarcastic.
type it and make sure that it registers each tap, it will spit out 6. Its not like there is an error in the code, they tried to add animations to make it pretty and made the animations too long, that's all.

I sometimes type faster on the keyboard than what it can register taps. And the same happens on calculators with physical buttons.

Im not defending Apple, they should have tested the app, but crying about it like people have been just makes me nauseous.

 

[PBRsg]

The calculator must be using that New Math we keep hearing about.

Common Core math.

 

[PizzaBoxStyle]

I got this in 1978 and it worked perfectly and still works perfectly...

That's a photo realistic design - doesn't fit the design language of iOS 11.

 

[m4mario]

"1+2+3=24" is the new "2+2=5"

 

[TMRJIJ]

Odd, animation for the + button slows down the actual input of addition. You have to wait for + animation to complete for it to take the rushed 2nd addition.

You would figure That turning on “reduce motion” would help a little, but no.

Maybe I can have my boss calculate my raise before this is fixed!!

You guys get raises? How does that work?

 

[izyreal]

This is not a bug. This is an ad by Apple.

Word in Hollywood is Apple bought the rights to the TV show "24." Apple executes are working with producers to reboot the show. But this time, counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time using only Apple products. Kind of how Hawaii 50 is a Windows show, "24" will highlight products of the Apple ecosystem while providing compelling drama to the viewer.

I keep getting the number 23... this can only mean one thing! I am in the show! I am the plot twist!

 

[TMRJIJ]

The calculator must be using that New Math we keep hearing about.

Bet you $24 that this is how they calculated some of their prices.

 

[Apple blogger]

It's not a bug. I have tried it. It just takes a way longer time to refresh after the 1+2, so the next plus doesn't get tapped, and you end up with 1+ 23

 

[ghostface147]

You’d think this would be a big issue and an easy enough fix.

 

[rGiskard]

LOL, what a perfect encapsulation of form over function.

I've got $20 that says this is a result of some inanity emanated by Jony Ive.

 

[Septembersrain]

Is that that much different than various people trying 1+2+3 on their iOS 11 devices and getting the right answer?

My 7 Plus on iOS 11.1 beta 5, I have to input it very slowly. Like absurdly slow, for it to be accurate.

 

[SSDGUY]

This actually happens with any numbers rapidly added, not just 1, 2, and 3.

Yup. Just tried it, and you don't really even have to tap them that fast.

 

[teknishn]

I’m on iOS 11.1 b5. Tried this half a dozen times and I get 6.

 

[tennisproha]

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