Considering some of the jb sbsettings tweaks, it would be nice to see some of these finally hit the stock iOS. Not to take away from the great jb community, but when devs update software, writing some much needed enhancements would be nice.
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iOS 6 is BORING?
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I prefer their first version. The icons are clearly labelled and looks simple and easy to use. Second version, though "fancy" doesn't look as functional (though I am sure it is).
Missing live icons and widgets to name a few. It also needs a home screen UI change because lets face it, it's very dated now. Why does my weather and clock app always show incorrect data?? It's not hard Apple, sort it out.
Agreed, I guess the people that down voted you want Apple to become the next Blackberry..
why do you judge the iOS 6 while it's still in beta? yes, it's not that impressive as, let's say iOS 4 to iOS 5 transfer but apple still has three to four months to improve it and add new features. too bad those will probably be offered only for iphone 4s and ipad 3
Just reading this Mashable article about iOS 6:- http://mashable.com/2012/06/16/disappointments-ios-6/
I tend to agree. iOS 6 is the latest in a line of evolutionary iOS updates.
There is nothing in iOS 6 that represented a visual change of any kind really. For day to day use everyone's iPhone will essentially look the same save for a custom background basically.
For some, even most people this will be absolutely fine. iPhones and iOS are an amazing products, but FOR ME and it seems a few others, it's getting visually stale.
Widgets would have been a great refresh IMHO. Done properly they can be very powerful, but nothing like that was included in iOS 6.
What do you think? Is the evolutionary nature of iOS 6 exactly what you wanted, or did you want something more visually different, like widgets?
Personally, I'm looking closely at Android at the moment but haven't yet decided if I'm going to jump ship
Yes you and and the other 12 year olds should jump ship you can change the icons on your home screen and make them look like different Cat's faces.
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According to who????
You?!?!
Good grief. Adults don't look at their phone and say, "Wow it looks so dated!"
Unreal.
I agree. I will probably get the BlackBerry 10 all touchscreen device coming out later this year. The general UI looks very cool. BB to 4s and back to BB.
Like you, a fanboy. Simple as. The fact that you consider iOS 6 as 'the most advanced mobile operating system' like Apple claim is just hilarious and at the same time pretty damn pathetic. Just face the fact that Apple are losing market share because the opposition is ahead now. Apple are still in 2010.
I think this quote sums up iOS 6 nicely:
http://brooksreview.net/2012/06/my-one-and-only-wwdc-post-so-that-you-can-ignore-it-if-you-want/
How do you evaluate how advanced an OS is? Have you considered what the OS provides to developers? To me, enabling developers is the most important thing an OS can do.
I don't have an opinion about which OS is most advanced, but I don't think "advanced" is about window dressing and widgets. I'm not saying that's not important, but it's not everything (or even a major consideration for me). Apple could have added the more visible features years ago, but their bread and butter (indirect) is the App Store. The nature of OS updates reflects that.
I realize Apple may be tyrannical with policies, but that is a different issue altogether. They have enabled developers to do some great things. I would be interested in a fair comparison of the alternatives from a developer perspective. Non-developers might think that doesn't matter, but the benefits are reaped every time someone opens a third-party app.
Very astute and pragmatical. I don't mind the saying nor do I mind if Android came out and said basically the same thing. From a certain context each platform can lay claim to their strong suits.
I've watched almost half the WWDC '12 video and I certainly think that the theme "here are great tools take advantage of them" is strong. I don't want Apple to do everything or be responsible for my enjoyment. I want creative developers to do that.
It's too bad they didn't take that message to heart when they decided to get into mapping. They shouldn't do everything. Upgrade your maps app to the standard of androids, and continue to use Google Maps.
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Apple is big into location aware apps and they go hand in hand with mapping. Sure...Google prodded them into it with Android but I think Apple may have entered the market eventually because it's a big deal for mobile devices.
Actually, they might have taken it to heart. This is one area where everyone should wait for the iOS 6 release before making judgements. There is more to the mapping updates than meets the eye. Both that and Passbook could be bigger features than everyone realizes.
Regarding Google Maps, we don't know what has been going on behind the scenes, including the reason why pre-iOS6 maps were so far behind what Android offers. It could have been Apple dragging their feet, but I suspect it was more Google than anyone (licensing restrictions or otherwise).
Why do you think Apple is "doing everything"? There is an entire category on the App Store for navigation. I suspect an official Google Maps app is in the works. Heck, I imagine a Google Maps app is going to be on the App Store for the iOS6 release date.
at least an iPhone 3GS can be updated to iOS 6
Theres a bunch of great awesome android handsets that haven't seen the light of ice cream sandwhich and probably won't see it in the near future because of fragmentation, and poor cooperation between OEM's and Google
not to mention we don't have faacking malware...
