The original GSII came out a year ago. Just now recently launched was the Galaxy SII Skyrocket/Blaze which was an upgraded GSII.
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iOS 6 better knock it out of the park
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The original GSII came out a year ago. Just now recently launched was the Galaxy SII Skyrocket/Blaze which was an upgraded GSII.
I have to disagree. People don't enjoy change. Sure a new UI might be a nice refresh, but ultimately people are set in their ways and will get frustrated in trying something different and will usually go back to their previous habits. The iPhone is successful because they don't change the overall UI but are still able to expand features. This keeps previous iPhone users happy and keep coming back.
Yup
Some people say iOS 5 wasn't a big update and I disagree. As a mobile me member I got used to wireless sync but many that setup iCloud got their first taste of it. There are a lot of little things that amount to a more satisfying experience that doesn't require relearning everything.
I bet you the Facebook feature is going to be HUGE in iOS 6 because so many applications are leveraging FB data it's currently cumbersome to authorize or quickly share data because FB's app is simply not very good.
I suspect that there will be another round of polish and much better Siri but that by and larger the good ole Grid will remain. And that will be comforting for many people.
I think Apple will deliver a nicely sized update.
Answer a few obvious questions.
Delight with a couple of new things.
Have a few challenging features in there to set up the obvious questions for next update.
Lastly highlight a few of the new API's to drive app developers to update.
To me a "Big" update is one that has to many features so useful things get lost in the noise or worse end up undercooked.
Answer a few obvious questions.
Delight with a couple of new things.
Have a few challenging features in there to set up the obvious questions for next update.
Lastly highlight a few of the new API's to drive app developers to update.
To me a "Big" update is one that has to many features so useful things get lost in the noise or worse end up undercooked.
As long as I continue to not notice iOS when I am texting, talking, or opening an app, I'll be happy.
iOS's strength is how "invisible" it is while you are doing the things you really want to be doing.
Apple would be stupid to change this.
iOS's strength is how "invisible" it is while you are doing the things you really want to be doing.
Apple would be stupid to change this.
One of the big things I would like to see is a proper text selection ability. Often there are times where I want to select a word or a .com address within a paragraph or bullet list, and it will select the entire list or paragraph, not the single word, no matter how I move my finger about changing the select box.
Whoever decided to go with this horrid texture should be fired. Please no more 'leather' pixels.
A refresh, no. Apple doesn't need to be android. But apple can sure take that android has done with widgets and them in a way that makes them smooth with iOS.
The stock apps need to be added to app store so they can be updated more regularly. And be allowed to delete them. I seriously could not give two ***** about stocks, or a compass or whatever else is on there that gets shoved in a folder never to be seen again.
And so help me god would I love to start a new email or a new tweet directly from the Notification Centre. And would it kill them to stick the date in there too? Sometimes I just dont know what day it is when filling a form in, id like to just pull down ad see, instead i have to leave the app, look at the calendar icon if its on that screen then go back to the app praying it doesnt reset itself.
And so help me god would I love to start a new email or a new tweet directly from the Notification Centre. And would it kill them to stick the date in there too? Sometimes I just dont know what day it is when filling a form in, id like to just pull down ad see, instead i have to leave the app, look at the calendar icon if its on that screen then go back to the app praying it doesnt reset itself.
Sometimes it pays to have an open mind and see what others are putting out there in terms of UI. iOS is stale and needs a make over. Period. It is ok to call Apple out once in a while. See what happened to RIM when they stayed stagnant and didn't innovate? Why does Apple get a pass?
I actually get annoyed when places (like facebook and recently gmail) decide to just overhaul a perfectly fine UI that works just because they haven't changed it in a while. In many cases the result in a UI that is less usable then what was where before. I'll take a usable UI over a "fresh" one.
I know. It is just irritating when it doesn't work and I have to copy the entire thing, paste it in notepad, delete what I don't want and copy again.
How much has OSX changed over the past several years? Not too drastically. I don't see it happening this year for ios.
Personally I think the beauty of iOS is the fact that it's a means to launch apps to perform specific tasks. Adding widgets keeps you in the basic os and out of the apps allowing you to do something. It's a much more refined approach IMHO.
I don't really see the need to add a calendar on my home screen, over a widget showing my last two emails, beside a picture of my girlfriend. That's just me.
I hope iOS 6 just adds to and further refines a brilliant os.
I don't really see the need to add a calendar on my home screen, over a widget showing my last two emails, beside a picture of my girlfriend. That's just me.
I hope iOS 6 just adds to and further refines a brilliant os.
"Turn off WiFi" got me: "I can't find Wifi hotspots"
"Turn on Bluetooth" got me: "Search the web for 'turn on bluetooth'"
I believe the person you quoted meant that that would be a good function for Siri to have, not a feature it already has.
If I may say so myself, the 4S still has good battery. Usually it's the user causing the battery to drain.
-Kill all background running apps (double tap the home button, press and hold an app on the quick switch menu that comes up, touch the red icon on the apps to "close" them.
- Turn off wifi when you're not using it.
- Turn off location services.
Try those, then see if you have better battery life.
For everyone else interested in what iOS 6 will have, I have a blog post on http://cadetandrew.wordpress.com that summarizes all of it up.