Does anyone here still use an iDevice running iOS 6?
If so, do you often encounter compatibility problems or feel like you're missing out on anything brought by iOS7/8?
For me personally,
What I feel like I'm missing out on:
- The control centre is nice and handy (without jailbreaking for something similar)
- On the flip side, the weather widget in iOS 6 is so much better than what was there in iOS 7 - though iOS 8 fixed that with third part widgets.
- I will say I used several third party widgets on iOS 8 which I would miss if I exclusively used an iOS 6 device, notably the full calendar view and also launcher
- I also use the "quick reply" text message feature often. It is super handy to reply to messages right from the lock screen or from a notification that pops up. That is something I would miss
- Another thing 2 apps that I use, which aren't supported by iOS 6: Google Agenda and Google Photos. I use Google Photos to store a cloud backup of all my photos and videos (15GB uncompressed or unlimited storage (!!) compressed) and Google Agenda when working with others to plan schedules. Very nice and handy to have it there.
As far as compatibility issues/what I like about iOS 6:
- On the other hand, iOS 6 is much better suited to older devices like the iPhone 4s - the aspect of everything fits better to the screen size (its better optimized to 3.5" devices), the phone is significantly faster (feels like a brand new device), and the design is very nice.
- The advantage of iOS 6 over iOS 5 is of course how refined it is; it is very similar to iOS 7 and most of the major apps have versions that work on it just as good as current versions. Some are almost indistinguishable such as instagram or whatsapp. Most apps work fine on iOS 6 and the compatibility is very strong, at least for the apps I use (I don't play games, and the only two apps I use on iOS 8 which aren't compatible with iOS 6 are the two aforementioned Google apps)
- Others like Google Maps allow older phones such as the iPhone 3GS to have turn-based navigation, which did not exist for the phone with the native Maps app.
- iOS 6 is perfect for phones such as the 4s in my opinion. At the time I remember I was frustrated with the "archaic" look of the OS and couldn't wait for iOS 7. It is funny how now I really like iOS 6 and in some ways prefer it to iOS 7 & post design. I'm sure others feel the same way going back.