Apple officially releases iOS 15
The latest iteration of Apple's mobile device operating system is ready to debut alongside the iPhone 13 family of smartphones.
Following a big week where the world got its first official look at the new iPhone 13 family of smartphones, Apple is ready to unleash its newest software out into the wild. As the new iPhones begin shipping out to the earliest buyers, iOS 15 is now officially available for download for existing iPhone users.
The biggest new feature for end-users will be the notification system overhaul. Notifications will now get app icons as well as contact photos. Additionally, notifications can now be grouped together and users can decide when certain apps are granted permission to push notifications via the new Focus feature.
iOS 15 also brings along some significant changes to the Safari web browser (the default option on iPhones and iPads). The browser navigation controls have been relocated to the bottom of the screen for ease of access with one-handed use. Also, tabs can now be grouped, voice search is possible from the address bar, and new privacy features have been deployed.
All iPhone users on the iPhone 6s or newer, including the first-generation iPhone SE are eligible to upgrade to iOS 15. Owners of the iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 4, and fifth-generation iPad are eligible for the upgrade, which brings a host of new multitasking options to the popular tablets. On the wearables side of things, Apple Watch Series 3 and newer will also be eligible for the iOS 15 upgrade.
To get iOS 15 on your device, simply navigate to the Settings app, then General > Software Update. The update may also be installed via Mac or iTunes on PC.
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iOS 15 is out!
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Let's see who gets bricked!
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that is a monster list
https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-15/features/
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this is really really good for us
5G preferred over Wi-Fi
iPhone 12 models and later now automatically prioritize 5G when Wi‑Fi connectivity on networks you visit occasionally is slow, or when you are connected to captive or insecure networks, so you can enjoy faster, safer connections.-
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hotels, airports, hospitals, lounges, etc. people expect speed on wifi, and often not only don't get speed but are on an insecure setup... where 5G would be incredibly preferable overall.
I totally agree about data plans, but for my corporate masters, this is a VERY welcome change. their iphone 12/pro/max will do FAR better on verizon 5G than on shit wifi and they should stop fucking around assuming someone else's wifi is worth a shit. -
Ever been to a hotel for the second time, head to checkin and your phone has picked up the WiFi but the hotels app now won’t connect to show your reservation QR code because the wifi is behind a captive portal and won’t let you connect to the internet yet?
This fixes that. Same with trains/offices/anywhere with public wifi that does a shit job of recognising you on future visits.
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Man, wish they'd give Carplay more love.
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Reading the changelist blows my mind that these apps are getting updates with OS updates, why not get them via App Store like what Google does on Android!
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..or it makes the OS updates more appealing for the masses as they wouldn't understand the underlying OS technical changes, optimizations and imorovements but app updates like these can make better headlines
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holy crap - I had forgotten all about this. What are the big changes?
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Hand list of 'em here: https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-15-features/
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Safari extensions are great so far.
1Password works just like on a desktop now
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He also made an extension to view page HTML if that is some that you have a use for.
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https://www.macrumors.com/2021/09/20/1password-safari-extension-ios-15/
Just makes it a full extension. I’m most excited that generating and updating passwords will be a better experience. Reading passwords the old way wasn’t an issue. It was kind of a pain when it came to account creation though, when compared to the desktop
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The URL bar at the bottom of Safari street s giving me vertigo.
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It’s not streets ahead?
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I don't get it
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Then you’re streets behind
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Thanks, never watched that show (obviously!).
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fucking finally, just absurd it's been like this for a decade+ when the obvious choice was to put it in the more accessible location
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I'm actually still using my 6S. It can text and call and browse the chatty so I haven't had a need to upgrade yet!
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Still using an SE here, which if I recall is similar/same internals as a 6S. If it weren't for the fact that my battery is absolutely worthless now, I don't think I'd feel a strong need to upgrade. I've thought about just swapping the battery but considering I paid $200 for it over 4 years ago it doesn't seem worth it.
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To me I use my iPhone more the any other device in my life so I always get the new one. Eg: when I wake up? It's to the alarm from my iphone. I check news / email / shack on iphone before breakfast . My iphone plays podcasts in my car. I listen to Spotify off my iphone at work. I also airdrop stuff into the the TV's home after work. It's how I communicate with absolutely everyone.
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You could probably do it yourself, it's not too hard. And it's not that expensive to have someone else do it.
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Totally worth it, instead of buying a new model that won’t have a battery that last a shitload longer.
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I am not a fan of apple. Used to be because of features/price, but at this point it is only because their product are so overpriced.
This support is INCREDIBLE. Good on them. They understand how to keep market share and grow. Android manufacturers and google are clueless. Where do they think that old phones go? The bin? No. They are handed down to kids, or sold to other people, who are maybe just making the journey into a smart phone world. Those folks that start with an IOS will most likely upgrade to another iPhone eventually. Good for Apple for figuring that out.
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The email address alias stuff is pretty cool is you have iCloud+.
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If you have iCloud , only 99 cents per month, you can use random email addresses as aliases in places where you don’t want to use your real one and email from that will get forwarded to your real account.
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Not for iPad I think.
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iPad never had an official weather app—only a widget. Same with calculator.
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Yeah why don’t they fix this. Hate it
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What is it? I googled but couldn't find it.
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Give bottom web bar safari a shot first.
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I really like the bar on the bottom. Why should a web browser on a mobile device stick to the desktop design?
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key app controls in the hardest to reach portion of the phone are an especially dumb UX holdover from mouse driven desktop UI
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The top bar is now fairly broken. The url bar will go missing.
The bottom bar takes a bit of getting used to, especially the placement of the new tab button, but it seems to be pushing you to leaving tabs open and just to swipe between them and pull down to refresh, which feels okay after a few days.
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Ads seem snappier
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Apple’s privacy campaign continues to try to message that all tracking is bad always (unless it’s Apple’s tracking or tracking on behalf of a government). But as you note, it’s actually quite useful sometimes.
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I’m not imagining this right? Sort of weird how they centered all the settings which results in dead space on both sides of screen https://i.imgur.com/v7CTEow.jpg
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So a bunch of apps disappeared all of a sudden (including the App Store) even from search. Reboot fixed it but wtf.
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Also Photos keeps wanting me to share photos with… myself.
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Any opinions on the iPad of choice? The iPad mini refresh looks appealing though I wish it came in silver. I’m looking for something for media consumption in a relatively compact form and a bit of family videoconferencing. The mini seems better spec’d than the Air. What’s the prevailing wisdom on these devices?
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Base iPad does have pretty bad speakers tho.
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will be ready to ship just when the pandemic ends
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Does Focus mode allow you to have the same app on multiple homescreen pages? Kinda useless if not.
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Looks like the weather app needs some patches still. The transparency of the clouds is fucked up. https://i.imgur.com/AeCyJ27.jpg
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