Meh, I'm happy w/ the new Maps and turn by turn navigation. Although I only use iOS occasionally.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iOS6 is probably the most underwhelming release of iOS to date
- Thread starter Calidude
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I read that you are dropping iPhone and going to an Android with Ice Cream Sandwich.
A good time to switch, since all my friends say that ICS FINALLY incorporated features that Apple's iOS has had for a long time. And this also includes 1) smoother OS for Android that more closely matches Apple's, 2) LESS constant crashing and handling of Apps better, and 3) somewhat better battery management for Android.
Not that I am 'dumping' on Android, but those who are honest will admit a lot of small and large flaws with previous Android OS's. Unfortunately, only about 5% of users have or can get ICS on their hardware...even 6 months since it has been out. Talk about nonsense.
So before you point out all the little personal things that you think that Apple should have had in day 1 of it's OS (and that some don't really think so important), take off the Rose Colored glass about Android, esp up to ICS.
You may like little bit and pieces of Android or a JB iPhone, but the whole picture is that iOS is pretty smooth, crash free, and has the BEST battery management to date- as even admitted by those that have Androids.
iOS is not perfect, but it is pretty darn good. And 'your list' of must have features is pretty small potatoes.
Even some of your 'points' above are weak and don't stand under close up inspection.
It is a little hard to believe that the lack of turning on/off Wifi from notifications center would cause someone to go to an old version of Android with all it larger issues.
When I read former Android users moving to Windows, because of complaints about Android, then the truth is coming out.
Both OS's are maturing and it is little bits of improvements that are useful, along with some larger, but less dramatic ones for some. After all, the most interesting and common comments about ICS on Android is that it is 'more iOS like' in reliability and smoothness . That is quite a complement - that comes from current android users.
For me, I like what I'm seeing in iOS 6 and was very happy and functional with 5.1.1. No major complaints here.
Last edited:
I read that you are dropping iPhone and going to an Android with Ice Cream Sandwich.
A good time to switch, since all my friends say that ICS FINALLY incorporated features that Apple's iOS has had for a long time. And this also includes 1) smoother OS for Android that more closely matches Apple's, 2) LESS constant crashing and handling of Apps better, and 3) somewhat better battery management for Android.
Not that I am 'dumping' on Android, but those who are honest will admit a lot of small and large flaws with previous Android OS's. Unfortunately, only about 5% of users have or can get ICS on their hardware...even 6 months since it has been out. Talk about nonsense.
So before you point out all the little personal things that you think that Apple should have had in day 1 of it's OS (and that some don't really think so important), take off the Rose Colored glass about Android, esp up to ICS.
You may like little bit and pieces of Android or a JB iPhone, but the whole picture is that iOS is pretty smooth, crash free, and has the BEST battery management to date- as even admitted by those that have Androids.
iOS is not perfect, but it is pretty darn good. And 'your list' of must have features is pretty small potatoes.
Even some of your 'points' above are weak and don't stand under close up inspection.
It is a little hard to believe that the lack of turning on/off Wifi from notifications center would cause someone to go to an old version of Android with all it larger issues.
When I read former Android users moving to Windows, because of complaints about Android, then the truth is coming out.
Both OS's are maturing and it is little bits of improvements that are useful, along with some larger, but less dramatic ones for some. After all, the most interesting and common comments about ICS on Android is that it is 'more iOS like' in reliability and smoothness . That is quite a complement - that comes from current android users.
For me, I like what I'm seeing in iOS 6 and was very happy and functional with 5.1.1. No major complaints here.
None of this is really true. Watch the video linked above. Also, the battery on my 4S is awful. No way it lasts one day with "average" use.
Edit: Was the video just deleted? Wow...
I have to say, that I'm actually looking forward to iOS 6. Particularly the turn by turn navigation in Maps. I know people say all the time "Android had it first", or "That was stolen from Android". I don't care who it was stolen from, or how it gets there, just as long as it's an option. I am hopeful when it comes to iOS 6, after all it isn't even released yet, so we'll see how it is once it's released.
I found it hard to believe as well, but it's apparently true. I have left my wi-fi on the entire year and a half I have had this iPad, and there has been no difference in battery drainage whatsoever. It's the same thing with any app that has been opened in iOS, they just don't drain the battery when left in the background. Apple has done an amazing job with keeping operations like that from interfering with continued usage. Even using GPS doesn't drain the battery nearly as much as it did my Android phone, and then I had to make sure it was off when I wasn't using it. There isn't even an option needed for iOS in my opinion.
You don't really stick to your promises...
Your first post on this thread ended with "Anyway, yeah, iOS6 is a joke. I'm done with this nonsense for good.", yet you are still here.
Honestly, it's not too big of a disappointment. I admit some of these things could be considered a 0.1 release but honestly, if they're giving a free release, WHO CARES? lol.
Very underwhelming, new maps app is nice, but I wished apple spent more time putting more features in. Really expected more.
Very underwhelming, new maps app is nice, but I wished apple spent more time putting more features in. Really expected more.
I just wished they allowed
-turn-by-turn navigation
-facetime over 3G
-Dictation
for iPhone 4 and iPad 2...
I would but just from a looks perspective. I've never used a Windows phone. Apple's hardware is sleek and modern. Their software UI isn't anything close to that.
