iOS10 Rant

[Bry_Sinclair]

Ok my opinion may very well change over the next few days, but as of right now I am seriously peeved!

I will hold my hands up and admit to being a creature of habit, not liking change for the sake of change (without any real purpose behind it), but with a little time I can adapt. However, that being said, my iPhone (which I didn't get very long ago and had really just gotten used to it after having an Android for a few years) has just updated with iOS10. After getting so used to the old operating system the new one seems so counter-intuitive as to make even the simplest thing (such as putting in your pass code) a challenge!

It also makes huge assumptions that I want to control things in my house when I'm not there, and doesn't seem to understand that when I'm not home I don't need to switch anything on or do anything else from a remote location, but this seems to be a major feature that seems to be in charge of everything else!

Anyone else upgraded and left baffled by it? Or is it just me being left behind? If it's the latter, if there is an idiots guide anywhere please let me know, before I end up wanting to destroy it!

 

[Kemaiku]

Took about a week to get back into the comfort zone with it. But I've been using iOS through the 4.3-10 range so it that bit easier each time.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

You don't have to use the Home app if you don't want to. Just put it in a folder or move it to another screen.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

What iPhone are you using iOS 10 on? I originally started on my iPhone 6 and then when I upgraded to the iPhone 7. I found iOS 10 to be a bit more unwieldy on the 6. iOS 10 to me was definitely designed and executed for the iPhone 6s or higher. A lot of the best functionality needs the iPhone 6s or 7 to work. Things I was frustrated at doing on my iPhone 6 is a breeze on my iPhone 7.

Software changes are always difficult in the beginning. Hanging in there, hopefully it becomes easier for you. Depending on where you are in your contract, always go back to Android if you really don't like it. Unfortunately rolling back software is difficult on an iPhone but not wholly undoable. Remember there is always a solution to a problem.

ETA: The Home app can be deleted just like the rest of the standard apps that can be deleted in iOS 10.

 

[Kemaiku]

My iPad Air is a little slower on it with some minor annoyances. The iPhone 6S is having no issues.

 

[{ Emilia }]

What iPhone are you using iOS 10 on? I originally started on my iPhone 6 and then when I upgraded to the iPhone 7. I found iOS 10 to be a bit more unwieldy on the 6. iOS 10 to me was definitely designed and executed for the iPhone 6s or higher. A lot of the best functionality needs the iPhone 6s or 7 to work.

Can you give some examples for that? I'm honestly curious since the devices are so similar.

Haven't really noticed any major changes on my iPad (air 2) other than the fingerprint unlocking being a bit weird. It now wants me to actually press the button at times instead of just resting the finger on it. What's up with that? Seems inconsistent and annoying.

 

[Kemaiku]

The 6S and 7 have additional RAM and higher powered CPU's over the 6. iOS 9 and 10 both run smoother on the 6S than they did on the 6.

 

[{ Emilia }]

Well, "smoother" makes sense but from his wording it sounded like he was talking about actual functionality, which surprised me.

 

[Kemaiku]

Sometimes older models do lack some options that only newer models can perform. The OS itself can determine by device which to enable.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

Can you give some examples for that? I'm honestly curious since the devices are so similar.

Haven't really noticed any major changes on my iPad (air 2) other than the fingerprint unlocking being a bit weird. It now wants me to actually press the button at times instead of just resting the finger on it. What's up with that? Seems inconsistent and annoying.

Your example is actually the main example I would cite. Also little things like deleting an email via a popup. On an iphone 6 running iOS 9, you swiped left and then hit delete and then rested you finger on the Touch ID to confirm to delete. Now with iOS10 on iPhone 6, if you swipe left you get clear and you swipe right, to read. Without Force Touch on the iPhone 6, which you need to actually delete an email from a popup. Hold and then hit trash. There a few other similar smaller things that I believe in the past would have seen a different functionality on an older model.

A lot of the functionality in iOS10 is built around Force Touch. Which is the main reason I wanted to upgrade to the 7. Using the Force Touch on the Apple Watch really was a great in to using it. However with iOS 9 and the release of the iPhone 6s, there was really no noticeable difference with functionality without having Force Touch on the iPhone 6. I would say that's not true with the release of iOS10.