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iOS 9: More than meets the eye
- Thread starter Maninthemirror
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POWERSPHERE
Member
Im still amazed theyre habging onto 3x3 app folders.
It's 4x4 on iPad now.
Atraveller
Banned
I know, yet there's no first party support from Apple, this is weird.
Still, I'd have to scroll through garbage when I want to a less frequently used yet still useful app. Tips app, most people don't even bother. Stuff like find my iPhone, Game Center and all the content blocker apps are all something you open once in a while or only once, do we really need to see them in multitasking menu every time we open the most.
Chalupa Batman
Member
Is there a way to turn off the little grey circles where people's faces/initials go when looking at your Messages? I was able to remove them from the App Switcher but that's it. This isn't new to iOS9 but I could never figure it out so I might as well ask here!
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Ugh. Now that I set up Siri to only respond to my voice, she no longer responds to my voice at all.
Cheers
iOS 9 now breaks down background activity vs actual app use on it's screen though.
But it doesn't show that for the last period of time since the full charge.
PjotrStroganov
Member
How to put a video podcast in full screen in the official app?
You can't.
And made it useless by making it last 24 hours not since last charge. Unbelievably dumb decision.
DaleinCalgary
Member
women are like that
infiniteloop
Member
iwork will probably get a big update across iOS/os x this Wednesday when El Cap is out.
Does the news app just work seriously and ridiculously slow for anyone else? It takes forever to load a story. I swear I could see the headline on apple news, swap to safari, Google the headline, and have the story load there in quicker time than clicking the headline in apple news. Sometimes it just doesn't load at all. Or at least I'm not sitting around for like 5 minutes to see.
This isn't a slow phone either because it was this way with my 5s and now the same with my new 6s+.
This isn't a slow phone either because it was this way with my 5s and now the same with my new 6s+.
HUELEN10
Member
1. That was rude.
2. Wait, people actually use the female Siri voice IRL? I've always used the Male one.
teruterubozu
Member
I didn't even know there was a male one. Isn't female default?
I can't even choose the female Siri. Dutch Siri is male only as far as I know.
bodyofanamerican
Member
This came up in the iPhone 6s thread, but is anyone here having issues with regular overnight back-ups on your home wifi network? I've only been able to manually force a backup, it hasn't yet done it automatically.
Article is dumber than the author seems to think the average iOS user is. The Back-to-app button is totally obvious in its behavior.
everthustodeadbeats
Member
I'm sorry I breezed it.
I'm a bit overwhelmed by the package tracking apps on ios, any suggestions? Several cost $$$ so I want to make sure I make the right choice.
features important to me:
- quick notification on my phone when an item is delivered (i'm sure they all have this, i hope?)
- track multiple items at once. at least 5 packages
- nice interface, modern that fits in well with recent iOS versions
- (bonus) add package data via web or Windows so I don't have to type it on my iPhone or Mac each time, though this is not required
features important to me:
- quick notification on my phone when an item is delivered (i'm sure they all have this, i hope?)
- track multiple items at once. at least 5 packages
- nice interface, modern that fits in well with recent iOS versions
- (bonus) add package data via web or Windows so I don't have to type it on my iPhone or Mac each time, though this is not required
renfaireshotgun
Neo Member
I heard through twitter that iOS9 is pretty buggy and slow on earlier iPhones(4's and 5's), is this true for anyone here? Would you guys recommend upgrading right now if you have an earlier phone or waiting?
It wasn't buggy on my 5s, just slow.
I can vouch for Deliveries too, been using it since it came out. It has the nicest UI, gets frequent updates, has a website, a Mac app, a Watch app, etc. Supports every package tracking service out there and even Amazon/Apple Store so you can track stuff before it even ships. Really great app.
Okay purchased deliveries! I love that it has a website you can log onto and add your deliveries and it syncs it to the iOS app and/or Mac app depenending on if you own one or both. I'll consider getting the mac version, but I only really need it on my Phone.
Thanks, it's working swell so far
Thanks, it's working swell so far
Nope. It's garbage. Previously, I used to be able to see the whole video content via the thumbnails in the top bar, and I was also able to immediately go to any position within the video. But now, the thumbnails scroll off the screen. So you have to keep dragging horizontally until you find the moment you were looking for.
Erebus
Member
What version is it running now? If it's 8.x.x update to 9 otherwise don't.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
I'd only hold off on upgrading if it were running iOS 6 or earlier. The visual redesign with 7 brought all of the hitching and sluggishness to the 4S, so if you have that or later, then might as well go to 9.
minor effort
Banned
I'm wondering if picture-in-picture will get the third-party support it needs, or if it'll wind up as untapped potential.
I'd love to see Netflix and my cable streaming app with picture-in-picture support, but so far there's no sign.
I'd love to see Netflix and my cable streaming app with picture-in-picture support, but so far there's no sign.
To be fair I dont know yet. Phone is asking me to insert a SIM to gain access but I have to ask my phone company for a proper size SIM tomorrow. I was going to cut the one Im using on my current / old.as.f phone but I cant without touching the metal part of the chip :/
My guess would be 8.x.x
Thank you ! Ill check tomorrow what IOS version is installed and act accordingly. Im currently using an old Samsung with Android 2.3.6... so Im pretty sure a bit of sluggishness wont kill me
I'm on an iPhone 5. Totally happy with ios9.
Jsquared77
Member
I can't see myself using PIP very much. My mind just cannot multitask like some people I guess. I'm on deployment and facetime my wife everyday. I thought it would be great to browse gaf while talking to her, but when I am reading I'll miss things that she is talking to me about. So much that she even picked up on it a few times haha. "Did you hear what I just said!?" she says as I am browsing the iOS9 thread.
minor effort
Banned
Yeah, probably not recommended for Facetime. People can usually pick up when they see your eyes moving back-and-forth as you're obviously reading a webpage while talking to them.
I think PiP will be good for casual watching. You missed last night's [insert late night show], less so for serious movie or TV viewing.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Must have come with the ability to reply from an Apple Watch, since I just noticed that today as well
I don't know if this is an ios 9 problem but I've never had this problem before the other day. I was using imessage with someone and it wasn't sending so I pressed "send as text message". Since that time, everything I'm sending is sent as a text message no matter what. I tried resetting my network settings, deleting the text thread and starting a new one, restoring a backup on my phone, resetting my phone, you name it. I tried this, and this, and this, all to no avail. It's frustrating beyond belief.
Was the same in the UK at launch, but we've had FemSiri for a while now. Maybe they're slowly (really slowly) getting around to adding new voices.
jimmypython
Member
It seems they have brought back the Nearby feature outside US and China today. Just noticed they are now back in Canada.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Heh I was just moaning about this so was a nice surprise to see it pop up earlier.
It's not in Maps yet as it was, but the categories do appear when searching.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Anyone having issues with backups on iOS9? My new 6s+ won't automatically backup to iCloud anymore. It's not failing out or giving error messages or anything, it just... won't do it
It'll do it when I manually start it, but not on its own
It'll do it when I manually start it, but not on its own
Sirolf
Member
Yes mine does that too (6s+)
Zeyphersan
Banned
Looked it up, found a blog post about it. The same post also complained about the problem my sister is having with her regular 6, where the backup is showing up in iCloud as 0kb, and it won't do a new backup because it says there's not enough space. Which, even if the backup was normally sized, wouldn't be the case anyway.