iOS 6 Now available

[ganesh]

http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/09/19/ios-6-is-now-available-to-download/

I am downloading it right now. I am sure my phone is going to be slower...Oh well only 2 more days

[GQBalla]

well ill upgrade, just got to move some photos off my phone

[CanmoreOrLess]

Update through iTunes on your computer or direct from your phone (warning very large file) Settings > General > Software Update

780mb took less than a minute on my home computer.

[Kramerica]

Originally posted by CanmoreOrLess
Update through iTunes on your computer or direct from your phone (warning very large file) Settings > General > Software Update

780mb took less than a minute on my home computer.

Wow thats fast, I remember it took forever with iOS5, guess it may get busy tonight.

[CanmoreOrLess]

From the start of the download to using my iPhone again it took 20 minutes on the home computer. Add another 15 minutes for passwords for iTunes, new settings to be looked over, etc and all the app updates and it might be 45 minutes in total.

There is also an OSX update. Restart needed.

[prosh]

Maybe it's just my iphone but its saying iOS6 is 504MB but I don't think I'm going to update it on my 3GS lol.

[CanmoreOrLess]

Originally posted by prosh
Maybe it's just my iphone but its saying iOS6 is 504MB but I don't think I'm going to update it on my 3GS lol.

Perhaps Apple includes the OSX update on the 780mb version.

[jonsey737]

It just depends on what phone to have. The 3GS version is smaller than the 4 which is smaller than the 4S etc... the iPad ones are pretty big too, 1.1GB or more if you have a 3G version.

[GQBalla]

iOS 6 OTA update put my phone in restore mode and wouldn't come out.

Had not plug it into iTunes. Now doing the update over ahaha

[max_boost]

Updated my 3GS. :D

[A790]

2.5GB of space required for my 4S... yikes!

[CanmoreOrLess]

Bye Bye Tom Tom GPS.... you were never really liked anyway. Maps feature is good, has reviews, etc as well for food places.

[rage2]

Where's my traffic data???? :cry:

[benyl]

woah. You don't need to enter an itunes account in order to update apps on your phone.

[kevie88]

.. I think I'll skip this, don't want a SLOWER 3gs! lol

[kevie88]

Originally posted by max_boost
Updated my 3GS. :D

Is it a brick now? Mine turned into a slug after the last update.

[jampack]

No street view. :(

[Maxx Mazda]

Is a jailbreak out yet?

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by jampack
No street view. :(

What do you expect.

Wonder if there will be a set of gapps available separately. Still, no integration to iOS = useless.

[kenny]

Originally posted by rage2
Where's my traffic data???? :cry:

Safari :P

http://maps.google.com

[eglove]

Originally posted by Maxx Mazda
Is a jailbreak out yet?

Tethered and cydia does NOT work. Stay on ios5 if you want jailbreak

[rage2]

Traffic data is slowly trickling in now.

[jonsey737]

Originally posted by rage2
Traffic data is slowly trickling in now.

Guess it relies on crowd sourced data from other ios6 users... hopefully they'll end up with same or better traffic coverage.

[kenny]

I imagine the traffic data will eventually be better than Google Maps since iphones are everywhere. Good news for users of Google Maps is that they weren't crowd sourcing traffic data from iphone users (Apple wouldn't let them?) so traffic data will be unaffected.

[rage2]

Anyone getting the iOS6 wifi issue? Everything was working up to about an hour ago, now when it connects to wifi, it does a login page, which redirects to apple.com saying page not found.

Looks like someone nuked the "internet checker" page on apple's site, so it thinks there's no internet and need a login (ie at Hotels, etc).

iOS5 devices are fine.

[idriveabox]

Originally posted by rage2
Anyone getting the iOS6 wifi issue? Everything was working up to about an hour ago, now when it connects to wifi, it does a login page, which redirects to apple.com saying page not found.

Looks like someone nuked the "internet checker" page on apple's site, so it thinks there's no internet and need a login (ie at Hotels, etc).

iOS5 devices are fine.

same issue here. No wifi.

[Canmorite]

Originally posted by rage2
Anyone getting the iOS6 wifi issue? Everything was working up to about an hour ago, now when it connects to wifi, it does a login page, which redirects to apple.com saying page not found.