98% of the iPhone userbase, call them hipsters, non-gadgetgurus, teens, sheeps, whatever you want, won't even give a **** on some customizable features people are begging for wich do nothing more than to lag the system and become resource hogs
if you truly want all that you can just jailbreak and install your fave tweaks
Theres a bunch of great awesome android handsets that haven't seen the light of ice cream sandwhich and probably won't see it in the near future because of fragmentation, and poor cooperation between OEM's and Google
not to mention we don't have faacking malware...
98% of the iPhone userbase, call them hipsters, non-gadgetgurus, teens, sheeps, whatever you want, won't even give a **** on some customizable features people are begging for wich do nothing more than to lag the system and become resource hogs
if you truly want all that you can just jailbreak and install your fave tweaks
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What's the point of upgrading to the next release when you won't get any of the new main features and a good chance of slowing your device down only to say hey I'm on release 6.
Yea I've had iOS 6 beta running for a few days now and nothing really stands out to me
sure gps is cool and siri but really those are so basic updates, even mountain lion, i was hoping at least one of these two would have some significant changes
i feel tim cook has not brought anything to this company even if he's not making or doing hands on work with software and hardware he should be making the calls if these products being released are unique enough to intrigue the market and keep apple users happy i feel so far he's been a complete let down
even iphone 5, which is rumored to be last steve jobs work so far seems to me nothing unique,
just my opinion guys
sure gps is cool and siri but really those are so basic updates, even mountain lion, i was hoping at least one of these two would have some significant changes
i feel tim cook has not brought anything to this company even if he's not making or doing hands on work with software and hardware he should be making the calls if these products being released are unique enough to intrigue the market and keep apple users happy i feel so far he's been a complete let down
even iphone 5, which is rumored to be last steve jobs work so far seems to me nothing unique,
just my opinion guys
I'd have to Agree. Who knows what will happen once Apple goes beyond Jobs' roadmap.
Apple Maps may very well turn out better (or at least as good as) Google Maps, but they've got years ahead of them to get there (and no one said it was a race). It's to every iPhone user's detriment for Apple to replace the well liked and very mature app that is Google Maps with their own, 'beta' (and it will remain beta for many months, if not years). We'll see how mature Apple is about letting a Google Map app on board.
Siri won't change any more than it already has (if much at all). You're not going to have widespread use of people in offices and street corners yelling at their phone. It has limited use (however useful you find it) and that won't change. Unless of course you cream yourself at the thought of Siri parroting sports scores.
I think it's the little things that matter. For instance, I'm looking forward to the "Do not disturb" feature, and also the "remind me to call later" feature when you decline a call. Very small things, but I think they'll make my life a lot easier.
I'm also looking forward to better integration of iCloud documents in Mountain Lion. I know it's a refinement of an already existing feature, but it will be so much easier to find my Pages documents sitting in a folder on my Mac when I come home instead of having to download it from the web. Yes, it would have been best if they had that feature working when Lion was released last year, but things like this happens with big projects, where if you wait until everything is perfectly in place, you'll never release anything. So it's good that they are finally fixing this.
We don't know any details about the iPhone 5 yet, so how can you judge if it's unique or not?
Jobs did have a talent for seeing opportunities for innovation that nobody else saw, so long-term, I think Apple will not be quite as innovative as they would have been if Steve were still with us. But I don't think they will turn into just another tech company for quite a while, if ever, because Jobs built a corporate culture at Apple that's different from most other corporations, and such a culture, once set, is very difficult to change. For instance, I just read an aritcle (http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/223424) about how Jobs kept meetings small, sometimes by ejecting people who were already sitting at the table. I can see Tim Cook doing the same thing. I don't know if any of the other SVPs would do it, but if they are used to seeing Jobs and Cook do that, then maybe they would just keep doing it as a matter of course. I don't know how long they can pass on the spirit of "keep things simple," but I'm very interested to follow Apple in the coming years to watch what happens.
I have a speech disability so I can't "talk" to Siri, but I found that if I say "Hello" (which Siri does understand), then tap the speech bubble with my "Hello" in it, I can edit the bubble, so I edit to type in the question I want to ask. Thought I'd mention that to point out you don't have to yell to use Siri.
And I'm looking forward to using Siri for sports statistics, it seems like it will be faster to ask Siri than to go through Google, especially for questions like "Who is taller."
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