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Minor iOS 8.1.3 Update in the Works Ahead of Apple Watch and iOS 8.2

I've wondered this for a while, and know next to nothing about software development, so please excuse my ignorance.

One team takes iOS 8.1.2 and modifies the code, adding the WatchKit APIs and other features, producing a Beta of iOS 8.2.

Another team takes iOS 8.1.2 and modifies the code, tweaking it to fix a ton of bugs, producing iOS 8.1.3.

Don't Apple now have to modify iOS 8.2 to ensure it includes the same bug fixes as 8.1.3?
 
Apple is giving away the updates for free.
Apple mainly makes their money selling the content, as well as some hardware and a little software.
Apple should make the iOS and MacOSX work on more older hardware so that more users would be kept in the fold and buying content.
It really isn't that hard and Apple has the resources to write operating systems that gracefully fall back on features that aren't able to be supported by the older hardware. Most features can be supported with ease even by Macs from 1999 and the original iPhones.
This can all be done at the compiler level so there is no burden on users of new hardware - each compiled make is the best update for it's target hardware. This is old hat.

By offering legacy support Apple would improve user security, sell more content, make more money and bring in more users who would at some point upgrade to newer hardware.
Older hardware is a big market that reaches down to a lower price point at nearly no cost to Apple.
 
Hope so! The 6 Plus 64 cannot handle my game collection: too many apps installed means two crashes a minute even when doing nothing (even though my old 5 had no problem with iOS 7). With just a few apps installed the Plus is fine, but then I don't have all the data from my 5's backup. I've heard of iPad users experiencing the same thing. Moral: don't collect games... Yet!
 
iOS 8 problems

Makes me so glad I stuck to Ubuntu on my jailbroken iPhone 2g!
 
I hope they fix the issue with iCloud Tabs lingering after closing them from my iphone or ipad. A restore has unfortunately been unable to fix this. The only way is to force quit Safari and it will update the list. This gets annoying when there are a lot of pages to close and you have to remember which ones you already swiped and which you want to keep.
 
thekeyring said:
I've wondered this for a while, and know next to nothing about software development, so please excuse my ignorance.

One team takes iOS 8.1.2 and modifies the code, adding the WatchKit APIs and other features, producing a Beta of iOS 8.2.

Another team takes iOS 8.1.2 and modifies the code, tweaking it to fix a ton of bugs, producing iOS 8.1.3.

Don't Apple now have to modify iOS 8.2 to ensure it includes the same bug fixes as 8.1.3?
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Same fixes from 8.1.3 would be checked into or at least merged into the code for 8.2 as its being worked on.
 
pubwvj said:
Apple is giving away the updates for free.
Apple mainly makes their money selling the content, as well as some hardware and a little software.
Apple should make the iOS and MacOSX work on more older hardware so that more users would be kept in the fold and buying content.
It really isn't that hard and Apple has the resources to write operating systems that gracefully fall back on features that aren't able to be supported by the older hardware. Most features can be supported with ease even by Macs from 1999 and the original iPhones.
This can all be done at the compiler level so there is no burden on users of new hardware - each compiled make is the best update for it's target hardware. This is old hat.

By offering legacy support Apple would improve user security, sell more content, make more money and bring in more users who would at some point upgrade to newer hardware.
Older hardware is a big market that reaches down to a lower price point at nearly no cost to Apple.
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Apple makes a LOT of money on the hardware. Not so much from the iTunes Store. For the most part (apps being the main exception), users on old versions of iOS can still buy content.

And did you see the mess that was iOS 7.0 on iPhone 4? They should stop trying so hard to get iOS updates on old devices, because it only ends up in users complaining—and that is what is going to hurt their bottom line.

They're killing their main incentive to get users to upgrade devices by continuously releasing iOS for 3-year-old phones, giving them a 4-year support lifespan. That's unheard of with smartphones.
 
I know the probability of this is zero, but I would love it if Apple would hold off on iOS 9 for another year.

No iOS 9 in 2015. Just continued improvement and refinement of iOS 8.

