There is also a bug with mms where it won't send. Sms works fine. also if you use hang outs it crashes. I reported this to both apple and google but looks like that might or might not be fixed when ios8.1 hits the shelves On Oct 13, 2014, at 7:09 AM, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As others have said, it all comes down to what you can cope with. As a > 5C, your phone itself will handle the update just fine without any > real issues with sluggishness. I have not really seen any issues of > note with SMS. Email is a bit buggy. I have had issues where I double > tap on the reply button and it actually activates the compose button. > There are also lagging issues if you use the minimize draft option to > save a draft while you look for something else. VO doesn't necessarily > like this feature. Another thing to get used to: if you are using a > Gmail account like I am, you now need to swipe down to archive, like > in iOs 6. If you swipe up, you get a delete option, which is helpful, > but if you archive everything like I do, it just takes some getting > used to. > As far as the weather app goes, it's really nice in iOs 8. The > only problem that I have seen with it is that the widget doesn't > always appear in notification center like it should. > Other than that, it will just be a personal decision for you. These > bugs are a minor annoyance to me and I cope with them fine. VoiceOver > likes to restart itself or freeze altogether at points, but it can be > easily dealt with. I have seen no real differences in Safari. The most > obnoxious bug for me is the sticky phone keypad buttons. I hope this > helps. Version 8.1 should be coming soon, so we'll see what that > fixes. > Aleeha > > On 10/13/14, Stores, Mary A. <msto...@indiana.edu> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have noticed a few bugs, as well as lots of good things with iOS8. There >> are a few bugs I've noticed, such as caller ID doesn't always work. However, >> if you swipe to the left when your phone rings, you can still tell who is >> calling. The other thing is that Siri likes to cut off a lot. She will just >> stop speaking. >> >> On the other hand, I love the name that tune feature, as well as the health >> app. So it all really depends on what you want to do. I am glad I upgraded. >> >> >> Mary >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net >> [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of christopher >> hallsworth >> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 7:07 AM >> To: OS X & iOS Accessibility >> Subject: Re: ios 8 >> >> It really comes down to what and how you use your phone. There is no right >> or wrong answer. Suffice to say if you're adventurous like me and can cope >> with bugs and workarounds then go ahead. If not watch this space for >> announcements and posts on updates then decide from there. 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