Posted on 09/12/2022 1:25:29 PM PDT by Red Badger
Tech Ping!......................
Thanks for posting. New iPADs coming out next month. Time to trade mine in.
Every time Apple updates my phone it pulls the old Microsoft trick of turning things on that I want OFF, especially iCloud.
I am running off an old iPhone 7. Maybe I am through with updates. I wish my Linux Pine Phone was more useable than it is.
LOL - I tried to upgrade to iOS 16 but somehow accidentally managed to update to iOS 15.7 (the security update only). I should have paid closer attention to what I was doing. I bet there will be a number of others making the same mistake inadvertently.
iPhone 7 just got left behind with iOS16.
Apparently it would be too much to ask of CNet to list those models. Because I have an "SE-2020" so where does that come in?
Here's what Wikipedia says are "8 or newer":
I hope they upgrade this one enough that I can finally read the internet, and talk on the phone, and even take pictures. That would be swell.
Yeah, I was offered 15.7 on my SE-2020 but after scrolling down to the bottom I saw "ALSO AVAILABLE" and under that was 16.
I updated my Homepod, my Mom’s iPad, my Macbook pro 2021, and I just updated my iphone 13 to 15.7(Weird how it had BOTH updates available) figured Id update to 15.7 BEFORE updating to 16
yeah I saw the same thing, so I was nervous after reading some horror stories of some bricked iphones, so first I updated to 15.7 now gonna update to 16
Apple should release an iLand Line ... then I might be interested.
If they’d just get rid of dual factor authentication.
If they haven’t fixed the most retarded fails of previous updates, I’ll pass.
Urgent update notification on the lock screen? Unlocking dismisses the notification before I’ve had a chance to read it.
Biometric unlock? Please enter the passcode first. FFS. The biometric is more secure than the passcode, you cretins.
Banking app sends an app notification? Let’s kill the browser session when it loses focus as you read the code.
Outlook still doesn’t have the facility to use Exchange search folders like “Unread” and “Flagged” so if an unread message gets filled into a folder other than the inbox you’re screwed. Ten years ago, Outlook on Android had them enabled by default.
I need apps for the Middle East, Western Europe and Eastern Europe. Installing these apps on multiregional Android is effortless but on the iPhone each app only installs and updates if I switch the device to the right country.
I gave up on the iPhone and switched to Android, which has none of these ridiculous annoyances.
You can make the fonts bigger or change it to another font. Apple must have how to page to walk you through it. Same for expanding type in the browser - a gesture expanding fingers on the screen. See Apple Suport for more info
Never had all that trouble on an 8.
I agree. I’m tired of human factors engineers screwing with a product so they can keep their priced up jobs.
I don’t want CNET news, tips and advice. I don’t need Apple to suggest a damned thing for me and I don’t want to use iCloud, or Wallet or Apple Pay or any of that mess. I want a PHONE to use, send text messages and look at sites on the internet I want to visit. And I don’t want to sign in using my Apple ID to take advantage of all their crap. Nothing more.
“You can make the fonts bigger or change it to another font. Apple must have how to page to walk you through it.”
You do realize I was being volume 11 facetious?
NO you sounded straight - a lot of people do have similar real problems. Sorry for being helpful.
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