Just heard about that, glad I held back... Those on Mavericks will be fine as Apple pushed a new update for iTunes 11 for comparability but anyone running Yosemite should hold off for an update to iTunes 12.
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WWDC14 Thread of iOS 8 and Mac OSX 10.10
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Junior Mint
Member
I thought they were getting rid of the "near me" tab in the App Store. How come I still see it? Or did I make that up?
quick update. the Xcode beta did fix iTunes 12 beta compatibility. iOS 8 is installing now on the phone. no longer in DFU hell.
that is all.
Are you on the Dev Beta or Public Beta? From what I've heard you can't install the Xcode 6 GM on Public Beta 2. Gonna just do this on my iMac with Mavericks. Better safe than sorry.
infiniteloop
Member
it's called Explore now and includes the previous 'near me' section.
Junior Mint
Member
Weird. I still see near me as its own tab. Maybe it's not changed for canada.
public beta of yosemite/itunes. I installed the beta of Xcode just now cuz I heard it fixed this problem and seemed easier than rolling back itunes to ver 11. Xcode installed some components that lets itunes 12 beta handle a DFU iphone without crashing.
anyway, waiting is probably the best idea, anyway
Maninthemirror
Banned
wait so you guys are saying I cannot install the ipsw of the IOS 8 GM on windows (without xcode?)
You will need a version of iTunes that is compatible with iOS 8 to restore your device. Apple pushed an update for iTunes 11 on OSX that supports this today but have yet to push an update for Windows. It'll come alongside the public release next week. The GM is still technically designed for developers.
Edit: Just updated on my iMac running Mavericks with no issues, looking good so far. Can't wait until developers start taking advantage of the new features, that's when this'll really start to shine.
Face it Tiger..
Banned
Imzdl is tha shit.
Also, posting links to software updates that are free is allowed on GAF btw.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Which version of iTunes does it require? I'm currently only on Yosemite PB2 with iTunes 12.0.0.97. Is there anything newer than that? Do I need to jump over to the DP side? I don't want to brick my phone right now. (Unless I can somehow revert if needed to.)
For Mavericks 11.4, for Yosemite you'll need to install the new Xcode beta and run it once, otherwise iTunes 12 seems to crash and get the phone stuck in DFU mode.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Thanks. I really don't want to brick anything. Weird that iTunes 12 has a problem 11 doesn't have.
Well it's a new stable iteration vs a beta, I'm sure the issue will be addressed though.
I don't know why they felt they had to redesign the control centre stuff in iOS8. It looks so much worse now. Apart from that and the keyboard not a whole lot feels or looks different on the surface. Books, Podcast and that new Tips app all being preinstalled and undeletable is a bit annoying.
unistall itunes 12 using appzapper.app
install itunes 11.4 from apple.com
install ios 8 gm
update itunes to 12
anonymous_abc
Member
I have the same issue on my mac, I guess it will work once its out officially?! That's what I am hoping anyway.
Maninthemirror
Banned
was able to smoothly install ios 8 gm on iphone 5 using itunes 11.4
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Well I've downloaded and run Xcode 6 GM and it did whatever it did to iTunes it was supposed to do. I think I recall it did the same thing last time too. The GM for iOS 7 also required an Xcode install and iTunes refresh for some reason.
So here goes. I'm backed up and everything's up to date. Got the iOS update for my A1456 5C. We'll see how it goes.
Edit: Haha. I just realized I could have downloaded the iPad mini version and done the upgrade on the iPad, that I rarely use except for videos and could live without for a while if I needed to, instead of the phone. I'm so silly.
So here goes. I'm backed up and everything's up to date. Got the iOS update for my A1456 5C. We'll see how it goes.
Edit: Haha. I just realized I could have downloaded the iPad mini version and done the upgrade on the iPad, that I rarely use except for videos and could live without for a while if I needed to, instead of the phone. I'm so silly.
metsallica
Member
Got DFU loop'd on Windows with the newest version of iTunes, had to restore and have been pulling my backup off the cloud and resyncing for the past few hours. No fun, but finally almost done! No idea what went wrong with the shift+click "Update" process. Sigh.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Ugh. Do I need to pair my phone and MacBook to use Handoff and Continuity? Because I fucking hate BlueTooth. I can't get it to pair. Every time it pairs, it disconnects. I now have my laptop in my phones list twice and neither will connect. It keeps telling me to make sure the laptop is within range. IT'S FUCKING RIGHT THERE!
Fuck you BlueTooth. Fuck you. I have never liked you.
Fuck you BlueTooth. Fuck you. I have never liked you.
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
Has anyone tried installing the ios8 GM on a 4S yet? I'm waiting to hear how it performs before I decide whether to update.
jts
...hate me...
