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Thoughts iOS 7

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caleb_lun
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So i recently got the beta for iOS 7, absolutely love it and wanted to share how stoked I am. So what do you guys think of it?

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Jun 11 2013 5:45AM
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.qzyxya
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You could always back it up tho, and restore it if you don't like it
Jul 9 2013 10:57PM
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Bmo.
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I keep trying to search for new update, but it keeps saying search failed. How can I get it?
Jul 10 2013 8:30AM
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cwphoto
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i was enjoying beta 3, lots of bug fixes, and a little smoother. i really like the new look of ios 7. definitely a lot of cool new features. sadly this evening my 4s turned off and won't turn on, i've pretty much tried everything. its even worse because my lock button has been broken for months, so i can't put it into dfu mode. not sure if this is an ios issue or hardware. probably the hardware.
Jul 11 2013 1:01AM
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Balto
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dude this happened to my 4!!!!!!! It refused to turn on for the last 5 hours! Just randomly booted up a second ago. My lock button is broke to!
Jul 11 2013 2:53AM
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cwphoto
Posts: 2332 - Karma: 780
thats really really weird. well thanks a ton for telling me, i'll make sure to keep an eye on it
Jul 11 2013 3:17AM
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alexat955
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not stoked on iOS 7. had it since day 1, and the bug fixes make it more usable but I still don't think that they'll have their shit together to release it in September. I'm guessing the release date is gonna get pushed back. also, i think a lot of the "design choices" they made make the phone harder and less enjoyable to use. hopefully it gets better by the time they release it
Jul 11 2013 4:06PM
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caleb_lun
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it happened to me to, but if found that if your connected to a wifif network then it should appear in settings
Jul 11 2013 5:22PM
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mmallender.
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its happened to me on my 4s a few times, all i had to do is hold lock/home for a restart..... not that its at all helpful if your lock button is broken ahha.

and to alexat, i would have to disagree with you 100% there are so many improved interaction design feature improvements.. the launch control with the swipe up, two finger swipe down for a search, pages in folders, and beta 3 is FAR less buggy on my 4s than 1 and 2.. they still have two months to iron out the rest of the bugs and get it running smoother across all supported phones. i have yet to have an app crash since i updated again, compared to instagram crashing when i tried to open the camera... snapchat crashing when i tried to draw.... facebook crashing because it felt like it... twitter crashing for no apparent reason... and the list goes on and on
Jul 11 2013 6:09PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
ok mine stopped working again, switched to my blackberry, this fucking sucks I had important phone numbers not saved in texts on there for business
Jul 11 2013 7:53PM
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Laurent.
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Come on Balto, who leaves important numbers there? ;)


You remind me of girls on Facebook whom after receiving a new iPhone post a message:

"Upgraded from 3 to 4S, lost all my numbers, call me at 0613371337."
Jul 11 2013 11:27PM
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Balto
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seriously might buy a gs4 tomorrow. ios7 was nice, but i'm pretty bored of the OS
Jul 12 2013 12:20AM
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Laurent.
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Mountain Lion's iMessage has made all my friends think that I'm some crazy text wizard because it allows me to respond so fast with so many sentences.

I love that feature so much, no need to grab your phone.
Jul 12 2013 12:29AM
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cwphoto
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imessage is probably my favorite feature on my mac. its pretty much the only thing keeping me from going crazy having to use an old iphone 3g. its so much easier to be able to type out texts on a keyboard
Jul 12 2013 1:53AM
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CheddarJack
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Just realized that if you pull iMessages to the left, time stamps appear on the right hand side of ever message. ZOMG!!
Jul 12 2013 9:46AM
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Mag
Posts: 8155 - Karma: 14,809
nah it saves them when you do a backup, I have to admit I have people who I don't actually create names for, and it lost a couple of people annoyingly, but it's not a huge problem.

and lawrence, by "girls on facebook" you mean you.

and this mountain lion iMessage thing sounds godly, I suppose that's a pretty big advantage over windows.
Jul 12 2013 9:50PM
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RimJobber
Posts: 3313 - Karma: 10,058
Haven't put iOS on my 4 yet, I'm still running 5 with a jailbreak. I put an iOS 7 theme on for a while and ended up ditching the icons, but leaving the messaging and font for it's looks. I don't know why people still use the stock iphone stuff. I was totally against jail breaking my phone and all that and heard people that hadent jailbroken there's complain, but now I see no reason to not. It's so much easier and way more customizable.
Jul 13 2013 7:21PM
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alexat955
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you're still running ios 5??? There's so much shit that has been upgraded/added since then... I had my phone jailbroken for a while but I realized that I don't like changing the interface, I think most of the jailbreak things end up looking bad or being buggy. also, jailbreaking used to add a ton of functionality to your phone (through easy access to settings, multitasking, etc.) but all that shit comes with the stock software so I don't see the point
Jul 13 2013 7:39PM
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Bmo.
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And it kills battery life, and my 5 only lasts for 16 hours already
Jul 13 2013 8:17PM
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SkiJay.
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That exact same thing happened to my 4s.. Lock button and everything.. I ended up just buying a 5 lol
Jul 14 2013 3:00AM
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cwphoto
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that sucks. i bought a 5 off of someone in b/s/t, to use until the new iphone comes out and i have the money for it. i sent my 4s to gazelle.com, so they should be giving me some extra cash.
Jul 14 2013 1:29PM
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cwphoto
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they said 100 for it on the website, and i'll be happy to get pretty much anything. its no hassle for a broken phone that would otherwise sit on my dresser. i looked on ebay, and most for parts iphones were going for about 150-200. i'd rather not deal with the selling, and i'll get the money somewhat sooner with gazelle.
Jul 14 2013 1:50PM
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SkiJay.
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not a bad idea.. I was thinking about waiting for the new iphone but i decided against it. If its that much better, i may just end up selling my 5 and saving up for it
Jul 14 2013 2:21PM
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jibmunk
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Could you guys recommend it although I got an iPhone 4 ?

