I have it. Still the same; take that how you want.
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iOS 7 | Flatness Is a Good Thing
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I have it. Still the same; take that how you want.
Big Takeover
Member
I hope it becomes more than that some day, but yeah, that's how it will be for me as well. A la Chrome. It's certainly better than nothing however. It'll cover most people's needs.
I love the animations.
billy beane
Banned
Maninthemirror
Banned
chickdigger802
Banned
any reason to use podcast app at all now that ios7 supports background refresh/dling for apps like downcast?
It's much better with the 'reduce motion' turned on. But things like multitasking and spotlight are still laggy.
RedAssedApe
Banned
what is this new phone icon on the menu bar? is it just to show when you have cell reception to make calls?
You cray. This is easily the best looking and feature complete version of the app. It's great now.
Not enough yet, because it's still bad.
Luckily the background playback API is now sufficiently stable there is absolutely no reason not to use a better third party app.
I can't believe iBooks hasn't been updated. They have to have missed a deadline due to a showstopper bug or something - which is not good this late.
7.0.3 has been pretty good for me on my iPhone 4, speed wise.
Either that, or a reboot was very much needed.
It was starting to be really annoying to use since everything was taking like 0.5-1 second to respond each time.
Now it's just slower than I would like (and than it should), but it's usable again.
It fixed a bug I had with lock screen audio controls when they wouldn't do anything.
And brought back the reduce motion option. I looked for it everywhere in 7.0.2 and I couldn't find it.
I left it disabled, though. I like the animations.
Either that, or a reboot was very much needed.
It was starting to be really annoying to use since everything was taking like 0.5-1 second to respond each time.
Now it's just slower than I would like (and than it should), but it's usable again.
It fixed a bug I had with lock screen audio controls when they wouldn't do anything.
And brought back the reduce motion option. I looked for it everywhere in 7.0.2 and I couldn't find it.
I left it disabled, though. I like the animations.
Sounds like you have Call Forwarding on?
I'm new be nice
Member
Are the "Slide to unlock" words purple and white for anybody else?
Looks ugly.
Looks ugly.
Doesn't that change depending on what your wallpaper is?
I'm new be nice
Member
I was pretty sure it was white before, but maybe I just never noticed
Duane Cunningham
Member
Uh oh. Pocasts seems a little janky again. Yesterday's episode of a daily podcast I listen to was at minute 35 of 40 when I paused and left it yesterday. Today, I've refreshed and it downloaded today's ep as well. (I have it set to keep the last two).
After today's episode downloaded, it seems to have replaced yesterday's episode with today's as well. Like, both episodes are there, but when you listen to either one, you hear today's episode. And, for some odd reason, they start at 3:26 instead of at the beginning, or where you left off.
Sucks. They finally had it running smoothly. AND... I don't really like the white background, I think black looked better. That's a minor complaint, though.
After today's episode downloaded, it seems to have replaced yesterday's episode with today's as well. Like, both episodes are there, but when you listen to either one, you hear today's episode. And, for some odd reason, they start at 3:26 instead of at the beginning, or where you left off.
Sucks. They finally had it running smoothly. AND... I don't really like the white background, I think black looked better. That's a minor complaint, though.
yeah, I still don't trust the podcast app. OTA syncing never worked for me and it looks like it's still buggy.
If anyone is really into podcasts and wants reliable syncing with a Mac, it seems like getting an app is necessary. I went with instacast and their syncing solution has been excellent. But downcast is another option.
If anyone is really into podcasts and wants reliable syncing with a Mac, it seems like getting an app is necessary. I went with instacast and their syncing solution has been excellent. But downcast is another option.
Big Takeover
Member
So you'd recommend the Instacast iOS/OSX combo? For the longest time I used Downcast, and now Pocket Casts and airplayed them to my Mac. That's great and all, but think I prefer a dedicated Mac app. It's obviously got to be syncable though.
