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Has anyone tried iTunes Radio yet?
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So far I'm really diggin the iOS 7. I really like the updates it's done to the photo albums.
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It's nice to know that they didn't include a wifi fix for the mini with ios7. I thought I was the only one.Originally Posted by allegro
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I tried it since you brought it up...I'm not much of a Radio app user.
It works just like Pandora? I set up a NIN station though, and I got Godsmack after 2 tracks.
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It's okay. Annoying that it won't scrobble to Last.fm.
Bite me
I'm liking this new OS for my iPhone. The new way to close apps is kinda fun. I like the on-board flashlight addition.
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iCloud has pissed me off so much the past couple of days. I noticed that artists and songs that I removed from my iPhone were still popping up even though I deleted them from my phone and deactivating iCloud. Everything I've ever downloaded from iTunes shows in my music. It makes my music library look ugly and disorganized now because most of the artists listed are not even on it! I even deleted the apps but to no avail. The only thing left is to restore my phone and make sure iCloud is off before i put music on it. It literally takes me hours to fill my 65gb iPhone with what I specifically want. Stupid butthole icloud
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I think that if you turn off "Show All Music" under Settings<Music on your iPhone, music stored in iCloud will go away. That drove me nuts as well until I turned it off.
Bite me
Weird, that does not happen to mine.
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Is there a way to adjust settings on app updates? I don't need to see a history of which apps were updated when on my phone.
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iMessage is hosed and they know it. Several times I've been torqued that I wasn't getting a response to a message I sent, then I realized that it never got sent and it didn't default to sending a regular text.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/2/47...pology-bug-fix
Rebooting your phone as a work around is not a fucking work around.
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They need to fix the fairly consistent Voice Memo app crash. Also, in general I've been having more app issues than in the previous iOS. I hope it's not my phone, anyway. New iPhone purchases have an included 1-year warranty through Apple, right?
For example, I'll be in Clash of Clans and I simply can't Home button out of it, or power out. It has happened about once or twice a week since iPhone launch day. I have to do a hard reset. This most recent time, when I came back to the home screen my screen was flickering a little. That was a distressing first. I immediately shut it down properly, because I could at that point, and then all was back to normal when I turned it back on.
Other things that bug me include the way the screen clicks into place when coming out of multitask, or out of an app to a home screen. You can see what I mean by looking at the top bar with the clock and stuff. They blur for a split second and then fit into place. :/ That's a little gripe. But overall they need to speed up the animations or something. I know they can. This iOS is the only thing in the way from being able to navigate really fast now that I have the fastest iPhone.
I so wish there was a way to kill an app while in it. That'll probably be possible someday.
Sidenote: next time I'm gonna get the 64GB.I love this 32, but I'm down to 8GB free at the moment. haha
Last edited by Amaro; 10-08-2013 at 10:12 AM.
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onboad flashlight & calculator are very handy. I like how music controls are now on the lock screen as well.
yes.
if you've done all the easy stuff like "reset all settings" and are still having issues with multiple apps then it is probably time to restore your iphone and set it up as new, i love my iphone but i restore it as new a few times a year.For example, I'll be in Clash of Clans and I simply can't Home button out of it, or power out. It has happened about once or twice a week since iPhone launch day. I have to do a hard reset. This most recent time, when I came back to the home screen my screen was flickering a little. That was a distressing first. I immediately shut it down properly, because I could at that point, and then all was back to normal when I turned it back on.
Other things that bug me include the way the screen clicks into place when coming out of multitask, or out of an app to a home screen. You can see what I mean by looking at the top bar with the clock and stuff. They blur for a split second and then fit into place. :/ That's a little gripe. But overall they need to speed up the animations or something. I know they can. This iOS is the only thing in the way from being able to navigate really fast now that I have the fastest iPhone.
I so wish there was a way to kill an app while in it. That'll probably be possible someday.
Sidenote: next time I'm gonna get the 64GB.
if it is just the clash of clans app performing oddly, then maybe delete & re-install the app & re-test, maybe also worth a google to see if that is a commonly reported issue specific to the app and may need some attention from the developer.
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You can, one of the best parts of iOS7 IMO.
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Well you're just leaving me hanging dry.
Let's hear what it is.
Captain Rustleboots
Wut.
Lemme rephrase that, being able to kill an app while in it is one of the best parts of iOS7 IMO.
haha
Last edited by tony.parente; 10-10-2013 at 11:11 AM. Reason: i'm drunk and should go home
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and I'm depleted of food and coffee so let me get out of bed
Good joke.
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I hope I can get a new iPad in time for my travels...
