Scotty Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Errm when I said it was slow you said : Can't say i've noticed any speed issues on my 4s, as for keyboards, it looks exactly the same to me except for the predictions bar above it?I understand you can load different keyboards now though? As for Swype, I've used it on an Android device before, and I genuinely couldn't see any benefit whatsoever, in fact, I found it much less accurate and way slower. My FB app works fine ... although it takes about 5-10secs to load! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Ive left daughters 4S on ios6. My old 4, which i kept for a fallback satnav, still runs sweet as a nut on jailbroken ios5! Did your 4S survive 7 ok or was there any noticeable change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'm still on a good old 4 running iOS 6 and Facebook is getting more shyte by the day. Takes ages to open if at all, frequently crashes. Presume latest app updates are optimised for iOS 7/8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) Errm when I said it was slow you said : My FB app works fine ... although it takes about 5-10secs to load! Indeed it was, but that was 2 OS updates ago!The biggest issue is Facebook, hence my looking for a 3rd party app, Facebook don't have a clue what their users actually want, nor do they give a f*ck. Edited October 3, 2014 by Tipex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) I skipped 8.0.1 and with 8.0.2 I haven't found any difference. The slow down was noted and documented online from 8.0.0 Are all you apps updated. There's been masses of them. Edited October 3, 2014 by Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Yes everything is updated, annoyingly, Mrs T is still on 8.0.0 on a 4s and has no issues whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Weird - these 4S issues seem quite inconsistent . Mine is slower but not to the point I'd ditch it. Also for me the changes just about outweigh the down sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) I've got a 6 coming at some point next week, I fear it may be my last iPhone, unless they have some radical ideas for the next one. I'm fed up with the built in 2 year life span before the phones become annoying, every iPhone i've had does the same thing. I resisted changing before due to investing in apps, but the only one I consider to have been expensive is TomTom, which is admittedly excellent, however, I've found i've been using Waze a lot more recently, and that was free. Edited October 3, 2014 by Tipex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'll have mine until it's replaced. I've never bought a phone, just have work ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 My 4s is also shocking now it's been updated to the latest OS. There are some good new features but it's slow, freezes, crashes and quite often is unusable. My Apple love is slowing diminishing. It's starting to feel like they're taking the piss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CarMad Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 IOS8 is one of the most buggy releases that Apple have created I think far worse than everything that has gone before it which is a shame. There is a view that the guy who messed up the release of the Apple maps was behind the dev team doing this release, sloppy at best it seems. However I didn't find IOS8 on my 4s that bad to be honest, might have been because I have been on the Dev version for a good while it had settle down not sure. Having moved to the iPhone 6 its brilliant. I went to Rome earlier in the week and the speed and ability of the camera was stunning and I used the Health app to monitor how much I'd been walking round as well. No way I would get a 6+ but the 6 is brilliant very impressed and the battery life is great. I've not charged it since yesterday and it is next to me with 31% left. So surfing, made a few calls and streamed music on spotify and I've got 2 days out of the phone. The same with the 4s would have me charging the phone before the end of day 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 It feels like they're making the old phones so poo that you have to get a new model. Now they've dropped the 32gb one too, the most common one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 It's a shame, because I really like iPhones, and I don't want anything else, but as you say, it is feeling more and more like they are taking the piss, I'll simply take my money elsewhere next time if it continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 They are brilliant phones. But what company would get away with telling their customers to update their equipment only to find that it makes them pretty useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Is it that much different to any other OS at least Apple still support it. Many Android phones simple drop out of support for the very next release let alone can still be updated from 3 to 4 generations old. Let's face it some PCs in the past were falling on their arse after 2 years, then MS would update the OS and make your fairly new PC obsolete. Apple are pretty good in this respect all things considering. I'm writing this on an iPad 2 running iOS8 and yes it's much slower than my new phone but still very much usable and considering it was bought on launch day is doing very well indeed for something nearly 4 years old and soon to be 4 generations old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I've updated my 4S and my son has done his iPad mini (haven't checked it yet). I've left the iPad 2 and the wife's iPad mini. She's also left her 5S. Tbh, I'll probably get a 6 and hopefully remember why the iPhone was so great in the first place. (Still got a 4S and two 3GS kicking around the house somewhere, too!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulboy Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 The g/f has an iPhone through work and also uses her iPad (which I reckon is the best tablet). But I honestly believe my HTC One is superior to her iPhone. She has so many problems with the iPhone, but the HTC just works fine all the time, every time. I am not an Android nut either. They are both (along with Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter) just huge US corporates who seem to be in charge of our lives. But I do think if IPhone used tried the alternative, they may be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 But I do think if IPhone used tried the alternative, they may be surprised. I also have an HTC One M8 (think it's M8, latest one) that we use for work, it's running custom software though, and yes, it's very very good, I could quite happily live with it if I ditched iPhones, but (when they are working properly) I just prefer iPhones. To be fair, since I deleted and reinstalled Facebook last night, it's running much much better, will just hav to see how it goes until the 6 turns up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I thought you were calling him your mate in text speak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 To be fair, since I deleted and reinstalled Facebook last night, it's running much much better, will just hav to see how it goes until the 6 turns up. Now you come to mention it I did that also!! Shortly after I went to 8.0.0. Maybe that's the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulboy Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I also have an HTC One M8 (think it's M8, latest one) that we use for work, it's running custom software though, and yes, it's very very good, I could quite happily live with it if I ditched iPhones, but (when they are working properly) I just prefer iPhones. To be fair, since I deleted and reinstalled Facebook last night, it's running much much better, will just hav to see how it goes until the 6 turns up. And thats the issue with them all. Once you have invested a lot of time/effort/money with itunes/Android/Windows/whatever - you are pretty much tied to them. Switching operating systems is a load of faff - especially if you have everything syncing to the same account. They are all massive US corporates, so I dont feel the love for any of them. More necessity really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Can't disagree with that, unfortunately, the giant US corporate i'd like to have as little to do with as possible, is Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 But I do think if IPhone used tried the alternative, they may be surprised. I get pretty much free access to any phone or platform I want, and I always end up back on my iPhone. Saying that, have a 6+ and a 6 available...and I"m still using my 5S. Nearest platform I've found to swapping is Windows Mobile - have yet to find any Android device that doesn't feel link a clunked together piece of tat of an OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulboy Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 The HTC One has just won phone of the year for the 2nd year though in the T3 awards, so it can't be that shabby. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2779289/Sony-s-PlayStation-4-wins-Gadget-Year-Apple-gets-BOOED-Technology-Oscars-rewards-best-devices-2014.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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