I was just checking this video about SGS3 and what you can do with it. iOS6 needs to be more feature-rich. Apple seems to be playing it safe. Not to mention, Google IO is coming soon. We can expect a newer version of Android by year-end with more features.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-can-connect-to-anything-demonstrates-it-on-video/
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-can-connect-to-anything-demonstrates-it-on-video/
The question being how many of those features the end users will see, knowing that a lot of android manufacturers fail to update the OS, rendering all those shiny new features unusable for devs since they would be restricting their market population (the only thing that could attract dev to the platform) to only the latest devices.
I have to agree. The most interesting part was the announcement of a Maps app - something the iPhone already has.
And integrating Facebook makes me very uncomfortable.
As for the Siri button in the car, my Range Rover does this already but Siri could never understand me because of the ambient noise (and that's in a Range Rover!). Like Ping, I suspect this'll slowly be forgotten.
The Do Not Disturb feature seems nice (if I'm right in thinking what it does) but it seems a bit half-arsed. They could have made that a much more useful and programmable feature (Google Phone Weaver to see how it could have been done).
Google IO .....lol. Lemme guess a new Android OS will be announced that few phones will actually use 8 months later. More blather about that albatross that is Google TV. In the Eric Schmidt tradition I suspect we'll see more over-promising and under-delivering.
Personally i'm liking the scope of iOS 6. Maps look conservative but built for nice future enhancements. Apple realized that they can't and shouldn't attempt to do everything so they've got nice hooks into the system for local Transit apps.
Just notice today that they've got inter-application audio and multi-route audio coming in iOS 6. Huge boon for audio applications.
iCloud is doing more and more and really when you think about Siri's demo. You didn't really see a whole lot other than sports stuff. I'm sure by the time iOS 6 ships there will be some other good stuff that comes to light.
I have the uneasy feeling that the new features are more about corporate positioning in their world than giving me useful new stuff for me to use in mine. And I'm alarmed by the orphaning cycle of fairly new hardware: iPad1 for many features, iPad2 for some. Less "personal touch" this time around for me. Not looking forward to the day when the Apple experience begins to feel like the impersonal Windows experience. Or maybe I expect too much.
I mean that I'm not buying another iOS device as long as Apple continues its hardware and software shortcomings. iOS has some core strong points that make it a perfect choice for some people, but certain people like myself outgrow it after a while.You don't really stick to your promises...
Your first post on this thread ended with "Anyway, yeah, iOS6 is a joke. I'm done with this nonsense for good.", yet you are still here.
It's hard to get more impersonal than Windows. "Here's your great new OS that a bajillion other vendors are selling but 'yours' has a nifty blue button"
iOS 6 has made some nice leaps towards eliminating micro annoyances. iCloud is the onramp for personalization because once you've got your preferences syncing across devices it all just feels like home.
I'm liking the app store updates (the parts i've seen). Not being yanked out the app store is a breath of fresh air.
Siri being able to launch apps
Turn by Turn.
It's not really going to take a lot to impress the average consumer. I'm still amazed that iOS 6 will even install on a 3GS.
Actually it is. No need to watch a video, just talk to friends that you trust that have had both iOS and Android.
They moved to Android because they wished to have more customization then Apple offers them (screens, wifi turn on/off, widgets), and that is fine, and I understand that. And they are staying there.
But they will admit flaws in the Android system, one being or using words like 'polished' , 'smooth' and better app and battery management, that is lacking and exists in Apple's iOS. ICS seems better. But few have it.
One just has to be honest that neither system is perfect. For me, I wouldn't leave iOS at this point because I favor the over iOS and do like the Eco system for my Mac's etc. And I easily get through the day, and I'm an above average user...whatever that means.
----------
That is the key difference in these debates, isn't it?
It is not a matter of 'out growing' an iOS.
It is just that some people select phones for OS primarily; others look at phones as a means to do work: browse, listen to music, email, photos etc.
Doing those functions, they both work fine.
For me, I like the way iOS integrates with the rest of my iOS devices...it lets me do computer/mobile phone things....I'm not interested in holding my phone at arms length and admiriing the OS screen.
After spending some time with iOS6, I have to say it's bigger than I anticipated. iOS 5 was already solid, but the tweaks and additions they did in 6 are very nice. There's so much attention to detail (except for the different themes in the stock apps but I think that will get remedied) that it makes the whole OS run smoother.
I love the direction they're headed... no password when updating an app in App Store, better layout in Settings, Do Not Disturb, Photos, iCloud tabs, just to name a few of my favorite things. Heck, if the only reason you're switching to Android is to have a different look, then you better be prepared to be disappointed, because at the moment there is no incentive for the manufacturers to push the latest Android version to their phones in a timely manner. I really can't believe people are calling what's happening with iOS 6 and iPad/iPhone 3GS fragmentation. When iOS ships, the iPhone 3GS will have been on the market for over 3 years, and the iPhone 4 over 2. Show me one Android phone that sold in large numbers that was supported for that long by a manufacturer...
I love the direction they're headed... no password when updating an app in App Store, better layout in Settings, Do Not Disturb, Photos, iCloud tabs, just to name a few of my favorite things. Heck, if the only reason you're switching to Android is to have a different look, then you better be prepared to be disappointed, because at the moment there is no incentive for the manufacturers to push the latest Android version to their phones in a timely manner. I really can't believe people are calling what's happening with iOS 6 and iPad/iPhone 3GS fragmentation. When iOS ships, the iPhone 3GS will have been on the market for over 3 years, and the iPhone 4 over 2. Show me one Android phone that sold in large numbers that was supported for that long by a manufacturer...
Your opinion is fair enough - I just wonder why iOS6 interests you at all if you have outgrown iOS, particularly since iOS6 seems mundane to you. Just curious...