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[SuperPac]

The way swiftkey plugs into your Facebook account is pretty nifty. Even pulls data from your friends list so it can accurately predict your friends' names. I'm definitely impressed with how accurate and forgiving the prediction is. Most of the time I can just vaguely swipe in the direction of letters and it picks it up just fine.

Punctuation seems more clumsy though... And I'm still not convinced it's that much faster than the stock tap keyboards.

I agree, punctuation is weird. After seeing android phones with this feature for years I always thought it was a gimmick. But from using it today it just feels so natural. I am normally a two-handed typist on an iPhone but with SwiftKey I feel like I could really knock out some serious emails or posts with just one. Like this one!

Very impressed.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

You can get rid of the widget and still use the calendar of you like.

I personally use calendars 5. They have a widget you can use if you like. Sunrise is meant to be good too and it's free.

Yahoo news digest got an update but it doesn't work. WiFi still disconnects for me so hopefully they fix that soon.

I know, I disabled Calendar a long time ago. I just want a NEW calendar app that has a better widget. I think what I want is something that lists the most recent, oh, 5 items in my calender and hides when there is nothing (unlike the default widget)

 

[KingKong]

Safari on the iPad Air is so much better, love zooming out to the tab screen and keeping the bookmark menu open

 

[Lana Del Rey]

ios is reindexing things for spotlight. It'll go away shortly.

Ah, that explains it. Now the only issue I have left is iCloud, it's getting hammered.

 

[Wind's Howling]

Swype takes some getting used too but I do hope they add Dutch support as soon as possible because it is fucking perfect for typing on neogaf. I need it on my whatsapp and Facebook!

What is better guys? Swiftkey or swype?

 

[ramyeon]

Swype takes some getting used too but I do hope they add Dutch support as soon as possible because it is fucking perfect for typing on neogaf. I need it on my whatsapp and Facebook!

What is better guys? Swiftkey or swype?

I prefer SwiftKey purely because the prediction stuff in it seems second to none. The fact that it can predict friends' names by connecting with your Facebook alone sells it for me (I have a lot of friends with foreign names that would often get corrected by Apple's keyboard for example). Swype seemed less forgiving with its predictions and corrections from what I tried of it.

Plus, SwiftKey is free.

 

[gimmmick]

Swype takes some getting used too but I do hope they add Dutch support as soon as possible because it is fucking perfect for typing on neogaf. I need it on my whatsapp and Facebook!

What is better guys? Swiftkey or swype?

Swift key all the way.

 

[ZeroX03]

I prefer Swype because it tends to recognize my motions better than Swift Key, and I don't particularly use prediction. Also prefer manually entering terms into the dictionary.

 

[Mdot]

So I tried to plug the iPad into iTunes now (work computer) and it tells me it's in recovery mode so it needs to restore. Fine. Goes through some process and tells me it can't be restored. So now I have zero clue what to do. Wtf.

 

[Devil Theory]

So I tried to plug the iPad into iTunes now (work computer) and it tells me it's in recovery mode so it needs to restore. Fine. Goes through some process and tells me it can't be restored. So now I have zero clue what to do. Wtf.

When you unplug it/plug it back in, what options are you presented with? What screen is your iPad on?

 

[Kevin]

Is it worth it for me to update my iPad 3 or would this update just make my device slow and unresponsive?

 

[Dalek]

Is it worth it for me to update my iPad 3 or would this update just make my device slow and unresponsive?

I'd like to know this as well.

 

[Lana Del Rey]

Is it worth it for me to update my iPad 3 or would this update just make my device slow and unresponsive?

My first gen iPad mini got slower so I'd imagine the 3 would be even slower.

 

[nomis]

My 5S seemed to somehow get even faster

 

[Pastry]

I'm definitely going to avoid installing this on my iPad 2. Not really sure it would be able to handle it at all.

 

[Mdot]

When you unplug it/plug it back in, what options are you presented with? What screen is your iPad on?

iTunes says the device is in recovery mode and has to be restored to continue.