I think there's a Instacast demo. I'm going to check it out. I think there's actually a Downcast OSX app now too.
StopMakingSense
Member
The new instacast is still pretty buggy for me, even with it's latest update. It still randomly decides to stop working with the system audio controls, as well as just freezing up every now and then.
Macho Madness
Member
Downcast works great for me, and has for years. Have no reason to ditch them now.
layzie1989
Member
I don't trust the instacast developer after they released version 3 as a full price update. Pocket casts is way better designed and I like it a lot more than I ever liked Instacast. Go with that.
Got the Shakes
Member
I have Instacast on iOS and OS X, and I also have Downcast on both. In fact, I was in the Downcast beta. Between the two combos, I prefer Instacast only because the syncing in Instacast seems like it works correctly more consistently. For whatever reason, I have had a lot of problems with Downcast syncing between iOS and OS X, and I think it's because it uses iCloud instead of a dedicated solution like Instacast. Maybe I'm a unique case in having syncing issues with Downcast.
They've released 4 major versions and have charged for 2 of them. I don't think that's unreasonable or justification to "not trust" a developer.
Anyway, for Mac/iOS syncing, I do recommend Instacast as the syncing has been near instant and reliable for me. It's not iCloud syncing which might be a turn off for some but I think that it;s probably to the benefit of the program that they made their own syncing solution. iCloud syncing is the main reason why I had issues with Apple's podcast solution.
Big Takeover
Member
Great, exactly the info I was looking for. Thank you. You too LCfiner!
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Updating to 7.0.3, did they fix that bug with the iTunes store crashing when I use the search function?
Square Triangle
Member
This isn't iOS related but when I'm on speakerphone, my speaker pumps out a slight amount of air. I've never noticed it on other phones before.
Speakers do move as part of their operation. Still, surprised you'd notice that. How can you tell?
RedAssedApe
Banned
weird. that must have been a bug. it was not there before the update to 7.0.3 and i just went into my call forwarding settings and it was off...but then the icon went away. thanks though! i never knew what that icon b/c i never used call forwarding haha
Got the Shakes
Member
No problem. Keep in mind a lot of this is based on my experience with syncing between the apps. If Downcast's syncing worked right for me, I'd have absolutely no problem using their iOS and OS X apps.
I guessed it was that because it used to happen sometimes on my iPhone 4 back during iOS 4 days with that janky ass antenna that phone had. Something to do with having low reception during the moment of carrier network scans taking place. I guess it was never entirely fixed.
This is probably a stupid question but when I have passcode lock disabled the options for voice dial is greyed out or fainted out is this right? Then those apps under ALLOW ACCESS WHEN LOCKED are fainted out too. Yet when I enable passcode lock they are available to toggle on and off. I was messing around with iCloud Keychain and afraid I got my settings all out of whack.
Leona Lewis
Banned
Calendar is catastrophically terrible. The fact that we can't copy and paste is a travesty - it's a must for recurring (but irregularly scheduled) events like what I do for my tutoring business. Instead I have to bust out the MacBook to add appointments.
Such basic functionality is missing, but hey, look at the pretty color scheme!
Such basic functionality is missing, but hey, look at the pretty color scheme!
It's sad how copy and paste across most apps has gone backwards. Messages has broken it working properly, Twitter and Facebook both broke it moons ago etc etc.
Maninthemirror
Banned
I have a question. I went over 6 gb for the first time on my AT&T data plan and I am being throttled now. is there an app which tracks what apps are using how much data over time?
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Anybody else with Pocketcasts not downloading everything automatically? Seems like I have most new podcasts already waiting for me, but hours after the notification I'll open the app, and only then is when some start downloading for me. They're all set to automatically download, fwiw.
sixteen-bit
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The Autumn Wind
I don't understand why there isn't an option to still just list the events you have when you select a day, instead of the planner format you have to scroll through now.
Ugh, I'm so tired of this sort of thing. I thought we were all over it.