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VaShaun Jones . President . Fedora Outlier LLC 349 Decatur St. SE #2202 Atlanta, GA. 30312 Ph: 678.404.2635 URL: fedoraoutlier.com Twitter: @fedora_outlier On Sep 26, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Kliphton <[email protected]> wrote: > The iPhone 5 is an incredible smartphone. I’ve been using mine since it > arrived on my doorstep at 7:48 p.m. the day after launch day (after a > painfully long wait), and I love it. It’s spectacularly thin and light, it’s > beautiful — like most Apple products — and that larger display is such a > welcome improvement. > > I chose the white and silver model — I’ve had white iPhones for as long as > they’ve been available — and I think it’s the prettiest gadget I’ve ever > owned. It’s also powerful, and noticeably faster than my already snappy > iPhone 4S. Its battery life is excellent, and so is the camera. > > Overall, I have a long list of positive things to say about the iPhone 5 — > the hardware is just unbeatable. But I think there’s one thing letting it > down, and that’s iOS 6. > > > Before I jump in and tell you why iOS 6 is letting down the iPhone 5, let me > just make one thing clear: I love iOS. It’s by far the most polished mobile > platform there is, and it’s been my OS of choice since its debut with the > original iPhone. > > iOS “just works” — in so many ways. Its ability to sync with iTunes and > iPhoto, and all the benefits that iCloud brings, make it a perfect companion > for Mac users like me. It’s super simple to use — even my granddad’s using it > — and the catalog of third-party apps available on iOS is second to none. > > But as a technology writer, I’m often required to step outside my comfort > zone and test other devices… devices that don’t run iOS. Since selling my > iPhone 4S a couple weeks ago, I’ve been using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and > prior to that I tested a long list of Android and Windows Phone smartphones. > > Apple’s platform is the best of the bunch, but the gap between iOS and its > competitors is getting ever smaller. > > What I’ve learned along the way is that Apple’s platform is the best of the > bunch, and for me, it’s the little things that make the biggest difference. > But the gap between iOS and its competitors is getting ever smaller. > > When Apple announced the original iPhone back in 2007, iOS — then called > “iPhone OS” — was like nothing we’d ever seen before. Sure, we’d had > touchscreen devices, but they were designed to work with tiny styluses that > quickly got broken or lost, and they were slow and unreliable. > > Apple kept making iOS better, adding things like iTunes and support for > third-party apps through the App Store. These things took iOS way ahead of > anything else, and that’s been the case for quite some time. > > For the past few years, iOS hasn’t been taking the leaps it did in the early > days. > > But for the past few years, iOS hasn’t quite been taking the leaps it did in > the early days. Apple has added new features and new services, some of which > are really terrific, such as iCloud — as I mentioned earlier — and Siri. But > there are some big things iOS is missing— things that other platforms gained > a long time ago. > > Widgets > > I want widgets on iOS. > > These things become more apparent when you use those other platforms for a > few weeks. For example, Android’s widgets may not seem like a big thing to > you, but try living with them for an extended period of time and you’ll miss > them a lot when you go back to iOS. > > Widgets let you add all kinds of things to your home screen, such as sports > scores, the weather, music controls, settings toggles, your Twitter timeline, > a breaking news feed… the list is endless. > > Having these things in front of you right after unlocking your smartphone, > without having to open up an app, is just fantastic. I felt the same way > about Windows Phone’s live tiles after using an HTC Titan for a month. > > I want widgets, or maybe even dynamic icons, on iOS. And I know this is a > feature a lot of iOS users have been calling out for for some time. But Apple > is yet to introduce it. It has added its own alternative to Notification > Center in the form of Weather and Stocks “widgets,” but those have remained > unchanged since iOS 5, and Apple is yet to offer us anything new. > > You can add widgets yourself if you jailbreak, and those that are available > through Cydia are… okay. But they’d be so much better if Apple supported them > and allowed developers to create them for their apps. The iPhone 5’s larger > display creates room for widgets, so let’s have them, Apple. > > Quick Settings Toggles > > Another feature iOS is missing is quick settings toggles. These allow you to > quickly change common settings without having to open up your settings app. > Android has them in the notification drop-down, allowing you to quickly > toggle Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, the screen rotation lock, and the brightness of your > display. > > I don’t want to have to stop what I’m doing and open up the Settings app to > enable/disable a feature. > > And iOS should have them, too. I don’t want to have to stop what I’m doing > and open up the Settings app to enable/disable a feature that could easily be > nothing more