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iOS 8 is a disaster
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Lets not generalize too much here folks. It sucks if iOS 8 is giving YOU problems, but that isn't nessicarily the case across the board. In my house we have it installed on an iPhone 6, a 5s, iPad 2, and iPad Air. Other than some general slowness on the iPad 2 (which is the old hardware's fault), we've yet to run into problems.
Then Apple shouldn't have released it for the iPad 2. iOS 7.whatever on my iPad 2 didn't give me a slow-responding system that hesitates every time I try to do something with it. Yes, the iPad still works, but the update's problems are very annoying as the unit worked much better before the update. If Mac wants to claim their update is backward-compatible to a particular model, they should engineer the update better. I'm actually pretty new to Mac having cut my teeth on PCs. Considering my experiences with Apple products, I'm ready to go back.
Have you never installed a new OS, only to find that on old hardware it is slower? I knew going into iOS 8 that it would be a little slow on my iPad 2, but I still installed it because I wanted the new features. Apple isn't forcing you to update the OS. And sorry to hear that this is turning you off to Apple, but it isn't an Apple specific problem. Many people hated Windows Vista because it ran like crap on old hardware.
Actually not true. If you have to restore your iPad using iTunes for whatever reason, pretty soon you will have to install iOS 8, if you want or not. So in my book Apple does force you to upgrade.
I've been using it extensively on my 5S and initially thought it was great, but now I'm realizing this thing was released too early.
Crashes, freezes, features that used to work no longer do, unoptimized apps for the 6+, not many developers taking advantage of iOS 8 extensions (looking at you photo apps), iCloud Photo Library or Photostream wants to duplicate photos I want to edit in the "photos" area but not the "recently taken" area, Camera Roll (didn't developers know about this?), Family Sharing clearly doesn't work as expected.
Welcome to Tim Cook's Apple.
Crashes, freezes, features that used to work no longer do, unoptimized apps for the 6+, not many developers taking advantage of iOS 8 extensions (looking at you photo apps), iCloud Photo Library or Photostream wants to duplicate photos I want to edit in the "photos" area but not the "recently taken" area, Camera Roll (didn't developers know about this?), Family Sharing clearly doesn't work as expected.
Welcome to Tim Cook's Apple.
Funny isn't it? I've had none of the issues.
Oh, and give developers a chance to update the apps.
I have noticed after the iOS 8 update that my Wifi will simply stop connecting apps/webpages from loading and I have to turn it off and back on or restart the iPad Air.
They've had beta versions for 3 months now...
Not trying to be a jerk, but you do realize that 3 months is not that long in the grand scheme of things. Most companies would rather allow an OS to get flushed out first before developers start to work with new features just in case any APIs have to change. Some will adopt early but they also probably have a larger developer section to deal with it.
I'm having the same issue. Every now and then it randomly stops working and have to restart wifi.
MistrSynistr said:
Just when I though my iOS 8 update on my iPad Air went great I'm starting to have issues with WiFi at 5Ghz.
Don't concern yourself with that which has nothing to do with you. Only reply to topics that you can contribute to and or you understand. Leave the rest for people who want to engage in those particular topics or conversations. Forum Rules. Educate yourself please. Thanks.
How is that a nightmare. Supplies are always limited at launch, especially of each individual model. And he didn't say they had 20 iPhones in stock period. You don't know that all 200 folks wanted a plus.
The mob scene in China a couple of years ago where there were gang fights over line breakers and people literally tried to smash the doors open because the store refused to open with the fights going on. THAT was a nightmare
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Things to consider.
If you did just an update or you restored a new phone from an old backup you might have brought over corrupted data. Especially in the settings file. Try resetting it.
Check that you don't have a crap ton of apps using location, background app refresh or in particular both. When iOS 7 first came out I noticed a huge drop in battery. I discovered that I had given Facebook, google maps and a couple of other apps access to my locations and left on background refresh. Which I really didn't need in any of them. Turned off the app refresh and locations on all but maps and issue was solved.
Are these crashing apps native or downloaded. If they are downloaded, perhaps they are the bit with the bug. This soon after an iOS update it can and often happens. Watch for updates and load them if they turn up. You may see the issue solved. Also, odd as it sounds, sometimes they can have corrupted data so deleting and reinstalling can actually help.
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So has mine. A few things are a bit slow but I suspect that is because I'm using an iPad 3 at the moment and the hardware is slower than later models. I had more trouble with the betas including several random restarts up to 10 a day on a few days. I did a DFU to load the public release on wednesday and haven't had any issues beyond my iCloud taking a bit longer than normal to restore. But I expected that since the servers would be hard hit when new software comes out.