Jul 15 2013 5:42AM
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Laurent.
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No, because it will be slow.

Just get it when it rolls out to the public.
Jul 15 2013 7:06AM
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RimJobber
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I haven't had a problem with it.
I'm only running 5 because I updated to 6.1.3 when they blocked jailbreaks so I found out that 4's were the only ones that could be downgraded back to iOS 5 and jailbroken.
I haven't had a problem with it being slow, just because the 4's were pretty slow to begin with. My battery has gone down a bit, but not too much. I think it's worth the trade off to be able to download better apps, easier tweaks and it improves it a ton aesthetically.
Jul 15 2013 6:56PM
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ForeverYung
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When is it officially releasing?
Jul 15 2013 7:25PM
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alexat955
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My point is that developers are starting to not even support ios
Jul 16 2013 11:16AM
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robotdna
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Is it true that iOS will be pushing 120fps video with software only?

IMO, that would open up a lot of ski edit opportunities to kids without a nice camera but with an iphone.
Jul 19 2013 2:21PM
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bo0b
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September I believe.
Jul 19 2013 3:51PM
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edai
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It'd seriously have to be like 240x320p at 120fps and there's no way Apple would allow such a low quality feature into their software.
Jul 20 2013 6:46PM
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robotdna
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I read it would do so without affecting the quality of the video(which I believe is 720p on 5's right now, could move up to 1080p on the 5S or 6, which would be dope)

But rumors are rumors.
Jul 20 2013 7:00PM
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Mag
Posts: 8155 - Karma: 14,809
I've personally shot 720p60 on the 4S, so I can't see 720p120 being too far off.


Jul 20 2013 7:04PM
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caleb_lun
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through some reading i believe that 1080p at 60fps will come within the software to selected devices, ie. iPhone 5 maybe, and that 120fps will be reserved for the new iPhone, i.e.. iPhone 5s. Also who is looking forward to beta 4? hopefulyl it will fix the wallpaper turning black all the time.
Jul 20 2013 10:08PM
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caleb_lun
Posts: 314 - Karma: 341
Absolutely loving how stable beta 4 is. Not sure sure what they can do for the next beta, maybe some new features?
Aug 4 2013 1:28AM
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edai
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About to install it now, I'm pumped! I tried a few days ago and skipped steps here and there which ended up being a waste of time, but now I'm starting fresh and I can't wait to try it out.
Aug 4 2013 1:55AM
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EARL
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I got locked out randomly today with an "Activation Error" did anyone else have this happen to them?
Aug 28 2013 9:41PM
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Bmo.
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Happened to my sister, which beta were you running?
Aug 29 2013 12:24AM
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EARL
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I was running Beta 3, I should've been on 5 or 6 but I have been somewhere where I have to pay for internet so I figure it would be fine until I got home. It's been on airplane mode the whole time also. I tried to restore to a prior backup but it wouldnt let me so I tried to install beta 6 figuring it would just fix it and then it locked up my itunes when my phone is connected. So i'm totally locked out on my phone and itunes so i've been looking at using a UDID registration to get myself connected again.
Aug 29 2013 12:50AM
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Bmo.
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Well that's not good. Did you try putting your phone into DFU mode and then updating?
Aug 29 2013 9:28AM
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Bmo.
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@Earl, just walked my sister through this over the phone and it worked.

>put phone into DFU mode
>download iOS 6.1.4 for your device
>install

i stopped her there because I didn't feel like walking her through ios 7 again, but at this point you should be able to DL the latest iOS7 beta and install
Aug 29 2013 11:49AM
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edai
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Anybody else just lose all their contacts?
Sep 7 2013 12:33PM
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Tikayt
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Is the beta still so unstable, I just came back to the former version of IOS.
The one thing I liked a lot is the block contact feature.
Sep 7 2013 1:17PM
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SkiJay.
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bump to see what people think about it
Sep 19 2013 12:38PM
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oil.
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there's a thread about it in nsg
Sep 19 2013 1:41PM
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Evangelista
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Big fan.
Sep 19 2013 8:12PM
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robotdna
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I really like it personally.

Every time I open my phone or pad I spend a few minutes just tilting it around watching icons move haha
Sep 19 2013 8:47PM
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