Wow, this has to be the definition of a fan boy somewhere. A magazine
puts out an article that's not flattering to your favorite device and
the response is that they should be criticizing someone else for a
totally different issue, but that's to be expected since Forbes loves
Android and is always picking on Apple. This isn't true by the way, and
an extremely simple web search brings up an article where Forbes is
critical of Android for their fragmentation and praises Apple in the
same article
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2018/04/13/android-is-still-failing-where-apples-ios-is-winning/#409c45c97447
Here's a tip to readers, when you see a phrase like "all they ever do"
then this is probably an exaggeration since the person stating this
probably hasn't read every tech article posted by Forbes, and it's
usually pretty easy to verify with a simple web search.
On 10/28/18 8:38 PM, Mary Otten wrote:
Sure. But Forbes is hardly a tech magazine. This is a financial sort of
magazine and all they ever do is pick on apple. There are plenty of things to
pick on Apple about. This just isn’t one of them. If they want to talk about
calamities, all I’m saying is look at android. How many years old is
gingerbread? Like six?
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On Oct 28, 2018, at 6:17 PM, lenron brown <[email protected]> wrote:
Everyone knows that android takes a bit longer to get updates.
Considering the fact that there are many different makers of devices
and stuff. Apple is one company remember? Anyways I am sure many will
be ok with just audio calls.
On 10/28/18, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote:
Major Jan. I thought apple said at the beginning that this feature wouldn’t
be available for all of the phones that could run the OS. Where is Forbes
magazine when it comes to the fact that after three months, the latest
android system doesn’t even make the graph of Andrea installs according to
Andrea police? I guess that’s not a calamity. The fact that an android
system several years old has more install base then the latest and greatest
after three months isn’t a calamity. Forbes just isn’t worth posting
anywhere. They don’t like apple and that’s fine. But who cares?
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On Oct 28, 2018, at 5:34 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
Apple iOS 12.1 Release Has A Nasty Surprise
By Gordon Kelly7:20 pm
While iOS 12 was filled with great secret features, it also contained
some
significant bugs - including a particularly embarrassing one which
carried
over to iOS 12.0.1. Now Apple has its first major update ready - iOS 12.1
-
but a nasty surprise hides behind its biggest new feature.
Apple iOS 12.1 brings the highly anticipated launch of Group FaceTime
video
calls. Initially promised for iOS 12, the feature was pushed back to this
release. But Apple's small print reveals the sad reality is millions of
iPhone and iPad owners will never be able to use it.
Apple iOS 12Apple
Spotted by 9to5Mac, Apple's user guide for iOS 12.1 states that Group
FaceTime will not be coming to many iOS 12-compatible iPhones and iPads.
Missing out are the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad
Mini
2, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 4 and 6th generation iPod Touch.
Yes, that's a lot of excluded devices. But why?
Apple doesn't spell it out, but the answer appears to be performance.
Group
FaceTime video calls are processor intensive and no devices running an A8
chipset or earlier are compatible. The A8X chipset on the iPad Air 2,
however, just scrapes in. Notably, the A9-powered iPhone SE also works
fine.
But there is some compensation.
Group FaceTime in iOS 12.1 has limited iPhone and iPad supportApple
Apple has confirmed iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus owners will get
support for audio-only Group FaceTime calls. Calling this 'FaceTime'
without
any faces is probably a stretch, but it's better than nothing.
That said, I expect there will be a lot of angry iPhone and iPad users
feeling shortchanged once Apple releases iOS 12.1 (expected next week).
There will also be blowback since Apple hasn't widely notified users
that,
even if they have a compatible iPhone or iPad, Group FaceTime will be
geographically limited at launch. No details are known at this time, but
Apple should reveal the rollout at its upcoming iPad event.
In the company's defence, Apple's long-term support for its devices is
unparalleled. But excluding all these models from Group FaceTime video
calls
(when surely lower resolution calls were an option) seems to be a hint
Apple
would like owners of these older iPhones and iPads to upgrade.
Certainly, on the face of it, the iPhone XR may need a little help.
Original Article at:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2018/10/27/apple-ios-12-1-release-g
roup-facetime-iphone-ipad-upgrade/#216ce6ac5f8a
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