Bluetooth rocks, it's just the Mac+iPhone implementation that sucks.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
How do they expect us to actually use Handoff and Continuity if the most important part doesn't work at all? I can't get it to work at all. I never have been able to. Not when I had a 4S and an Air. Not when I had a 4S and this Pro. Not when I had my iPod Touch. Not my iPad. And not my new 5C and my Pro. I've tried everything. Googling for help turns up nothing that works.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Is there seriously still no way to access Preview documents through iCloud on iPhone?
Even with iCloud Drive now in affect?
I must be missing something..... right?
Even with iCloud Drive now in affect?
I must be missing something..... right?
No, you shouldn't need to pair. It should be like how AirDrop works.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I didn't think I did. But it doesn't even work when I do pair. And it doesn't show anything on either device when I open Safari to a tab or Mail whether it's paired (For the 2 seconds it stays on before disconnecting and throwing up an error.) or not.
How old is your MacBook? Are you sure it supports Continuity?
jts
...hate me...
Oh okay nice, thanks.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
It's a shame any handoff activity isn't passed through to the Mac in a Notification.
The icon in the dock is clean and simple, but I don't have the dock visible ever so it's not incredibly useful...
The icon in the dock is clean and simple, but I don't have the dock visible ever so it's not incredibly useful...
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Interesting. I just updated my A1428 to the GM, and I still haven't installed yesterday's iTunes update. It's syncing after the fact as well.
What Mac are you using (name the year as well)?
Actually, it's probably just easier if I tell you what Macs support Yosemite's Continuity. Your Mac needs Bluetooth LE (AKA Bluetooth Smart):
- MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or later)
- MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or later)
- Retina MacBook Pro (All models)
- iMac (Late 2012 or later)
- Mac Mini (Mid 2011 or later)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013 or later)
Junior Mint
Member
Same here.
Did you check its status in Settings > Privacy > Location Services?
Some apps have three options: Never, While Using, and Always.
Some only have Never and Always.
What is Google's?
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Are you just now installing it for the first time? When they added Google Now functionality the location services became Always-On if you allow it.
In Google, check Settings->Privacy->Location->Location reporting. It's separate from the Location Services setting Squalor is asking you to check.
Junior Mint
Member
Is spotlight supposed to always show the "In addition to searching your iPhone, Spotlight now shows suggestions from the Internet, iTunes, App Store, locations nearby, and more. You can change this in Settings. Learn more
" text? Or is there a way to dismiss it?
Thanks!
Yeah Google only allows you to choose Never or Always... typical Google.
Cool. No I have had Google installed for a long time. It just started hogging location services when I updated to iOS8 GM because I did a clean install.
I turned off Google Now but left it so that it can use my location in the iOS preferences. Now I think it will only use my location when I open the App.
Yeah Google only allows you to choose Never or Always... typical Google.
Cool. No I have had Google installed for a long time. It just started hogging location services when I updated to iOS8 GM because I did a clean install.
I turned off Google Now but left it so that it can use my location in the iOS preferences. Now I think it will only use my location when I open the App.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
For me it was Redlaser that would keep the location icon active, Google Maps never surprisingly despite being set to Always.
metsallica
Member
Is iCloud getting hammered at the moment? My restore necessitated by a failed update to iOS 8 GM seems to be taking an inordinate amount of time, and the lack of status messages on the whole process is really frustrating. I had to restore a similar amount of data about a month ago and it didn't take near as long as this has. My iCloud backup is around 4 GB, have a few hundred apps installed.
ALSO! What does a little crescent moon symbol mean in Messages? That there hasn't been a new reply in the chain since the previous night, or that the other user is in Do Not Disturb mode? I'm guessing it's the former because I'm pretty sure the person I'm texting doesn't have an iPhone, but couldn't find any info on the icon in that context online.
ALSO! What does a little crescent moon symbol mean in Messages? That there hasn't been a new reply in the chain since the previous night, or that the other user is in Do Not Disturb mode? I'm guessing it's the former because I'm pretty sure the person I'm texting doesn't have an iPhone, but couldn't find any info on the icon in that context online.
Maninthemirror
Banned
so what apps are there which take advantage of ios 8?
infiniteloop
Member
None yet. Probably start trickling out mid next week.
Speaking of which, who's doing the iOS 8 OT?
iOS 8 |OT| It's not a toxic hellstew
Do you want to do it?
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
iOS 8 |OT| U Wot M8
RedAssedApe
Banned
so i got the GM ipsw file and did a restore over 8b5. every seems fine but when i tried to upgrade to icloud drive i get the spinning icon and "upgrading" under my icloud settings. this has been going on for a day now.
does anyone know what's going on here and is there a fix? prefer not to go through the install process again as everything else seems to be working fine.
does anyone know what's going on here and is there a fix? prefer not to go through the install process again as everything else seems to be working fine.