...and if they must release an iOS 9, not too many new features. Just make the most stable and rock solid iOS release ever. The bug fixes really need to catch up to the feature additions; even 8.1.2 is still glitchy in some places.

This would actually be a great way to bring in the iPhone 6s -- Refined version of the iPhone 6, shipping with a refined version of iOS. iOS 9: Rock solid.

One can dream, right?
 
Razeus said:
Using extensions for photo editing deletes all EXIF metadata.
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Interestingly Pixelmator have just released an update to fix this issue so I'm wondering if this is more an issue with the individual extensions rather than the underlying OS.

That said iOS 8 still has a LOT of little niggles that need addressing.
 
It still creeps me out that we have Apple employees amongst us, considering some of the stuff said on here! Although it's nice to think that Apple are very aware of the opinions of their customers, as well as the rumours circling.
 
JarScott said:
It still creeps me out that we have Apple employees amongst us, considering some of the stuff said on here! Although it's nice to think that Apple are very aware of the opinions of their customers, as well as the rumours circling.
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Hopefully they do, and if so can YOU FIX THE IPAD AIR 1 UI LAG PLEASE GUYS?

Thanks.
 
I wish to offer my sincere, heartfelt thanks to Apple for pushing a multi-GB update to my phone when I'm going to wait a little while for 8.2 only to install it from my Mac.
 
Jimmy James said:
I wish to offer my sincere, heartfelt thanks to Apple for pushing a multi-GB update to my phone when I'm going to wait a little while for 8.2 only to install it from my Mac.
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Assuming you are on iOS 7.1 or later, you can delete the update that was downloaded.
 
I'm on the iOS 8.2 Beta 2 release now on my iPhone 6 Plus. Without divulging confidential information, I would say that really the only thing Apple could possibly release iOS 8.1.3 for would be security updates and Wi-Fi enhancements.
 
DriedTurnip said:
All those problems and more. Have switched to Android for my phone, hopefully iOS9 will be worth coming back to.
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Oh, right.... Switched to Android (with worse bugs, including Lollipop which is NOT sweet.. On most devices) because of minor IOS 8 bugs. Hmm, Hmm I believe you (sic).

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Jimmy James said:
I wish to offer my sincere, heartfelt thanks to Apple for pushing a multi-GB update to my phone when I'm going to wait a little while for 8.2 only to install it from my Mac.
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You can delete it. The 8.1.3 update (a minor one) is multi G.? Seems kind of unlikely doesn't it? 8.1.2 was less than 50MB I think for most people.

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TC03 said:
Another update I don't have enough space for.
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Update via Itunes or wait till a major one comes around 8.2 and do the update via Itunes then. Other complaints?
 
Instant hotspot?

I use the phone a lot as hotspot, so imagine how happy I was about Instant Hotspot.

However, can't get it to work. As long as BT is on, there is no way to connect the mobile hotspot: not the new way; not the old-fashioned way.

And this is the second iP6 I am on... help anyone?

I'm on a MBPr13' Mid 2014, iP6 128GB.
 
:rolleyes: I'm just mostly gathered about Heath apps that in iOS8 u cannot even use yet...

WHy are they there then?
 
Jimmy James said:
How? Won't it just push to my phone again?
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It should show up in Settings > General > Usage where you can delete it. Haven't tried it personally so not completely sure, but I would expect that it won't download it (at least that particular version) automatically again after that.
 
I do not know but the Apple Watch are uglie, I haven't seen one that I would like. That square shape looks so old lady's 70's. And I was in a conversation the other day and this architect mentioned the same thing. They seems to have a lot of functionality but buah...
 
I hope Apple does something to fix the battery issue in build 8.1.2. There is quite a long thread concerning major battery drain being seen on the 8.1.2 build and I'm sure Apple can fix the issue quickly with the release of 8.1.3. And no, I'm not a normal "battery issue" person and if you read the chain, you'll find numerous people having a major drop in battery on both the iPhone 6 and the 6+. PLEASE APPLE, look at the "iOS 8.1.2 Battery" chain under the iOS 8 tab here on Mac Rumors!! Thank you
 
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