Installing the tvOS beta profile is a whole lot easier of a way to stop the nags. That's what I did, and it's perfect.
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iOS 11 Installed on Almost 55% of Devices One Month After Launch
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If I could go back to iOS 10 I would in a second. 11 is utterly abysmal.
Not for me unfortunately. In fact, iOS 11 and its bugs have me considering switching to the dark side, iOS and Windows 10.
P.S. I have iPhone 7 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3, MacBook Pro 2016, 5k iMac 2014, 2 Apple TV’s. You can say, I am a bit of a fanboy but this company’s buggy software has me majorly concerned about the future of the products.
And incidentally I am so very sick and tired of Apples BS self imposed bragging rights regarding the percentage of adoption. They design everything in a way to FORCE people to switch as much as they possibly can.
I have a horrible taste in my mouth for Apple these days. I HATE the management and I HATE their current direction especially with regards to software.
I know I know.. "Switch to Android". Thats easier said then done when the eco-system is so much a part of your workflow.
I have a horrible taste in my mouth for Apple these days. I HATE the management and I HATE their current direction especially with regards to software.
I know I know.. "Switch to Android". Thats easier said then done when the eco-system is so much a part of your workflow.
Well I’m on the Dark Side, too. I have a new Apple Watch Series 3 but also have two Samsung watches, one of which had 4 G connectivity but I just had to turn that off in order to clear room for my Apple Watch LTE account. For me, Apple Watches are the best option for wearables. Android and Samsung watches tend to be too big for many women to wear comfortably. Men and women with larger wrists have a great option in the Gear S3 Frontier or Classic.
I have a Samsung S8+. It’s lovely but prone to lagging badly these days and the fingerprint sensor has stopped working. I can get it to stop lagging and can reregister my print but it will zip along for only about a week and goes back to this state of affairs. I’ve had better luck with my S7 and S7 Edge and HTC 10. I have one of the new Pixel 2 XLs on order. Early reports from new owners rave about the performance but there are some complaints about some units having display issues. And Zack of Jerry Rig Everything just demonstrated it will bend like an iPhone 6 or worse. However, that does not faze me as I do not intend to sit on it or chew on it or scrape it with sharp objects or do any of the things that Zack demonstrates are bad for it. I want to try that straightforward Android experience at least once. Now seems a good time because I have the Samsung and HTC versions of Android as a basis for comparison and for perspective. And because there’s no new iPhone I’m wanting to put the money to instead.
I decided not to upgrade from my 7 Plus this year because I am very happy with my 7 Plus as far as the hardware is concerned. There’s been a few times on iOS 11 that I’ve wanted to throw it at the wall, but it’s doing much better now on iOS 11-point-whatever-we-are-on-today.
Those poor people. Say, why not include the customer satisfaction graph of iOS 10 vs iOS 11 too. That would look very different.
Completely agree. I know there is a round about way to go back to 10 since Apple has stopped signing ios 10.3 I have a 6 plus and it seems, to me, the battery life has just gone downhill big time. Plus all of the bugs that seem to be affecting my phone as well.
Certainly that could be a factor.
I'm just glad that in the 8 years I've used an iPhone I finally had the self control to not rush out an install the latest update. I was burned bad on the initial releases (yes plural) of IOS10 and was not going to make the same mistake again.
So you would sacrifice security for iOS 10. I wonder if Apple will release a timely security update for iOS 10 for KRACK as it will for the upcoming iOS 11.x release.
I wonder if it’s intentional or just attributed to human resource requirements for the upcoming iOS 12 alpha development. As iOS 10 is no longer signed that is less of an incentive for Apple to support previous versions.
In any case the users on iOS 10 or prior are in a security conundrum.
Other than some minor bugs and perceived battery longevity iOS 11 has been smooth on my 7 and 2017 iPad Pro. Other than unsupported hardware due to cpu and ram requirements and non 64bit supported apps, not sure what the fuss is about.
This unsupported app developers need to get they act together and update for consumers satisfaction/loyalty.
"In past years, new emoji have had a noticeable impact on upgrade rates. "
How pathetic anyone would ever conclude like that.. besides those "extra" emoji shouldn't be part of the OS at all.
I need stability and performance improvement. I hope the exchange issue has been fixed.
