Apple’s recent software development delay underscores the need to get ambitious 2024 updates right. Also: Initial thoughts on Apple’s latest MacBook Pros and iMac, and what an M3 Ultra chip could look like.
  • heyitscjjc@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I always feel like when there’s a major overhaul happens in iOS, expect it to only be stable on the next major version.

    It has always been this way since iOS 7. Though, when iOS 11 was released, it was buggy as hell. They then decided to highlight stability on the next version 🤣

    • DrinkingBleachForFun@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      They do this with macOS too. For example Lion -> Mountain Lion, or Yosemite -> El Capitan.

      I think that macOS releases that focus on “stability” have some permutation of the previous release’s name. For example, Mountain Lion still has “Lion” in the name, and “El Capitan” is a formation within the Yosemite national park.

    • Jordan_Jackson@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Man, the betas for iOS 11 were so buggy that I couldn’t even count them all. It only got good about halfway through the beta cycle. This years and last years beta cycle gave me no problems in contrast.

    • 21Shells@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Tbf this goes for most updates to IOS (and most other operating systems) that are feature updates. Thats why they dont encourage you to move onto the next version until the first security updates come out. I believe when IOS and IpadOS 17 came out I had to go out of my way to select an option that allows you to update to 17.0. The only operating system where this wont be true will be some Linux distros like Debian where its thoroughly tested before any features are added, this means you only get one update every few years though.

    • Quajeraz@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      "i UsE aPpLe FoR tHe StAbIlItY aNd ReLiAbIlItY. iT jUsT wOrKs WhEn I wAnT iT tO

  • cronin1024@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It’s not a good sign when I’m filled with dread instead of excitement at the prospect of an “ambitious” iOS update 🙄

  • BRI4NK@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    As a long time Apple user, I would be happy with a year of stability prioritization. It has been rough since iOS 16.

  • favicondotico@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If the company continues to double both the CPU and graphics configurations with the Ultra, we’re looking at a Mac chip that tops out at an outrageous 32 CPU cores and 80 graphics cores. And as Apple steps up the memory, you could imagine an option with 256 gigabytes.

    Sounds like it’s going to be a beast. Imagine what the next step up from Ultra could be…

    • Salanderfan14@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I replaced the battery (from Apple) in my iPhone XR 8 months ago and iOS 17 is just destroying how long it lasts. I could easily make it to the end of the day with about 54% on 16 and now it needs to be charged by 5PM (30%) with the same usage as before. First time I’ve ever regretted updating.

      I have an iPad Air with the M1 and the battery drains way faster on that too.

  • DLiltsadwj@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    All that’s cool, but are they going to give me a way to remove the camera and flashlight from the lock screen? It must take some heroic effort to do it.

  • TrevorAlan@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Meanwhile iOS 17 just came out and people are still on iOS 16 or 15 because updating is too much work and scary and makes things “worse” somehow.

    IDK why we have to have news of the next years things now, hate the news cycle.

  • on_@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

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  • sittingmongoose@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I know it’s not going to happen, but all I want from iOS 18 is RCS. I get it’s their biggest Walled garden, but there are some friends of mine who would not switch to an iPhone if it was their only option. And unfortunately, they are in a bunch of my group chats.

  • mrgrafix@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There’s not going to be a change due to their secrecy even if they fired him. Been on 17 and didn’t find the experience to be bad since the dev beta came out in June. It’s just waiting until you have the telemetry of software interacting with hardware you don’t always catch. Besides most complaints are using apps that aren’t natively written in swift so even the apps have to wait for their tools to get proper sdks