Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Software not optimised for the X

F

fjd726

macrumors 6502
Original poster
I've had the X for a couple days now. Ios 11.1 is a janky mess on this phone along with the 8 unfortunately. What's going on on the software side of things lately? Absolute mess. After face ID unlock, animations stutter which is totally unacceptable. Tried turning on reduce motion, only made it look worse.

I know Chris Pirillo's opinion is not to popular here but he sums up the software issues perfectly. In the latest case of Apple's software, it' getting worse instead of better. Also what's up with the flickering on apps?, especially the mail app? Don't want to turn this into a iphone X hate thread but Apple needs to get the software and hardware back act together as they did in the past.

Not sure I'm keeping this thing. Hardware is fantastic other than that piece of garbage notch. Apps also need to be optimised for the 10. Anyone else experience software issues?
 
  • Like
Reactions: MorganHiller, macfacts, Applejuiced and 1 other person
I haven’t had any of those issues at all. I hated the “notch” quite a bit ever since it was first shown, but I found that I don’t mind it the slightest bit when I’m actually using the phone.

Now when I go back to my iPhone 7, it already feels old and dated. And small.
 
  • Like
Reactions: jyyz
I’ve noticed some of the more obscure apps have not been optimized for the X, but I haven’t had any actual problems using them. There are just bars at the top and bottom. I remember the experience was much worse when the 6 Plus came out. Many developers took almost a year to update their apps to utilize the Plus’ larger and higher resolution display.
 
I have to say I’ve not experienced any stutters so far and I’m pretty susceptible to these things.

As far as the notch goes, it’s a personal preference. I guess you either like it or you don’t. I’m in the like it camp, I think it’s a sensible design choice to use up otherwise dead space. But we’re all different there.

Software support will take time. We’ve seen this what, three times now? So we know that it takes developers time. Not all apps will be updated of course but you can pretty much guarantee all of the major apps and anything that’s still actively being updated.
 
xeio said:
you should accept the notch, because in the next 5 years you will see the same design with this notch. 🙂
Click to expand...


There’s at least a 50/50 chance that all of next years models will feature it. People are either going to have to not upgrade, switch to Android or god forbid, accept the notch 😀
 
Gryzor said:
No, it's really not. It doesn't impact the use of the phone at all, but it does give you babies something to cry about. Without being obviously pedantic, it does everything my SE does and more, so what's the problem? Really, please tell.
Click to expand...

Without name calling or insults simply I do not like a screen that's cut up on top and asymmetrical.
The bezels where never an issue to me.
[doublepost=1509909193][/doublepost]
xeio said:
you should accept the notch, because in the next 5 years you will see the same design with this notch. 🙂
Click to expand...

That's their choice, and my choice not to a purchase something I dont like 😉
 
Applejuiced said:
Without name calling or insults simply I do not like a screen that's cut up on top and asymmetrical.
The bezels where never an issue to me.
[doublepost=1509909193][/doublepost]

That's their choice, and my choice not to a purchase something I dont like 😉
Click to expand...

Well said. Notch, no notch, pink and yellow stripes, doesn't matter. Whatever you buy has to be what you like and what you're happy with. Not what someone else thinks you should have just because they have it and think it's the best thing since the invention of the Sinclair C5.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Applejuiced
TrueBlou said:
... As far as the notch goes, it’s a personal preference. I guess you either like it or you don’t. I’m in the like it camp, I think it’s a sensible design choice to use up otherwise dead space. But we’re all different there...
Click to expand...

The notch isn't noticable when using the phone but that doesn't make the notch less ugly. It is like having the words "Samsung" on the front of the phone. Older Samsung phones had that and it was ugly. Its only purpose was branding, letting others know what you got. Just like the notch.
 
fjd726 said:
I've had the X for a couple days now. Ios 11.1 is a janky mess on this phone along with the 8 unfortunately. What's going on on the software side of things lately? Absolute mess. After face ID unlock, animations stutter which is totally unacceptable. Tried turning on reduce motion, only made it look worse.

I know Chris Pirillo's opinion is not to popular here but he sums up the software issues perfectly. In the latest case of Apple's software, it' getting worse instead of better. Also what's up with the flickering on apps?, especially the mail app? Don't want to turn this into a iphone X hate thread but Apple needs to get the software and hardware back act together as they did in the past.

