I would buy apps for my phone on the App store on iTunes on my computer, and they would be transferred when I synced. With iTunes 12.7, "Apps" is no longer an option on iTunes.
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PSA: Your Older 32-Bit Apps Won't Launch After Installing iOS 11
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Man losing Undercroft that is a huge bummer...
Ohh and I still have to update 2 apps that didn't give me warnings. Lame.
Ohh and I still have to update 2 apps that didn't give me warnings. Lame.
My rule, (learned from painful expensive experience) when it's time eventually to buy a new iPhone (whenever that may be) only update it to the next numerical iOS update (if you want) and stop there. Don't update to the second one. Example: If a phone shipped with iOS 8, upgrade to 9 but not to 10.
That practice will keep your device from slowing down to un-usability due to newer, more demanding OSes.
Once your old phone on an old OS is no longer giving you that warm fuzzy feeling of joy, (cuz you're bored with it or the new phones look too tantalizing) get a new phone with the new OS and start over again.
That practice will keep your device from slowing down to un-usability due to newer, more demanding OSes.
Once your old phone on an old OS is no longer giving you that warm fuzzy feeling of joy, (cuz you're bored with it or the new phones look too tantalizing) get a new phone with the new OS and start over again.
That's my rule of thumb as well. But it becomes trickier when one owns an iPhone, iPad, and macOS devices. Apple has set things up that if you update one, then you're pretty much required to update all. Then there is the nagging iOS indicators that pop up daily informing you that iOS 11 is available.
Have had my time to let go of old 32-bits.Everything has its time.
I deleted +100 apps on both iPhone & iPad, most I hadn't opened in ages.
Freed up +5gb on both devices.
Might be some replacement to some, and rest I figured was time to go anyway.
I live
Were they broke or affecting things on your device ? If not, they probably were not past their time.
I haven't updated the new itune...but geez....this is anti-consumerism. People need to speak up about this and submit feedback.
Is there a way to check to see if your apps are 32/64 bit? I assume so but any tips? I use Notability heavily for school-all biochemistry and genetics notes and pre quizzes are on that app! I also have a few others I use all of the time.
Edit: Nevermind. I just found this website. I never noticed the feature in settings to check for 32 bit apps. If anyone didn't know-http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/04/04/how-to-identify-32-bit-iphone-apps/
Edit: Nevermind. I just found this website. I never noticed the feature in settings to check for 32 bit apps. If anyone didn't know-http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/04/04/how-to-identify-32-bit-iphone-apps/
I'm guessing that Apple wants to stop including 32-bit binaries in iOS. More code means more maintenance and more potential attack surfaces. And no, it's not the fault of consumers, but sometimes change is inevitable. The last thing I want is for iOS to become a bloated, slow mess. This one decision by Apple may not appear to have a huge impact on the efficiency of iOS, but they drop legacy features and APIs year after year- over time, this keeps iOS from getting too cumbersome.
Settings>General>Appllcations will list your 32 bit apps. Notability is fine (great app, BTW).
I can understand wanting to do that, but IMO, people who are dissatisfied with these moves by Apple should do something else... leave. Apple has shown where they want to take the ecosystem. Putting up a stink now might only stall the inevitable. But they'll try again hoping to wear those complainers down. I'm getting tired of having to stand against the tide of these moves by Apple.
I don't begrudge anyone who is content with the way Apple does things, but for me, I'm reaching the end.
Going to be a lot of upset little kiddies tomorrow when they want to play some games on their parent's or their own idevices.
Ah well, iOS says they wont work after installing iOS11 so I think they are past their time later today after installed it
Settings > General > About > Apps - there you have all 32 bits listed that wont work after iOS11 installation.
I'm getting there myself. I "made the switch" but I might be making it again back the other way. I am tired of Apple doing things with literally no regard as to how it affects customers. Or how much time they make people spend on mitigating the decisions Apple thrust upon them.
Their billions in the bank has made them become literally careless of their customers. It's ironic that Steve Jobs used to talk about pain points in the industry when Apple has become one of the biggest pain points around.
or just don't update...
Lucky i already downloaded 10.3.3 few days go, and will keep it as a backup to restore until it's unsigned.
Could be a warning to people who like these older apps and update available to download 10.3.3 now before it's too late.. My iPad will never get to iOS 11, because i have a bunch of apps that developers have abandoned after long development, and substitutes look crap from.
I bet free apps will be the hardest hit, as their be no requirement to update these to IOS 11..... Since these are not paid, there would be more of a reason t just "throw in the towel" so as a results many free only apps would be gone.
Lucky i already downloaded 10.3.3 few days go, and will keep it as a backup to restore until it's unsigned.
Could be a warning to people who like these older apps and update available to download 10.3.3 now before it's too late.. My iPad will never get to iOS 11, because i have a bunch of apps that developers have abandoned after long development, and substitutes look crap from.
I bet free apps will be the hardest hit, as their be no requirement to update these to IOS 11..... Since these are not paid, there would be more of a reason t just "throw in the towel" so as a results many free only apps would be gone.
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Absolutely!
See it as therapy to say goodbye to your past.
Then do it on your other device(s) too
I am done with it. iOS11 here we go!
Not updating might not be an ideal. There are going to be apps that use that might require update.
True, but only for 'active' development apps, no for inactive.. It's not developers job to keep updating every single app they have ever made.., At one point you do have to retire and move on... Trouble is, is uses like these apps, are the new ones on the store are rubbish, then there is no obligation/or forced on to the user to update these apps just so they must update iOS will will probably cause other apps to not work either..
Apart from security issues, it's totally the uses decision. in all cases. This is why before any app update i read what is included, otherwise i won't update an app.
Apple stopped allowing 32 bits apps with iOS 9 so any 'future' apps have been 64 bit for a while and will continue to be
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it looks a lot like the Apple Music interface and many folks don't like it.