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Stupid feature changes/removals in iOS 15
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Again, a simple two step process is turned into a much longer one. Three taps in iOS 14. Six taps + unlocking device in iOs 15.
The whole point of control centre is to avoid going into settings.
It is possible it has to do with the Find My network. Leaving it on minimally in the background means it still can detect other items like the Airtags.
My wife sent me a series of texts, and the phone asked me – “Do you want to mute this conversation?”
Rude, LOL
Rude, LOL
It’s not quite as good as it was but if you tap on that wheel in the middle the option to type in the time reappears
”Hey Siri! Turn off bluetooth.” ”Hey Siri! Turn on bluetooth.” … same for “wifi” 🤓🥳
When using my Bluetooth keyboard on iPad OS 15 I now have this hovering keyboard icon at all times in the bottom corner of the screen. It blocks the navigation on the app that I primarily use Bluetooth keyboard with and defaults to the bottom right corner every time the keyboard appears, meaning I have to swipe it out of the way every time I need to navigate.
Anyone have a solution for this? Does this floating keyboard exist with the Magic Keyboard as well? I’m using a 3rd party one.
Anyone have a solution for this? Does this floating keyboard exist with the Magic Keyboard as well? I’m using a 3rd party one.
Except the majority of the time I'm doing this bedtime when everyone else is asleep so I don't want to wake people up with Siri.
Bluetooth isn't restricted by the FAA, and most airlines allow it. https://travelinglight.com/can-you-use-bluetooth-on-a-plane/
They didn't remove the ability to completely silence directions did they? That would be an absolutely awful change.
It's still a clunkier way of doing things.
Hold button in to active Siri. Wisper 'Turn on aeroplane mode'. Wait for Siri. Press button again, Whisper 'turn off wifi'. Press button again, Whisper 'turn off bluetooth'.
As apposed to swipe down, tap aeroplane mode, tap wifi, tap bluetooth. Done.
But not all.
Last time I flew (in 2019) the safety card said to have bluetooth disabled as part of aeroplane mode.
Omg this is one of those ‘I was today years old’ situations, thanks so much for this 👍👍👍👍😂😂😂😂
Did it do this when we had scroll wheels previously??? Please tell me it didn’t as I have waisted precious minutes of my life lol
Regulations have changed over the years for in-flight electronics.
At first anything with a radio had to have the radio completely off when flying, even receivers. The FAA wasn't sure if consumer electronics could interfere with airplane systems, so better safe than sorry. Airplane mode disabled ALL radios, even GPS which is receive-only.
As the years went on and personal electronics proliferated, the demand to use them on the plane went up, so more research was done. Eventually it was found that Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS radios do not interfere with aircraft systems, so they were allowed in the cruise phase of flight. You were still not allowed to use the devices during takeoff and landing though, out of extreme caution since these are the most critical phases of flight where something going wrong can more easily cause an accident.
At this time Apple and other manufacturers modified airplane mode to not switch WiFi and Bluetooth off by default. Cellular radios still must be off during flight, but this is more to prevent problems with cellular networks than possible interference with the plane.
A few years after that the rules were relaxed further, and now you can use electronics during all phases of flight. It was found that there's no risk to aircraft systems, and on top of that, newer aircraft are even better shielded from interference. Use and enjoy your bluetooth devices and in-flight WiFi all you want. Airplane mode only needs to disable the cellular radios now.
The card might have been outdated. Pretty much everyone uses bluetooth headphones on planes now; there'd practically be a riot if people were told they can't!
Try using the actual QR code scanner rather than the camera app. It automatically opens the URL without having to tap anything. You can find it in Control Centre, though you may have to add it through settings if it isn't already there.
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You have obviously decided to miss the point... adding steps to an essential progress is a retrograde step. Not progress.
Whether YOU use it once in a blue moon or not is irrelevant. Others need it more often & for no explicable, logical or sensible reason a once simple, one-touch process now requires multiple steps.
That's just stupid.
No. It reeks of 'developers' in a closed environment making decisions about what they think is a good idea without bothering to engage with actual real-world users.