Complaints on ios6

[Redhotpoker]

I did the update as soon as it came out. Everything that worked before works now, but there are several new features. The do not disturb is big for me. No calls or text messages from unknown parties. That was a major feature missing from iOS that was available via an app on android.

I suggest you find website that lists the additional features in iOS 6 to help you make your decision. Not all people have having wifi issues, either. To me staying with older OSes on the latest hardware it just not something I'm willing to do. Older hardware, yes. I want the best OS on my late-model hardware. And for the life of me, I don't see the big deal with the loss of the pervious maps app....it was not nearly as useful as the version on android.....frankly, I have a hard time believing that many people were using it that much. Certainly didn't work for nav. And you can still get street view via the web. YouTube is replaced, so that is not an issue.

I use my wifi on several different routers, too, and it works on all of them.

Hi AQ_OC,
I'm 99.9999 % satisfied with the updated OS and only looking forward to more updates.

Here's that iOS6 update list you mentioned...

This update contains over 200 new features, including the following:
Maps
Apple designed vector based maps
Turn-by-turn navigation with spoken directions on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (2nd and 3rd generation)
Real-time traffic information
Flyover for photo-realistic, interactive 3D views of major metro areas on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad (3rd generation), and iPod touch (5th generation)
Local search results with Yelp photos, ratings, reviews, and available deals
Siri integration for requesting directions and finding places along a route
Siri improvements
Sports: scores, player stats, game schedules, team rosters, and league standings for baseball, basketball, football, soccer and hockey
Movies: trailers, showtimes, reviews and facts
Restaurants: reservations, reviews, photos and information
Send a Tweet
Post on Facebook
App launch
Eyes Free in supported automobiles
Local search available in Siri supported countries (availability may be limited during initial rollout)
Additional country and language support for Canada (English and Canadian French), China (Mandarin), Hong Kong (Cantonese), Italy (Italian), Korea (Korean), Mexico (Spanish), Spain (Spanish), Switzerland (Italian, French, German), Taiwan (Mandarin), US (Spanish)
Supported on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad (3rd generation) and iPod touch (5th generation)
Facebook integration
Single sign-on from Settings
Post from Photos, Safari, Maps, App Store, iTunes, Game Center, Notification Center and Siri
Add location and choose audience for any post
View up-to-date Facebook profile photos and contact information in Contacts
View Facebook events and birthdays in Calendar
Like content and see your friends' Likes in App Store and iTunes Store
Shared Photo Streams
Share selected photos with the people you choose
Friends can view shared photos in Photos app, iPhoto and Apple TV
Friends can like and make comments on individual photos
Passbook
One place for boarding passes, store cards, movie tickets and other passes
Barcode display for boarding flights, buying coffee, getting into movies and other actions
Passes displayed on Lock Screen based on time or location
Passes can be automatically updated
Supported on iPhone and iPod touch
FaceTime improvements
FaceTime over cellular support for iPhone 5, iPhone 4S and iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (3rd generation)
Receive FaceTime calls, sent to your iPhone number, on your iPad and iPod touch
Phone improvements
Do Not Disturb to suppress incoming calls and notifications
'Reply with message' option when declining a call
'Remind me later' option based on time or location when declining a call
Mail improvements
VIP mailbox to quickly access mail from important people
Flagged email mailbox
Insert photos and videos when composing email
Open password protected Office docs
Pull down to refresh mailboxes
Per account signatures
Safari improvements
iCloud tabs to see open pages on all your devices
Offline Reading List
Photo upload support
Full screen landscape view on iPhone and iPod touch
Smart app banners
JavaScript performance improvements
App Store and iTunes Store improvements
Updated store design
iTunes Preview history
Complete my season
Complete my album
Game Center improvements
Challenge friends to beat high scores and achievements
Post high-scores and achievements to Facebook and Twitter
Friend recommendations based on your Facebook friends
Accessibility improvements
Guided Access to limit device to one app or restrict touch input on certain areas of the screen
VoiceOver integration with Maps, AssistiveTouch and Zoom
Support for Made for iPhone Hearing Aids for iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S
Improved privacy controls for Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Photos and data shared over Bluetooth
Reminders can be reordered in the Reminders app
Custom vibrations for alerts on iPhone
Clock app for iPad
Clock alarm with song
Search all fields in Contacts
Automatic movie mode for improved video sound quality
Definitions of a selected word for Chinese, French, German and Spanish
New keyboard layouts for French, German, Turkish, Catalan, Arabic and Icelandic
Keyboard shortcuts shared across devices via iCloud
Bluetooth MAP support
Global network proxy for HTTP
Features for China
Baidu web search
Sina Weibo integration
Share videos to Tudou
Share videos to Youku
Improved text input for handwriting and Pinyin
Bug fixes
Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas. Please visit this website for more details:
http://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Chas

