jbdragon

I think the problem is, that other Keyboards like Google's for example also do the same thing and so much more. One of the problems on iOS 3rd party Keyboards is Apple doesn't allow the Mic in them. So if You want to use that, you have to use Apple's.

The other issue is Apple not trusting 3rd party Keyboards with your password Data, so every time you have to enter your password, you get the Keyboard jolt as it switches from 3rd party to Apple's every time you need to enter a password.

There are a ton of keyboards out there to pick from. Right now I'm using Grammarly.

This is just silly. I'd be pissed with white rings on my tables from a speaker. So now I have to think about what kind of table I place my speaker on? Now pointing out that the SONOS 1 does it also. This is bring back Steve Jobs coming out and showing how holding other phones just right blocks the antenna also as the iPhone 4. Do wee really need to go back to that kind of thing?

The simple fact is, Apple didn't have to use Silicon. If that was rubber on the bottom, it wouldn't matter what table you placed it on, it would be fine. There would be no markings. This is really just another design flaw. Tell it as it is. These excuses are weak. Now we have #ringgate!!

This is a issue that didn't have to exist. To me, it's more poor testing from Apple. I don't know if it's just so afraid of leaks that outside testing is really locked down?!?! Doing everything in the LAB is not REAL WORLD. This looks like it's going to be another Class Action on Apple. It just didn't have to be this way. Stop with the lame excuses on this.

bsenka said:

My first-gen iPad mini still works great, and runs as fast as it did when new. The secret is to never update the OS. As long as it's running on the operating system it shipped with, it will continue to run as fast as it was when new.

Except it's getting none of the many security updates, bug fixes, and newer features.

randyl said:

I think the NYT article is fair.  I have no issue with older hardware becoming laggy.  The issue for me is that many app developers certify their apps to work with the most recent or two major iOS versions (e.g. 10.x and 11.x).  I have purchased new iPads and generally use my older ones to browse the web or for basic functions (control Sonos in the kitchen, control insteon lights in the basement, etc...).  I wiped my older iPad and now I can't even download the last version of the apps that worked with 9.x.  I understand that app developers are adding new functionality to each release, and that in some cases cloud components might not be compatible with older versions of apps, but Apple could at least let me download the latest compatible version of an app so I have the opportunity to use it if it still works for basic functionality.

The problem is that the 32-bit apps are going away to be a 64 bit only store.  The app you HAD is not there no more.  Backup to your computer and then restore from the computer, NOT from the cloud as the 32-bit programs will be gone.

The other thing, if that was an Android Tablet, it may have never seen any new OS update, let alone last 5 years.

Well is sounds like the Audio Sound is great. Siri could be better, which is about as expected, and that Homekit works great. I think Home Control is really where these speakers make sense and always get used. As a growing Homekit house myself, I still think smart speakers in general are kind of older tech. You're locked into a room by a power cord. Where as I can pretty much do everything on my Apple Watch anywhere in my house and outside in my front and back yard and away from home.

I have a Google Mini and a Amazon Dot also to just play around with. They all have their Pros and Cons. Question wise, I'd give the edge to Google. Home Control, I'd give to Siri, followed by Google. To me Alexa comes in 3rd, though they have a ton of Skills, most you'll NEVER use, audio even use them, you have to activate them. Then know how to say exactly the right to to make it work otherwise it's clueless.

My Google Mini sounds pretty good for it's size. I can play music on it and it's not bad. Not at high volume. I play around Mid Range. For background type music. The Amazon Dot, I'd rather play music being a Prime Member, but the sound quality from that DOT SUCKS!!!

Asking questions, and using my new 12.9" iPad Pro for Siri in my bedroom, I'm asking all 3 of them, Siri, Alexa, and Google the same questions, and they are all pretty close. I even have Cortana in the other room on my Windows 10 computer. I rarely use it and it's not great. It always does things I don't want and ends up just asking to use keyboard and mouse.

Home Control using Siri and a Apple Watch is really where it's at!!! When I can walk back from down the block at the 7/11 and just lift my wrist and say "Hey Siri, Open garage" and BAM the garage door starts going up. That's almost magical. Same with turning on/off lights and adjusting the temp where I want it, etc. Just setting timers and asking the same dumb questions over and over again gets boring. Home control is really where it's at. It's really one of those things where you don't know what you're missing until you no longer have it.