New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

http://next.com/ipad/

http://next.com/itunes/

who'da guessed, markers is Tim Cook!

xps

http://elpoderdelosnumeros.gamol.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/iphone-5-tim-cook-.jpg

ios 7.0 jelly bean

The new features and textures in iOS7 are all nice, but will Apple ever get around to doing something about these two annoying throwbacks:

1: The keyboard. There's only three rows of keys. That made sense on the original iPhone with its 3-1/2" screen, leaving over half the screen available for context. But it's much less necessary to lack a dedicated numbers or symbols row with the iPhone 5's taller 4" screen, and it makes no sense at all on the roomy iPad. Apple, can we please have an option for four- or five-row keyboards? Having to frequently toggle to a second keyboard for numbers, and a third keyboard for symbols, is getting old fast.

2. iOS has a privacy problem. Some of us work in environments where we don't want anyone who can access my phone to be able to read all of my recent emails, which the Apple mail client allows. An option to enter a password before using the mail app is essential for business use. Likewise, notifications arrive with the name, contact info, and first line of incoming messages, which I don't always want anyone seeing. And the contacts list should allow for protected names and numbers too.

The only privacy option of note is the optional 4-digit access code for using anything on the phone, but most of the iPhone/iPad features I don't want password protection on (and 4 digits is insufficient security for those that do need encryption) - I'm fine with anyone using the camera, listening to music, watching videos, getting news, stocks, and scores, playing games. I just want my work email, some notifications, and some personal documents protected from prying eyes.

why is anyone you don't trust using your phone??

Likewise, notifications arrive with the name, contact info, and first line of incoming messages, which I don't always want anyone seeing.

settings > notifications >messages > show preview (slide to off)

That turns off the preview line of text. Very important for me as a DVR'ing sports fan who has friends that text during games that I havent watched yet.

thx, I had that set to on.

s1ocki, like nearly everyone else, I sometimes have my phone on the table or a charging stand when others are nearby, and may not want saucy texts from my friends appearing unexpectedly when in a business setting (but do the rest of the time).

obv a full user model would be ott, but i do think there is a case for a kind of phone equivalent of OS X guest mode, i.e. activate it, hand your friend your phone, and they get basically a new iphone, all other data is invisible and all the data they create is wiped when they hand it back.

this may be too intricate for the ultrasimple iphone UI though. could imagine it being easy from a UI POV with fingerprint technology tho.

slocki, the problem is not with ppl using your phone, which is perhaps an edge case like sharing underwear, but with people sharing ipads.

anyone else install the 7 beta on their phone and wanna swap notes? Or is there a different thread for that?

s1ocki, like nearly everyone else, I sometimes have my phone on the table or a charging stand when others are nearby, and may not want saucy texts from my friends appearing unexpectedly when in a business setting (but do the rest of the time).

― and in his absence, she (Lee626), Tuesday, June 11, 2013 2:57 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark

put a passcode on, and set it to not show texts/messages on the lock screen when they come in (you can have it just say "imessage" or "text message")

The problem with turning on the passcode is it's in play for almost everything, including non-sensitive stuff like my music collection, checking the weather, or reading the news. It slows me down to have to dial the passcode every time I haven't used the phone or iPad for a few minutes, just because I want to secure my email and a few contacts.

you can make it so it only goes into effect after 5, 15, etc minutes

it's 1-5 minutes or never

there is a nifty little jailbreak tweak that turns off passcode when you are on a designated wifi network, e.i. at home, at work. Passcode turns on when your phone is out of range. Would be nice is Apple stole this idea.

that's cool... when can i come over

1-5 minutes or never

NEVER

so the first thing i thought of when is aw the new pics was the gmail app on the iphone, thin sans serif on white background, i think this looks good

people who are using the dev release seem to be angry

Yeah got a few dudes here at work that aren't into it (they've had it for like an hour) but all the complaints are like hmmmmmm it's different and colorful and cheesy

i hope the the thin letter stems look better on the phone itself

Will look like ass on a non-Retina device probably.

won't run on them. 7 is Retina-only

(apart from iPad mini, but they haven't even shown it on iPad yet)

ah, I didn't put the pieces together there. iPad mini obviously has higher pixel density than an iPad 1 or 2 so I guess it'll look good enough.

the ipads it will support, i think, are 2, "new," fourth gen, and mini

lol the site just lists "ipad with retina display" but i'm gonna guess "the new ipad" will be fine too

considering ipad 2 is also on the list that'd be weird to be 2, 4 only

Are you calling the 3 the 'new ipad'? because it is retina.

I installed the beta on my 4S. I like it so far. Obviously a few bugs and crashes, as to be expected. Auto updating apps in the background is something I missed in the WWDC write-ups, so that was a nice surprise.

yes.

http://www9.pcmag.com/media/images/337376-tim-cook-new-ipad-intro.jpg

(and i know. there's one around here.)

uh

http://gigaom2.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/tim-cook-new-ipad.jpg

it won't do airdrop on the 3rd gen ipad

anyone else install the 7 beta on their phone and wanna swap notes? Or is there a different thread for that?

― More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Tuesday, June 11, 2013 5:32 AM

I was gonna but imzdl closed their registrations

really feel like not enough's been made of the design of the new airport

I mean, seriously, why

better reception or something

it's just for the extreme and time capsule though

anyone else install the 7 beta on their phone and wanna swap notes? Or is there a different thread for that?

― More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Tuesday, June 11, 2013 5:32 AM

I was gonna but imzdl closed their registrations

― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III),

You only need to associate your UDID with a developer account if you want to do a clean install. If you choose 'Update' you are good to go.

"many of the new icons were (...) designed by (...) Apple’s marketing and communications department, not the app design teams."

That might explain it. But it doesn't make it right.

You only need to associate your UDID with a developer account if you want to do a clean install. If you choose 'Update' you are good to go.

― More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Wednesday, June 12, 2013 4:20 PM (Yesterday)

where would I get the ipsw, and isn't there a risk of apple revoking the cert on an unregistered install?

You only need to associate your UDID with a developer account

^This is registering with Apple.

yes, but calstars is saying you *don't* have to register yr UDID with a developer account if you choose update instead of restore

http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/12/mavericks-indeed/

xp... missed that, sorry

ok, I sorted it out. running ios 7 on a verizon iphone 5. took about 20 minutes.

first impression: thanks for the windows phone!

FB app is super fast now tho...

there are still a few small annoyances and a lot of bugs but for the most part it seems like a big improvement