I"m sure some folks are having issues. And some of those folks are so brainwashed into this false notion that Apple's "It just works" was a statement that there are never bugs etc in any of their stuff that they see every little hiccup as a disaster, a nightmare, an abomination that should see all of the Apple Execs disemboweled, beheaded and placed on spikes around the castle walls. But theirs is not a universal situation.
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I remember when iOS was so young it wasn't even iOS yet. It was just 'the iPhone software'. No apps, no silly copy/paste. Simplicity at its finest.
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if he was 'insanely good' at his job the Maps disaster wouldn't have happened.
It certainly sounds like someone should become more acquainted with the forum rules. Thanks indeed.
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swingerofbirch
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Medical ID
I have had only one minor complaint with iOS 8, which I upgraded to on my iPhone 5s.
I am not a power user, so I probably don't come across the bugs other people do.
The issues I noticed are with the GUI of the new Medical ID feature. When you enter a certain amount of text in a field such as Medical Conditions and then go back to edit it, the text is truncated and displays oddly and creates a scrollable area within another scrollable area. The text is cut off and goes through the lines separating the different areas.
It's rather difficult to put into words. Anyhow, it's the one small issue I've come across.
I also would prefer that the Medical ID be on the main lock screen, rather than only showing up after you swipe to unlock and then hit Emergency. I'm not sure how many people are likely to think to first swipe to unlock and then look for medical information under a section called Emergency.
I have had only one minor complaint with iOS 8, which I upgraded to on my iPhone 5s.
I am not a power user, so I probably don't come across the bugs other people do.
The issues I noticed are with the GUI of the new Medical ID feature. When you enter a certain amount of text in a field such as Medical Conditions and then go back to edit it, the text is truncated and displays oddly and creates a scrollable area within another scrollable area. The text is cut off and goes through the lines separating the different areas.
It's rather difficult to put into words. Anyhow, it's the one small issue I've come across.
I also would prefer that the Medical ID be on the main lock screen, rather than only showing up after you swipe to unlock and then hit Emergency. I'm not sure how many people are likely to think to first swipe to unlock and then look for medical information under a section called Emergency.
Find My Friends continues to use the Nickname instead of proper name despite making a change in the Contacts settings.
Anyone else notice this?
Anyone else notice this?
No issues on my end. ipad 2, 1st gen ipad mini, and new iphone 6 all running perfectly.
Loving the extended wifi range and better cell reception of the 6 (was actually able to take out the wifi extender i used to need for my workout room, and the battery life is insanely good. Sitting here at 4 pm after listening to a 1/2 hour podcast and doing some light twitter browsing. Battery still at 94%
Loving the extended wifi range and better cell reception of the 6 (was actually able to take out the wifi extender i used to need for my workout room, and the battery life is insanely good. Sitting here at 4 pm after listening to a 1/2 hour podcast and doing some light twitter browsing. Battery still at 94%
They were never perfect out of the gate. Not even close. Push notifications on iPhone OS 2? It was in the keynote and never happened. iOS 4 on an iPhone 3G anyone? Maps??? Alarm gate? There was always a point release very soon afterwards. Expect one in October that will fix the worst of the bugs.
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So you went to bed after installing it, and then without using it scrambled to restore it. Hmmm really fair trial you gave it there.
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This forum is far from a majority.
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It is NOT the worst release ever. That has to go to iOS 4. It was poor on a 3GS, unresponsive in that it took 15 seconds to answer a call after you swiped to answer on a 3G.
I agree there are plenty of bugs. However this has been par for the course on most iOS releases.
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Bingo. Spot on.
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Some similar threads...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1597114/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1447458/
My last contribution to this thread. Don't bother replying to me or quoting me, I won't read it.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Tell Apple about your problems. They can fix them then!
I've installed more operating systems than you might think. And, often older hardware functions better after an update. Apple isn't forcing the update??? It claimed to offer more security. This OS had no features that I had any real interest in - I was pretty happy with the way it was working before the update. The unit was a gift to me and isn't quite three years old. I don't appreciate Apple putting out an update that causes it work improperly. I'm glad you're satisfied. I am not.
Ipad 3 is basically useless via safari. Pages dont load or freeze up. Especially when trying to leave comments on forums.
It is very sloooooow. One would think Apple would test the new ios on numerous devices.
Thanks for making my ipad useless for now!
It is very sloooooow. One would think Apple would test the new ios on numerous devices.
Thanks for making my ipad useless for now!