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Question about the iOS update

gidgetgh — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:06:17 GMT

I thought that, with this update, texts from non iOS users would show up on iPads, Macs, etc. I just had a friend text me from her phone (not an iPhone) and it only showed up on my phone.

Re: Question about the iOS update

Mz iMac — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:14:42 GMT

iOS is for mobile devices

OS is for computers

Where else do you want the texts to appear besides your Phone?

Any problems you are having w/the new iOS update, call Apple Tech support and/or post your concerns on their tech support message boards.

Re: Question about the iOS update

gidgetgh — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:22:50 GMT

Thanks. I know the difference between iOS and OS. I thought that texts sent to me by non Apple users would show up on my iPad and Mac, in addition to my phone. Well, maybe not my Mac till we upgrade that later this fall, but I thought this update would allow texts from non Apple users to show up on iPads.

Re: Question about the iOS update

Lynnj — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:25:10 GMT

That feature has been delayed. This iOS update is missing many of the features they previewed at the conference. Most have to do with continuity, and they are waiting until The Mac update is released next month to add those.

Re: Question about the iOS update

gidgetgh — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:38:22 GMT

Thanks. I KNEW I remembered it correctly but then it didn't work and I thought maybe I was mistaken. It's the feature I was most looking forward to.

Re: Question about the iOS update

gidgetgh — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 01:00:53 GMT

Ok, me again. What the heck happened to photo stream? Where did it go? I took some pictures on my phone and they never showed up on my iPad. I'll tell you, I'm always complimentary on the Apple updates, but im not a fan of iOS 8 so far. Herky jerky screens, apps crashing, hate the way the pictures are now.

Re: Question about the iOS update

dooBdoo — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 01:19:44 GMT

Hi, gidget! I've been battling a nasty migraine since yesterday, so haven't felt like trying much in iOS 8 yet or researching the changes.

I did a quick look-up, though, and I think this discussion might fit the bill for you, answers many questions about photos:

Where did photostream and Cameraroll go in iOS 8?

link goes to: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6537671

Re: Question about the iOS update

Lynnj — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:54:46 GMT

Thanks for posting that link, dooBdoo. I hope you feel better. Wow,,there are a ton of threads all over the internet about people going nuts over this change. I haven't updated anything yet. Yikes, I don't want my pictures all placed in one place. I currently have them sorted by various albums. And it makes it easy to find. Sounds like the update takes all of your pictures and puts them in one place with no album. Hmmmm, maybe i should hold off until this all gets sorted out?

Re: Question about the iOS update

Irish1210 — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:17:00 GMT

Did you do the update on your iPad? You need to 1. Tap the Settings icon 2. Tap General 3. Tap Software update. I just did it tonight ......took about an hour.

Re: Question about the iOS update

gidgetgh — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:17:32 GMT

On 9/18/2014 dooBdoo said:
Hi, gidget! I've been battling a nasty migraine since yesterday, so haven't felt like trying much in iOS 8 yet or researching the changes.

I did a quick look-up, though, and I think this discussion might fit the bill for you, answers many questions about photos:

Where did photostream and Cameraroll go in iOS 8?

link goes to: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6537671

Thanks dooBdoo- I printed all that and will read it some time today. And I hope your migraine is better today.

I haven't had much time to play around to see what all has changed. We've had an incredibly difficult week- some health challenges for my husband. I'll take some time this weekend and see what all the changes are.

I will say though, that the pages seem slower to load. I have had apps crashing. When I scroll on a page when I'm on a website on my iPad, there's a slight delay in the page filling in.

I like the new keyboard though!

Hopefully they'll figure things out with the photos. I read some of the posts on the link you provided and people aren't pleased and are as confused as I am.

Re: Question about the iOS update

gidgetgh — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:18:05 GMT

On 9/18/2014 Irish1210 said: Did you do the update on your iPad? You need to 1. Tap the Settings icon 2. Tap General 3. Tap Software update. I just did it tonight ......took about an hour.

We have an iPhone and 2 iPads and I've updated them all.

Re: Question about the iOS update

dooBdoo — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:43:12 GMT

On 9/19/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said:
On 9/18/2014 dooBdoo said:
Hi, <em>gidget</em>! I've been battling a nasty migraine since yesterday, so haven't felt like trying much in iOS 8 yet or researching the changes.

I did a quick look-up, though, and I think this discussion might fit the bill for you, answers many questions about photos:

Where did photostream and Cameraroll go in iOS 8?

link goes to: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6537671

Thanks dooBdoo- I printed all that and will read it some time today. And I hope your migraine is better today.

I haven't had much time to play around to see what all has changed. We've had an incredibly difficult week- some health challenges for my husband. I'll take some time this weekend and see what all the changes are.

I will say though, that the pages seem slower to load. I have had apps crashing. When I scroll on a page when I'm on a website on my iPad, there's a slight delay in the page filling in.

I like the new keyboard though!

Hopefully they'll figure things out with the photos. I read some of the posts on the link you provided and people aren't pleased and are as confused as I am.

Thanks for the good wishes, gidget and Lynnj! I'm sorry to hear about your husband, gidget, sending thoughts and prayers to both of you.

All my photos seem to be intact, but I recently moved nearly all of them to my iMac so I don't have much to offer in that respect. I agree, based on an internet search there's plenty of confusion about the changes.

So far my iPad (3rd gen) is running as quickly as before, and none of my apps have crashed. To their credit, a large number of the apps had updates prior to the launch of iOS with changes to assure compatibility. There will be many more updates in the coming days as they adjust to reports of problems.

It took me a minute to get used to the changes to Safari and the keyboard (playing around with the "Predictive" feature), but no problems. I love the fact that they added DuckDuckGo to the default search engines. I'm a huge fan of DuckDuckGo and their goal to protect the user's privacy, so this was a pleasant, welcome surprise!

Re: Question about the iOS update

newziesuzie — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:27:18 GMT

Photos okay on my iPad.

Re: Question about the iOS update

brii — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:29:53 GMT

So far, I'm loving all the new changes.

I updated Sunday morning, and it took no longer than 15 minutes.

Re: Question about the iOS update

sidsmom — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:15:15 GMT

Few features I'm NOT digging:

-) Double tap on the home button & recent IM contacts pull up....even if you've deleted their message thread. You can disable it, but it won't go away.

-) Deleted photos are in a special folder...taking space. In essence, you have to Delete the Delete for something to be Deleted. (That was a mouthful!).

BUGS to be fixed:

-) Tiny Pic site isn't working. Boo. Adding photos to this forum is on hold for a bit. Boo.

-) Keyboard freezes up...especially when posting on this forum. Type out in Notes, then cut/paste.