Apple seeds iOS 8.1 beta build 12B401 to developers on Monday, September 29, 2014. Apple developers should have gotten used to the iOS beta cycle by now.
No Shazam, No!
Shazam is now integrated into Siri
I don’t remember buying U2’s “Songs of Innocence”, but I do remember using Shazam some years ago but I did not have it on my iPhone. So I downloaded it again. I launched Shazam and it asked me to login to Facebook because “Shazam i better with Facebook”.
No Shazam, No!
I don’t have Facebook account for many specific reasons. I do not want to give any information to F*c*book.
Consumer Reports: “iPhone 6 and 6 Plus not as bendy as believed”
All the phones we tested showed themselves to be pretty tough. The iPhone 6 Plus, the more robust of the new iPhones in our testing, started to deform when we reached 90 pounds of force, and came apart with 110 pounds of force. With those numbers, it slightly outperformed the HTC One (which is largely regarded as a sturdy, solid phone), as well as the smaller iPhone 6, yet underperformed some other smart phones.
iPhone 6 starts to deform at 70 pounds and the case separates at 100 pounds. Even after the deformation and case-separations, the iPhone 6 still functions.
Photo credit: Consumer Reports.
To no surprise Apple showed off its own testing facility, firing back at the assumptions that Apple did not properly test iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus design.
My view of this so called “bendgate” was blown out of proportion from the start, and that can be attributed to:
- Lack of understanding of Physics
Also lack of common sense. - Competition
Blackberry, HTC, LG and Samsung were quick to make fun of the situation. - Sensationalism
Many news media love the page hit. - Fanaticism and Antagonism
In the end, people still love their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Apple Releases iOS 8.0.2, Fixes Whatever iOS 8.0.1 Breaks.
Apple releases iOS 8.0.2 build 12A405 on Thursday, September 25, 2014. The update comes one day after the release of iOS 8.0.1 which was reported to disable cellular connections and Touch ID on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
iOS 8.0.1 Over The Air Update Breaks Wireless Service and Touch ID
From AppleInsider:
Initial reports suggest that the over-the-air update install causes issues for the newest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Carrier connectivity issues are occurring across the board, affecting AppleInsider readers who use Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint.
After updating their system to iOS 8.0.1, users have also found that the Touch ID fingerprint unlock for their handset no longer works. Attempts to add a new fingerprint to the system return the error message shown above.
This is a self inflicted slap in the face for Apple. Based on chatters within Apple, some members of AppleCare back-end team were reassigned prior to iPhone 6 launch. It might have been a bad move on Apple part. Blame it on a certain team leader within Apple.
Apple has posted a support page addressing this issue.
Loss of cellular service or ability to use Touch ID after updating to iOS 8.0.1 on iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus
We have a workaround for you if you have an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and you lost cellular service and Touch ID functionality today after updating to iOS 8.0.1. You can reinstall iOS 8 through iTunes by following the instructions below. We are also preparing iOS 8.0.2 with a fix for the issue, and will release it as soon as it’s ready in the next few days.
Follow these steps to reinstall iOS 8.0.
- Make sure that you’re using the latest version of iTunes.
- Connect your iPhone to iTunes.
- Back up your iPhone in iTunes on your Mac or PC. iCloud backups won’t restore to earlier versions, including iOS 8.0.
- Download the file below that corresponds to your device:
- Select the file you just downloaded by doing one of these in iTunes:
- Mac: Press the Option key and click Check for Update.
- Windows: Press the Shift key and click Check for Update.
- Press Update to install iOS 8 on your iPhone.
The Health app won’t work in iOS 8 after these steps. It will be fixed in our upcoming iOS 8.0.2 software update.
Based on postings at Apple Developer Forums, the issue affects primarily those who installed iOS 8.0.1 build 12A402 through over the air (OTA) update. It is possible that the differential update contains the bad codes that cause the issues.
Generally, I prefer installing the full update through iTunes rather than over the air.
You can also restore your iPhone back to iOS 8.0.0 by following the instructions provided by Rene Ritchie of iMore.com.
iPhone is not an Unbendable Girder
iPhone is not an unbendable girder. Even so, unbendable girders can easily be bent by bending robot.
I agree with John Gruber for calling the guy who did the video a “jackass“.
Speck’s Bet on iPhone 6
I was looking for iPhone 6 cases at the Apple Store during the first three days of its release and could not find one that I like. Partly because the first wave of iPhone 6 adopters figuratively and literally ransacked the available cases at the Apple Store.
I stopped by a Target store on Sunday and found something interesting: Speck CandyShell Card for New iPhone 2014 4.7 inches
There are no mentions of iPhone 6 anywhere on the front of the packaging. I figured that it is one of the first batch of iPhone 6 cases made by Speck based on all the leaked iPhone 6 specs.
