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WWDC14 Thread of iOS 8 and Mac OSX 10.10
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But is there any reason to not just keep doing what I'm doing? We already have two separate Dropbox accounts. And we like looking at our photos in the apple photos app.
infiniteloop
Member
Just had this happening and freezing up all my apps. Luckily I managed to force quit Safari, the main culprit.
PB2, please. You have 8GB of RAM to work with, as much as 8 iPhones worth.
When is PB3 coming out?
I had this happen to me a couple times with pb2. I reinstalled the beta and it stopped. Didn't reformat, just entered recovery mode on boot and reinstalled the beta, keeping everything else installed.
Fixed some big beta issues like this.
jts
...hate me...
Sounds great!
Good to know, thanks. If it happens again, I'll give it a try.
The Real Abed
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Yeah. I hope PB3 comes out Thursday. It's been a long three weeks with the buggy Pb2. I almost went through the trouble of side grading to DP7 which would have required me to install DP2 first and upgrade to 7 piece by piece because for some reason it wasn't letting me upgrade in place. Come on PB3!
I guess if you're okay with having fully shared reminders, calendars, notes, keychain items, and other iCloud synced items.
Yeah we split it up between Google and iCloud so there isn't much overlap. We don't mind.
metsallica
Member
Anyone running iOS 8 GM have the paid Funimation app installed? I haven't been able to get it to open since iOS 8 but I'm wondering if it's due to the OS or corrupted app data from my wonky iCloud restore.
Technosteve
Banned
Looks like Yosemite won't be out till christmas?
Got the Shakes
Member
Christmas seems awfully late.
Says who?
infiniteloop
Member
The Real Abed
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It's not out yet.
You made me think it was out for some strange reason at 4AM on a Sunday morning.
It's not out yet.
You made me think it was out for some strange reason at 4AM on a Sunday morning.
Sorry about that...
For some reason Google Calendar seems to hate PB2 and it hated PB1. I simply constantly have authentication problems with Google Calendar working with Apple Calendar and Yosemite PB...
It used to warn me about suspicious log in attempts every time I opened up Calendar or turned on the computer... then I switched to google two factor, and now it just doesn't log in and it doesn't accept my password... its very strange because if I turn off the calendar syncing then the mail app works fine...
infiniteloop
Member
wonder if we will get DP8/PB3 this week, or if they'll skip it because iOS 8 is out.
edit: last year Mavericks DP8 + iOS 7 where out in the same week, so looks like they will be out.
edit: last year Mavericks DP8 + iOS 7 where out in the same week, so looks like they will be out.
It's much better to see the words as you're speaking.
Yeah and the dictation seems to work better now . More accurate I post on GAF using dictation on my iPad ha ha.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Know what would be cool. I mean if they're not going to put Siri in OS X, would be if they used continuity and handoff to enhance Siri when using "Hey, Siri". Picture this...
You ask Siri a question. Say you ask her to set a timer. An overlay will pop up on your Mac, the one you're near because you have your phone next to it, and shows you a timer is now running on your phone. It shows the amount of time left and the time it will end. When the timer finishes, an overlay pops up again to show you the timer is finished while the phone also has its alarm going off.
Or you ask her something that requires a search. She shows you an overlay on your Mac with all the information and a link to open it in your browser.
All optional of course. I mean you look at it this way. When you use Siri normally you're looking at the phone, but if you're using Hey, Siri, you're not really looking at your phone usually. So you want as much audio feedback as possible. If they add a third layer, where it knows you're using your Mac at the same time, and shows some non-obtrusive information on the screen, it would be brilliant. Make it so it can tell if you are currently doing something or just sitting at the computer. Show a small notification or a full screen one accordingly. It would all depend on what you asked her. The timer thing could sit in the corner of the Mac while it runs on the phone for instance. And a search could open in your browser. Events could show your calendar or reminders. Basically tighter integration would be cool.
I can see big things happening in time with this stuff. I look forward to what they put in 10.11.
You ask Siri a question. Say you ask her to set a timer. An overlay will pop up on your Mac, the one you're near because you have your phone next to it, and shows you a timer is now running on your phone. It shows the amount of time left and the time it will end. When the timer finishes, an overlay pops up again to show you the timer is finished while the phone also has its alarm going off.
Or you ask her something that requires a search. She shows you an overlay on your Mac with all the information and a link to open it in your browser.
All optional of course. I mean you look at it this way. When you use Siri normally you're looking at the phone, but if you're using Hey, Siri, you're not really looking at your phone usually. So you want as much audio feedback as possible. If they add a third layer, where it knows you're using your Mac at the same time, and shows some non-obtrusive information on the screen, it would be brilliant. Make it so it can tell if you are currently doing something or just sitting at the computer. Show a small notification or a full screen one accordingly. It would all depend on what you asked her. The timer thing could sit in the corner of the Mac while it runs on the phone for instance. And a search could open in your browser. Events could show your calendar or reminders. Basically tighter integration would be cool.
I can see big things happening in time with this stuff. I look forward to what they put in 10.11.
infiniteloop
Member
I guess no Yosemite DP today :/
No, it's out according to MacRumors.
Got the Shakes
Member
infiniteloop
Member
Alright, remember when I had that trouble and you suggested making a USB installer? Will I have to make a new installer (just in case) now that PB3 is out? Or can I use the existing installer if I run into any serious problems?
Not sure. And I remember suggesting that you make a Mavericks USB installer. Your USB installer still should work though, but it will be running PB2 and you'll have to update the computer manually to PB3 through the AppStore... or you could try making a new USB installer... up to you really.
EDIT: I made a USB installer for Mavericks when it first came out... but then I never updated it to the latest versions of Mavericks later... I also haven't every really need ed to use it fortunately...
Yeah you did say make a Mavericks one but I only had one 8GB USB stick at the time. I also got a 64GB USB stick but didn't want to use all of that as an installer. I also specifically made installers for Lion and Mountain Lion (simply cos they were download only) previously and got lazy by the time Mavericks came out. I've also still got my Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard discs.
I'll just stick with the installer I've already made and manually update it if necessary. Once Yosemite full public release comes out I'll make a new installer.
Seeing as they've been released at exactly the same time, what would the differences be between Developer Preview 8 and Public Beta 3? Would one be more advanced than the other?
I imagine the are pretty similar, if not the same.
infiniteloop
Member
DP8 is 14A361c, PB3 is 14A361p so they're near identical.
The Real Abed
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PB3 today? Wow. Not only is the DP a day early but the PB on the same day.
Are there any differences between them? Edit: I guess not.
Are there any differences between them? Edit: I guess not.
RedAssedApe
Banned
just started using siri hands free with my new car. works pretty well as a replacement for those who don't want to spend money on navigation.
female british siri is much easier to understand than us siri tho
female british siri is much easier to understand than us siri tho
The Real Abed
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Had a little trouble installing at first. It got stuck at the "Rebooting" screen for too long so I took my chance and force shut down (I created a backup immediately before anyway.) and it didn't want to boot back up, or so I thought, but it was just taking a bit longer. Working now though.
I don't know if it was there before, but there's now an option to show the entire URL in the address box in Safari. (Yosemite PB3)
I don't know if it was there before, but there's now an option to show the entire URL in the address box in Safari. (Yosemite PB3)