Wow, what a shame. I was so excited about iOS eight and even getting a new phone, but with what you are saying, it seems I shouldn't do either, at least for a while. Thanks so much for the heads up. At least now I won't be in such a hurry to update or get the new phone.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2014, at 4:09 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: > > I'm assuming that my new phone will come with iOS8 installed. If so, I will > hold my other phone and maybe my iPad back until I have worked with it on the > new phone and I will advise a couple of people I help not to update > immediately so that either things will improve or I will know how tohelp them > first. But if I can use the new iOS on my new phone, then I will update my > other devices even if there are some bugs. > > > -- > Cheryl > > I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. > I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper > thrown in the trash! > Then God gave me a new heart and life: > His joy for my despairing tears! > And now, every day: > "This I call to mind, > and therefore I have hope: > The steadfast love of the Lord > never ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness." > (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) > > > > >> On Sep 13, 2014, at 12:37 PM, Rose Combs <roseco...@q.com> wrote: >> >> I think since I still have a 4S for now and won't get out in the rush for >> the new next week that I may for the first time hold off on the upgrade. >> Usually I grab it he first day last year it was four days due to >> circumstances beyond my control but sounds like I need to upgrade my phone >> first and that probably won't happen for a few more weeks, I am eligible >> through Verizon, have been for over a month now but... >> >> Then again, who knows, I may go for it anyway but at this moment I am of the >> opinion that I need the newer phone first. Which one, I don't know, screen >> size is of no matter to me but camera stability is, since I have to use the >> phone to identify a lot now. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of John Diakogeorgiou >> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 8:49 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: overview of accessibility features in iOS 8 >> >> Are you willing to comment as to whether version 8 is not very usable >> with these bugs or not? I'm one of these who wants to install new >> things asap regardless of the consequences. However, if it is so buggy >> that it's hard to use then I won't. The problems which people >> complained about last year didn't bother me to much if that says >> anything. >> >>> On 9/13/14, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> A very positive article, what it unfortunately does not mention is that >> iOS >>> 8 at this time (the Goldmaster or release version) has the most Voiceover >>> issues of any release and some of these are not just little things like >>> Voiceover saying "Screen Locked" twice which it did for a long time after >>> iOS 7 was released. >>> >>> >>> >>> I have been running the iOS 8 Beta since June and as far as I can tell >> Apple >>> has listened to hardly any of the feedback and bug reports provided by >> blind >>> beta testers. There have been 5 Beta versions and now the Goldmaster and >>> almost all of the most serious and annoying bugs are still there. I hope >>> that they react faster once the public release happens next Wednesday and >>> hopefully blind people start flooding Apple Accessibility with emails and >>> phone calls about these issues. >>> >>> >>> >>> I will post a list of the 5 or so bugs which bug me the most and which I >>> know other beta testers have reported as soon as the iOS 8 update comes >> out. >>> Anybody who wants to read about them just look for a post on Wednesday, >>> September 17 with subject "The top 5 most annoying bugs in iOS 8 with >>> Voiceover". >>> >>> What bothers me is that a few of these issues are not specifically >>> accessibility related and they don't happen if Voiceover is not running >> but >>> as soon as Voiceover is on you suddenly are plagued by this and that. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Richard Turner >>> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 8:28 AM >>> To: ViPone list >>> Subject: overview of accessibility features in iOS 8 >>> >>> >>> >>> Here is a link to an article by Steven Aquino about the accessibility >>> features in iOS 8: >>> >> http://www.macstories.net/stories/an-overview-of-ios-8s-new-accessibility-fe >> atures/ >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> >>> "Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education." - Victor >>> Hugo >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >> list. >>> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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