than a switch at the top of Notification Center. > > Default Apps > > How about customizing our default apps? Mobile Safari is great, but I think > Google Chrome is better. I love Mail, but I know others prefer Gmail or > Sparrow. Apple should allow us to set third-party apps as our default apps, > so that when you click on links in iMessage, you go straight into your > favorite browser. > > This may not be for everyone; beginners may just want to use Apple’s own > apps. But Apple could allow more advanced users to enable their own default > apps if they choose to. > > Quick SMS Reply > > This is a small feature that would make a big difference, I don’t know why it > isn’t baked into iOS. > > For me, one of the biggest reasons to jailbreak is for BiteSMS. There are > many great features in BiteSMS, but the best is the ability to quickly reply > to messages from wherever you are with quick reply. > > When you receive a text message, BiteSMS presents you with a popup alert — > just like iOS does. But within that popup, you can quickly reply to the > message. You don’t need to step out of the app you’re in to go to Messages — > you can just reply there and then. Once you hit send, you go straight back to > what you’re doing. > > This is a small feature that would make such a big difference, I don’t know > why it isn’t baked into iOS. It’s not like our iPhones don’t have the > processing power to handle a feature like this. The iPhone 5 is one of the > fastest smartphones money can buy. > Again, this may not be for everyone; some people will prefer more subtle > notification banners that don’t distract you. But it would be nice to have > the choice. > > Hiding Built-In Apps > > As I mentioned earlier, some of Apple’s built-in apps are terrific. But > others aren’t. Weather never seems to be accurate here in the U.K., and the > information it provides is so basic you might as well just look out the > window. While I can’t remember the last time I used Stocks. > > I can understand why Apple doesn’t want us to remove these, however; people > may accidentally delete essential apps. But why not let us hide the > nonessential ones? They’re just taking up space on our home screens. > > Maps > > Finally, we come to Maps. I liked Google Maps in iOS 5; I wasted many hours > playing around with Street View. But I do feel Apple’s new Maps app is a > worthy replacement, in fact, I think Flyover and turn-by-turn actually make > it a big improvement. > > There’s no two ways about this: Apple has provided us with a new Maps app > that just isn’t finished. > > At least, that would be the case if it worked. There’s no two ways about > this: Apple has provided us with a new Maps app that just isn’t finished. And > this isn’t a minor feature that nobody’s bothered about. Maps is something a > lot of us have come to reply on, but we can’t in iOS 6, because it doesn’t > work properly. > > I accept that it’s still early days and that Maps will improve over time. But > maybe it needed a little more improvement before it went public? We can cope > with a half-baked Siri, because no one had gotten used to a perfect Siri. But > we had gotten used to an almost perfect Maps app. > > Competitors Are Catching Up > > For me, the absence of simple features like this is holding iOS back. > > It’s not like these features are against Apple’s policies, either. I’m not > asking for the ability to install apps from third-party sources, or support > for themes and skins. I know these things will never come. > > But I think the features I’ve mentioned could easily be introduced to iOS > without going against all the things that Apple is about. What’s more, they > wouldn’t just be great for the average user, but they’d also please more > advanced users who are crying out for a little bit more. > > For me, iOS is still the most complete package, but I do feel it’s missing > several key features. > > If you’ve only ever used iOS, some of these features may not be a big deal to > you. But once you’ve had a taste of them on another platform, their absence > begins to be a big issue. What’s more, I feel it’s encouraging users to go > and try other platforms — many of whom never come back. > > I have a handful of friends who were iPhone users for years. But they now own > Android devices because of all the benefits Android brings. No, it’s not as > polished. But its customization options and its flexibility make it a more > exciting platform. > > For me, iOS is still the most complete package, and the best mobile platform > there is. But I do feel it’s missing several key features, and not quite > evolving as quickly as it could be. This is giving its competitors a chance > to catch up and provide an increasingly compelling reason to switch. > > With that said, I absolutely love my iPhone 5 — just like everyone else who’s > bought one. And it’s likely to be my daily driver for at least the next 12 > months. But I feel it could be an even greater experience if iOS 6 wasn’t > holding it back. > > For now, I’ll probably jailbreak and add some of the features I’ve mentioned > above myself in hope that future iOS updates will deliver some of the things > the vast majority of us have been waiting for. > > How do you feel about iOS 6? > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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