Not sure I'm keeping this thing. Hardware is fantastic other than that piece of garbage notch. Apps also need to be optimised for the 10. Anyone else experience software issues?
Click to expand...
Zero software issues. What apps in particular are you talking about?
 
  • Like
Reactions: stulaw11
Nobody sees the animation jank upon unlocking the phone? Flickering on the email app and tapatalk app? IOS 11 still not able to handle the hardware on these new phones. Both 8 and 8 plus do it as well. Many pros and cons with this phone, but to me, it feels just like an upgraded 8 with some extra gimmicks. Also the apps aren't optimised yet with the new aspect ratio. That makes the screen feel much smaller than necessary.
 
macfacts said:
The notch isn't noticable when using the phone but that doesn't make the notch less ugly. It is like having the words "Samsung" on the front of the phone. Older Samsung phones had that and it was ugly. Its only purpose was branding, letting others know what you got. Just like the notch.
Click to expand...


I won't deny that part of the reason the notch exists is to identify it as an iPhone, of course it is, it's the Home Button replacement which itself is the branding for the other iPhones.

But you know what they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I actually do like the notch from a design standpoint, more for what it facilitates than how it looks (though that doesn't bother me in the least.)

That's the thing about industrial design, it's very much like art. Take for example Tracy Emin, there are a great many people who find her art interesting, thoughtful, provoking, beautiful even. Personally I think it's a load of old arse gravy. Now Hans Ruedi Giger on the other hand, there's some beautiful and interesting art I am definitely on board with.

No one person can possibly dictate what another should find attractive, interesting, thoughtful, useful or, well, anything else for that matter. You think the notch is an ugly piece of branding and you're right, it's your opinion an no-one can dictate to you what you should think.

I choose to see it as a practical and useful way of facilitating the use of what (most) other companies leave as dead space, which also handily happens to double up as a clever marketing and branding tactic. There's no reason it can't be both and you know what, I'm right too, because that's my opinion. The opinion I formed from a lot of research and study of the device, it's software and it's capabilities over many months.
 
The hardware I think is awesome. I do agree that so many apps aren’t ready and even some issues with inbuilt Apple ones.

Definitely the software quality has really slipped this year. Here’s to hoping they sort it quickly and developers don’t take as long as they did for the Plus screens in some cases.
 
I can't speak from experience, but I also heard about "janky" iOS 11 (actual word used) on The Verge's iPhone X review.
 
fjd726 said:
Nobody sees the animation jank upon unlocking the phone? Flickering on the email app and tapatalk app? IOS 11 still not able to handle the hardware on these new phones. Both 8 and 8 plus do it as well. Many pros and cons with this phone, but to me, it feels just like an upgraded 8 with some extra gimmicks. Also the apps aren't optimised yet with the new aspect ratio. That makes the screen feel much smaller than necessary.
Click to expand...

I had some slight stuttering on the first day or so, but now very smooth and fast,
remember that in the beginning the iPhone is still indexing, and if it is a big backup could take 2 days 🙂

And please don't mention Pirilio, we have to do damage control when somebody watches his vids 🙂
 
  • Like
Reactions: gelie
He's right on about software issues with IOS, hard to deny that. Getting worse instead of better.
 
fjd726 said:
He's right on about software issues with IOS, hard to deny that. Getting worse instead of better.
Click to expand...


I don’t know, I’ve been finding it very stable. Even through the developer betas they’ve been more stable by and large than previous generations.
 
Absrnd said:
I had some slight stuttering on the first day or so, but now very smooth and fast,
remember that in the beginning the iPhone is still indexing, and if it is a big backup could take 2 days 🙂
Click to expand...


That's nonsense.
At the beginning it's indexing?
If it runs bad it will continue to run bad unless Apple addresses the issues with firmware updates.
 
Absrnd said:
I had some slight stuttering on the first day or so, but now very smooth and fast,
remember that in the beginning the iPhone is still indexing, and if it is a big backup could take 2 days ....
Click to expand...

And that is another "software" problem. Why doesn't it show a notification or progress bar that the indexing is going on or that the Photos app is scanning for people/faces. On a MacBook, it will tell you Spotlight is indexing files.

On an iPhone, people will experience lag and bad battery and won't know why. They will get advice like restore as new and the indexing will have to start all over again.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back