tried that, phone on and off. called apple care. they said it could take up to 24 hours to kick in. hmm
I updated at 3am this morning when it was released, simply because my dog woke me up anyway. I like it so far.
Arrrr send ye iphone over the plank I tell ye..... Had 2 of them. Were ok but since going to my Galaxy I find the times I use my wife's iPhone these days more and more tedious and painful to operate. Android all the things!
cant wait for this contract to be up, going back to droid. even watchin porn videos on iphone seem to take forever to load
My HTC updated to Sense 5 the other day. Everything just worked straight after and the phone still does absolutely everything I need. Not sure why Apple doesn't apply this approach. My work iPad tried to update something recently. Failed a few times, then succeeded but it stopped linking music to my home network, then I had to update a free app and it asked me for my credit card details. Can't remember where I threw it but I'm sure it's still therir being crap.
Doesn't seem good all I see are people complaining about iOS 7. I loathe the day my work phone updates. I like how they are still toating features that droid has had forever (like swipe up to get quick access to menus etc.)
I tryed out ios 7 like 2-3 months ago , didnt really like so went back to 6.1 jailbroken . Will be waiting till the 3nvaders release the new one which will be soon And the only reason the updates are failing is because the servers are getting hammered with everyone in the world trying to update
If I ever meet you, I promise I won't ask to borrow your phone to make a call. I have a $200 Android phone which does basically everything anyone would need a phone to do, also it has a slide-out keyboard . So basically, this is what will happen: 1. Everyone goes "ooh, shiny!" for a week 2. Goes back to playing Angry Birds/Texting/Making phone calls/Ruining photos by putting them on Instagram. I also have a Nokia 6610 (circa 2003) which still works and still has the same battery life it had 10 years ago .
Have the note 2 and even though it's still on Jelly Bean it feels a lot fresher and intuitive then the crappy iOS 7 on my missus phone. And it's amazing how much iOS is starting to look like android. Hmmmmm.
Does anyone know how activate iMessage? I've signed in with my AppleID and it seems to verify my login but still says "waiting for activation" under the iMessage option. Any ideas?
you with telstra? cause it seems like thats the only people who are having the drama https://discussions.apple.com/message/23025766#23025766 theres a few people saying 'this is how you fix' but i tried one or two and none worked. already spoke to apple and they said too wait 24 hours. dont know if its on apples end or telstras now
LOL, so true. Also I have just spent the last few hours with a mate going on and on about how awesome his new 5S is and how much better IOS7 is, I just want to glue his mouth shut. And he swear that nothing beats his new phone, like it shits gold or something. Well here is a nice IOS7 list from news.com.au , note that I have a Galaxy S4. 1. Regular time stamps (always had this) 2. Toggles for everyone (welcome to every android phone ever) 3. Someone annoying you? Block them (ummm, OK. Couldn't you do that with every phone back to my old Nokia 5110? Just block numbers.) 4. Siri searches for tweets (why? I really am curious if anyone has the answer) 5. Teach Siri to speak properly, pedant (Ok new voices is pretty cool. I get a real kick out of UK voices for my Navman, I don't know why, but the accent makes me giggle.) 6. Tweets you may have missed (are people really that bad that they need to read every tweet?) 7. Save your data, block apps from using 3G/4G (setting permissions for apps is something I've been able to control with android, but it is a nice feature to reign in rogue apps) 8. Bubble compass (......really? There are a few million of them in the app store) 9. FINALLY! Unlimited app folders! (never really tested the limit on my phone, must check now) 10. Spotlight search goes front and centre (thats pretty nice to find files on your phone) 11. Automatic app updates (always been able to do with android) 12. Wish yourself happy birthday (WHY? Is your phone your only friend??) 13. Tell Big Brother to go away (Apple introduced it and now Apple lets you stop it, not really a feature) 14. iOS 7 Multi-tasking (like my S4?) 15. New and improved photo gallery (Well thats pretty nifty, could be helpful for the chronic photo taker. Also helpful for making facebook albums) 16. Camera app has been blunged out (what the hell is blunged? Anyway all the features that Apple have added have been in most of my Android phones) I just don't see what is so good about IOS7? I'm not typing this to get into a fanboy argument, and if IOS7 has other nifty, helpful features I would be happy to hear about them. But it just looks like a small update with a handful of new features, some that Android has had for a while.
Apple’s iOS 7 has two hundred new features but these stand out to me in my usage over the past few months. Some are borrowed from other platforms, sure. At the end of the day, as a user, I don’t mind. iTunes Radio - I thought it would be a crass joke promo machine like a phone variant of supermarket radio but its bloody brilliant being able to turn something with rich daily output from multiple aggregating DJ sources like A&B, Armin, Tiesto and fine tune the playlist from sameish hits to variety to discovery... and other customizations to delve deeper through Genius discovery. Sure, sorta like amazon 'if you like this then why not..' but hella more sophisticated, intuitive. I've cancelled my US$9.99 a month for Google Play Music All Access, use that money to own freeplay rights to my music on any device legally and indefinitely. Spotlight - that whole “swipe left from the home screen” action to search on your iOS device was so clunky I hardly ever used it. Apple moved the search feature to above the home screen; sort of. If you pull down from the top of the screen, you’ll get the new Notification Center. Pull the home screen itself down and a Search bar will appear at the top of the screen (both share the similar simple gesture, but highlights how iOS7 doesn't assume everyone has a monkey brain - that's the key - iOS7 is much more detailed and sophisticated in its gestures, to match the refined look and feel, which after six or seven years living with the interface that weened the world off Nokia and Ericsson, is a bloody relief). iOS now scours for any matches in Apps, Mail, Contacts, Music, Calendar events, Videos and more. It’s not quite a true Universal Search because you can’t search the web from here. Still, it’s quite good; and fast on my iPhone 5. Better application updating - You can tell iOS to automatically update your apps as needed. That’s better than getting a numbered badge to indicate there are updates available. Update was previously a daily butt pain now offers a history of what was updated and when - automatically. Even better: Once an app is updated, a small blue dot will appear next to the app name on your home screen so you know you have a new version of the app. Feels like magic to remove the pain. Control Center - Umm yeah, this feature may have been lifted from Android but it’s well worth it. Accessing the new Control Center by swiping up from the bottom of your display using no complicated button clicking sequence and Settings app finding and clicking out again, regardless of what app — or even if your phone is locked — the new Control Center pops right up offering quick access to highly useful functions: Flashlight, Camera, Calculator, Clock (timer, alarm, Stop), control screen brightness, any music that’s playing or tap buttons for AirDrop or AirPlay. It also offers Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb and Rotation Lock. Of course most of this stuff was available, but just like comparing tick boxes in any product matrix, the way any feature is executed makes all the difference. Thanks to this Androidesque interface rip my i5 is so much better. Super app switching - Yeah It’s another “borrowed” feature — this time from webOS — but the multitasking interface is totally revamped and much better. Each open app is a card and you can see all open screens three at a time. The app cards show the app in its last state; they’re not actively updating. Slide these around and you can quickly see all of your open apps; tap one and you’ll jump right in. Want to close an app, or two or three? You can do that by dragging the app cards up and off the screen; up to three at a time if you want. This handful of benefits makes it my favorite update so far. It’s easy to think that the software is simply iOS 6 with a fresh coat of flat paint but I think that’s a short-sighted observation. The more I’ve used iOS 7, the more the update has impressed me.
