Yup. This would get my vote as well. Much more convenient than hit Home button and find the previous app again.
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What are the "little things" you like with iOS 9?
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Yup. This would get my vote as well. Much more convenient than hit Home button and find the previous app again.
I like the back to feature I find myself using it quite often on my iPad.
I also like the two finger trackpad on the keyboard on the iPad, after getting used to it it's going to be one of those features I'll wonder how I did without it.
On my iPad I also like the new notification shade that displays my today view and widgets or notifications.
And of course side view and PIP. I'm watching a movie on Hulu while typing this, albeit a bit gimmicky. However with FaceTime it's nice to not have to put my gf in the background as I browse the web or look up something. I really like how I can toss the PIP off screen temporarily too so I can focus on typing or something.
On my iPhone I like the wifi assist. This was a feature I missed from years ago on Android. And without even testing it I can finally sit in my car after leaving work without having to turn off wifi to get a data connection.
While I have plenty of gripes with iOS 9 and there are bugs that seem to still linger all the way through the betas there are a lot of nice features I enjoy.
I also like the two finger trackpad on the keyboard on the iPad, after getting used to it it's going to be one of those features I'll wonder how I did without it.
On my iPad I also like the new notification shade that displays my today view and widgets or notifications.
And of course side view and PIP. I'm watching a movie on Hulu while typing this, albeit a bit gimmicky. However with FaceTime it's nice to not have to put my gf in the background as I browse the web or look up something. I really like how I can toss the PIP off screen temporarily too so I can focus on typing or something.
On my iPhone I like the wifi assist. This was a feature I missed from years ago on Android. And without even testing it I can finally sit in my car after leaving work without having to turn off wifi to get a data connection.
While I have plenty of gripes with iOS 9 and there are bugs that seem to still linger all the way through the betas there are a lot of nice features I enjoy.
Also, something that I haven't seen being mentioned, you can now convert things in Spotlight, as well! Like if you write 10 dollars to euros, or 10 cm to inches, it will instantly show the result! No more converter apps needed!
The fact the 3rd party keyboard actually work now!
Handoff actually works flawlessly without issues.
In iOS 8, it would simply just not work. I mean I had a 50% chance of getting to work after I turned off wifi/bluethooth, turning them on rebooting device, logging out of icloud/logging back in, etc.
It was so painful.
In iOS 8, it would simply just not work. I mean I had a 50% chance of getting to work after I turned off wifi/bluethooth, turning them on rebooting device, logging out of icloud/logging back in, etc.
It was so painful.
The way that searching in Contacts has been adjusted (see https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/searching-in-contacts.1892472/).
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iPad only, use fingers to move in typed area for easier navigation. press in keypad area with two fingers.
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I don't know if anyone else noticed this with previous iOS versions from 7 but whenever we tapped on one of those pop up dialog boxes(Confirm/Cancel) or those option lists with various things that you can select, there was barely any feedback to suggest that you were pressing a button. It was like tapping on text. But now there's a dark overlay on button press that confirms that you're pressing something.
Apologies for such a long post but I find it surprisingly hard to explain. Anyone get what I'm saying?
Apologies for such a long post but I find it surprisingly hard to explain. Anyone get what I'm saying?
easier? it works funny with Pages - the cursor is jumping to everywhere but not there to where i want to get it.
Using iOS 9 on iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air.
On the iPad Air I use Slide Over a lot and the trackpad.
iPhone I use the Back to option regularly and I do like the bigger cards in app switcher.
Now with Content Blockers (Crystal) I find Safari snappier and the tabs don't re load as often and if they do they re open at where I left off.
I've not used low power mode yet but the new battery settings to see what's using battery I can see being a good self diagnostic tool.
I use the Notes App heavily and the overhaul to add more features is a welcomed one.
One of my children has added me to the Find My Friends feature. Not too sure I'm wanting him to always know my whereabouts
On the iPad Air I use Slide Over a lot and the trackpad.
iPhone I use the Back to option regularly and I do like the bigger cards in app switcher.
Now with Content Blockers (Crystal) I find Safari snappier and the tabs don't re load as often and if they do they re open at where I left off.
I've not used low power mode yet but the new battery settings to see what's using battery I can see being a good self diagnostic tool.
I use the Notes App heavily and the overhaul to add more features is a welcomed one.
One of my children has added me to the Find My Friends feature. Not too sure I'm wanting him to always know my whereabouts
The back to function really should've been put on the bottom of the screen IMO
I love the back to app shortcut, very useful! If you are viewing a web and talking to someone using an app that isn't compatible with quick reply is much productive use this function over changing app with multitasking.
Well so far I like that pages don't reload in Safari on my iPhone 5 it's great. I also like when I plug in my headphones it knows I want to listen to my iTunes library. I also like the scrubber for looking at photos. I also like the news app. I like the idea of the low power but I'm not 100% convinced it really works like apples quoted numbers.
I actually think ios 9 is probably the best iOS since iOS 6. It's very fluid and smooth on my iPhone 5.
I actually think ios 9 is probably the best iOS since iOS 6. It's very fluid and smooth on my iPhone 5.
Where? I haven't seen that yet.Love stutters and lags, one of the best new feature in my opinion.
This isn't a little thing, but I love the keyboard. That's my favorite thing. I didn't like using 3rd party keyboards.
2 finger swipe on keyboard makes cursor act like you are using a trackpad.. Very useful.
Thank you!
Oh, wow. I just tried it on this reply. That is too cool
Thank you!
The back to feature for sure. No more having to manually switch apps every time I check a notification.
Search in settings is also a very welcome addition
Oh, and it's so much nicer to have my notifications listed by time rather than by app.
Search in settings is also a very welcome addition
Oh, and it's so much nicer to have my notifications listed by time rather than by app.
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Does anyone notice that when a safari webpage reloads, it now gives you the same content as back then, rather than the latest content?
Which is interesting, because I have come to rely on Safari's auto-refreshing to refresh websites like Theverge...
Which is interesting, because I have come to rely on Safari's auto-refreshing to refresh websites like Theverge...