How pathetic anyone would ever conclude like that.. besides those "extra" emoji shouldn't be part of the OS at all.
I need stability and performance improvement. I hope the exchange issue has been fixed.
That's really sad that emojis are what motivate people to update these days.
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That's really sad that emojis are what motivate people to update these days.
Its unbelievable. Its truly and utterly unbelievable that apple spent 10 minutes of their keynote on EMOJIS! (sorry AniMojis).
This is crap that I should find as an afterthought when I get my new device/os.
IOS 11 has stabilized on my ipad pro since the first patch. It has always run smoothly on my iphone se except on one single morning when something went wack and the battery was dropping 10% per 30 min. I shut everything down, applied a patch, upgraded apps, and back to normal.
Just today I got in a bunch of files via email and used the file manager to stick em where I wanted them. Yesterday I applied for a job. I grabbed files off my PC using FileBrowser and into the File Manager, pulled single pages out of PDF files and saved them for upload for the job app using PDF Expert, and copy and pasted using notes. Not as smooth as it could be, especially between windows, but a super start. I really love my 12.9 pro.
Just today I got in a bunch of files via email and used the file manager to stick em where I wanted them. Yesterday I applied for a job. I grabbed files off my PC using FileBrowser and into the File Manager, pulled single pages out of PDF files and saved them for upload for the job app using PDF Expert, and copy and pasted using notes. Not as smooth as it could be, especially between windows, but a super start. I really love my 12.9 pro.
Actually GPS can't and doesn't update everything. Its a pretty good solution for some high level services, but it can't address things like the KRACK exploit - that will be a kernel level fix that 80-90% of current Android devices will never see.
The other thing that GPS doesn't solve is companies building and deploying Apps internally - you can't use GPS for that, you have to use the features built in to the base OS, OR if the phone v vendor has their own software stack to address the capability (eg Samsung Knox)
So if you have say an Android build with a fundamental issue like a broken RNG so the crypto is pooched, you can't take advantage of the good TLS 1.2 implementation in GPS. You need to roll your own OS, or get a device running a base OS modern enough to get a fix. This is why for business and government use-cases where its an organisation owned device, its basically 99% iOS and Samsung, with 1% Motorola - there's no viable platform play for Android, just 3 vendors who have built their own stacks that are strong enough to be credible.
Some excellent features coming from iOS 11 - but battery absolutely murdered on iPhone 7. They really need to fix that asap.
I told my gf to update her phone and watch (7+, S2).
The level of jank she now has is unreal. Her watch battery is toast by 8pm each day, never a problem on WatchOS 3.
Her hotspot, which she uses for call (she's an NP) doesn't work. When she turns it on and tries to connect a device, the screen janks out and moves up and down really fast, then stops (kinda like rapid graphical jittering). Never connects, so the hotspot never works now.
I know, reset and re-install a backup, but she's on call for the next week and can't risk missing a call.
I really hope Apple has a major 11.1 going out to everyone soon. Bugs galore as it stands now.
The level of jank she now has is unreal. Her watch battery is toast by 8pm each day, never a problem on WatchOS 3.
Her hotspot, which she uses for call (she's an NP) doesn't work. When she turns it on and tries to connect a device, the screen janks out and moves up and down really fast, then stops (kinda like rapid graphical jittering). Never connects, so the hotspot never works now.
I know, reset and re-install a backup, but she's on call for the next week and can't risk missing a call.
I really hope Apple has a major 11.1 going out to everyone soon. Bugs galore as it stands now.
Even worse that anyone spends $1200 for the 3D emojis. LolThat's really sad that emojis are what motivate people to update these days.
Aside from wifi toggle is there a bug I should notice that is awful? I am on a 6s plus. Serious question. But maybe dont answer that because that will make me find it and convince myself ios 11 is unusable lol.
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Yup, and it sucks. I hate that Apple is making me choose between the OS version that I prefer on my device and security. They don't do it on macOS, and they shouldn't on iOS, either.
Why is it "sad"? Honestly curious. Even now, smartphones are primarily communication devices, and emoji are a pretty common method of communication. Would you find it more acceptable to be excited over a new file management app or redesigned control center?That's really sad that emojis are what motivate people to update these days.
I don’t, 11 is nice, no issues at all here.
Don’t understand what all the fuss is about.