[mac4theblind] Re: observations on iPhone 5s and ios7 through 02
- From: David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 11:03:54 -0400
the 5s has bugs in it.
On Oct 6, 2013, at 12:47 AM, Kerri <shalom75@xxxxxxx> wrote:
thanks, as I heard that the 4 S and 4 aren't much afferent or did I screw that
up?
On 2013-10-05, at 7:59 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> huge!
>
> I had a 4s though and if it counts, I’ve an iPod touch 5 and the 5s is
> noticeably faster.
>
> On Oct 5, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Kerri <shalom75@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> If you both notice differences between the 5 and 5S, wonder how much
> difference there will be between the 4 (which I no longer have) and a 5S
> (which I'm waiting for)
> On 2013-10-05, at 2:17 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> What do you think of the enhanced Siri?
>>
>> I love being able to go to accessibility settings or to turn things off and
>> on or on and off as the case may be.
>>
>> This can be fun if you don’t get to serious about it <grin>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Off to dinner.
>>
>> On Oct 5, 2013, at 4:01 PM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I wanted to reply to David’s below post when I received my iPhone 5S. I
>> have been using mine for the last few days, and I must agree with his
>> observations.
>>
>> VoiceOver definitely seems to run faster and more smoothly on the 5S
>> compared to my 5. It’s not something I’d say is a “major” difference, but
>> it is still noticeable. I also don’t have the focus issues as frequently as
>> I had.
>>
>> Lastly the Touch ID is amazing. Note that you still have to set a passcode
>> and it will not work if you do not choose to set a passcode. Once you do,
>> you use your fingerprint to unlock the phone. The only time the passcode is
>> necessary is the first time you unlock the phone after the phone starts.
>>
>>
>> Take Care
>>
>> John D. Panarese
>> Director
>> Mac for the Blind
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>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>
>> On Sep 29, 2013, at 4:50 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> — I promised a review of iOS7 after a week or so, and now that time has
>>> come but I’m not yet finished. This operating system has a lot to offer
>>> and I want to be interesting, fun and fair in my reporting of my assessment.
>>>
>>> — I have a surprise for you as well. One of the reasons for a bit of
>>> tardiness is that I also have an iPhone 5s to review as well so we’ll cover
>>> both in this review.
>>>
>>> I’m reporting iOS7 on my iPod touch 5.
>>> and a space gray iPhone 64GB 5s.
>>>
>>> — If you have not yet made either move and you are the least bit
>>> trepedacious about it, don’t…. Watch the list and other resources for
>>> moves toward lessening trepidation.
>>>
>>> — I’m overall thrilled with iOS7 and iPhone 5s even though I’m facing an
>>> issue which — I hope to have resolved soon with the voiceover volume
>>> control in the rotor on the 5s. This issue is fairly widely known and
>>> apple are hopefully working on a fix.
>>>
>>> — When I move around the iPhone or my iPod touch, I discover that they both
>>> seem to be a bit jumpy although turning reduced motion on on the 5s seems
>>> to mitigate this a bit.
>>>
>>> — There are a couple of twists in touch typing now. Often, when typing,
>>> i’ll be presented with an alternate character picker which may well be due
>>> to screen sensitivity and at times while typing again using touch typing, I
>>> begin hearing the word select as I traverse the keyboard.
>>>
>>> That in a nutshell is my review although I’ve a good deal more to share
>>> which some might find interesting so if you don’t want to read a long
>>> detailed report on the events and experiences leading up to the above
>>> conclusions, stopping here will not only provide you with what you need to
>>> make a current decision but also spare you from what is to come.
>>> The adventure:
>>>
>>> — iOS 7 was acquired late on the 18th and placed onto an iPhone4s and an
>>> iPod touch 5 both 64GB and both less than a month old.
>>>
>>> — The screen interaction issues were observed soon after the updates were
>>> installed.
>>>
>>> — The 4s was just sluggish enough to push us over the edge since we were
>>> close anyway, towards getting 5esses.
>>>
>>> We set out bright and early on the morning of the launch and arrived at the
>>> apple store shortly before 9. We were given our cards thus affirming our
>>> places in line. The line moved fairly quickly and before we knew it, we
>>> were some ways in back of it. An apple store employee moved us inside and
>>> our position in the cue was held till it was our turn in line. Boy, what a
>>> racket but also, what a difference from two years ago when the 4s was
>>> launched. I think the crowd was even bigger.
>>>
>>> We were told when filling in our cards that only "space gray" was available
>>> and decided we’d not mind that all things considered. Our turn to be
>>> served came quickly enough and we got phones and cases.
>>>
>>> Beginning the transfer from 4s to 5s was fairly straightforward and typical
>>> of say setting up a phone as new or even restoring from an earlier backup.
>>> (We traded our phones in). As our business as concluded after the initial
>>> setup, as is my want I decided to lock my phone so that I could stow it in
>>> my pocket. It would not lock. After a bit, this was determined to be you
>>> guessed it, a hardware issue so I was given a new phone but not so fast.
>>> There was a bit of trouble in that for some reason, my att info was not
>>> being transferred to the new phone. This was eventually sorted and just
>>> before noon, we were on our way.
>>>
>>> Things I love about iOS7:
>>>
>>> — iTunes radio is awesome!
>>>
>>> — I love the new VO gestures.
>>>
>>> — I am pleased at the way the app switcher and the control center gestures
>>> work as well as the new spotlight search gesture and others.
>>>
>>> — When you begin working with the 5s, you’ll notice right away that the
>>> home button is just a bit larger than that of the other devices and that is
>>> due to the ring around it for helping with the touch id feature.
>>>
>>> — I set up the touch id on friday night, went to bed, and found when I woke
>>> and attempted to use my fingerprint to unlock the phone, it was not
>>> happening. I relate this so that you will know what to do in the event
>>> this happens to you. Restore the phone. To do this, now, you must turn
>>> off find my iPhone if it is in use.
>>>
>>> — Even the 5s is somewhat slow to respond to requests for activity which
>>> surprised me. I did turn on reduced motion which seems to have helped.
>>>
>>> to a second iPhone?
>>>
>>> — The story should end here, but I discovered a bug I’d not seen mentioned
>>> anywhere on Wednesday the 25th which was startling and I was surprised that
>>> I’d over looked it till
>>> then. The voiceover volume in the rotor does not adjust upward above %35.
>>>
>>> — A case on this was established with apple and an appointment to visit the
>>> apple store was eventually made for Friday the 27th. The phone was swapped
>>> out to no avail. Further research just prior to the return to the apple
>>> store revealed at least one other person having this issue.
>>>
>>> — So, as you can see, the store is not yet complete even after three
>>> iPhones. I’m waiting on some information from apple support staff who are
>>> reviewing this issue. I’ll bring this information to the list as soon as I
>>> am able.
>>>
>>> This review/summation is written in hope that someone will be helped by its
>>> contents.
>>>
>>> Explanation of omissions:
>>> The specifications of the new iOS and the new devices are available on the
>>> apple web and the list of bugs is widely published. This report is
>>> observational only and a bit beyond that in order to provide full and
>>> unique information.
>>>
>>> We are all served best when we work together to move toward a better
>>> technological community.
>>>
>>> Any errors or misstatements in this missive are solely the responsibility
>>> of the author who would be flattered if you’d join him in uncovering yet
>>> more interesting facts about the current crop of new apples. No oranges
>>> please though, too much acid.
>>>
>>> --
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