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iOS 8 Beta 2 Tidbits: Permanent Podcasts App, QuickType Keyboard for iPad, and More
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Apple used full screen in the slides to show that it will be one of the features in the 'FINAL RELEASE' of iOS8. They made no promises that it would be available in the beta's to which is to be used for developing.
It's not just seeing it that's the problem , it's the space it takes. If you're using the 16GB ( or dare I say 8GB) these few MB here and there really add up
i cant imagine living in such a state where these things would anger me. amazing.
anyway, nobody's "forcing" apps on you -- you are free to use alternative podcast apps.
Well then, you can. As has been said before. Move them in one folder and move that folder on its own to the last springboard page. It's a bit cumbersome but you need only do it once and it has the same result as a native "hide" feature.
I've toyed around with my phone and have successfully gotten both full screen and little bubble.
For full screen, I went to the contact on my phone, and edited the photo using an existing photo on my phone.
When i called from that number, I got a full screen picture.
Then I edited the contact photo from my Mac, using a photo from my library, and when I called with it, I got the small little bubble picture.
So-- Not sure if I'm crazy, but try editing the contact photo using a picture that is on your camera roll, and then call from that contact- you should get a full screen photo! (at least, thats how i got it to work, ymmv...)
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This website says yes: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/06/16/yosemite-handoff-compatibility/
Having the podcast app as a default is nothing but good news in my opinion. Sure its another app to throw into a folder for those who do not enjoy podcasts, but its going to help the podcast industry thrive and I, as a podcast listener am thrilled.
Messages Sync
I hope they figure out a way to sync Messages across multiple devices. It's tedious deleting a Message on my iPhone and then having to delete it off my iPa, and MacBook.
I hope they figure out a way to sync Messages across multiple devices. It's tedious deleting a Message on my iPhone and then having to delete it off my iPa, and MacBook.
What I'd like is a different kind of privacy setting for Safari, something along the lines of the EZPrivacy filters I use with Adblock Plus.
That's bullcrap. Apple is good, but they aren't the best. Nor can they please everyone with there built in apps. If anything, I hope this encourages more developers to try after it's built in, so that iOS can have a more robust, adaptable, and enjoyable experience.
That's just not true though. Daring Fireball makes plenty of money from sponsored ads that don't involve flashing banners or pop-ups. Steve Pavlina earns a six-figure income from his blog without a single text or banner ad; most of his money comes from affiliate products that are relevant to his audience, not banner ads where you're hoping someone will be duped into clicking it.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
I'll fall on deaf ears for now, but Apple has shown some big growth with third party access to the phone in iOS8... maybe we'll need to wait for iOS9 (ugh) to remove and replace default apps.
I'd love to have an option to replace default apps at the very least and hide ones that don't have core functionality. For example, lets say I want to use a third party mail app, I should be able to go to the settings menu for the iPhone and select default apps for: Phone, Mail, Maps, Weather, Contacts and hide the rest. I know that a concern is "Well that means someone can wind up deleting a critical app" Not if the system will auto un-hide the mail app if a user deletes their third party app. That way a user can't **** up their phone by removing a critical part of it. Surely apple would need to set some strict guidelines for the apps that replace the functionality of their default apps but with the right API I'm sure it could be done.
I'll fall on deaf ears for now, but Apple has shown some big growth with third party access to the phone in iOS8... maybe we'll need to wait for iOS9 (ugh) to remove and replace default apps.
I'd love to have an option to replace default apps at the very least and hide ones that don't have core functionality. For example, lets say I want to use a third party mail app, I should be able to go to the settings menu for the iPhone and select default apps for: Phone, Mail, Maps, Weather, Contacts and hide the rest. I know that a concern is "Well that means someone can wind up deleting a critical app" Not if the system will auto un-hide the mail app if a user deletes their third party app. That way a user can't **** up their phone by removing a critical part of it. Surely apple would need to set some strict guidelines for the apps that replace the functionality of their default apps but with the right API I'm sure it could be done.
First off, it's a forum post. Perfect grammar is seriously what we freak out on? Lol I'm at work didn't think it was a big deal. It was a total rant and I didn't think it was too hard to understand. I also was caught in the moment, and I didn't preview as I should have! It does seem like you're pretty much agreeing with some of the points I mentioned, and I totally respect your input!
Second, Droid. Really. They are the both acceptable to be used. Verizon, at least, has spent enough money on the license to agree with that. I would have figured everyone would have at least understood....
Third, my point was not that vendors can't get android. The point was in order to get the newest builds of android, is what's required (well how it used to be). You can use the older builds sure. Not denying that, as you've pointed out others have followed with different versions of the software. If these terms have changed then that's news to me and I will retract my statement. But when I was originally developing for the mobile platforms, that is how they had it set up. I have since switched to iOS entirely so I don't have a need to stay current on those deal terms. Again if I'm wrong please tell me.
At first it may seem off topic, but he was speaking about are preinstalled apps. To my brain I saw the connection.
Thank you for the reply, Id rather be corrected rather than live in ignorance
Edit: looking in to the new terms I was wrong about the requirement for the newest builds. This has changed. It's an all or nothing thing affair now. Use google apps, work within their guildelines, get approval and you're good. Don't use them and you must build your own services and store. To me it's still the same point. You're still stuck with the bloat ware no matter where you go....
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Not sure if this was in beta 1 but you can now quick reply to a message from the lock screen or mark a message as read by swiping left.
Edit: After opening or replying to a message from the lock screen, the message will disappear from the conversation view in the messages app. You need to manually quit the app from the multitasking menu then open the messages app again to see the message that was replied to.
Edit: After opening or replying to a message from the lock screen, the message will disappear from the conversation view in the messages app. You need to manually quit the app from the multitasking menu then open the messages app again to see the message that was replied to.
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They made that promise in iOS 5 (or 6 ?) and yet I am on iOS 7.1.1 and don't have something I had before. They Should be fair and make iOS 7.1.2 just to fix this issue.
They will brag about users switching to iOS8, while I would do that just to bring back Full Screen Contact Pics.
How can you say "not even remotely". Is that a hyperbole? In both cases, it's a browser "stuck" to the operating system, unable to be removed. I am aware of the whole DOJ/monopoly business that flew around back then, but the analogy remains: this is a popular OS, without the ability to remove the default browser. Why bother with Chrome, when Safari's already there.
Don't tell me they're dissimilar, just because nobody's been sued.
Microsoft also controlled over 90% of the PC market at the time. Apple doesn't even come close to that level of domination, which is why the two situations are treated differently. What Microsoft tried to do was to use its position of market dominance to force everyone to use its version of the internet, and tried to do so through integration of the browser into the OS, creating its own web "standards" and trying to convince devs to write for IE over everything else. Apple does NOT control a vast majority of the smartphone market, nor are they trying to force developers to develop for some customized version of HTML. They are designing to W3C standards, the same standards Firefox, Chrome, and Opera go by. Safari is based on WebKit, which is an open-source platform, whereas IE was (and still is) a closed platform.
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