Apple’s recent software development delay underscores the need to get ambitious 2024 updates right. Also: Initial thoughts on Apple’s latest MacBook Pros and iMac, and what an M3 Ultra chip could look like.
  • heyitscjjc@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I always feel like when there’s a major overhaul happens in iOS, expect it to only be stable on the next major version.

    It has always been this way since iOS 7. Though, when iOS 11 was released, it was buggy as hell. They then decided to highlight stability on the next version 🤣

    • Jordan_Jackson@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Man, the betas for iOS 11 were so buggy that I couldn’t even count them all. It only got good about halfway through the beta cycle. This years and last years beta cycle gave me no problems in contrast.

    • 21Shells@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Tbf this goes for most updates to IOS (and most other operating systems) that are feature updates. Thats why they dont encourage you to move onto the next version until the first security updates come out. I believe when IOS and IpadOS 17 came out I had to go out of my way to select an option that allows you to update to 17.0. The only operating system where this wont be true will be some Linux distros like Debian where its thoroughly tested before any features are added, this means you only get one update every few years though.

    • Quajeraz@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      "i UsE aPpLe FoR tHe StAbIlItY aNd ReLiAbIlItY. iT jUsT wOrKs WhEn I wAnT iT tO

    • DrinkingBleachForFun@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      They do this with macOS too. For example Lion -> Mountain Lion, or Yosemite -> El Capitan.

      I think that macOS releases that focus on “stability” have some permutation of the previous release’s name. For example, Mountain Lion still has “Lion” in the name, and “El Capitan” is a formation within the Yosemite national park.

  • cronin1024@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    It’s not a good sign when I’m filled with dread instead of excitement at the prospect of an “ambitious” iOS update 🙄

  • favicondotico@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    If the company continues to double both the CPU and graphics configurations with the Ultra, we’re looking at a Mac chip that tops out at an outrageous 32 CPU cores and 80 graphics cores. And as Apple steps up the memory, you could imagine an option with 256 gigabytes.

    Sounds like it’s going to be a beast. Imagine what the next step up from Ultra could be…

  • BRI4NK@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    As a long time Apple user, I would be happy with a year of stability prioritization. It has been rough since iOS 16.

  • DLiltsadwj@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    All that’s cool, but are they going to give me a way to remove the camera and flashlight from the lock screen? It must take some heroic effort to do it.

    • Blaaa5@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      You’re getting a flashlight indicator on the Dynamic Island and we think you’re going to love it!

    • CeeKay125@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Shoot I am waiting for them to let me arrange the icons from bottom to top. Maybe in IOS74 they will finally muster the courage to allow it.

  • ravlee@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I for one will be excited to see something new in iOS if it happens. Been bored.

    • tagman375@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I’ve been ready for a design update for years. Something new and exciting. The os has essentially looked the same since iOS 7 with only minor visual tweaks.

  • navjot94@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Siri rebuilt from the ground up with Gen AI and that system being imbedded into iOS could be game changing. You could tell your phone to open an app and do something, and without 3rd party devs building in support, Siri should be able to recognize elements and do actions. If this model has access to your texting and email and keyboard history it could write messages in your voice. Seems legitimately useful as long as the privacy safeguards are maintained. With the super advanced Pro A series chips, they could potentially do all this computation device side so it’s fast, secure, and private.

  • ShaidarHaran2@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I feel like we’ve heard this for the last couple of releases too, a re-focus on quality, but then the .0 and even .1 releases are as normally buggy as they’ve been for a while.

    To not fall further behind on deploying generative AI makes sense, but after that I’d still really love to see what a full Snow Leopard year for all of their platforms can do, a complete focus on speed, bug fixes, and getting little things that aren’t quite bugs but annoying little visual hitches and lags and things that leave you not knowing if they’re working down to as near to zero as humanly possible.

  • ThainEshKelch@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Siri needs some love, we want AI everywhere, no bugs, Metal 4, and plenty of speed optimizations. I speak for all of Reddit of course. :)