The iPad just has the plug into iTunes screen.

Going through the process in iTunes just says it can't be restored and brings me back to the beginning of the process.

If this thing is bricked after 4 years of no issues, I'm going to be pissed.

 

[EatinOlives]

My 5S seemed to somehow get even faster

I noticed that too. I think they sped up some animations.

I'm loving Swipe. I've never owned an Android phone (owned a Windows Phone before going iPhone, will do an Android phone next), so this whole extension of functionality to other apps is completely new to me. Pretty freaking cool. What are some other apps that you guys recommend now that the functionality is on iOS?

 

[Majine]

Safari on the iPad Air is so much better, love zooming out to the tab screen and keeping the bookmark menu open

Yes, I also love the bookmarks grid. Makes so much sense to see it like that rather than a boring list.

 

[Kevin]

I'm convinced Apple intentionally makes their iOS updates slow down and cripple older devices to push people into buying the new stuff. My iPod Touch is barely usable when I switched to iOS 6 and worked just fine when it shipped with iOS 4. Not even sure this is legal to purposely slow down older devices under the guise that it's just more powerful and modern software.

 

[Devil Theory]

iTunes says the device is in recovery mode and has to be restored to continue.

The iPad just has the plug into iTunes screen.

Going through the process in iTunes just says it can't be restored and brings me back to the beginning of the process.

If this thing is bricked after 4 years of no issues, I'm going to be pissed.

All your data is likely erased and it's back to factory defaults. What you'll need to do is plug it into your home PC and restore it from a previous backup, if you've ever done that.

 

[McBryBry]

My 4S is running slow. It's not TOO bad, its still usable. It just screws up or slows down every now and then. I still can't decide between Android or 6+.

 

[Particle Physicist]

I'm convinced Apple intentionally makes their iOS updates slow down and cripple older devices to push people into buying the new stuff. My iPod Touch is barely usable when I switched to iOS 6 and worked just fine when it shipped with iOS 4. Not even sure this is legal to purposely slow down older devices under the guise that it's just more powerful and modern software.

Um, but it is a new, more powerful/modern software with new features that likely take up additions CPU resources. :/

Have you ever tried installing new OSs on really old computers?

 

[Auron_Kale]

One thing I've noticed since updating to iOS 8 is that hangouts is shit. It's delaying majorly on my 5s.

Oh and Swype is cool.

 

[Devil Theory]

I'm convinced Apple intentionally makes their iOS updates slow down and cripple older devices to push people into buying the new stuff. My iPod Touch is barely usable when I switched to iOS 6 and worked just fine when it shipped with iOS 4. Not even sure this is legal to purposely slow down older devices under the guise that it's just more powerful and modern software.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/u...a-big-data-conundrum.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0

Interesting read on the subject.

 

[PAULINK]

Looking at these new additions, it's cool you can ask siri to shazam a song.

 

[EatinOlives]

Auto brightness is WAY brighter now on my 5S. I'm not sure I like that better, since it's likely I'll be losing more battery as the day goes on :/

But it does make Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies look extra pretty, so that's nice.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

My 4S is running slow. It's not TOO bad, its still usable. It just screws up or slows down every now and then. I still can't decide between Android or 6+.

Did you just update? random slowdowns or sluggish performance can be attributed to re-indexing your phone for spotlight, at least initially.

 

[serenewarfare]

Looking at these new additions, it's cool you can ask siri to shazam a song.

You don't even have to ask. Just pull Siri up while a song is playing and it will do it automatically.

 

[amodelmerol]

I've got 2 GB free space on my iPad Air. It asks for 6.5 GB of free space.

Guess I'll have to wait...

 

[SeroTyler]

SwiftKey is fucking with the Facebook Messenger app pretty hard right now, but aside from that no problems.

I don't know if my poor iPhone 5's battery is gonna last until the 6S though.

 

[ramyeon]

You don't even have to ask. Just pull Siri up while a song is playing and it will do it automatically.

