How is it not fair to put some blame on both parties? I am not saying that Apple is perfect, they do need to fix a lot of things in iOS 8, but devs are also partly responsible for some bugs. Not all bugs are the result of iOS just like not all bugs are the result of dev issues.
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General iOS 8.1.3 Bug Fixes And Changes
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How is it not fair to put some blame on both parties? I am not saying that Apple is perfect, they do need to fix a lot of things in iOS 8, but devs are also partly responsible for some bugs. Not all bugs are the result of iOS just like not all bugs are the result of dev issues.
Touch Pal, Swype, Fleksy, SwiftKey and the OEM Keyboards are all impacted in my personal experience.
It may take Apple till iOS 8.2 to finally sort out the many bugs and annoyances of iOS 8.
What do you mean? What was fixed? I was having some issues with having to wait a few seconds before talking to someone. Is this it?
Sync Problems
I still have sync problems:
1. App on iPhone 6 Plus are updated
2. Sync with iTunes
3. Apps in iTunes stays the same
4. Need to download updated apps in iTunes
As a result, I'm downloading the updated app twice - once on iPhone 6 Plus and another on iTunes. What a waste of time and bandwidth.
I still have sync problems:
1. App on iPhone 6 Plus are updated
2. Sync with iTunes
3. Apps in iTunes stays the same
4. Need to download updated apps in iTunes
As a result, I'm downloading the updated app twice - once on iPhone 6 Plus and another on iTunes. What a waste of time and bandwidth.
What's everyone's exp with motion calibration always staying on with iOS 8.1.2. Does 8.1.3 fix it?
For me, the orientation issues I was having on my 6+ seem to be fixed. Before it would sometimes crash or get stuck on the previous orentation when going from portrait to landscape. A new bug i seemed to have noticed is general lag in the music app when going from one song to the next . Also it seems that the music app likes to crash now if you skip to many songs in a row in your library. The issue with pulling up control center when a keyboard is on screen is fixed now too.
iPad Airplay Control Center glitch
At this point it is just ridiculous that the Airplay menu in the Control Center (on the iPad) hasn't been fixed. I send feedback on this since the first 8.0 betas. I posted it around here a few times, so maybe some of you send feedback too. But I finally gave up. Apple must ignore this on purpose. It so obvious, you can't miss it:
At this point it is just ridiculous that the Airplay menu in the Control Center (on the iPad) hasn't been fixed. I send feedback on this since the first 8.0 betas. I posted it around here a few times, so maybe some of you send feedback too. But I finally gave up. Apple must ignore this on purpose. It so obvious, you can't miss it:
Apparently you are not alone. Some must stare at it constantly and watch it tick each percent by and notice if it skips 1% increment. So 65, 64, 63, 62, 61, 59
I'm sorry, it is only obvious when you are using Airplay on an iPad. The menu is out of place and the Mirroring option is hidden. Mirroring still works, but you have to figure out that you can scroll in the small list. Not a heavy bug, but definitely not working as intended. iPhone is working fine.
Assuming you are on iOS 8.1.3. So finally it's fixed. Please add it to the list of fixes.
Apparently you are not alone. Some must stare at it constantly and watch it tick each percent by and notice if it skips 1% increment. So 65, 64, 63, 62, 61, 59
If battery life was never affected by iOS updates I would gladly switch my battery percentage meter off. As things stand, it's a very good pointer as to any problems. When you have the meter on and use your phone for a month or more, you cannot help but notice that 60% is missed out.
Understand. Just doesn't seem to be a big issue/bug that the meter skips a percent here and there. Its probably always done that. The % meter is just a sample of where you are and it not an exact science or indicator. Never has been. Speaking of battery, have you made a determination of battery life on 8.1.3 as compared to 8.1.2? I know you have consistently stated 8.1.2 was a dud. I never installed it and was on 8.1.1 which was excellent. So far I am not seeing any substantial difference.
Speaking of battery, have you made a determination of battery life on 8.1.3 as compared to 8.1.2? I know you have consistently stated 8.1.2 was a dud. I never installed it and was on 8.1.1 which was excellent. So far I am not seeing any substantial difference.
I agree, the percentage drop 'bug' isn't a biggie. Just unprofessional and unpolished.
As for battery life with 8.1.3, I'm still experimenting... #
It doesn't seem any worse than 8.1.2, and it is possibly a little better, but I'll reserve judgement until I've been through a couple of cycles.
8.1.1 gave me awesome battery life.
You mean not better than 8.1.2 or 8.1.1? To be honest, I have not seen any difference from 8.0, 8.0.2, 8.1 and 8.1.1. (never installed 8.1.2) If there was then I would say 8.1.1 maybe was the best. Jury still out for 8.1.3.
I can absolutely defitnetly say that when scrolling in Photos on the my 6 Plus in landscape, the scrolling is noticeably smoother and I dont get that scrolling lag you sometimes get anymore when scrolling fast in landscape, it is buttery smooth now, i noticed it when i was looking at all my vacation photos I defitnetly noticed it and am pleased
Photos app as a whole is a bit snappier and a bit more fluid on my 6 Plus on 8.1.3, i defitnetly have noticed this for sure
Photos app as a whole is a bit snappier and a bit more fluid on my 6 Plus on 8.1.3, i defitnetly have noticed this for sure
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On ipads the menu is way to small and you have to scroll down to press the AirPlay button, especially the mirror button. It is quite obvious and been driving people made since iOS 8
Looks like performance is significantly better on my 6. Scrolling on the homescreen / opening folders, etc. is much more fluid than 8.1.2. Not sure if this is due to it still having to reindex things and therefore not having as much to load which would reproduce more lag or if it's actually truly fixed.
Scrolling is much faster in safari Shared links as well, but may not be perfect just yet.
Also noticing I can no longer reproduce an issue I was having where photos would get a graphical glitch when rotating an album where there would be extra white space on the right side and thumbnails would enlarge and then the app would crash. Seems to have been completely fixed.
Overall I'm very happy with this release. I installed the update via a wired iTunes update rather than OTA. I wonder if that had any impact. So far so good though and not noticing any new bugs.
Good job Apple 
Scrolling is much faster in safari Shared links as well, but may not be perfect just yet.
Also noticing I can no longer reproduce an issue I was having where photos would get a graphical glitch when rotating an album where there would be extra white space on the right side and thumbnails would enlarge and then the app would crash. Seems to have been completely fixed.
Overall I'm very happy with this release. I installed the update via a wired iTunes update rather than OTA. I wonder if that had any impact. So far so good though and not noticing any new bugs.
Good job Apple