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Well, after 34 days of owning a Galaxy S4 I have decided to come back to iOS. While having some cool features like widgets and an awesome Calendar app (among others) I feel that Android is still too unstable for my tastes. I have my GS4 lock up on me every couple of days and had to pull the battery to get it to reboot correctly. It was just too damn frustrating for me and I missed some features from iOS like the native music player + the awesome auto-correct keyboard (why android doesn't have a keyboard on pace with iOS is beyond me, its native keyboard seemed like it was a beta version when compared to iOS and was such a pain in the ass to type on)
Since I was past my 14 day return period I went to CL and posted up a trade offer. I now have a 16GB iPhone 5 that is three months old and in damn near mint condition.
With that being said, I had to get myself a new case to help protect my phone. One thing I really wanted is a kickstand so I can watch movies and what not without the hassle of trying to prop my phone up onto something. I've been a huge fan of Incipio cases and when I heard they had brought out a new line of cases with a kickstand I knew I had to have it. So far I'm really digging it and it works just like it should. The only complaint I have is that the back side of the case has a high gloss finish and it shows scratches/finger prints pretty easily. I would much rather prefer a matte finish so this sort of thing isn't an issue. Anyways, here are some photos of the case. I picked it up on eBay for $11.99 with free shipping.
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Other shit that I keep forgetting about with iOS7 (I hope, and not my phone)...music player wants to stop working from the control center, Play button won't get shit started. I have to go into Music and start it up that way, from there it seems to work, even if I have the Music app closed. Lock screen wallpaper image wants to not be there during a certain point into using the phone since turning it on, leaving a default wallpaper instead. Turning it off and on again cures the issue.
Last edited by Amaro; 10-12-2013 at 11:03 PM.
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Wow. I wouldn't think having triple home button shortcut set to Invert Colors was the reason my new iPhone and probably my iPhone 4worked noticeably slower, particularly multitask activating/deactivating, and I believe other little things. That's pretty lame. But I disabled it as soon as I saw the difference for myself. Now it's smooth "like when I first opened it" because I hasn't made that a setting yet at that time. This whole time I just thought it was due to the amounts of stuff I put on it over time.
Last edited by Amaro; 10-16-2013 at 10:25 AM.
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The software update is a nightmare. It has totally slowed down my iphone 4.
On top of that photostream/iphoto/icloud is incredibly user-unfriendly and hard to figure out.
My imac is now uploading all my images save on my computer - including porn - to my iphone (what the fuck). Anyone know how to stop that shit?
Also, icloud is now full and I have no idea how to remove the photos from it that I don't need anymore (that are already saved on the computer) and just keep the photostream sending pics to my imac.
Apple get your shit together.
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Interesting and long read about Mavericks.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/os-x-10-9/
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John Siracusa is very well known for his novel-length, super in-depth OS X reviews. It's something I look forward to every time a new OS comes out. For extra fun, you should see his previous reviews!
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Having gone from an iPhone to an iPhone4, and an iPhone4 to an iPhone5s, I think it's safe to say that the software Apple puts out almost certainly is designed to render older hardware unusable. If you rewind to an older OS, your iPhone4 will be notably faster.
My iPhone started showing music I have the very foggiest concept of having downloaded years ago, maybe, among the rest of my music, with little clouds next to them. I had to cry for help on Facebook to figure out how to get that noise off my album list view. It was completely nonsensical to me.On top of that photostream/iphoto/icloud is incredibly user-unfriendly and hard to figure out.
This works super well for me.My imac is now uploading all my images save on my computer - including porn - to my iphone (what the fuck). Anyone know how to stop that shit?
After learning that the mystery music on my iPhone was somehow tied to iCloud, I tried logging into iCloud.com to look at what was in mah clouds, and I guess I could read my notes and find my phone, but what the fuck does that have to do with what's eating up all my iCloud space? In other words:Also, icloud is now full and I have no idea how to remove the photos from it that I don't need anymore (that are already saved on the computer) and just keep the photostream sending pics to my imac.
Apple get your shit together.
Captain Rustleboots
You sassy bastard.
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I installed Mavericks this morning and I'm finding lots of little things to love about it. But I always read the Siracusa review first.
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I've figured out how to stop the uploading - itunes was doing it when my iphone was plugged into my imac.
It looks like I won't be able to rewind to the previous os, some 'window' of opportunity has closed.
What a shitty fucking move though: this iphone is new because I got a replacement under applecare. And now slow. Thanks Apple!
I have removed all my photos from my iphone so it can now back up - but icloud is still like 99% full and I have yet to figure out how to take shit out of it.
I sure as hell aren't buying any extra storage.
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Siracusa is the fucking man. I don't even have a Mac (three more months...) and I still love reading his absurdly long reviews. Dude's writing is incredible. It's a shame he doesn't really write for Ars any more beyond the OS X reviews, though. I think the last thing was a Steve Jobs rememberance post back in 2011.
Now I'm 0000
That's why I'm addicted to his podcasts. Obviously you can't expect a 20,000 word epic from a weekly talk show, but it helps me manage the withdrawal symptoms.
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