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iOS 9: More than meets the eye
- Thread starter Maninthemirror
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well, for many, a third party browser is not an option, as we'd lose iCloud tabs, Hand-Off, etc.
Safari is, essentially, an ecosystem by itself.
I'm going with yes, same as they have for each major update.
I'll be buggered if I'm
not
Hours Left
Member
Just updated.
Everything running smoothly, but the screen to swap between apps is ugly now. :/
Everything running smoothly, but the screen to swap between apps is ugly now. :/
Safari is easily the best browser.
Chrome isn't amazing but is second best. The rest are pretty bad. Either ugly, slow or unintuitive.
Plus you get no OS integration so they're a huge inconvenience.
Link to adblock on the google play store?
Anyone? I fee like since 8.4 battery life has been a joke and thinking of taking it to apple store
I swear there was a point in time where Apple fans were incredibly obnoxious, but I can't seem to remember it now. Every discussion involving the company seems to get jammed with this nonsense
Buy an iPhone, don't buy an iPhone, but don't evangelise to everyone about how superior the brand of consumer electronics you buy is
Give it up to a couple of days to settle down.
Sometimes, after an update, there's some reindexing going on that might impact the battery life.
On my iPhone 5S battery life has been noticeably better on 9.0 than on 8.3 (which is the last 8.x version I installed).
bodyboarder
Member
I didn;t realise it was only 12 hours. Oh well. Might just grab blockr as its the same price and has a bit more customizing.
Junior Mint
Member
Yeah I posted about this. Purify seems to be doing the best job in terms of blocking ads and reorganizing the page to look like they never existed. I'd use either crystal or purify over peace right now.
Tainted
Member
This may be worthwhile for you to watch. I have a 5 and after watching that, I may wait for 9.1 to be released
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOEir-8Bayw
i can't wait until Youtube, Twitch and Netflix support it.
People have doubts about Youtube, but as long as the PiP can still show ads, i don't think Google would mind.
well, essentially, the difference on the 5, performance wise, seems to be pretty negligible and well worth the added functionality. imho.
The fact that content blockers can dramatically increase browsing speeds makes me think anyone with a 5 and upwards should go for iOS 9
Some impressions from my partner's 4S:
As long as you check Reduce Motion, Reduce Transparency, turn off Background App Refresh, have a static wallpaper and limit the amount of apps that provide notifications, it actually runs really well considering how old the hardware is.
I wish they'd gotten content blockers working on 32-bit software though, because Safari on the 4S could really do with it.
As long as you check Reduce Motion, Reduce Transparency, turn off Background App Refresh, have a static wallpaper and limit the amount of apps that provide notifications, it actually runs really well considering how old the hardware is.
I wish they'd gotten content blockers working on 32-bit software though, because Safari on the 4S could really do with it.
No, the 5 can't use content blockers.
Again, if you're on a 4s or 5, invest in Weblock for adblocking, or a similar alternative.
oh, you're right, totally my bad.
Still, i think the benefits outweigh the ever so slight decrease in app loading times.
Download the app Sync.me
POWERSPHERE
Member
Fucking hell, folders on the iphone still just show the bullshit 3x3 square of apps per page in that stupid little box. Their phones are now huge, whats the deal?
POWERSPHERE
Member
Check out your usage, itll show where the drain is but yeah thats fast unless youre using a location app with high brightness, wifi and bluetooth. Try the new low power mode?
Mammoth Jones
Member
Yea I just wish it retained the icon of the app on the multitask screen.
Captain.Falafel
Neo Member
Is there a way to remove the contact pictures in messages?
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I'm sad that the iPhone 5 cannot use content blockers, but everything else is working really well for me. The smoothest update I've ever experienced, with no regressions in performance.
TheExhaustedWalrus
Member
So I'm assuming Peace is the preferred content blocker atm?
I'm fine with iOS 9 except for the app switcher. Why change it?
It's a regression in every way from performance, to readability and usability. I used to use it to reference information from another app, now the windows are obscured. Frame rate is low flicking through it and apps maximise from it with a stutter.
Navigating it is frustrating, I find I scroll beyond the app that I'm looking for and the previous one will flick to the front and then I slowly have to to fine tune my scroll to get what I want.
Also, most of the time I have to touch an app twice to maximise it, not sure if it's the low frame rate or just the animation not being complete and it's discarding touches either way it's a frustrating experience.
It's a regression in every way from performance, to readability and usability. I used to use it to reference information from another app, now the windows are obscured. Frame rate is low flicking through it and apps maximise from it with a stutter.
Navigating it is frustrating, I find I scroll beyond the app that I'm looking for and the previous one will flick to the front and then I slowly have to to fine tune my scroll to get what I want.
Also, most of the time I have to touch an app twice to maximise it, not sure if it's the low frame rate or just the animation not being complete and it's discarding touches either way it's a frustrating experience.
too early to say bu i prefer it to crystal and purify (beta) for the ability to block comments widgets and for how good ghostery (the back end) is at blocking ads and scripts.
edit: @ Surfhurt. i think it might have been changed partly for the new force touch app switching shortcut on the 6s. push hard on the edge and swipe. having the multitasking windows on that edge make he image match the gesture
Bought it this morning after I saw the verge article on it. Not disappointed so far. Don't really like that Crystal doesn't have a whitelist option.
Maninthemirror
Banned
Here is a way you can easily decide between peace and purify
Peace comes from the guys behind ghostery
Purify comes from the guys behind Ublock
Peace comes from the guys behind ghostery
Purify comes from the guys behind Ublock
Junior Mint
Member
POWERSPHERE
Member
I dont know what ghostery or Ublock are though
Maninthemirror
Banned
You will never get those reviews for products like google news or google voice which are targeted at Google at the App Store
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
I wonder if the mods are making a list of everyone who's installed Crystal...
Installed Peace. White listed GAF. Whitelisting to me is a launch feature for a content blocker. Also News is VASTLY improved from betas. I mean yeah it goes without saying, but the betas I found myself asking why I would ever even use it. Now I actually enjoy checking it while eating breakfast and coffee.
XOMTOR
Member
iCab Mobile and Mercury are both pretty sweet. Mercury is a bit better looking but iCab is faster, has more features and the app size is tiny. The problem with Safari is the scrolling speed; it's like molasses.
cjp
Junior Member
IMDB's deep linking doesn't seem to work for me. Clicked on a link in Safari and it just opened up the website. The only Open in IMDB banner took me to the App Store even though I already have it installed...
The whole deep linking thing is supposed to open website content in apps, right?
The whole deep linking thing is supposed to open website content in apps, right?
Nilay just published an editorial basically saying the web is dying because companies are creating alternative publishing platforms and Apple is allowing ad blockers. I don't agree at all. I think this is the best thing that has happened to the web in some time because publishers now have a fire lit under them to get better and create value propositions that users will be willing to pay for.