[the-facts-machine] Re: iOS8.
- From: Richard McKinley <mcfurbie@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "the-facts-machine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <the-facts-machine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:52:21 -0500
I have the iPhone5 and plan to wait to update.
> On Sep 18, 2014, at 7:21 PM, "Braille mail box" <brlbumps@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Hello Rich,
> It's a good idea to wait, and here are more reasons why. Here is a message
> I just received.
> Michael G
>
> If you use an iPhone 4S, do NOT update it with iOS 8.
>
> Apple says you can load your 4S with iOS 8, the new mobile operating system
> Apple released on Wednesday. But you really shouldn't.
>
> iOS 8 was not made for us 4S users. It was designed for bigger screens than
> the 4S has. And that's the least of our worries. Ars Technica did some
> experimenting and found that iOS 8 slows the 4S down significantly. It takes
> an iPhone 4S 2.16 seconds to launch Safari in iOS 8, vs. 1.25 seconds in iOS
> 7.1.2. Launching the calendar takes 1.25 seconds with iOS 8 instead of 0.8
> seconds in 7.1.2. Not cool.
>
> I downloaded iOS 8 on my iPhone 4S (for science), and I can say from personal
> experience that it is murdering my battery. On Wednesday night my iPhone
> completely died from lack of battery life for the first time in years. I was
> using a battery case and charging it intermittently throughout the day, but
> it still didn't last from 7 A.M. to midnight.
>
> If you have a 4S you're probably eligible for an upgrade pretty soon. Our
> advice is to just hold out until your contract is over and then get a new
> phone.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard McKinley" <mcfurbie@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Msb-Alumni" <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "The Facts Machine" <the-facts-machine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 3:15 PM
> Subject: [the-facts-machine] iOS8.
>
>
> There are several bugs in iOS8. I'm recommending to wait for the next iOS
> update in a week or so. That's what I'm doing.
>
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