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niroe · 17 Sep 2020 at 09:37

Bouton Aide said:
Which email app did you go for?

I've always used Outlook

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Sep 2020 at 09:38

niroe said:
I've always used Outlook

I noticed Gmail has copied Apple allowing you to connect to the same ones as Apple lol

goldy6660 · 17 Sep 2020 at 09:52

I've not noticed any issues at all with the iOS build but it is very strange they just released almost silently.

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Sep 2020 at 10:10

goldy6660 said:
I've not noticed any issues at all with the iOS build but it is very strange they just released almost silently.

What you mean they released it almost silently?

Combat squirrel · 17 Sep 2020 at 10:31

goldy6660 said:
I've not noticed any issues at all with the iOS build but it is very strange they just released almost silently.

you been living under a rock son?

JGBR · 17 Sep 2020 at 10:37

Widgets fundamentally change how you view and use phone for the first time in years.

goldy6660 · 17 Sep 2020 at 10:48

Bouton Aide said:
What you mean they released it almost silently?

This year's hype was incredibly minimal compared to other years. There was literally no talk of the new phones they have in the works. The iPad looks ok and they have released a new watch which again is very boring and samey as the other gens. For iOS 14 there has been no real 'look at the new shiny stuff it can do' on any kind of scale they did for iOS 13. Disappointed really. I would have preferred a event solely for iOS 14 after the hardware stuff was announced.

JGBR · 17 Sep 2020 at 10:52

Eh? iOS13 had very little. iOS14 has some vast differences and a lot of hype!
I’ve noticed this weird trend and demand that they release something amazingly new every year. Refinement has its own benefits!

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Sep 2020 at 10:54

goldy6660 said:
This year's hype was incredibly minimal compared to other years. There was literally no talk of the new phones they have in the works. The iPad looks ok and they have released a new watch which again is very boring and samey as the other gens. For iOS 14 there has been no real 'look at the new shiny stuff it can do' on any kind of scale they did for iOS 13. Disappointed really. I would have preferred a event solely for iOS 14 after the hardware stuff was announced.

They did have an event for IOS 14, did you miss it? They haven't really had the event for the phones yet that's why lol. Not sure you have been keeping up.

The talk has been massive all over the web.

Squink · 17 Sep 2020 at 11:10

JGBR said:
Widgets fundamentally change how you view and use phone for the first time in years.

I disagree - they're just another way of viewing information that's already easily accessible. They're definitely a nice to have and there's nothing negative about having the option to use them.

UberTiger · 17 Sep 2020 at 11:15

I like the widgets, but it's lame there isn't a 2 icon compact format. Otherwise you can barely fit any on the screen and they completely take over the page.

You should be able to specify exactly what's in the smart stack widget too. I like the idea of having multiple widgets scrollable in one space, but the 'smart' aspect is crap and shows me stuff I don't want.

We absolutely need the ability to absolutely position icons and widgets now too.

UberTiger · 17 Sep 2020 at 11:20

UberTiger said:
You should be able to specify exactly what's in the smart stack widget too. I like the idea of having multiple widgets scrollable in one space, but the 'smart' aspect is crap and shows me stuff I don't want.

Oh, looks like you can do that. You just stack widgets as in making folders with apps. That's good.

I think the dots should always be visible though on scrollable widgets so you know which ones you can flip through.

Squink · 17 Sep 2020 at 11:22

Are other apps allowed to make widgets, or are we stuck with the built-in ones?

UberTiger · 17 Sep 2020 at 11:33

Yep, apps can make widgets, just like the old widget system.

JGBR · 17 Sep 2020 at 11:53

Squink said:
I disagree - they're just another way of viewing information that's already easily accessible. They're definitely a nice to have and there's nothing negative about having the option to use them.

No before you had to go into an app, now the data is there to glance at. Years of just pages of icons now better formatted I think hints that we are at the dawn of some big changes in iOS

Quint · 17 Sep 2020 at 12:42

So is the idea is we get rid of the pages and swipe for the App Library?

JGBR · 17 Sep 2020 at 13:04

Whatever works for you, quickly exposes how silly pages of apps are and how few you use a lot.

I’d guess iOS15 will allow customised App Library.

UberTiger · 17 Sep 2020 at 13:20

It's lame that picture in picture doesn't work properly with the YouTube app. Just figured out a way to do it using some Shortcut hacks from a YouTube video, but it's not a great experience.

Shame, because it's pretty cool once you get it working.

Feek · 17 Sep 2020 at 13:36

JGBR said:
Whatever works for you, quickly exposes how silly pages of apps are and how few you use a lot.

I have 211 apps in folders on just one screen.

Yeah, probably more than I need

It does seem like wasted space between the bottom row of icons and the dock (or whatever it's called) though.

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Sep 2020 at 13:40

ahaha I didn't know the names of folders supported icons, sweet!

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