Looks like someone nuked the "internet checker" page on apple's site, so it thinks there's no internet and need a login (ie at Hotels, etc).

iOS5 devices are fine.

Mine's been doing that on iOS5 at work.

[Canmorite]

Originally posted by kevie88


Is it a brick now? Mine turned into a slug after the last update.

Haha same, I'm avoiding updating. Getting the 5 soon anyway.

*Can't delete post and merge with one above :dunno:

[JAYMEZ]

Originally posted by rage2
Anyone getting the iOS6 wifi issue? Everything was working up to about an hour ago, now when it connects to wifi, it does a login page, which redirects to apple.com saying page not found.

Looks like someone nuked the "internet checker" page on apple's site, so it thinks there's no internet and need a login (ie at Hotels, etc).

iOS5 devices are fine.


Yup I am getting that right now

[rage2]

Ya if I had a network sniffer here I would know exactly whats going on. It WAS working about an hour or so ago, just broke within the last 30-40 mins. Apple must've broken something on their servers.

[rage2]

And it's fixed.

[GQBalla]

i had that issue when i was leaving work.

Thought nothing of it as i knew there was a change going on.

I guess it was a bug

[CanmoreOrLess]

The Friends app works real well, I can trace the delivery of the pizza my wife is picking up on her way home from work. Can open it in Maps as well.

[nadroj23]

Really shitty that you can no longer view street view through the maps app on the iphone.....

[Maxx Mazda]

Originally posted by eglove


Tethered and cydia does NOT work. Stay on ios5 if you want jailbreak

I'll stay on 5 for now, hopefully they have one within a few weeks.

[sl888]

Gotta re-download Youtube app. New map sucks for someone like me in London. How do you not include tube/rail stations?!

[Xtrema]

You need to connect to a server in order for wifi to work?

[Ek9Max]

Originally posted by sl888
Gotta re-download Youtube app. New map sucks for someone like me in London. How do you not include tube/rail stations?!

The new YouTube ui is much nicer.

[CanmoreOrLess]

Originally posted by sl888
Gotta re-download Youtube app. New map sucks for someone like me in London. How do you not include tube/rail stations?!

The stations are there, tap the map to zoom in. Or in the search bar type "london train stations". Although one has to expect a dedicated app to be better overall.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Wifi working on my 4S.

[bulaian]

http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/

[Xtrema]

^ Not Surprised. People had grew accustom to google maps since the 1st iPhone.

And sounds like complains are generally from outside of North America.

[Zephyr]

Passbook isn't working for me at all. :(

[sl888]

Originally posted by CanmoreOrLess


The stations are there, tap the map to zoom in. Or in the search bar type "london train stations". Although one has to expect a dedicated app to be better overall.
There are some but not all. My station is completely missing. A dedicated app is better for routing and lines but not for when I'm trying to find a nearby station. The old maps had distinct symbols for tube, rail, overground, tram, etc.
Anyways, how do you use passbook? The app gives a link to the App Store. I get the "cannot connect to iTunes Store" after clicking.

[rage2]

Originally posted by Xtrema
You need to connect to a server in order for wifi to work?
Looks like it. It's Apple's way of testing to see if you're on the internet after connecting, or if it's going to redirect you to an access point login page, ie at Hotels, public spots that require sign-in, etc. My guess was iOS6 introduced this new way to figure out more accurately if you're online, and something broke on it for 40 mins.

iOS5 devices didn't have this problem.

[taemo]

anyone know of a working solution for youtube on the ipad, other than the iphone app

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by taemo
anyone know of a working solution for youtube on the ipad, other than the iphone app

None at the moment, but the website is decent.

Is anyone else bothered that maps doesn't have street view? I use that a lot when going to places I've never been.

[benyl]

I think I am going to wait to upgrade my personal phone. Updated my work iPhone and everything seems ok, but too many complaints so far.

[kenny]

Originally posted by rage2

Looks like it. It's Apple's way of testing to see if you're on the internet after connecting, or if it's going to redirect you to an access point login page, ie at Hotels, public spots that require sign-in, etc. My guess was iOS6 introduced this new way to figure out more accurately if you're online, and something broke on it for 40 mins.

iOS5 devices didn't have this problem.

