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In the last few months, a few apps I've tried to install tell me "hey dude, you need to upgrade to iOS 11 before you can get this app". So, it's just a matter of time before I upgrade to iOS 12. I'll probably weaken to the temptation of a great new app that I "must" have! Marty |
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09-20-2018, 03:18 AM | #17 |
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iOS 12 runs fine here on an iPhone 7 and iPad Pro 10.5" but I too think that the new gestures are a major pita for the home button iPads, a stupid design decision that mainly makes the OS on the iPad feel less well-crafted (which is probably the purpose). All of the changes to input are completely unnecessary and in no way an improvement over the status quo.
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09-20-2018, 10:26 AM | #18 | |
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09-20-2018, 10:45 AM | #19 | |
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Apple really needs to talk with real Baby Boomers like me to figure out what they can do to ensure we can operate their devices. We aren't Millennials by any means, not even close, try 40+ years older. A couple of guys from the Baby Boomer generation founded Apple, and the Baby Boomers kept Apple alive for over a quarter of a century while they went through their terrible years. Not until Jobs returned did Apple ever start to be a formidable power in the industry. They owe us a lot because if we had turned our backs on them in the 1980s and 1990s the Millennials would think of Apple as a grocery store item or a type of pie and nothing more. |
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09-20-2018, 01:17 PM | #20 |
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What the heck, you can use Siri to open apps, even 3rd party apps by saying, "Hey Siri, open Storm Radar", for example. But you cannot get Siri to open the Control Center or to turn on/off the flashlight! I do like the new Shortcuts app that works with Siri, but even it cannot activate the Control Center or the Flashlight. Sometimes I just want to roll up a large Sunday newspaper and smack the head of iOS development in the nose and say, "Bad boy, really bad boy!"
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The annoying thing about the new home gesture is that it’s very close in tolerance to the gesture for bringing up the dock. You have to be careful with your swipe in order to be able to do the latter without accidentally executing the former...
Also, it just doesn’t make sense why they combined the four finger gestures. You still get distinct functions when you tap or double tap the home button, so there should still be the ability to distinguish a upward swipe from a pinch! |
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Also, trackpad functionality has always been possible on the iPad. You just put two fingers on the keyboard. |
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Well what do you know, saying, "Hey Siri, turn on/off flashlight" has started working. When I tried it earlier I got messages like "I cannot do that at this time." Maybe the Apple server was down at the time. I assume Siri requires a server to operate just like Amazon Alexa does.
Siri still won't open Control Center though. She actually says, "I can't open Control Center for you." |
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Not sure if it is a bug or a feature, but if I start with two fingers and spread them apart a little bit, selection mode kicks in. Rather hard to control it however, and easy to accidentally delete something. |
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