Auron_Kale
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iPad 3 has no complaints for me on ios 7. Other than maybe hanging on the wallpaper for like 10 seconds, everything else is just fine.
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iOS 7 | Flatness Is a Good Thing
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iPad 3 has no complaints for me on ios 7. Other than maybe hanging on the wallpaper for like 10 seconds, everything else is just fine.
Fair Trial
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Yeah, it bothers me when i'm outside.
The quickest way is to leave the setting menu with the 3G toggle open in the multitasking, but still way slower than android.
That I can attest to as well by the way, that's the only area where it just lags for a few seconds when applying a wallpaper from the Wallpaper & Brightness section.
Maninthemirror
Banned
One of my fav features in ios 7
Swipe right from edge of left screen to go back
Swipe right from edge of left screen to go back
Maninthemirror
Banned
IBeacon, headphones, speakers, fm transmitter in car, hand free calling....
Auron_Kale
Member
Yeah. After I decided on the wallpaper to use (ended up sticking with the frozen lake still), it hung for like 10 seconds or so before switching. Once done, everything was as smooth as ever. Even rotation lock, which I have set to the switch, seems faster & more responsive than in ios 6 which would occasionally fail to rotate.
Fair Trial
Member
lol, i thought the same the first time i opened the control center.
Now i'm able to quickly access the calculator and the flashlight but no 3G/4G, seems like Apple is trolling me.
I thought I lost swiping to go back in the music app, but they just did it so it's right at the edge. Awesome.
You realize that you're actually not saving any more battery life using 3G over 4G, right?
Macho Madness
Member
I turn on and off Bluetooth all then time and never turn off data. To be honest, I don't see Apple ever adding that toggle. It goes against what they want the phone to be.
Fair Trial
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?
The point is been able to turn on/off mobile networks without having to open the settings tab.
I turn off 3G when i'm home and turn off wi-fi when i'm outside.
big black woman
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why use airdrop instead of texting?
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Any help with this?
jts
...hate me...
what
Bump actually uses a convoluted method of transmitting data over the internet.
FlashFlooder
Member
Why? Assuming you have WiFi at home, it doesn't use the 3G radio.
Similarly, why turn off WiFi when you're outside? I simply turn off the "ask to join" option, so it's not continuously scanning for WiFi networks, and manually search + join when I want to connect (which is almost never.)
I love that. One of the reasons I vastly prefer Safari to Chrome now.
...why? This does absolutely nothing for you.
Fair Trial
Member
I thought that leaving 3G always on could drain the battery (even when connected to my wi-fi connection) and leaving wi-fi on outside led the iphone to always scanning for wi-fi.
So the best way is to leave mobile network always on, turn off wi-fi when i'm outside and turn it on when i'm at home?
This is like the people that take their laptop batteries out when they're plugged in.
Your phone is smart enough to not use LTE when you're on Wi-Fi. If something that needs to be pushed comes thorugh, it'll swap on the WiFi briefly for it.
Your phone also doesn't bother looking for new wireless networks unless you have the screen on, anyways. If you have the "Ask to join new networks" toggle turned off, it won't even look for one unless it happens to be a network you know. Looking for a wireless networks takes such a hilariously negligible amount of power as it goes.
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In what situations would you want to go out of your way to use 3G over 4G?
Fair Trial
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Thanks
With the "ask to join new networks" toggle off, will it still reconnect to my home wi-fi automatically?
No, you'll need to add it manually every time.
OF COURSE IT WILL CONNECT AUTOMATICALLY. Have you used any wireless device in the last 7 years?
Yes. It'll automatically join to any networks you've previously connected to.
It'll just stop asking you to connect to every network it detects.
Erebus
Member
Yes to both,
(love my reception in this room I'm in at the moment)
The toggles for FB and Twitter don't appear on my phone as well. Both are updated. :-/
On an unrelated note, what does the "popular near me" toggle do under the system location services (that's inside the Privacy section of the Settings)?
FlashFlooder
Member
it shows you popular apps near you under the "near me" tab in the app store.
I turned it off.
Erebus
Member
I see thanks!
Fair Trial
Member
How the phone could know that it's near to my wi-fi if it's not scanning for wi-fi at all?
Maybe it scans only for MY wi-fi network but it still scans and it will consume battery...anyway, if you say it's neglegible it doesn't matter.
The toggle could still be useful when i'm outside, cause usually i use the mobile network only a few times and it would be handy to leave that off most of the time and quickly turning on only when i need it.
3G is automatically ignored by the phone while it's connected to a WiFi network so what you're doing is something the phone does itself as well (the Use Cellular Data switch remains on but it is not in use by the phone while on WiFi).
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infiniteloop
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I have a birthday in my notification center today.
Did you label it as an all-day event?
Valkyr Junkie
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Whoa, Notification Center just told me how long it would take me to get to my home. I'm just about to head out of the office. It's giving me a different amount of time then Google Now when I launch the app, so it must be iOS purely. Additionally, Google Now just says "11 minutes to home" whereas in NC it lists the time duration followed by my address. I'm definitely not a fan of that since it's even stating that tidbit from NC in the lock screen.
Edit: Yeah, it's not Google Now since clicking the notice launches Maps.
Edit: Yeah, it's not Google Now since clicking the notice launches Maps.
Will the certified mono price lightening cables work good with ios 7???
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http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=lightning+cables
Technically speaking, for the latter, it has to be periodically scanning to check if you're at wifi connections you've remembered.
Apple should implement smart systems like if you're already using frequent locations thus paging your gps anyway, to know f you're ate your frequent wifi and not bother checking the wifi.
FlashFlooder
Member
^you're right
really, though, WiFi (especially when it's only scanning for networks) is not enough of a battery hog that anyone needs to worry about these things.
stop worrying and love your iPhones.
really, though, WiFi (especially when it's only scanning for networks) is not enough of a battery hog that anyone needs to worry about these things.
stop worrying and love your iPhones.
I agree!
Avoiding micromanagement is one of the supposed bonuses of going with Apple, so you paid for it, may as well enjoy it!
FlashFlooder
Member
The horror stories have been enough to hold me back from upgrading the ole' iPad 3. I will probably pick up one of the new models or a mini (if they ship with retina) anyway.
The graphics chip in the iPad 3 is just barely adequate.
One of the cool things about iOS 7 is that it now gives you a detailed report of how much data each app has been using, and you can even restrict individual apps from accessing mobile data.
And speaking of Apps, it's amazing how certain apps have already received a makeover update to make them fit better in iOS 7 AND a bug-fixes update, whereas many other apps haven't even bothered to fix whatever iOS 7 broke, let alone releasing a redesigned app.
I'm looking at you Whatsapp.
The Real Abed
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I'm at work right now and it's telling me it would take about 7 minutes to drive home. So cool. If only it could learn my random work schedule and tell me the same thing when I'm home.
Auron_Kale
Member
I mostly use it for browsing/Pages/Hangouts and uploading photos from my camera. Been fine for my use.
The NC Calendar widget seemingly does not show All-day events added in the Calendar app. (!) However, birthday events synced to the Calendar from say Facebook or another external source like Gmail do show up for me..
Add birthdays to your Contacts and they will show up in the NC as "John Doe's birthday is today."
Particle Physicist
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Well, looks like updating to 7.0.2 completely fixed my issue. haha.
What was your issue?
I'm not saying I'd choose 3G over 4G. I can't even get 4G, anyway. My point is that Apple should add the mobile data buttons to the Control Centre, or at least give users the ability to choose whats featured on the CC.