In an effort to fix the disaster that is iOS 11, Apple is reportedly delaying some major features for iOS 12. The company is instead focusing on stability and security of the OS, reports Axios.
Apple has been widely criticised for iOS 11’s poor performance. So instead of releasing more new features, the company will now be focusing on improving the stability as well as the security of the OS. In order to make time for the improvements, Apple will be delaying some new features that were initially planned for iOS 12. The company is reportedly working on a much-needed home screen redesign for iOS, which is now scheduled for 2019 — possibly coming out with iOS 13. It is no secret that iOS desperately needs a new home screen design, but we will have to wait until next year for the new, and hopefully improved home screen. No details on what’s actually changing, though.
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Bloomberg reports that Apple is still working to get the universal app platform for iOS and macOS ready by 2018. Updates to ARKit to enable multiplayer augmented reality games, Camera improvements, enhancements to the sharing experiences, and improvements to some core apps are, however, being delayed to 2019. But the company is still building new app and screen usage limitation abilities for parents that’ll allow parents to limit their children’s usage of iPhones and iPads by 2018. What’s more, Cupertino is making improvements to FaceTime on its operating systems for this year, though details regarding the updates are scarce.
Apple has been under a lot of fire in the recent months due to an unstable iOS update, security concerns on macOS, and the major iPhone performance throttling controversy. The company is set to release iOS 11.3 next month to address some of the concerns regarding iPhone’s performance throttling, and it’ll likely take the wraps off iOS 12 at this year’s WWDC.
skane2600
<p>Despite the continuing problems, Apple fans don't seem discouraged enough to stop buying iPhones. </p><p><br></p><p>If companies would stay mum on what their future unimplemented plans were they wouldn't have to explain why they are late. I think the marketing value of pre-announcing products is greatly exaggerated.</p>
Stooks
<blockquote><a href="#241524"><em>In reply to Winner:</em></a></blockquote><p>I am happy with my walled garden. I actually have both since my job provides me with both because I manage our MDM solution. When not testing something on my Android phone, my SIM is always in my iPhone.</p><p><br></p><p>I know Android inside and out and I still choose iOS. The app quality just seems better on iOS. The security is way better. I mean yesterday Google said they removed 700,000 apps from their App Store in 2017 because of malware, up 70% over 2016.</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#241585"><em>In reply to GT_Tecolotecreek:</em></a></blockquote><p>The problems that have been reported over the last year. You can believe them or not, it doesn't matter to me. My point was just that these problems (real or imagined if you prefer) haven't seemed to affect sales.</p><p><br></p><p>BTW, your inability to reproduce a reported problem isn't proof the problem doesn't exist. Software development would be a lot easier if configuration and a myriad of other conditions didn't alter the behavior of software.</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#241668"><em>In reply to GT_Tecolotecreek:</em></a></blockquote><p>I didn't even mention iOS 11. In any case, last time I checked September 2017 was still within 1 year of January 2018. </p>
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#241541"><em>In reply to MikeGalos:</em></a></blockquote><p>It seems every generation of developers can't resist participating in the "universal" snipe hunt. Apple's will fail just as every previous attempt in the last 40 years has failed.</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#241652"><em>In reply to MutualCore:</em></a></blockquote><p>.Net core isn't in any way, a "game changer". Reuse of business logic with changes needed only for different UIs has been done for decades. Whether coupling different platforms' implementations of an application in a single VS solution is a good idea is debatable. Given that adoption of UWP is weak on Windows PCs and practically non-existent anywhere else isn't a good argument for all the engineering effort that has been expended for what may turn out to be just a "look what we can do" product.</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#241586"><em>In reply to trparky:</em></a></blockquote><p>Yes, and many companies would love to be as "doomed" as Microsoft too.</p>
Stooks
<blockquote><a href="#241607"><em>In reply to RobertJasiek:</em></a></blockquote><p>Hmmmm I have with, 11.2.5 no issues. </p><p><br></p><p>Admittedly I only use Files with iCloud and it simply works great, and iBooks to read books (not PDF's).</p><p><br></p><p>Battery life on my iPhone X is fine. It is off the charger at 6am and on it again around 11pm with 45% or more. Battery life is very subjective. My usage, including choice of apps could be completely different from yours. Other in my family have to recharge before the end of the day but they live on their phones and use known battery sucking apps, like Facebook and others.</p><p><br></p><p>I agree with the Auto-brightness move but once you know where it is…I never touch it again. </p>
Stooks
<blockquote><a href="#241653"><em>In reply to macguy59:</em></a></blockquote><p>Yeah ummm the current version works just as well as any other version has for me. I have no issues.</p>
wocowboy
Premium Member<p>In other news, Essential Phone announced yesterday that it is skipping the release of Android oreo 8.0 on its phones due to "stability issues" and will instead wait and release Android 8.1 at some future date. No date is given. Where is the "disaster" article about Android 8.0? Equal scorn should be applied here. </p>