This page is used to check for wifi internet connectivity:
http://www.apple.com/library/test/success.html

The page was inaccessible for awhile and apparently IOS5 and 6 use that page to check. They could probably change the code so that it stays connected to the wifi access point (even if there appears to be no internet connectivity).

[Impreza]

So what's the verdict? Update to iOS6 or wait a bit?

[colinxx235]

^

Everything seems to be working fine for me. took about 30 minutes to run through setup/options and i was switching my itunes account from ucalgary to gmail finally

[rage2]

I'm happy with it. It's pulling up my camera, messages, emails and photos without any lag compared to iOS5 on an iPhone 4. That's where I mostly spend my time on my phone.

I don't use maps that much, don't need transit directions, and have nav in my cars. The new shittier maps doesn't affect me.

[colinxx235]

new youtube is nice. twitter/fbook/messages/email etc do work much quicker.


but wtf about not letting you play youtube and leave the screen or even swipe down the notifications tab.... thats pathetic unless I need to go find some settings.
You also can't close it and play it from the locked screen like before :(

[eblend]

http://gizmodo.com/5945008/apple-totally-stole-the-design-of-the-ios-6-ipad-clock

Don't get used to the clock app yet..

[Zephyr]

http://i.imgur.com/sWtsN.jpg

[roopi]

Just like Apple products keep it simple.

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2012/09/Grand-Cayman-Cayman-Islands.-They-replaced-our-roads-with-sand.-Thankfully-we-got-to-keep-the-airport.jpg

[Kloubek]

Those maps are brutal.

[phreezee]

LOLz, check these out: http://www.happyplace.com/17967/the-most-horrifying-landscapes-of-the-new-iphone-5-maps-progam

[anarchy]

Originally posted by Zephyr
http://i.imgur.com/sWtsN.jpg

:rofl:

The original story was hilarious, this makes it even better.

[kenny]

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A3QARhSCIAA2R9U.jpg

[sl888]

Originally posted by Zephyr


Originally posted by kenny

:rofl:

[sputnik]

So is Apple really trying to kill their own company?

The iPhone 5 and iOS6 has been nothing but comedy so far.

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by sputnik
So is Apple really trying to kill their own company?

The iPhone 5 and iOS6 has been nothing but comedy so far.

Steve must be rolling in his grave now.

This is probably the 1st product not under his watch and this happens.

Dont underestimate the power of tyrant with ocd.

[WhippWhapp]

My co-worker just cancelled his order, the map was the tipping point after the nominal upgrades and losing his jail break.

[GQBalla]

Is anyone having issues with purchasing an app ?

It'll tell me to confirm my security code on my cc then it always says operation timed out.

Tried two different wifi networks and restarted my phone.

[UndrgroundRider]

I guess Google has a Maps app waiting for approval in the App Store. So the ball is in Apple's court.

Android users are definitely smirking over the whole ordeal though. Apple has really shot themselves in the foot by trying to take on the rest of the smartphone industry. As it stands it looks like they might be in hot water over LTE patents. I can't imagine how they're going to dig themselves out of the hole once LTEA comes around and nobody is willing to license the technology to them.

[eblend]

Originally posted by UndrgroundRider
I guess Google has a Maps app waiting for approval in the App Store. So the ball is in Apple's court.

Android users are definitely smirking over the whole ordeal though. Apple has really shot themselves in the foot by trying to take on the rest of the smartphone industry. As it stands it looks like they might be in hot water over LTE patents. I can't imagine how they're going to dig themselves out of the hole once LTEA comes around and nobody is willing to license the technology to them.

Pretty sure that the patent holders would be in some hot water if they sold licensing to some but not others. I think it goes against the whole competition thing. Not really sure, but that's my understanding of it.

[UndrgroundRider]

Originally posted by eblend


Pretty sure that the patent holders would be in some hot water if they sold licensing to some but not others. I think it goes against the whole competition thing. Not really sure, but that's my understanding of it.

You're talking about "standard-essential patents." They are fairly rare and are basically your no-frill patents that get you bare metal functionality at best.