Sent from my iPad 3

 

[s2mikey]

This update seemed to offer more to owners of the current gen model than anyone else. That's fine, just saying though. Of all the features, not having to enter a password for updates and the email attachment system are the only two I'm really digging. Otherwise, my iPad seems about the same as before. Still working great. I think it's time though for a keyboard update. They must get that fifth row with numbers on it and we need cursor arrows and a forward delete option. Heck, we've needed those things since the first gen I pad.

 

[Asharp]

This update seemed to offer more to owners of the current gen model than anyone else. That's fine, just saying though. Of all the features, not having to enter a password for updates and the email attachment system are the only two I'm really digging. Otherwise, my iPad seems about the same as before. Still working great. I think it's time though for a keyboard update. They must get that fifth row with numbers on it and we need cursor arrows and a forward delete option. Heck, we've needed those things since the first gen I pad.

There is a coworker at my job who still only has iOS 4 installed on her iPad 2. I tried hers out yesterday and kept hitting "walls," the limitations of her device, because gestures like the pinch to close an app have become second nature.

I agree with your assessment that the iOS update seems to cater more to the new iPads. The iOS 5 update was a more satisfying experience than 6 has been so far. Maybe that's because the iOS 5 update was geared more for iPad 2 users like me? I didn't pay too much attention to specific complaints about the iOS 5 update, so I don't know if the 5 update was geared more to iPad 2's than 1’s.

And like you I do appreciate some of the new features. I like being able to group key people at work and in my family as VIPs. I'm now primed for the star next to emails in 6.

I also like the pull down function in Mail that we also have as an option in this forum to refresh the screen for new messages.

I'm also getting used to the new App Store experience in 6.

Amy Rose's post in this thread was also my inspiration for my finally taking the plunge and updating to 6.

 

[s2mikey]

There is a coworker at my job who still only has iOS 4 installed on her iPad 2. I tried hers out yesterday and kept hitting "walls," the limitations of her device, because gestures like the pinch to close an app have become second nature.

I agree with your assessment that the iOS update seems to cater more to the new iPads. The iOS 5 update was a more satisfying experience than 6 has been so far. Maybe that's because the iOS 5 update was geared more for iPad 2 users like me? I didn't pay too much attention to specific complaints about the iOS 5 update, so I don't know if the 5 update was geared more to iPad 2's than 1’s.

And like you I do appreciate some of the new features. I like being able to group key people at work and in my family as VIPs. I'm now primed for the star next to emails in 6.

I also like the pull down function in Mail that we also have as an option in this forum to refresh the screen for new messages.

I'm also getting used to the new App Store experience in 6.

Amy Rose's post in this thread was also my inspiration for my finally taking the plunge and updating to 6.

Yeah, sometimes we don't know what features are really important until we lose them. I agree with you that the upgrade to OS5 was a bigger leap for the iPad 2 than the upgrade to OS 6. Yep, Amy's post certainly rallied the OS 6 troops.

 

[Asharp]

Yeah, sometimes we don't know what features are really important until we lose them. I agree with you that the upgrade to OS5 was a bigger leap for the iPad 2 than the upgrade to OS 6. Yep, Amy's post certainly rallied the OS 6 troops.

Sometimes people who initially appear to dislike a piece of tech but later change their minds are more persuasive than those who give it glowing reviews from the start.