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iOS 8 Beta 4 Tidbits: Tips App, Control Center Redesign, New Display Options
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I'm loving the cosmetic changes! Something tells me it won't make it to the public release this fall, though.
Apple will probably wait a couple more years and sneak it into a future update when people have already given up on it. That seems like the theme of their recent releases.
I find this funny/interesting because /r/Android has seen a lot of complaints about the new flat design and how it's ugly.
Personally, so far I prefer Apple's flat design to Android - though I don't like the current fad of flat + white space galore. It's very harsh and glaring to my eyes.
with the amount i have already been using quick-reply on my 5s i am SO DISAPPOINTED with this bug...how are more of us not pissed offf hahah we gotta deal with it for 2 or 3 weeks...C'Mon man
cause it's a beta and not official release, there isn't really anything for anyone to get pissed off at. You shouldn't be using it on your main phone
Im not? Yet the device i do use it on when i get a text message, not being able to use an entire row of buttons is quite annoying don't ever tell people what they should or shouldn't do w/ something apple unless your name happens to be Steve Jobs but being that he is somewhere more peaceful than this earth and this forum; you take your cynicism elsewhere.
Wrong, the 4s HAS bluetooth LE (aka 4.0). What it doesn't have is direct WIFI. That's why it misses AirDrop.
That depends from person to person. Because I actually found iOS 7 a step in the right direction. Not only because of the all-new design, also because it's more intuitive in my opinion. With iOS 8, Apple continues on making iOS even more easy-to-use.
Uh yeah, it does have Bluetooth 4.0/LE. Go to the 'Cellular and Wireless' section right here and you will see that all iPhones that support iOS 8 share the same Bluetooth-technology.
But I guess it's WiFi Direct what the iPhone 4s misses. Still quite strange, because I've seen the switch for Handoff from iOS 8 beta 3 on it.
Knowledge, dropped.
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i have so many devices, I'm gonna start leaving one on the previous beta so i can side by side compare; my dumbass is always like UPDATES ?!?
?!? let me get my jizz rag....
The handoff option was there on Beta3 but now it isn't, in use the only things that work are the SMS messages and calling people from your contacts list on the Mac using the iPhone, the safari/mail handoff never worked for me even though it was enabled.
A weird bug has presented itself though with the SMS sending from the Mac since the latest updates, the Mac can receive SMS and see what I've sent using the iPhone, however when I try to type a reply on the Mac it won't send at all whereas it did before.
Dammmmmmmnnnn----SMS on Yosemite DP 4 is ****ed up
when you hit send the text just disappears and no message is sent.----------
http://9to5mac.com/2014/07/21/ios-8...gnition-to-keyboard-dictation-video/?pushup=1
i like it.
User interface going to the flat dogs...
While I agree there are aspects of iOS 7 that are aesthetically pleasing, I tend to end up in the "too many wasted white pixels" camp when it comes to design. When thin text, massively simplified icons, and over-extensive white space goes too far, as it seems it is going, the interface becomes devoid of meaning.
The metric I am using is personal, and the time I have spent teaching others simple tasks on iPads has greatly increased since the dawn of iOS 7.
While I agree there are aspects of iOS 7 that are aesthetically pleasing, I tend to end up in the "too many wasted white pixels" camp when it comes to design. When thin text, massively simplified icons, and over-extensive white space goes too far, as it seems it is going, the interface becomes devoid of meaning.
The metric I am using is personal, and the time I have spent teaching others simple tasks on iPads has greatly increased since the dawn of iOS 7.
Dammmmmmmnnnn----SMS on Yosemite DP 4 is ****ed up
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http://9to5mac.com/2014/07/21/ios-8...gnition-to-keyboard-dictation-video/?pushup=1
i like it.
Ahhh not just me then, thats exactly the problem for me. If you notice any you receive still come through and any you send direct from the iPhone still show up in the conversation window on yosemite, its just sending them direct from the Mac that fails.
That 'white space' can be made less white if you want. Just go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Increase contrast and turn on Reduce White Point. It makes the white more dark.
I like the white. In the middle of the night it can be a bit disturbing, but with Auto Brightness on my iPhone makes sure that it's not too bright for me. Overall it just looks fantastic IMO. Also, I don't really find the icons 'simplified'. They might look like that, but it's better than those Android icons. Or even better, the icons from iOS 6 and before. xD
Again, it depends from person to person. Know a lot of people who love the flat design from iOS 7, and I know a lot people who hate it. Well, life goes on, right?
Maybe a restart will help? Or when even that doesn't work, you might want to try a complete reinstall of iOS 8 beta 4.
ehhhhhhhh its possibly cuz I'm on their marginal devices--either way ill minimally peruse beta 4 for now and if in a couple days i'm the only person experiencing the issue then that sounds like a plan.