As an example of what's not a standard-essential patent, motorolla is suing apple over "location reminders, e-mail notifications, video players," all of which are covered in non-essential patents. Obviously in the smartphone world there is a lot of "standard functionality" that is not covered in the standard-essential patents.

And also as a note, the patent holders ARE the competition. So there's really not a lot of desire for them to cooperate, especially after apple has pretty much burned every bridge in the smartphone industry.

[z2two]

IOS is getting stale and ios6 is a prime example.

[ExtremeSi]

I downloaded iOS6 on my 3GS yesterday and I love it. There's not that many new features, but my phone is actually running faster now. Opening and closing apps, safari, pretty much everything is faster or the same.

The new map app also works fine for me. I like the turn by turn directions even if you have to swipe through them on the 3GS.

[TurboMedic]

Originally posted by ExtremeSi
I downloaded iOS6 on my 3GS yesterday and I love it. There's not that many new features, but my phone is actually running faster now. Opening and closing apps, safari, pretty much everything is faster or the same.

The new map app also works fine for me. I like the turn by turn directions even if you have to swipe through them on the 3GS.

Well you know what they say, lower your expectations and you'll never be disappointed

[Loose]

My IPAD will not stay connected to my wifi network for more than a minute or so. Tips?

[A3GTiVR6SC]

Originally posted by UndrgroundRider

Android users are definitely smirking over the whole ordeal though...


:rofl: :devil:

[BMW Power]

How is map coverage for Calgary on iOS 6? Is transit missing?

[rage2]

There's no bike paths on iOS6 maps. Had to use it today too.

Definately no transit info for Calgary.

[calgaryrally88]

The downtown building view is totally dreamy.

[sl888]

Can I restore ios 5 through my backup?

[nagooro]

has anyone tried the softra1n ios 6 jailbreak?

[Kavy]

Originally posted by nagooro
has anyone tried the softra1n ios 6 jailbreak?

Its Fake, has been around for about 3 ios versions, always says your phone is not supported.

[topsecret]

I upgraded my 4s to ios6 and it runs like shit now (extremely slow), my battery life is brutal and like said already the maps are garbage! :thumbsdow

[rage2]

I wonder what's making the difference for some of you guys with terrible iOS6 performance. My 4 hasn't run this fast since I first got it. Did you guys jailbreak at some point?

I do agree the maps sucks. I didn't realize how often I used it to find random things.

[NoMoreG35]

I think no transit info period, not just Calgary.

[MM99lude]

It's my understanding (I only have an Ipad 3 still running iOS 5) that you can pin maps.google.com to your front screen on iOS 6 - a pain in the ass until Google releases an actual app, but gives you all the details and usefulness of Google Maps while Apple fixes the folly of iOS 6 maps.

[Zephyr]

I do miss street view. It was nice being able to see what a place I haven't been to looked like.

[eblend]

Originally posted by rage2
I wonder what's making the difference for some of you guys with terrible iOS6 performance. My 4 hasn't run this fast since I first got it. Did you guys jailbreak at some point?

I do agree the maps sucks. I didn't realize how often I used it to find random things.

Don't really know if there were multiple variants of the iphones prior to the 5, but could it be that some versions are having shitty issues, while others are fine?

Like the verizon thing in the states, they had to push out a patch because the phones were using a crazy amount of data

[Kavy]

Set the phone up as new don't do a restore.

I have always had lag or poor battery life when I restore an iPhone. Since I started doing it as new every update I had been more then happy

[topsecret]

Originally posted by rage2
I wonder what's making the difference for some of you guys with terrible iOS6 performance. My 4 hasn't run this fast since I first got it. Did you guys jailbreak at some point?




No jailbreak on my phone, and its only 3 months old...I hope they release an update to fix this issue!! :banghead:

[Kramerica]

Originally posted by Kavy
Set the phone up as new don't do a restore.

I have always had lag or poor battery life when I restore an iPhone. Since I started doing it as new every update I had been more then happy

Does starting new keep data from apps? or do you lose everything including contacts etc

[Kavy]

Contacts should be saved to cloud or gmail if that's what you use.

