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Persistent Software Problems With iPhone 8 Wireless Charging and 3D Sensor Causing 'Panic' at Apple
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This is ludicrous. Hardware decisions were made months ago. It's either under the glass, somewhere else on the phone, or not on the phone at all. Maybe they are referring to software issues here, but it reads like hardware "struggle".
Also, If the alleged 3D sensor isn't working and TouchID is either nonexistent or not working, they wont release the phone. How do you pitch a $1,200 phone that has the same unlocking capabilities as an iPhone 5 and doesn't support ApplePay? You don't... Phil Schiller is good at his job, but not that good.
So let's get this straight, we have rumors of TouchID issues, wireless charging issues, 3D sensor issues, and general software issues. How can one phone have so many issues? I'll tell you, it's all ********! Sounds like these guys are getting info from a year ago...
People can still use their passcode for Apple Pay until the software is ready.
Since only about 5% of owners use Apple Pay at all, and not even that often, Apple could make a case internally to go ahead if the hardware is ready.
Most people on this site think everyone who owns an Iphone uses Apple Pay. My experience is hardly anyone I know does.
No, it really isn't, this is one of the most stable developer betas they've released.
Um... the article specifically mentions software problems.
Also, I'm a professional software developer with 30 years of experience and have been shipping iOS apps since the store opened. iOS 9 was a disaster, and Apple's software quality and usability has been in decline since the summer of 2015, which was immediately before iOS 9 and El Crap shipped.
For charging? Cant charge over WiFi and as the subject of the topic is about charging I would have expected you to realise what I was referring to.
re-read the first one:
"It’s more likely, our source says, that Apple will sell a more expensive pair of noise-canceling", meaning lighting earpods won't be bundled (but it was)
and then iphone 7 isn't water proof, it's water resistant.
Apple's secret outsource: 'Even more software to be made in India' apple_infosys_winpro
The Times reckons Apple currently outsources $100m worth of back-end software to India, but over the next few years will increase the investment to $400m. This make me sick.
Thanks for the HUGE TEXT, but anyway, my sister worked for a company that farmed all their software development to India. She could tell some stories...
She had to go there, in person, to train their people to do some of the stuff she does (making sure their stuff doesn't blow up) and swore she would rather quit than go back. I can understand, but I was involved in a project that employed Indian nationals. Those people were like machines. Many of them were there overnight, and worked weekends and holidays. There was a nearly full staff of them on New Years Day. They were always on time, always wore impeccable suits, always stayed until a sticky issue was solved. It was hard to want to slag them after seeing their work ethic as I tried to leave early on a Friday.
But, yeah, the quality control is astonishingly missing. How many software updates does Apple push out to 'fix' issues that you would have thought would be fixed by a proper debug and QC team!
So, (matey) will The Hitchhiker's Travel Guide describe the Marketing Department of Apple as:
"A bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes." (Arrrrrgh)
"A bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes." (Arrrrrgh)
Perhaps even the first out the door if the ship starts to sink.