I was a public beta tester. Prior to the public release, I restored back down to 10, experienced 10 for a bit and was so used to 11 that iOS 10 annoyed me. iOS 11 is definitely an improvement from iOS 10.
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ios 11...your personal reflection..Do you enjoy ios 11?
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This is the best day one release I've ever experienced (going back to iOS 7). My 6s actually got faster than it was on 10.3.3, the new Control Center is awesome, and I generally like the bolder fonts apart from the massive app names at the top. My only real gripe is the merging of the lock screen and Notification Center. I think it creates unnecessary confusion.
With my iPhone 7 I'm really enjoying the new update. The look is definitely cleaner and more defined.
I can definitely see a battery improvement. Overall a good experience.
However my iPad pro 9.7 is another a story. My iPad pro was stutter free before ios 11. Now I find my iPad pro stuttering a lot since I updated.
I hope it goes away because I really don't want to do a clean install.
I can definitely see a battery improvement. Overall a good experience.
However my iPad pro 9.7 is another a story. My iPad pro was stutter free before ios 11. Now I find my iPad pro stuttering a lot since I updated.
I hope it goes away because I really don't want to do a clean install.
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Unfortunately buggy I am either going to do my classical full restore but I am debating wether going back to iOS 10 or trying 11 again...
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You and me both man but Ive already decided to go to a clean restore later today because this is a mess.
My device seems to be sluggish now. Scrolling is more jumpy, animations are not always smooth. Not sure if there is some background updating going on or other changes that will only happen in the first day, but right now it does not feel good. I am on an iPhone 6s Plus.
Goes without saying really that it’s all about what you want. iOS 11 for sure needs a bit of spit and polish in the point releases but they problems you were describing in the other thread where way more severe than any rough edges I’m seeing.
Ugh I think I am going to do a restore to IOS 11 when I get home because I do love its added capability.
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Same on iPhone 7 and iPad Pro 12.9 (2017)
This is the first time I have hated an iOS update THIS MUCH! It's so bad. I regret updating. I've never thought that before.
The biggest issues for me are the changing of the App Store layout (it looks sloppy) and that turning off WiFi or Bluetooth doesn't actually turn them off.
The biggest issues for me are the changing of the App Store layout (it looks sloppy) and that turning off WiFi or Bluetooth doesn't actually turn them off.
I do like it, install went smooth, seems to make my iPhone 7 Plus 128GB run a bit faster, however I think what Apple is doing with their icons making them look basic anc kindergartenish is nuts, the calculator looks ugly and some of the other icons are very boring. I am not sure why they do this, but I will say so far I like it.
Turning them off does turn them off. Temporarily disconnecting them doesn't.
https://www.imore.com/ipad-drag-and-drop-multitasking-and-split-view-ios-11-everything-you-need-know
It doesn't solve my issues 100% but it was a useful guide to try to get used to it. I think there are certain things which won't let you multitask (e.g. when setting up a new email account I could not for love nor money get 1Password to work in Split View or Slide Over).
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You don't have to, but you do have to use a weird multi-touch drag and drop. It's also worth noting that once you put an app (e.g. 1Password) into Slide Over or Split View and then hide it you can recall it with a simple flick from the side like you could in iOS 10. Not sure that it remains available in perpetuity but it worked for me to recall it a couple of times when doing stuff.
YES!! Others also remember!! iOS 6 was a heck of a solid OS, no doubt about it. Fast, stable, not a single bug from what I can remember.
Enter iOS 7.
Pretty sure there were plenty of complaints about all kinds of things even with iOS 6 (the iOS 6 forum here is a sample of that, for example).YES!! Others also remember!! iOS 6 was a heck of a solid OS, no doubt about it. Fast, stable, not a single bug from what I can remember.
Enter iOS 7.
YES!! Others also remember!! iOS 6 was a heck of a solid OS, no doubt about it. Fast, stable, not a single bug from what I can remember.
Enter iOS 7.
Rose tinted spectacles are a beautiful thing
https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/ios-6.15
Edit: damn. Beaten by @C DM
With all due respect, it's not just the rose tinted glasses. I remember when iOS 7 released (which we can all agree was pretty bad, come on now; things are better now) and some of the stability issues and visual glitches floored me. I had never seen a software release from Apple like that before. Some of those glitches even stuck around for another OS update or two.
And it makes sense when you think about it. iOS 6 was the sixth major revision of the same design. It was rock solid at that point -- like the Porsche 911 (same basic car that's been iterated on for decades). Then came iOS 7 -- the biggest visual change to iOS up to that point. It was almost like starting over.
No-one said 7 never had issues. We're on 11 now though so I fail to see how is relevant.
6 wasn't rock solid, as you can readily see by even skimming a couple of pages of the ios 6 forum, which would have represented its best, most stable state.
Every single year there's a rash of "worst release ever" posts and this year is no different.
Edit: BTW I'm not trying to invalidate your opinion or tell you you're not entitled to one. I'm just saying, don't expect everyone to agree. A lot of people have reported being very badly with 11, even in this first release. Their opinions are just as valid.
good insight. Kind of losing appeal to this, huh? Kid-ish style, right? In what way could apple improve on those?
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what is it about it that you like in regards to multitask?
iOS 11 is my favourite release of iOS since...maybe iOS 5. It runs more smoothly on my iPhone 6 than iOS 10 did; it looks better in my opinion; nearly all of the refinements made to every feature or application improve the user experience; and so far it seems to be just as power efficient as the last number of releases if not moreso than before.
I'm seriously impressed by this release and in many ways it feels to me to be a real return to form for Apple.
I'm seriously impressed by this release and in many ways it feels to me to be a real return to form for Apple.