When it comes to apps just resync them. When it comes to games progression however I think that might get lost.

[EK69]

Originally posted by Kavy
Set the phone up as new don't do a restore.

I have always had lag or poor battery life when I restore an iPhone. Since I started doing it as new every update I had been more then happy

This

I read about this a while back on my 3GS how ppl reported better battery life when they set it up as new and I tried it and it actually did make a difference. As to why or how, no clue... :nut:

Btw even if u have jail broken in the past it should have zero affect once u wipe and reinstall any iOS and setup as new phone...it's not like jail breaking changes anything hardware wise. The software unlock from way back would alter the baseband I guess but that doesn't work anymore so no one would be doing that anyways.

I was thinking about updating to ios 6 and see how it is for myself and if it sucks then just downgrade to 5.1.1 again but after reading abt the apple maps fail I decided against it.

[in*10*se]

so this might be random, but apple still has rights to google maps from iOS5. so really, doesn't that mean apple could just re-release google maps from iOS5? simple fix really.

[topsecret]

So I turned my phone off for 5 mins, turned it back on and now it seems to be running normal again! weird.

[rage2]

Originally posted by topsecret
So I turned my phone off for 5 mins, turned it back on and now it seems to be running normal again! weird.
I might've mentioned this before somewhere, but I've noticed once every month or 2, the iPhone goes into slow/super battery drain mode, where you can sit at dinner and literally watch battery life drop by 20%. Rebooting it doesn't do anything, battery drain continues. Usually lasts a solid 12+ hours.

I suspect that iOS does internal cleanup or some sort of maintenance task once in a while which shows up as WTF is wrong with my phone for a night. I've had this happen since the 3G, so it's been an issue for a long time. Wonder if that's what happened to you...

[topsecret]

Originally posted by rage2

I might've mentioned this before somewhere, but I've noticed once every month or 2, the iPhone goes into slow/super battery drain mode, where you can sit at dinner and literally watch battery life drop by 20%. Rebooting it doesn't do anything, battery drain continues. Usually lasts a solid 12+ hours.

I suspect that iOS does internal cleanup or some sort of maintenance task once in a while which shows up as WTF is wrong with my phone for a night. I've had this happen since the 3G, so it's been an issue for a long time. Wonder if that's what happened to you...


I have no idea what the deal is, but yesterday by this time I was @ 60% battery (I always have my phone plugged in on my way to work about a 20 min drive and charge it every night) today I am at 90% battery and its working good, able to text without it freezing, I can send and receive pics again...its like the phone is brand new! :dunno:

[sneek]

Originally posted by rage2
I wonder what's making the difference for some of you guys with terrible iOS6 performance. My 4 hasn't run this fast since I first got it. Did you guys jailbreak at some point?

I do agree the maps sucks. I didn't realize how often I used it to find random things.

My 4S has never run worse. It is about 6 months old and it has never been jailbroken.

My biggest thing is actually the bug with Exchange/ActiveSync. I don't really care much about the maps, but the battery drain is just brutal now! I probably only have 6 or 7 apps, and the only one I leave running is mail.

I have disabled Siri and almost all location services, but my phone is almost dead everyday when I get home. When I was on iOS5, I would easily have 60+% left.

[Ek9Max]

Try a restore. Sometimes the iOS installs don't go we'll in the beginning when apple is getting hammered with update traffic.

I have iOS 6 GM on my phone for a week before I switched to the iphone 5. iOS 6 was solid on my phone. And my wife still has her 4s which runs just as good as it did with iOS 5

[voodoo]

anyone having issues with their billing since IS06. it keeps telling me that my security code on my CC is invalid and incorrect. however it is not incorrect.

[MarioCain]

What is the version of iPhone is it 5.1 that has unique facilities.

[BigDL]

I kind of liked the clock from ios 6 for my ipad, as I played with it briefly before getting my ipad replaced due to badly cracked screen.

Is it possible for me to install the native clock app from 6 and put it on to 5.1.1?

[scboss]

Are any of you guys having problems syncing bluetooth devices now? Ever since the update my wireless dre beats cut out like crazy. I am not the only one with this problem either.

They better fix this fast!