Google Hangouts for iOS is now optimized for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
What’s New in Version 2.3.0
Support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Google Hangouts is now Optimized for iPhone 6
Apple Pay Setup
Apple Pay (stylized as Pay) comes with iOS 8.1
Currently in the U.S., Apple Pay is supported by:
- American Express
- Bank of America
- Capital One Bank
- Chase (Visa only)
- Citi
- Merrill Lynch (credit only)
- U.S. Trust
- Wells Fargo
Apple Releases iOS 8.1
Apple releases iOS 8.1 build 12B410 (iPad) and 12B411 (iPhone) with Apple Pay and Text Message Forwarding.
iOS 8.1: Text Message Forwarding
One new feature in iOS 8.1 is: Text Message Forwarding
Any text messages sent to a phone number on an iPhone will be forwarded to other iOS devices using the same Apple ID.
Go to: Settings > Messages
Enable Test Message Forwarding for other iOS devices. They have to be logged in to iCloud using the same Apple ID with the iPhone.
One thing I noticed is that at this point I cannot forward text messages to other (service-less) iPhones.
Getting Ready for iOS 8.1
Apple will release iOS 8.1 on Monday, October 20, 2014 along with the deployment of Apple Pay.
There will be a lot of people holding off from updating to iOS 8.1 for many different reasons. Some would be worried if iOS 8.1 update would be a repeat of the botched iOS 8.0.1 Over The Air (OTA) update. A lot of people are holding off from updating to iOS 8 because the do not have enough free space on their iOS devices, which are mostly 16 GB model or less.
I have the habit of updating my iOS devices using iTunes instead of over the air; which what I did to update to iOS 8.0.1.
Wait a few hours after the release of iOS 8.1 before proceeding with the update if you’re worried about some show-stopping bugs. Update your iOS devices using iTunes too. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes.
Flickr for iOS is now Optimized for iPad
No, Oracle, No!
Apparently this is still a thing for an application to add/change search provider. Java installer/updater is asking user to install search app by Ask.com.
This has to stop.
Doesn’t Oracle have enough money already? Why are they doing this?
Adobe used to do similar thing. Now Adobe offers Photoshop Lightroom when user downloads Flash Player. It goes something like this: “Your Flash Player is out of date, please update it and have a trial of Photoshop Lightroom to go with it.”
