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All Devices WOW iOS 13 is a total letdown

Armen said:
Did we watch the same keynote?

  1. Street View in Apple Maps with clickable stores when "virtual walking" a street.
  2. Apps launching 2X faster, App download sizes smaller
  3. swipe typing natively on the keyboard
  4. location services privacy
  5. Sign in with Apple over google/facebook that creates a random e-mail address to register you for a app/service that you can delete later.
  6. more intuitive photo editing, video rotation and filters
  7. live radio listening.
  8. Siri sounding more natural
  9. Airpods reading back messages and going into listening mode if you have them in your ear
  10. Bluetooth sharing.
Your take aware was Dark mode?
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And keyboard word predictions in SWEDISH! I might finally get scribble as well on my watch :D
 
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I somewhat agree. Rumors have been flying all year that iOS 13 was going to be a big redesign after the performance refinements of iOS 12. I'm happy to see dark mode but there's still a few glaring issues that I was sure would be addressed. OP mentioned the incoming call screen and that's the one that really gets to me. Were it not for iMessage I'd probably be looking for a new phone.
 
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Knowlege Bomb said:
I somewhat agree. Rumors have been flying all year that iOS 13 was going to be a big redesign after the performance refinements of iOS 12. I'm happy to see dark mode but there's still a few glaring issues that I was sure would be addressed. OP mentioned the incoming call screen and that's the one that really gets to me. Were it not for iMessage I'd probably be looking for a new phone.
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On the flip side, Android is my main phone (iPhone is my work phone).
I have seen nothing at this time that says “come to an iPhone”.

I was expecting far more based on the communication that iOS 12 was the performance and 13 would be the wow.
Pretty much wow-less.

Now iPadOS ... if my IPP lasts long enough.

Privacy and security ... it is the apps I am more concerned about and iCloud than the core security.
 
Armen said:
Google street view does not have elements you can click on to bring up more information about a location.

For example:

  • Enter address for Burger King.
  • Go to street view and see burger king.
  • Turn the camera and virtually walk up the street
  • You will see icons that you can click that will provide details to any building or structure you come across.
Look @ the icons that come up as she is travelling up the street.

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/l7B...age/image/63941143/Jun_03_2019_13_39_39.0.gif
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And it’s 3D
 
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Here is problem with people like the OP, you want Apple to be on the cutting edge of newer technological advances but Apple takes their time with their rollout. Look at what happened with the Galaxy Fold. Samsung was the first one out the gate with the newest tech and they didn’t perfect it and the phone ultimately got recalled. Once Apple rolls out tech, software etc you will know that it is done right.
 
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It should be clear by now that both iPhone and iPad are going to get the same amount of love every year. This year iPad got more attention. Next year iPhone probably will.
 
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thei3ug said:
iMessage is what keeps me. I have to travel a great deal, make calls/messages to and from out of country. When around half of Americans have an iPhone, and only use iMessage/FaceTime because they're built in, it hurts not to have them.

as for features regarding the gentleman above. I was impressed, but I'm not the target consumer for these features. I can understand why others are underwhelmed.

Street View - Already existed with competitors, and limited utility for me.
Apps launching 2X faster - I don't have an issue with performance now.
swype - don't prefer it.
location services privacy - tough one. i'm pretty cautious with telemetry as it is.
Sign in - depends on developer support. Something tells me the devs I'd want to use it will not, and the ones that do, I didn't have to worry as much about.
more intuitive photo editing - I do what little photo editing off device.
live radio listening - already do that through apps, and i thought that was homepod focused.
Siri natural - i don't talk to siri. i give some short, specific commands when I must. Her response accuracy has improved, but not enough. Fix that before fixing her enunciation.
Airpods - Don't have them. Don't intend to. Not noise isolating. I need them to be similar to ear protection foamies in the places I go.
Your take aware was Dark mode? - Apple seemed to be very proud that they reinvented the black screen and green blinking cursor.
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The best part of iOS updates is usually the new frameworks that allow developers to do new stuff.

This time, for example, we get parameterized siri shortcuts. Wasn't mentioned at all in the keynote. There is a ton of stuff like that that will come out in the coming days.
 
