iOS 6 is here
Sep 20, 2012 | 8:32 pm
#61
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Programs: DL GM, AA Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 12,171
Sep 20, 2012 | 9:04 pm
#62
Original Poster
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: ORD
Posts: 14,772
I've never understood why anyone would update any OS at the first opportunity. It usually means you get to be a beta tester.
Two questions related, if anyone knows:
a) The release of the 5 makes me think it might be time to get one of the $99 4S's that are now available - but will it come pre-installed with IOS 6?
b) Is the iPhone 5 running IOS6 reliably and untetheredly jailbreakable?
Two questions related, if anyone knows:
a) The release of the 5 makes me think it might be time to get one of the $99 4S's that are now available - but will it come pre-installed with IOS 6?
b) Is the iPhone 5 running IOS6 reliably and untetheredly jailbreakable?
b) No
Sep 20, 2012 | 9:11 pm
#63
Ambassador: LATAM
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: PNA
Programs: BAEC & Iberia
Posts: 4,649
Yes I should have read some reviews first. Actually I did but I suspect they were written by corporate fanbois.
No idea.
Sep 21, 2012 | 3:16 am
#64
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 11,439
I looked for the "always in English" setting, and I don't see it. I have an iPhone 4 running iOS 6, maybe the settings are different on the 4S and 5.
Sep 21, 2012 | 7:59 am
#67
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: DL DM 2MM, BA Bronze, Various Hotels
Posts: 10,188
More reason I'm going to wait on iOS 6...especially living in the UK and using maps quite frequently!
Link to the the story referenced by Dubai Stu:
WSJ: Apple Makes a Wrong Turn as Users Blast Map Switch
WSJ: Apple Makes a Wrong Turn as Users Blast Map Switch
The criticism poured in world-wide as users of the new maps found misplaced labels for businesses and landmarks, cities with missing roads and erroneous features like a fractured river in Ann Arbor, Mich. A search for the Golden Gate Bridge yielded a marker roughly four miles away in San Francisco.
Complaints of the application came amid praise for the new iPhone and mobile software as consumers and bloggers took to dozens of websites—including Facebook, Twitter and a newly created blog sarcastically called "The Amazing iOS 6 Maps"—to circulate screen shots of the mapping errors and compare them to Google's service.
Complaints of the application came amid praise for the new iPhone and mobile software as consumers and bloggers took to dozens of websites—including Facebook, Twitter and a newly created blog sarcastically called "The Amazing iOS 6 Maps"—to circulate screen shots of the mapping errors and compare them to Google's service.
Sep 21, 2012 | 9:17 am
#68
Ambassador: LATAM
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: PNA
Programs: BAEC & Iberia
Posts: 4,649
I think it is a great idea. Spend some time in a foreign country that doesn't use the English alphabet, and you will like the ability to read the street names in English, not Russian, Korean, Japanese, or Cantonese.
I looked for the "always in English" setting, and I don't see it. I have an iPhone 4 running iOS 6, maybe the settings are different on the 4S and 5.
I looked for the "always in English" setting, and I don't see it. I have an iPhone 4 running iOS 6, maybe the settings are different on the 4S and 5.
The "always in English function" did actually translate everything, but turning it off gave you a Spanglish map" where some roads (or carreras) had both English and Spanish names.
I forget where the option to turn on "Always in English" but I have an iphone 4 so it definitely exists.
Sep 21, 2012 | 10:12 am
#69
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: SPG Gold, Hyatt Plat, PC Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 636
Why is the Maps issue such a big deal? Just create a homescreen icon/shortcut to http://maps.google.com and all is well (until Google releases their own Maps app).
Sep 21, 2012 | 10:23 am
#70
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: UA Club Card, UA & DL Platinum; Hyatt's Gold Passport, AVIS President's Club, AA, GOES
Posts: 268
Anyone finish the update process yet? My phone is about halfway through the reboot.
Looks like some interesting new features - including the ability to play a song on the alarm.
It's funny - I remember making fun of iOS people for accepting subpar functionality at a higher price. Now I'm one of those people...
(but let's please not turn this into another Apple bashing thread - there is one of those already)
I mainly am interested in peoples' opinions of the new OS as they update.
Looks like some interesting new features - including the ability to play a song on the alarm.
It's funny - I remember making fun of iOS people for accepting subpar functionality at a higher price. Now I'm one of those people...
(but let's please not turn this into another Apple bashing thread - there is one of those already)
I mainly am interested in peoples' opinions of the new OS as they update.
Sep 21, 2012 | 10:50 am
#71
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: LAX
Programs: AA ExPlat, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 1,132
Why is the Maps issue such a big deal? Just create a homescreen icon/shortcut to http://maps.google.com and all is well (until Google releases their own Maps app).
Sep 21, 2012 | 10:58 am
#72
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: AY+ Platinum, BAC, AA, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,523
Why is the Maps issue such a big deal? Just create a homescreen icon/shortcut to http://maps.google.com and all is well (until Google releases their own Maps app).
Regards
Sep 21, 2012 | 12:04 pm
#73
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: Once nearly a somebody, now a nobody with United and Marriott
Posts: 145
Maps Question - emailing pin locations
Currently I can drop a pin, and use it to share my location in email. The email contains a google maps url that can be opened in any browser.
Did that capability go away?
Any way I can access the maps with a browser before installing the upgrade?
Thanks ...
Did that capability go away?
Any way I can access the maps with a browser before installing the upgrade?
Thanks ...
Last edited by FliesCasually; Sep 21, 2012 at 5:15 pm Reason: Reword poorly phrased question
Sep 21, 2012 | 1:53 pm
#74
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: AY+ Platinum, BAC, AA, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,523
Sep 21, 2012 | 4:12 pm
#75
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: Once nearly a somebody, now a nobody with United and Marriott
Posts: 145
I'll use it to send myself the location of places I've been. And similarly I'll prepare a list of map URLs of destinations/attractions when I'm travelling. I really like map locations as URLs clickable on any platform.