That doesn't work for me, I definitely have to specifically ask for it. If I don't it just tries to understand the lyrics as a command and gets confused.

 

[serenewarfare]

That doesn't work for me, I definitely have to specifically ask for it. If I don't it just tries to understand the lyrics as a command and gets confused.

I know in one of the earlier betas it had that functionality. Maybe they took it out?

EDIT: Yeah, they took it out. But it was in there in the beginning.

In earlier betas, Siri would automatically start listening for music when invoked, and identify anything playing. This approach proved to be a bit counterproductive, as the software would often misinterpret air conditioners, wind, or a sneeze in the background as music and keep trying to identify it even after the user had finished issuing a command. To resolve that, later betas removed the automatic listening mode and required the use of a command such as “what song is this?”

 

[brianmcdoogle]

Every app that requires a login needs to use TouchID

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

Every app that requires a login needs to use TouchID

So much easier

 

[Mindwipe]

If you're never going to use iCloud for photo storage (which I suspect is a lot of people after the last few weeks) Apple have made a complete hash of photos.

 

[Wind's Howling]

I prefer SwiftKey purely because the prediction stuff in it seems second to none. The fact that it can predict friends' names by connecting with your Facebook alone sells it for me (I have a lot of friends with foreign names that would often get corrected by Apple's keyboard for example). Swype seemed less forgiving with its predictions and corrections from what I tried of it.

Plus, SwiftKey is free.

Swift key all the way.

Looks like I gave away my 89 cents.

Next time I should just ask what is better before I purchase something.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

I've got 2 GB free space on my iPad Air. It asks for 6.5 GB of free space.

Guess I'll have to wait...

Yea, easiest way to backup to PC then do a restore install.

 

[Toki767]

Looks like I gave away my 89 cents.

Next time I should just ask what is better before I purchase something.

Don't worry.

Swiftkey is better at predictive text, but Swype is a lot better at gesture based typing. In the end use whichever you think is more useful as the other also offers the secondary feature but just not as good.

 

[Majine]

Are the keyboards always going to cut away on password fields, or can you somehow grant them access?

 

[Face it Tiger..]

I wish SwiftKey was completely flat like the OS keyboard. Oh well..

Also replace that awful teal with the sky blue that Apple have been using.

 

[EatinOlives]

Are the keyboards always going to cut away on password fields, or can you somehow grant them access?

Probably, for security reasons.

 

[serenewarfare]

Are the keyboards always going to cut away on password fields, or can you somehow grant them access?

Always. The Keyboard API is restricted from accessing secure fields (such as passwords). Apple would have to change the API in order for them to have access.

 

[Toki767]

I wish SwiftKey was completely flat like the OS keyboard. Oh well..

Also replace that awful teal with the sky blue that Apple have been using.

Aren't there themes? On Android there are, but I guess I haven't messed around with the iOS version much yet.

 

[ZeroX03]

There's themes on Swype.

 

[Yaboosh]

Aren't there themes? On Android there are, but I guess I haven't messed around with the iOS version much yet.

Just a light and a dark so far. They are clearly going to expand that for monetization purposes.

 

[BocoDragon]

4S does seem pretty sluggish.. And no, I haven't just updated.

I imagine 8.1 will be great on it... But now? It's not awful, but I am bailing to iphone 6 ASAP, so it's more tolorable to me. If this was my total phone future I'd be a bit miffed.

 

[Ashhong]

Dammit, got a -1 error when updating from iTunes. Had to do a full restore on my 5. Would have preferred just an update but whatever.

 

[MickD]

My 5S seemed to somehow get even faster

Same here. I've been running the beta all summer, but today's release has been blowing my mind this evening. Blazing fast.

Not 100% in love with SwiftKey yet. Anyone using anything else? I might try flexy.

 

[Mike Works]

Are you guys not worried about giving Swift Key (and other keyboard apps) access to everything you ever type on your phone?

Also is there any way to delete words from the predictive entry in Apple's keyboard?

 

[Thoraxes]

So... it's safe to update, right?

No weird bricking for everyone's devices?