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All Devices WOW iOS 13 is a total letdown
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Well said.
I, like many others (minus the fan boys where Apple does no wrong), was looking forward to some kind of UI refresh also after an underwhelming IOS 12. There is always IOS 14 I guess.....
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Kind of like what a 12.X release could have been?
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Most of these could be added in a 12.x release, but ok...
Apple seems to have addressed the vast majority of my needs which includes mouse support, the new Files app, second display, and a version of Safari that will be more useful. They also addressed some things I didn’t even know I wanted like Apple sign in and the HomeKit improvements.
Very happy with this year’s WWDC.
Very happy with this year’s WWDC.
I posted this earlier... and of course, the keynote was already over 2 hours long... if Timmy and the boys had hit on every little items, we'd still be sitting in the keynote...
https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/03/ios-13-features-wwdc/
I’m not disappointed, but I’m not completely satisfied either. I did not get the Springboard redesign that I wanted. But Apple added tons of new features to IOS 13 that I’m not complaining too much.
Heck, if they kept the grid format and just freshen up the fonts and icons I’ll be okay with as well. It just for me personally it is getting stale.
Heck, if they kept the grid format and just freshen up the fonts and icons I’ll be okay with as well. It just for me personally it is getting stale.
Maybe the majority of people actually look into the iOS 13 new features and other updates and conveniently ignores interfaces changes or they just don’t care about new home screen design as much as you guys do? Coolness won’t help getting the job done. For me, this iOS 13 looks promising, especially for iPad.
Guys, innovation does not need to be visible. Under the hood improvement is always great.
Just small changes to the features. Wish they would redo the design of the OS to be more allow customization. This is the second release in 2 years with a huge MEH
Let’s also remove the critics who claim Apple can do no right and we’re left with an objective bunch of peeps.
The poster quoted was not IMO a “well said” post. To me, it came across as a rant, which is the posters opinion, but not necessarily a cogent, rational opinion.
Not everyone is a power user. You can't rapidly introduce new designs all the time. Fairly basic HCI.
There was no reason for this to be pushed til iOS 13. This should have been iOS 12, and it is basically iOS 12.5
One persons “nothing revolutionary” is another persons can’t wait to install it.
if not asked already, when (if possible) will Apple enable radio on the iPhone? last Apple product i had radio reception was an iPod nano. does the iPod touch have it?
iOS has been quite a mature product for some time now; it can be revolutionary but for only so long or after every so often.
It's good that we've reached a point where most changes are power-user additions underneath the surface.
iOS needs to 'just work' so we can reliably use the apps, which is where we spend most of our usage anyways (or should be).
It's good that we've reached a point where most changes are power-user additions underneath the surface.
iOS needs to 'just work' so we can reliably use the apps, which is where we spend most of our usage anyways (or should be).
I am super impressed with iOS 13, particularly the iPad version. I'm really not worried about OS customization at all. My priorities are features like:
etc.
To me, iOS 13 is a HUGE release. It is going to make the iPad I already purchased substantially more useful.
- Better multitasking/multi-window use
- Multiple instances of a single app
- Full email formatting
- Thumb drive support
- Files app improvements
- Speed improvements
- Improved photo and video editing
- Maps improvements
- Swipe keyboard
- Console controller support
- Revamped apps like Notes
- Automated personal hotspot connections
etc.
To me, iOS 13 is a HUGE release. It is going to make the iPad I already purchased substantially more useful.
That's precisely what iOS 7 was about - a complete ground-up redesign for GUI and for building in so many new features with each subsequent release.
iOS has become far more featured and advanced ever since iOS 7.
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It's a matter of numbers. There are always people who are unhappy, no matter the update. Fair enough - maybe it doesn't hit your requirements, no arguing with that. However, how many such people are there?
No business in the world can please all people - isn't that a given? So that there are complaints is to be expected. The question is does it please most people? If it doesn't please enough, then the business fails.
So how does Apple do? Apparently 97% are satisfied according to surveys. That means 3% are not - and I think all of them are posting in this thread
Be that as it may, any business would be happy with 97% satisfaction rate - and it is the highest in the world in its class of products. All those who say "Android" - fine, but why isn't Android 98% then? Apparently the great Andriod that's supposed to be so much better according to critics has lower satisfaction rate.
So there will always be that 3% - and I don't begrudge them being unhappy. You can't force people's taste - if it doesn't please you, I can't criticize you. Just be aware, that you are a tiny minority, apparently. Best of luck!
No business in the world can please all people - isn't that a given? So that there are complaints is to be expected. The question is does it please most people? If it doesn't please enough, then the business fails.
So how does Apple do? Apparently 97% are satisfied according to surveys. That means 3% are not - and I think all of them are posting in this thread
Be that as it may, any business would be happy with 97% satisfaction rate - and it is the highest in the world in its class of products. All those who say "Android" - fine, but why isn't Android 98% then? Apparently the great Andriod that's supposed to be so much better according to critics has lower satisfaction rate.
So there will always be that 3% - and I don't begrudge them being unhappy. You can't force people's taste - if it doesn't please you, I can't criticize you. Just be aware, that you are a tiny minority, apparently. Best of luck!
To each their own, I think this is one of the best updates in years.
I must not have been on the memo where Apple promised the full on refresh and all the other features you mention.
Yeah, it starts to sink in that we have to wait another full year for any chance of real improvements.
But hey, dark mode is nothing to sneeze at (even though it is 2 years too late) and waiting until September to get airpods in our memojis is awesome!
But hey, dark mode is nothing to sneeze at (even though it is 2 years too late) and waiting until September to get airpods in our memojis is awesome!
Same here. Swipe keyboard + optional small moveable keyboard on iPad along with lowered Pencil latency are the icing on the cake for me. Together with all the other stuff you mentioned, this update is going to make me pull the trigger on a iPad Pro.