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chrismichael83 said:
Wow, after that keynote I am totally let down by Apple for the last time. We were told last year that a refresh was supposed to be for iOS 12 but was pushed to iOS 13 to make room for performance improvements. Now that the keynote is over and the big takeaway is freaking Dark Mode, like that was the most requested item. No homescreen changes, no icon updates. Incoming calls still take up the whole phone as do Facetime calls. No multitasking on the Plus or Max iphones. Like they spent 20 mins are freaking Minecraft? The updated security Im sure is a welcome from the news of breaches. It says you can now sign in with Apple. Apple is just trying to hide the fact they wont be sharing with Google but they will still have access to peoples data. So for people to think they are safe from all tech companies then you must be blind. They finally added swipe to text. Android only has had that since day 1. Faster performance, like seriously, you build one of the fastest chips on the market and you are now only supporting 6s and up. Whos slow? The only thing keeping people on iphones is seriously iMessage. Seriously people know they have better features for the money on other phones like Samsung, Oneplus, etc yet your all now blinded that Apple is the best. Where is Jony Ive? Doesn't he still work at apple?
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You think one persons opinion matters
 
chrismichael83 said:
Wow, after that keynote I am totally let down by Apple for the last time. We were told last year that a refresh was supposed to be for iOS 12 but was pushed to iOS 13 to make room for performance improvements.
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No, we weren't. Someone said that iOS 12 features were delayed for iOS 13 and everyone just spread that like wildfire. It was just a rumor that had no credible backing to it.
 
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Armen said:
Did we watch the same keynote?

  1. Street View in Apple Maps with clickable stores when "virtual walking" a street.
  2. Apps launching 2X faster, App download sizes smaller
  3. swipe typing natively on the keyboard
  4. location services privacy
  5. Sign in with Apple over google/facebook that creates a random e-mail address to register you for a app/service that you can delete later.
  6. more intuitive photo editing, video rotation and filters
  7. live radio listening.
  8. Siri sounding more natural
  9. Airpods reading back messages and going into listening mode if you have them in your ear
  10. Bluetooth sharing.
Your take aware was Dark mode?
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“Total letdown”
 
chrismichael83 said:
Please, you watch within 30 mins this thread will have similar people who have the same feelings. If you honestly think that was a good Keynote your crazy. Im happy that iPad is again getting love but they are leaving out the major player that started this being the iPhone beyond the competition yet again.
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I thought it was the best WWDC keynote in years. I guess to each their own?
 
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chrismichael83 said:
Wow, after that keynote I am totally let down by Apple for the last time. We were told last year that a refresh was supposed to be for iOS 12 but was pushed to iOS 13 to make room for performance improvements. Now that the keynote is over and the big takeaway is freaking Dark Mode, like that was the most requested item. No homescreen changes, no icon updates. Incoming calls still take up the whole phone as do Facetime calls. No multitasking on the Plus or Max iphones. Like they spent 20 mins are freaking Minecraft? The updated security Im sure is a welcome from the news of breaches. It says you can now sign in with Apple. Apple is just trying to hide the fact they wont be sharing with Google but they will still have access to peoples data. So for people to think they are safe from all tech companies then you must be blind. They finally added swipe to text. Android only has had that since day 1. Faster performance, like seriously, you build one of the fastest chips on the market and you are now only supporting 6s and up. Whos slow? The only thing keeping people on iphones is seriously iMessage. Seriously people know they have better features for the money on other phones like Samsung, Oneplus, etc yet your all now blinded that Apple is the best. Where is Jony Ive? Doesn't he still work at apple?
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Sorry, but you are wrong.
 
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Just the swype style KB is worth it for me - the one thing I really missed moving from Nokia to iPhone!
 
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I also wasn’t impressed. I’m not bummed out but not blown away either. I’m not on the edge of my seat waiting to upgrade to iOS 13 when it’s released. Optimistic about new iPad features but not in iOS 13 itself.
 
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chrismichael83 said:
Wow, after that keynote I am totally let down by Apple for the last time. We were told last year that a refresh was supposed to be for iOS 12 but was pushed to iOS 13 to make room for performance improvements. Now that the keynote is over and the big takeaway is freaking Dark Mode, like that was the most requested item. No homescreen changes, no icon updates. Incoming calls still take up the whole phone as do Facetime calls. No multitasking on the Plus or Max iphones. Like they spent 20 mins are freaking Minecraft? The updated security Im sure is a welcome from the news of breaches. It says you can now sign in with Apple. Apple is just trying to hide the fact they wont be sharing with Google but they will still have access to peoples data. So for people to think they are safe from all tech companies then you must be blind. They finally added swipe to text. Android only has had that since day 1. Faster performance, like seriously, you build one of the fastest chips on the market and you are now only supporting 6s and up. Whos slow? The only thing keeping people on iphones is seriously iMessage. Seriously people know they have better features for the money on other phones like Samsung, Oneplus, etc yet your all now blinded that Apple is the best. Where is Jony Ive? Doesn't he still work at apple?
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Literally the best OS updates ever, for me.
 
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